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1. Question Chuck is a 20-year-old student diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive behavior. A psychiatrist prescribes clomipramine (Anafranil) to treat his condition. Nurse Nicolette understands the rationale for this treatment is that the clomipramine: A. Increases dopamine levels B. Increases ser...

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Anxiety Disorders and Stress NCLEX
Practice Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
1. Question
Chuck is a 20-year-old student diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive behavior. A
psychiatrist prescribes clomipramine (Anafranil) to treat his condition. Nurse Nicolette
understands the rationale for this treatment is that the clomipramine:
A. Increases dopamine levels
B. Increases serotonin levels
C. Decreases norepinephrine levels
D. Decreases GABA levels - Answer-B. Increases serotonin levels

2. Question
A nurse at Nurseslabs Medical Center is developing a care plan for a female client with
post-traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following would she do initially?
A. Instruct the client to use distraction techniques to cope with flashbacks.
B. Encourage the client to put the past in proper perspective.
C. Encourage the client to verbalize thoughts and feelings about the trauma.
D. Avoid discussing the traumatic event with the client. - Answer-C. Encourage the
client to verbalize thoughts and feelings about the trauma.C. Encourage the client to
verbalize thoughts and feelings about the trauma.

3. Question
A group of community nurses sees and plans care for various clients with different types
of problems. Which of the following clients would they consider the most vulnerable to
post-traumatic stress disorder?
A. An eight (8)-year-old boy with asthma who has recently failed a grade in school.
B. A 20-year-old college student with DM who experienced date rape.
C. A 40-year-old widower who has recently lost his wife to cancer.
D. A wife of an individual with a severe substance abuse problem. - Answer-B. A 20-
year-old college student with DM who experienced date rape.

4. Question
Which outcome is most appropriate for Francis who has a dissociative disorder?
A. Francis will deal with uncomfortable emotions on a conscious level.
B. Francis will modify stress with the use of relaxation techniques.
C. Francis will identify his anxiety responses.
D. Francis will use problem-solving strategies when feeling stressed. - Answer-A.
Francis will deal with uncomfortable emotions on a conscious level.

5. Question

, The psychiatric nurse uses cognitive-behavioral techniques when working with a client
who experiences panic attacks. Which of the following techniques are common to this
theoretical framework? Select all that apply.
A. Administering anti-anxiety medication as prescribed.
B. Encouraging the client to restructure thoughts.
C. Helping the client to use controlled relaxation breathing.
D. Helping the client examine evidence of stressors.
E. Questioning the client about early childhood relationships.
F. Teaching the client about anxiety and panic. - Answer-B. Encouraging the client to
restructure thoughts.
C. Helping the client to use controlled relaxation breathing.
D. Helping the client examine evidence of stressors.
F. Teaching the client about anxiety and panic.

6. Question
Marty is pacing and complains of racing thoughts. Nurse Lally asks the client if
something upsetting happened, and Marty's response is vague and not focused on the
question. Nurse Lally assess Marty's level of anxiety as:
A. Mild
B. Moderate
C. Severe
D. Panic - Answer-C. Severe

7. Question
Nurse Martha is teaching her students about anxiety medications; she explains that
benzodiazepines affect which brain chemical?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C. Norepinephrine
D. Serotonin - Answer-B. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

8. Question
Mandy, a nurse who works at Nurseslabs Rehabilitation Center is assessing a client for
recent stressful life events. She recognizes that stressful life events are both:
A. Desirable and growth-promoting
B. Positive and negative
C. Undesirable and harmful
D. Predictable and controllable - Answer-B. Positive and negative

9. Question
During a community visit, volunteer nurses teach stress management to the
participants. The nurses will most likely advocate which belief as a method of coping
with stressful life events?
A. Avoidance of stress is an important goal for living.
B. Control over one's response to stress is possible.
C. Most people have no control over their level of stress.

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