Galen College of Nursing Mental Health Exam 1 Questions
With Complete Solutions
#1 prescribed medication for anxiety? Correct Answer
Benzodiazepines
#2 prescribed medication for anxiety? Correct Answer Anti-
depressants
4 kinds of distance Correct Answer Intimate, Personal, Social,
Public
A 25 year old male barely avoids a motor vehicle accident. His
heart is poinding, his palms are sweaty, and his respirations are
increased. This is an example of what state of the General
Adaptation Syndrome? Correct Answer Alarm Reaction Stage
A stress event is one that Correct Answer creates change in the
life pattern of the individual, requires significant adjustment in
lifestyle, taxes available personal resources
Acceptance stage of Kubler-Ross stages of grief Correct
Answer the final stage brings feelings of peace regarding the
loss
Active Listening Correct Answer to listen actively is to be
attentive to what the client is saying, both verbally and
nonverbally. Several nonverbal behaviors have been designated
as facilitative skills for attentive listening
,Adaptation is defined as Correct Answer restoration of
homeostatis to the internal environmental system
Adaptation is determined Correct Answer by the extent to
which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interfere with an
individual's functioning.
Adaptive and coping strategies protect the person from harm and
restore ________________ _____________. Correct Answer
overall homeostasis
Adaptive behavior is viewed as behavior that Correct Answer
maintains the integrity of the individual with a timely return to
equilibrium
Adaptive behavior is viewed as positive and is correlated with
Correct Answer a healthy response
ADOPIE Correct Answer Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Alarm reaction stage Correct Answer fight or flight syndrome
initiated, sympathetic nervous system, symptoms include
increase in heart rate and respirations and may include headache,
sweaty palms and sensation of dizziness
Alternative Health Care environments Correct Answer Home
Health Care, Long Term Care, Rehabilitation
,Anger stage of Kubler-Ross stages of grief Correct Answer
envy and resentment toward persons not affected by loss are
common. Anger can be directed toward self, others, even God
Another name for dehydration Correct Answer extracellular
fluid volume deficit (ECFVD)
Attitudes Correct Answer frame of reference around which an
individual organizes knowledge about his or her world, they
have an emotional component
Attitudes and belief's flow out of Correct Answer one's set of
values
Attitudes and beliefs become values only when Correct Answer
they have been acted on
Attitudes may be Correct Answer judgmental, selective, biased,
and maybe positive or negative.
Attitudes/Characteristics of a critical thinker Correct Answer
Alert/aware to changes, Analytical, Autonomous, careful,
Proactive, Questioning, Flexible, Confident, Creative
Autonomy Correct Answer emphasizes the status of persons as
autonomous moral agents whose rights to determine their
destinies should always be respected
Average daily fluid intake for adults is Correct Answer 1500 to
2000 mL
, Bargaining stage of Kubler-Ross stages of grief Correct Answer
making deals to reverse or delay the loss. Usually made with
God.
Beliefs Correct Answer ideas that one holds true.
Beliefs may be Correct Answer Rational, Irrational, Faith,
stereotype
Beneficence Correct Answer to one's duty to benefit or
promote the good of others
Benjamin Rush Correct Answer first to include kindness as
part of treatment, which included exercise, socialization,
bloodletting, purging, physical restraints and extreme
temperatures
Bioethics Correct Answer term applied to ethics when they
refer to concepts within the scope of medicine, nursing, and
allied health.
Boundaries to the Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship
Correct Answer Material (physical property), Social
(established w/in a culture and define how one is to act in social
situations, Personal (invade physical space and emotional
boundaries), Professional (self-disclosure, gift giving, touch)
Breach of confidentiality lawsuit Correct Answer revealing
aspects about a client's case, or even letting it be known that the
person has been hospitalized.