NUR 2488 Mental health nursing Exam 2 (100 OUT OF 100) Questions and Answers (GRADED A) - Rasmussen
Instructions: Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Each question has multiple-choice options. Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Periods of mental illness or dysf...
NUR 2488 Mental health nursing Exam 2
(100 OUT OF 100) Questions and Answers
(GRADED A)- Rasmussen
Instructions: Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Each question has
multiple-choice options. Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Periods of mental illness or dysfunction marked by an increase in the signs, symptoms,
and seriousness are called:
2. The sexual practices of many people with chronic mental illness place them at increased
risk for contracting and transmitting:
1. Pregnancy
2. Tuberculosis
3. The common cold
4. Sexually transmitted diseases
Answer: 4. Sexually transmitted diseases
3. When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of:
1. Effective adaptation to stressors
2. Ineffective coping
3. Helping an individual learn and grow from experiences
4. Eliminating uneasy feelings
Answer: 2. Ineffective coping
,4. A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following
high levels of anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiologic responses to include:
1. Normal vital signs and little to no muscle tension
2. Increased vital signs, urinary urgency and frequency, diaphoresis, and rigid and tense
muscles
3. Increased vital signs, followed by a drop in vital signs, and poor muscle coordination
4. Slight elevation in vital signs and some tension
Answer: 2. Increased vital signs, urinary urgency and frequency, diaphoresis, and rigid and tense
muscles
5. A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for
their 9-year-old daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe anxiety
during insignificant situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her parents. What
type of childhood anxiety is the child most likely experiencing?
6. A female client tells her care provider that she is terrified to go to the grocery store. The
care provider is aware that this client most likely has:
7. The legal term that describes any behavior that presents an immediate threat to another
person is:
1. Anger
2. Assault
3. Acting out
, 4. Aggression
Answer: 2. Assault
8. In today's society, violence is:
1. A nuisance
2. Not a problem
3. Of minor concern
4. A serious problem
Answer: 4. A serious problem
9. The client had a terrible argument with his wife during which he hit her several times.
Today, he arrives from work with flowers and an expensive necklace "to make up." His
behavior is characteristic of the stage in the assault cycle known as the ____________ stage.
1. Crisis
2. Trigger
3. Depression
4. Escalation
Answer: 3. Depression
10. To assess a client's potential for engaging in inappropriate behaviors, the caregiver
should perform as soon as possible after admission a:
1. Physical examination
2. Mental status assessment
3. Review of laboratory tests and other results
4. Psychosocial examination
Answer: 2. Mental status assessment
11. The ability to express directly one's feelings or needs in a way that respects the rights of
other people and retains the individual's dignity is called:
1. Anger
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