PNR 413 Mental Health TEST #1 Week 1-4 and Ch: 2, 4-6,
9, 13-17 (Videbeck) Questions With Complete Solutions
______ ___ _______ is a continuous verbal flow in which the
person jumps from one topic to another. Correct Answers
Flight of ideas
______ is the ability of a nurse to perceive the meaning and
feelings of a client and to convey this to him or her. Correct
Answers Empathy
_______ are involuntary, unconscious mannerisms that a person
with panic disorder may exhibit. Correct Answers
Automatisms
_______ is a defense mechanism that protects the emotional self
from the full reality of abusive or traumatic events during and
after those events. Correct Answers Dissociation
_______ malignant syndrome is a potentially life-threatening
reaction seen with clients taking antipsychotic medications.
Correct Answers Neuroleptic
_______ mechanisms are cognitive distortions that a person uses
unconsciously to maintain a sense of control of a situation and to
deal with the stress. Correct Answers Defense
________ are ritualistic or repetitive behaviours or mental acts
that a person carries out continuously in an attempt to neutralize
anxiety. Correct Answers Compulsions
,________ involves assisting the client to deliberately confront
the situations and stimuli that he or she usually avoids. Correct
Answers Exposure
________ is the ability to develop an understanding of one's
own beliefs, values, strengths, and limitations. Correct Answers
Self awareness
________ refers to the proportion of disorders that can be
attributed to genetic factors. Correct Answers Heritability
________ techniques are helpful to use with the client who is
dissociating or experiencing a flashback. Correct Answers
Grounding
________ therapy is a treatment approach designed to combat
the ________ behaviour that occurs with posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). Correct Answers Exposure, avoidance
_________ are existing ideas that an individual may have
regarding how another person may speak and behave. Correct
Answers Preconceptions
_________ disorder describes a condition in which the client
exhibits symptoms of psychosis and a mood disorder such as
depression. Correct Answers Schizoaffective
_________ is a chronic, repetitive act of hair pulling. Correct
Answers Trichitillomania
,_________ is a term describing contrary beliefs and is a positive
symptom of schizophrenia Correct Answers Ambivalence
_________ is an abnormally low energy level, and an inability
to complete tasks. Correct Answers Anergia (think An-Energy)
_________ is an average or regular mood. Correct Answers
Euthymia
__________ _________ is a late appearing extrapyramidal side
effect that exhibits itself with abnormal involuntary movements.
Correct Answers Tardive dyskinesia
__________ is a psychologically induced immobility
occasionally marked by periods of agitation and is a negative
symptom of schizophrenia. Correct Answers Catatonia
__________ is characterized by 2+ years of alternating highs
and lows but do not reach the extremes found in bipolar
disorder. Correct Answers Cyclothymia
___________ injections of antipsychotics can be beneficial for
individuals who have difficulty regularly taking their
medications. Correct Answers Depot (IM)
___________ refers to differences between an individual's
verbal and nonverbal communication. Correct Answers
Incongruency
, _________________ is a failure of the bone marrow to produce
WBC, and can be a side effect of antipsychotic medications.
Correct Answers Agranulocytosis
__________________ occurs in 20-30% of women, and is often
mistaken for bipolar disorder. Correct Answers PPMD (post
partum mood disorder)
_________, a dystonic reaction that results in muscle spasms in
the neck, can be very painful for the client. Correct Answers
Toricollis
________, compulsive stealing, is a reward-seeking behaviour.
Correct Answers Kleptomania
_______, or an excessive ingestion of water, can have
potentially life-threatening effects on fluid and electrolyte
balances. Correct Answers Polydipsia
"Earlier today you said you were concerned that your son was
still upset with you. When I stopped by your room about an hour
ago, you and your son seemed relaxed and smiling as you spoke
to each other. How did things go between the two of you?" This
is an example of which therapeutic communication technique?
a. Consensual validation
b. Encouraging comparison
c. Accepting
d. General lead Correct Answers A
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