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c. The patient is unconsciously using a defense mechanism to protect against the repeated memory of the attack. - Answer-A patient who was savagely attacked by a bear has no memory of the event. Which statement best explains the patients inability to remember the attack? The woman lost conscious...

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c. The patient is unconsciously using a defense mechanism to protect against the
repeated memory of the attack. - Answer-A patient who was savagely attacked by a
bear has no memory of the event. Which statement best explains the patients inability to
remember the attack?

The woman lost consciousness and was not cognitively aware of what happened during
the attack

b. The brain has produced a chemical anemia that will repress the memories of the
attack indefinitely.

c. The patient is unconsciously using a defense mechanism to protect against the
repeated memory of the attack.

d. It is a temporary suppression of the attack; her memory will return when she is
physically and emotionally ready to handle the memories.

c. Describes vivid flashbacks of being attacked - Answer-Which assessment finding
exhibited by a patient being assessed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) would
be considered a defining behavior and support such a diagnosis?

a. Can describe the attack in great detail

b. Experiences dramatic swings in affect

c. Describes vivid flashbacks of being attacked

d. Is preoccupied with the need to tell someone about the attack

b. An overwhelming number of agoraphobic patients also have panic attacks. - Answer-
What is the basis for assessing a male patient who is agoraphobic for panic attacks?

a. Men are more likely to experience panic attacks.

b. An overwhelming number of agoraphobic patients also have panic attacks.

c. Patients are often unaware that the symptoms they are experiencing are those of
panic.

d. Panic attacks are generally the cause of a patient developing phobias like
agoraphobia.

, c. This tool helps determine if your symptoms have improved with treatment. - Answer-
Discharge preparation for a patient includes the administration of the Hamilton Anxiety
Scale (HAS). When asked by the patient to explain the purpose of the assessment the
nurse responds:

a. It is an assessment tool used to evaluate the symptoms of anxiety.

b. The tool is used to help confirm the diagnosis of anxiety disorder.

c. This tool helps determine if your symptoms have improved with treatment.

d. It helps identify the presence of any other disorder associated with anxiety.

a. Disturbed sensory perception related to narrowed perceptual field - Answer-A
patient is admitted for treatment for persistent, severe anxiety. Which nursing
diagnosis would help effectively direct patient care?

b. Disturbed sensory perception related to narrowed perceptual field

b. Risk for injury related to closed perception

c. Hopelessness related to total loss of control

d. Risk for other-directed violence related to combative behavior

a. He always avoids sports because Im short and not the least bit athletic. -
Answer-The patient was an awkward child who was ridiculed by his father for his
inability to catch a ball. As an adult, the patient developed panic attacks at the
time his company established after-work team sporting activities. Which data
discussed during the nursing interview provides insight to the possible cause of
this anxiety disorder when applying the behavioral model?

b. He always avoids sports because Im short and not the least bit athletic.

b. When in fifth grade, the patient caused his team to lose the big softball game.

c. The company he works for places tremendous emphasis of successful team work.

d. As a child he wore a leg brace that prevented him from participating in school sports.

c. The thoughts, images, and impulses tend to worsen with stress. - Answer-The nurse
is working with the family of a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which
concept should the nurse incorporate in the teaching plan?

a. The thoughts, images, and impulses are voluntary.

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