NUR 2459 RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
2 NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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what is the role of the surrogate - ANSWER- the patient may see
the nurse as a mother figure, sibling, or another nurse in the past
where the situation may generate feelings similar to ones felt in
the past.
what is the role of the technical expert - ANSWER- understands
technical devices and clinical interventions needed for the best
interest of the patient.
what is the role of the counselor - ANSWER- the nurse uses
interpersonal techniques to assist patients in adapting with
changes in life experiences and to help them understand what
they are going through in the present situation.
which of the roles of nurse are most apparent in psychiatric
nursing and why - ANSWER- Counselor- They must have skills
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developed to provide helpful individual, group, or family
therapy. The staff nurse should have general knowledge of basic
counseling techniques and to have a therapeutic or helping
relationshi
explain altruism - ANSWER- dealing with anxiety by reaching
out for others
example of altruism - ANSWER- It is very cold and a man takes
off his jacket and gives it to someone who cannot afford a coat.
explain compensation - ANSWER- covering up a real or
perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considered more
desirable
example of compensation - ANSWER- Someone who is too
small to make the wrestling team becomes a talented member of
the debating team.
explain denial - ANSWER- refusing to acknowledge the
existence of a real situation or feelings associated.
example of denial - ANSWER- A woman who drinks alcohol
daily, refuses to acknowledge she has a problem.
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explain displacement - ANSWER- shifting feelings related to an
object, person, or situation to another less threatening object,
person or situation.
example of displacement - ANSWER- A man is angry with his
boss and when he comes home, he yells at his children.
explain projection - ANSWER- attributing one's unacceptable
thoughts and feelings onto another who does not have them
example of projection - ANSWER- A woman has feelings for
someone other than her husband, but blames him for being
unfaithful.
Explain identification - ANSWER- conscious or unconscious
assumption of the characteristics of another individual or group
Example of identification - ANSWER- The student nurse
imitates the nurturing actions of the instructor.
explain intellectualization - ANSWER- separation of emotions
and logical facts when analyzing or coping with a situation or
event.
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example of intellectualization - ANSWER- A wife is moving far
away from her family because of her husband's job transfer. She
explains to her family all the advantages of the move.
explain rationalization - ANSWER- creating reasonable and
unacceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
example of rationalization - ANSWER- A boy justifies cheating
in a card game because he said everyone cheats.
explain reaction formation - ANSWER- preventing unacceptable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating
opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
example of reaction formation - ANSWER- A girl is angry with
someone, but expresses exaggerated friendliness when she sees
her.
explain regression - ANSWER- sudden use of childlike or
earlier developmental behaviors that do not correlate with age or
developmental stage.
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