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.

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

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

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

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

“That person should not have provoked me.”

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Duplicate of Duplicate of Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders

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

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