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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th Edition Concepts of Care in
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of
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therecent death of a beloved pet. The clients appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not
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changed. How should the nurse interpret the clients behaviors?
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1. The clients behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression.
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2. The clients behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of mental illness.
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3. The clients behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms.
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4. The clients behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no mental illness.
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Rationale: The nurse should assess that the clients daily functioning is not impaired. The
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clientwho experiences feelings of sadness after the loss of a pet is responding within normal
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expectations. Without significant impairment, the clients distress does not indicate a mental
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illness.
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2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a
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mentalillness?
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1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the DSM-5 criteria.
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2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily functioning.
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3. When a client communicates significant distress. j jj jj jj jj
4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection.
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Rationale: The nurse should determine that the client is at risk for mental illness when
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responsesto stress are maladaptive and interfere with daily functioning. The DSM-5 indicates
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that in orderto be diagnosed with a mental illness, daily functioning must be significantly
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impaired. The clients ability to communicate distress would be considered a positive attribute.
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3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year-old identical twins who respond very differently to
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stress.One twin becomes anxious and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should
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the nurse explain these different stress responses to the parents?
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1. Reactions to stress are relative rather than absolute; individual responses to stress vary.
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2. It is abnormal for identical twins to react differently to similar stressors.
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3. Identical twins should share the same temperament and respond similarly to stress.
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4. Environmental influences to stress weigh more heavily than genetic influences.
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Rationale: The nurse should explain to the parents that, although the twins have identical
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DNA,there are several other factors that affect reactions to stress. Mental health is a state of
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being thatis relative to the individual client. Environmental influences and temperament can
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affect stress reactions.
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4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most receptive to psychiatric treatment?
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1. A Jewish, female social worker.
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2. A Baptist, homeless male.
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3. A Catholic, black male.
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4. A Protestant, Swedish business executive.
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Rationale: The nurse should anticipate that the client of Jewish culture would place a high
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importance on preventative health care and would consider mental health as equally important
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asphysical health. Women are also more likely to seek treatment for mental health problems
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than men.
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5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, This clients use of defense mechanisms should be
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eliminated.Which is a correct evaluation of this nurses statement?
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1. Defense mechanisms can be appropriate responses to stress and need not be eliminated.
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2. Defense mechanisms are a maladaptive attempt of the ego to manage anxiety and
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shouldalways be eliminated.
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3. Defense mechanisms, used by individuals with weak ego integrity, should be discouraged
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andnot eliminated.
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4. Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of the ego and should be fostered and encouraged.
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Rationale: The nurse should determine that defense mechanisms can be appropriate during
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timesof stress. The client with no defense mechanisms may have a lower tolerance for stress,
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thus leading to anxiety disorders. Defense mechanisms should be confronted when they
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impede the client from developing healthy coping skills.
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6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and psychosocial questions.
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Theclient angrily responds, Im here for my heart, not my head problems. Which is the nurses
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best response?
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1. Its just a routine part of our assessment. All clients are asked these same questions.
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2. Why are you concerned about these types of questions?
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3. Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found to affect medical conditions. jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj j
4. We can skip these questions, if you like. It isnt imperative that we complete this section.
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Rationale: The nurse should attempt to educate the client on the negative effects of
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excessivestress on medical conditions. It is not appropriate to skip physiological and
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psychosocial questions, as this would lead to an inaccurate assessment.
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7. An employee uses the defense mechanism of displacement when the boss openly
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disagreeswith suggestions. What behavior would be expected from this employee?
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1. The employee assertively confronts the boss.
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2. The employee leaves the staff meeting to work out in the gym.
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3. The employee criticizes a coworker.
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4. The employee takes the boss out to lunch.
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Rationale: The nurse should expect that the client using the defense mechanism
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displacementwould criticize a coworker after being confronted by the boss. Displacement
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refers to transferring feelings from one target to a neutral or less-threatening target.
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8. A fourth-grade boy teases and makes jokes about a cute girl in his class. This behavior
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shouldbe identified by a nurse as indicative of which defense mechanism?
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1. Displacement
2. Projection
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4. Sublimation
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Rationale: The nurse should identify that the boy is using reaction formation as a defense
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mechanism. Reaction formation is the attempt to prevent undesirable thoughts from being
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expressed by expressing opposite thoughts or behaviors. Displacement refers to transferring
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feelings from one target to another. Rationalization refers to making excuses to justify
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behavior.Projection refers to the attribution of unacceptable feelings or behaviors to another
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person.
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Sublimation refers to channeling unacceptable drives or impulses into more
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constructive,acceptable activities.
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9. Which nursing statement about the concept of neurosis is most accurate?
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1. An individual experiencing neurosis is unaware that he or she is experiencing distress.
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2. An individual experiencing neurosis feels helpless to change his or her situation.
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3. An individual experiencing neurosis is aware of psychological causes of his or her behavior.
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4. An individual experiencing neurosis has a loss of contact with
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reality.ANS: 2
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