NUR 326 Exam 1 questions with complete
solutions 2024
The jway ja jperson jfeels j- jANS✓✓-Mood
The jobservable jresponse ja jperson jhas jto jhis jor jher jown jfeelings j- jANS✓✓-
Affect
Lack jof jfeelings, jemotions, jinterests, jor jconcern. j- jANS✓✓-Apathy
Any jobservable, jrecordable, jand jmeasurable jact, jmovement, jor jresponse. j-
jANS✓✓-Behavior
Great jhappiness jand jexhiliration j- jANS✓✓-Elation
Four jsigns jof jaffective jinstability j(mood jdisturbance) j- jANS✓✓-1. jAgitation
2. jSadness
3. jElation j(Great jhappiness)
4. jBlunting j(Showing jlittle jto jno jemotion, jmonotone jvoice, junusually jbrief
jresponses)
Showing jlittle jto jno jemotion, jmonotone jvoice, junusually jbrief jresponses j-
jANS✓✓-Blunting
The jcomplex jprocess jduring jthe jperiod jof jgrief jand jmourning. jDuring jthis jtime,
jpeople joften jexperience jfluctuating jthoughts jthat joccur jin jintense jwaves. jWe
jknow jfrom jour jown jexperience jthat jsignificant jlosses jare jnever jforgotten. jAs
jtime jgoes jon, jthe jpainful jfeelings jbecome jless jintense jand jmore jmanageable. j-
jANS✓✓-Bereavement
Who jis jthe jgreatest jexpert jon ja jpatient's jmood? j- jANS✓✓-The jpatient
,In jthis jstage, jgrieving jpeople jare junable jor junwilling jto jaccept jthat jthe jloss
jhas jtaken j(or jwill jshortly jtake) jplace. jIt jcan jfeel jas jthough jthey jare
jexperiencing ja jbad jdream, jthat jthe jloss jis junreal, jand jthey jare jwaiting jto
j"wake jup" jas jthough jfrom ja jdream, jexpecting jthat jthings jwill jbe jnormal. j-
jANS✓✓-Denial
In jthis jstage, jpeople jbeg jtheir j"higher jpower" jto jundo jthe jloss, jsaying jthings
jalong jthe jlines jof, j"I'll jchange jif jyou jbring jher j(or jhim) jback jto jme". jThis
jphase jusually jinvolves jpromises jof jbetter jbehavior jor jsignificant jlife jchanges
jwhich jwill jbe jmade jin jexchange jfor jthe jreversal jof jthe jloss. j- jANS✓✓-
Bargaining
Subjective jfeeling jand jaffect jthat jfollows ja jloss j- jANS✓✓-Grief
The jprocess jby jwhich jgrief jis jresolved j- jANS✓✓-Mourning
Survivors jrepeatedly jwant jto jreunite jwith jthe jperson jwho jdied jin jsome jway,
jand jmay jeven jwant jto jdie jthemselves jin jorder jto jbe jwith jtheir jloved jone.
jNormal jexpression jof jgrief. j- jANS✓✓-Yearnings
Examples jof jdisturbed jvegetative jfunctioning. j(3) j- jANS✓✓-1. jeating j
2. jsleeping
3. jmenstruation
Which jneurotransmitters jof jthe jbrain jare jdisturbed jwith ja jmood jdisorder? j(3) j-
jANS✓✓-1. jDopamine
2. jNorepinephrine
3. jSerotonin
Which jtwo jpopulations jare jat jgreatest jrisk jfor ja jmood jdisorder? j- jANS✓✓-1.
jFemales
2. jIndividuals jin jthe jsecond jand jsixth jdecades jof jlife
List j6 jrisk jfactors jfor jdeveloping ja jmood jdisorder. j- jANS✓✓-1. jStress
2. jEarly jtrauma
3. jNeglect
,4. jAbuse
5. jFamily jhistory
6. jSubstance jdependence
What jare jsome jmanifestations jof jgrief? j- jANS✓✓-1. jTroubling jbreathing
2. jTrouble jsleeping
3. jLoss jof jappetite
4. jTrembling, jshakiness, jdry jmouth, jnausea, jmuscle jweakness.
What jare jsome jsymptoms jof jcomplicated jgrief? j- jANS✓✓-1. jGrief jlasting jmore
jthan j2-6 jmonths
2. jPersistent jfeeling jof jhopelessness
3. jMaladaptive jbehaviors
What jis jthe j#1 jdisabling jillness jin jthe jworld? j- jANS✓✓-Depression
One jor jmore jepisodes jof jmajor jdepression jwith jone jor jmore jepisodes jof jmania
Prevalence jis j0.4%-1.6% j- jANS✓✓-Bipolar jI jdisorder
One jor jmore jepisodes jof jmajor jdepression jwith jperiods jof jhypomania
Prevalence jis j0.5% j- jANS✓✓-Bipolar jII jdisorder
Normal, jhealthy jfluctuations jof jmood j- jANS✓✓-Euthymia
Mood jis ja j____ jexperience jof jfeelings, jwhereas jaffect jis jan j_____ jreflection jof
jfeelings. j- jANS✓✓-Subjective. jObjective.
The j*undiagnosed* jmood jstate jcharacterized jby jsadness, jdespair, jand jloss jof
jfunctional jstatus j- jANS✓✓-Melancholy
Diagnosed joverwhelming jsadness jand jdespair jthat jone jfeels jdrained jof jenergy.
jThey jmay jfeel jso jsad jand jempty jthat jhe jor jshe jbecomes jincapacitated jby ja
jloss jof jthe jwill jto jlive, jand jsuicidal jthoughts jmay jprevail. j- jANS✓✓-Depression
, What jis jthe jdifference jbetween jmania jand jhypomania? j- jANS✓✓-Mania
jinvolves jperceptual jdisturbances jand jis jmore jsevere jthan jhypomania. jWith
jhypomania, jthere jis jless jimpairment.
Characteristics jof jmania. j- jANS✓✓-Perceptual jdisturbances, jsuch jas jracing
jthoughts, jgrandiose jdelusions, jdifficulty jconcentrating, jimpulsivity, jand jlack jof
jinsight. jAlso, jimpaired jfunctional jstatus.
What jis jthe jmost jcommon jmood jstabilizer? j- jANS✓✓-Lithium
Some jsymptoms jof jthis jcondition jinclude jdilated jpupils, jmyoclonus jand
jhyperthermia j(>106) j- jANS✓✓-Serotonin jtoxicity
Intermittent jtremor jor jtwitching j- jANS✓✓-Myoclonus
What jis jthe jnarrow jtherapeutic jindex jfor jlithium? j- jANS✓✓-0.8-1.4 jmEq/L, jtoxic
jrange jstarts jat j1.5
Five jEARLY jsigns jof jlithium jtoxicity. j- jANS✓✓-1. jDiarrhea
2. jVomiting
3. jDrowsiness
4. jMuscular jweakness
5. jLack jof jcoordination
Three jSEVERE jsymptoms jof jlithium jtoxicity. j- jANS✓✓-1. jAtaxia j
2. jTinnitus
3. jBlurred jvision
Severe jdepressive jmood jsymptoms jthat jinterfere jwith jfunctional jstatus,
jemployment, jand/or jrelationships jthat jlast jfor jat jleast ja jtwo jweek jperiod jof
jtime. j- jANS✓✓-Major jdepressive jdisorder
Characterized jby jextreme jmood jswings--both jlowering jof jmood jand
jexaggerated jelevation jof jmood. j- jANS✓✓-Bipolar jI jdisorder