NUR 371 Final Exam Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 371
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NUR 371
Which of the following disorders is the most comorbid with depression? A) Agoraphobia B) GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) C) SAD (social anxiety disorder) D) Panic disorder Answer = B
True or False: Among those who have multiple mental illnesses, most report anxiety being the most uncomfortable,...
NUR 371 Final Exam Practice Questions
and Correct Answers
Which of the following disorders is the most comorbid with depression?
A) Agoraphobia
B) GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)
C) SAD (social anxiety disorder)
D) Panic disorder ✅Answer = B
True or False: Among those who have multiple mental illnesses, most report anxiety
being the most uncomfortable, troublesome of them all; affecting the QOL the most.
✅Answer = True
Which of these describes a symptom of a moderate level of anxiety?
A) Physical symptoms of slight discomfort; e.g. nail biting, foot tapping, fidgeting.
B) Tension of day-to-day living
C) Clear thinking is hampered, but learning and problem solving still take place.
D) Absence of learning and problem solving. ✅Answer = C
Rationale:
-A and B are symptoms of mild level of anxiety.
True or False: The focus narrows more and more as the level of anxiety heightens.
✅Answer = True
Which of the following is an associated symptom of severe anxiety?
A) Dread and terror.
B) Focus is on one specific detail and nothing else.
C) Focusing on every little detail.
D) Loss of touch with reality. ✅Answer = B
Rationale:
-focus narrows as anxiety increases (so focusing on one thing would be correlated with
a severe level of anxiety - not focusing on multiple details.)
-Both dread and terror & loss of touch with reality are symptoms of panic anxiety.
Knowing the level of anxiety a patient is currently experiencing is important because:
A) It is important to know the level of anxiety because it will affect your
teaching/educating to the patient.
B) The patient must be on medication if they reach a moderate level of anxiety.
C) Because the higher the level of anxiety is, the higher the level of depression will be.
✅Answer = A
Which part of the brain is very involved in anxiety?
A) Hippocampus
, B) Frontal cortex
C) Amygdala
D) Hypothalamus ✅Answer = C
Which of the following does not occur during fight or flight response (sympathetic
activation)?
A) Saliva production stops
B) Pupils dilate
C) Airways dilate
D) Airways constrict ✅Answer = D
Which of the following is a medical condition associated with anxiety? Select all that
apply.
A) Endocrine disorders
B) Cardiovascular disorders
C) Anything which sends O2 levels down and CO2 levels up.
D) Renal disorders
E) Autoimmune Disorders
F) Neurologic Disorders
G) Respiratory Disorders ✅Answer = A, B, C, F, G
Which of the following is not a manifestation of anxiety disorders?
A) Uncontrollable crying
B) Depersonalization/derealization
C) Hypervigilance
D) Rapid speech ✅Answer = A
The patient states, "My mom didn't say anything when I got on the honor roll at school.
No one in my family cares about me one bit." Which type of statement is this?
A) Blaming
B) Ruminating
C) Overgeneralization
D) Codependent ✅Answer = C
Which of the following is an accurate explanation for the regression that occurs when
anxiety increases?
A) When anxiety increases the brain regresses, and as a result, the individual will act
more childlike.
B) When anxiety increases, the way one deals with problems regresses, and they deal
with things perhaps the way they would have at a younger/less developed age.
C) When anxiety increases, the body processes will slow down and regress. ✅Answer
=B
True or False: sexual dysfunction is only a side effect of certain medications and cannot
be a symptom of a psychological disorder. ✅Answer = False
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