A nurse encourages an anxious patient to talk about feelings and concerns. What is the rationale for this?

Spoken concerns become less overwhelming & help problem solving to begin

A nurse wishes to teach coping strategies to a patient with severe anxiety. The nurse will first need to:

lower the patient’s current anxiety level.

If a cruel and abusive person rationalizes this behavior, which comment is most characteristic of this person?

“That person should not have provoked me.”

Which comment by a person with severe anxiety indicates the possibility of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

“I check where my car keys are eight times.”

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1
A nurse encourages an anxious patient to talk about feelings and concerns. What is the rationale for this?
Spoken concerns become less overwhelming & help problem solving to begin
Offering hope allays and defuses the patient’sanxiety.
Encouraging patients to explore alternatives increases a sense of control
Anxiety is reduced by focusing on what is occurring in the environment.
2
A patient experiences an episode of severe anxiety. Which is most likely to be given as an as-needed anxiolytic med?
Buspirone (BuSpar)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Desipramine (Norpramin)
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
3
A nurse wishes to teach coping strategies to a patient with severe anxiety. The nurse will first need to:
verify the patient’s learning style.
lower the patient’s current anxiety level.
assess how the patient uses defense mechanisms.
create outcomes and a teaching plan.
4
A student says, “Before taking a test, I feel a heightened sense of awareness and restlessness.” What is this?
mild anxiety.
trait anxiety.
culturally influenced.
displacement.
5
A patient has sexual dysfunction and blames it on a partner by calling the person unromantic. What is this?
Introjection
Regression
Compensation
Rationalization
6
A patient smokes, coughs daily, and has recently lost 15 pounds says nothing is wrong. What is this defense mechanism?
Displacement
Regression
Projection
Denial
7
If a cruel and abusive person rationalizes this behavior, which comment is most characteristic of this person?
“I have always had poor impulse control.”
“Inside I am a coward who is afraid of being hurt.”
“That person should not have provoked me.”
“I don’t know why it happens.”
8
Which comment by a person with severe anxiety indicates the possibility of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
“I check where my car keys are eight times.”
“My legs often feel weak and spastic.”
“I’m embarrassed to go out in public.”
“I keep reliving the car accident.”
9
A person who feels unattractive repeatedly says, “Although I’m not beautiful, I am smart.” This is an example of:
repression.
devaluation.
identification.
compensation.

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