PNUR 1200 Midterm Exam Questions And Correct
Answers 2024-2025
Repression - ANSWER defense mechanism - unconscious exclusion of unpleasant or
unwanted experiences, emotions or ideas from conscious awareness - burying or
forgetting experiences
Compensation - ANSWER defense mechanism - used to counterbalance perceived
deficiencies by emphasizing strengths - making up for inadequacies by developing a
desired trait
Sublimination - ANSWER defense mechanism - unconscious process of substituting
mature and socially acceptable activity for immature and unacceptable impulses
Conversion Reaction - ANSWER defense mechanism - unconscious transformation of
anxiety into a physical symptom without an organic cause
Reaction Formation - ANSWER defense mechanism- when unacceptable feelings or
behaviors are kept under control and out of awareness by developing the opposite
behavior or emotion -display of very opposite traits to cover up unacceptable ones
Mental Health Assessment - ANSWER ASMTPO - Always Sent Mail Through The Post
Office - Appearance, Speech, Memory/Mood, Thoughts, Perception & Orientation
Justice - ANSWER Ethical Principle - distribute care same across all patients
Beneficence - ANSWER Ethical Principle - duty to go above and beyond
Non-Maleficence - ANSWER Ethical Principle - do no harm
, Autonomy - ANSWER Ethical Principle - respecting rights of others to make their own
decision, self governing
Paternalism - ANSWER Ethical Principle - work on behalf of people that cannot speak for
themselves
Veracity - ANSWER Ethical Principle - duty to be honest
Working Phase - ANSWER Phase 2 of Nurse-Client Relationship - implementing nursing
interventions, assist client towards goals
Termination Phase - ANSWER Phase 3 of Nurse-Client Relationship - evaluate success,
provide resources, client returns to self management
Psychoanalytic Theory - ANSWER Sigmund Freud - focus on finding root of
subconscious thoughts and feelings that contribute to maladaptive behaviors
Cognitive Therapy - ANSWER focuses on reframing the way individuals think and feel
about themselves and their circumstances, treats depression, anxiety and eating
disorders
Behavioral Therapy - ANSWER training approach to change behavior - positive
reinforcement - modeling/operate conditioning/systemic desensitization/aversion
therapy/flooding/thought stopping
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - ANSWER electrical current that is applied resulting in
grand mal seizure, enhance effects of neurotransmitters (seratonin, dopamine &
norepinephrine), severe depression, schizophrenia, manic episodes
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