3rd Week: Videback Ch 14 Anxiety and
anxiety disorder Chapter Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers.
1. The nurse observes a client who is becoming increasingly upset. He is rapidly pacing,
hyperventilating, clenching his jaw, wringing his hands, and trembling. His speech is high-
pitched and random; he seems preoccupied with his thoughts. He is pounding his fist into his
other hand. The nurse identifies his anxiety level as
a. Mild
b. Moderate
c. Severe
d. Panic - answer✔✔c
2. When assessing a client with anxiety, the nurse's questions should be
a. avoided until the anxiety is gone.
b. open-ended.
c. postponed until the client volunteers information.
d. specific and direct - answer✔✔d
3. The best goal for a client learning a relaxation technique is that the client will
a. confront the source of anxiety directly.
b. experience anxiety without feeling overwhelmed.
c. report no episodes of anxiety.
d. suppress anxious feelings. - answer✔✔b
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