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A patient with anxiety disorder has excessive anxiety and worries about multiple life circumstances. For how long would this patient experience these feelings before the anxiety disorder would be considered chronic and generalized? - Answer-6 months Which term describes feelings of being disconn...

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CHRONIC EXAM 2- PREP U CH 14-
ANXIETY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A patient with anxiety disorder has excessive anxiety and worries about multiple life
circumstances. For how long would this patient experience these feelings before the
anxiety disorder would be considered chronic and generalized? - Answer-6 months

Which term describes feelings of being disconnected from oneself as seen in a panic
attack? - Answer-depersonalization

A client with generalized anxiety disorder states that the client is worried about the
client's job. The client never feels like the client has control over the client's
responsibilities, even though the client puts in extra hours. The client adds that the client
is afraid the client will be fired. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic? -
Answer-"Has something changed at work that is causing you to worry?"

Which assessment question is most likely to allow the nurse to differentiate between
anxiety disorder due to a general medical condition and psychological factors affecting a
medical condition? - Answer-Establishing whether the client's anxiety preceded the
medical problem or whether the medical problem appeared first

Which medication classifications used in the treatment of panic disorder can cause
physical dependence? - Answer-Benzodiazepines

A client states that the client has just had an argument with the client's spouse over the
phone. What can the nurse expect that the client's sympathetic nervous system has
stimulated the client's adrenal gland to release? - Answer-Epinephrine

When a parent observes the parent's young child heading toward a busy road the
parent becomes stressed, feeling the parent's heart pounding, breathing heavily, and
hands becoming wet with perspiration. Which physiological system is activated with the
parent's "fight or flight" reaction to this danger? - Answer-Sympathetic nervous system

A young parent tells the nurse, "I can't stop smoking. That is what I do to make myself
feel better." What is the term used to describe this behavior? - Answer-Coping
mechanism

The nurse is assessing a client with anxiety. Which behavior might indicate that the
client has moderate anxiety? - Answer-The client is nervous and agitated.

, Which statement, made by a client diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, should trigger
the nurse's concern about the client's understanding of the use of defense
mechanisms? - Answer-"When I have a problem, I just deny it until it goes away."

Which should be included in a teaching plan for a client prescribed a benzodiazepine? -
Answer-Rise slowly from a lying or sitting position

Which would be an appropriate intervention for a client experiencing an anxiety attack?
- Answer-Staying with the client and speaking in short sentences

Which is the primary concern for a client with panic-level anxiety? - Answer-safety

Which would not be an initial intervention for the client with acute anxiety? - Answer-
Touching the client in an attempt to comfort the client

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by what criteria? - Answer-
Excessive worry or anxiety lasting more than 6 months

Which condition involves a persistent, irrational fear attached to an object or situation
that objectively does not pose a significant danger? - Answer-Phobic disorders

Which question in the assessment of a client with anxiety is most clinically appropriate?
- Answer-"How do you feel about everything that is happening in your life right now?"

Which nursing intervention is focused on the primary goal of anxiety management and
treatment? - Answer-assessing the client's ability to implement stress management
techniques effectively

A nurse is seeing a client prior to discharge after being admitted to hospital for suicidal
ideation. As the nurse begins the discharge process, the client closes the eyes and
begins rapid, shallow breathing. The client also begins to shake and perspire profusely.
Which actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply. - Answer-Talk to the client in
a comforting manner.
Take the client to a quiet space.
Reassure the client of being safe.

A nurse is seeing a client who is experiencing symptoms of moderate anxiety. She tells
the nurse she and her parents disagree over her sexual orientation. Which theory would
best explain the course of the client's anxiety? - Answer-interpersonal

In teaching a client who has been prescribed a benzodiazepine for panic disorder, the
nurse must be certain to do what? - Answer-Educate the client that this medication has
a high risk for withdrawal symptoms, and the client should not discontinue without a
doctor's supervision.

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