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A female client is taking an antipsychotic medication for her schizophrenia. the provider monitors this client for the peripheral nervous system side effects of: - ✔ ✔ (EMDR) Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
Behavior's associated with mental illnesses were more accurately recorded by professionals. this practice led to ________ for different abnormal behavior's. - ✔ ✔ Classifications
Psychotherapeutic drugs therapy works primarily by: - ✔ ✔ Alternating chemical balances within the nervous system
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling center for test anxiety. she reports that during an exam, she "freezes and feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by and I can't answer any of the questions when I know the answers" which level of anxiety is the client experiencing - ✔ ✔ Servere
Poverty influences the growth and development of children and is often a precursor to mental health disorders in children. nearly ______ of the children in the US come from families that live at the poverty level. - ✔ ✔ 20%
The elderly spouse of a 74 y/o male client states that she has noticed that her husband "doesn't remember as well as he used to" she explains that he has been putting on his coat before his shirt and he can never get their checkbook to balance as it did in the past. the client is exhibiting symptoms typical of: - ✔ ✔ Alzheimer's disease
A 75 year old client is brought to a clinic by his son. the son states "ever since mom died, dad hasn't been the same. at first he seemed sad, but now he seems to get mixed up about everything" the provider is aware that based on the client's history the source of confusion is most likely:
- ✔ ✔ Depression from the loss of his wife
When anxiety is maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristics of: - ✔ ✔ ineffective coping
Color therapy has been found to be effective in the treatment of: - ✔ ✔ Seasonal affective disorder
The parents of a 2 y/o boy seeks assistance at a family therapy clinic because their son throws temper tantrums Everytime he is not allowed to throw his food on the floor during meals. which therapeutic intervention does the provider suggest: - ✔ ✔ Try to distract him when he becomes frustrated, and reward him for positive behavior's
Dissociative disorders most often result when an individual is attempting to cope with: - ✔ ✔ Extreme emotional anxiety or stress
The neurophysiologist Sigmund Freud is credited with introducing which concept? - ✔ ✔ Psychanalysis
During the provider assessment before admission to a mental health facility, the client states that he was found to have driven his car to another state but had no recollection of driving there. the nurse is aware that his client is describing a condition known as: - ✔ ✔ Dissociative fuge
The client recently witnessed a horrific auto accident. She is now complaining of loss of balance, double vision, and a constant lump in
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ________ most often. - ✔ ✔ Alcohol
Culture includes common beliefs and practices in areas such as religion, economics, diet, health and - ✔ ✔ Communication
Adult female client is exhibiting behavior that the nurse interprets as anger toward another client, what should you do? - ✔ ✔ Talk with the client about the observations made and ask whether he or she was displaying anger toward the other client.
What is the most common and frequently under diagnosed mental health disorder of late adulthood? - ✔ ✔ Depression
what is the term for a physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or headaches? - ✔ ✔ Somatization
The introduction of __________ led to the deinstitutionalized of many I'll individuals? - ✔ ✔ Psychotherapeutic drugs
What mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used to treat? - ✔ ✔ Severe depression
Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in : - ✔ ✔ Childhood
addiction to recreational drugs; such as crack, cocaine, and heroin combined with the use of psychotherapeutic drugs is associated with: - ✔ ✔ Permanent Psychotic Disorder
it is estimated that approximately _______ of adults experience some form of mental or emotional disorder: - ✔ ✔ 19%
______ coping mechanisms are means of successfully solving a problem or reducing ones stress level: - ✔ ✔ constructive
The parents of a 14 y/o girl have noticed that over the past couple months, their daughter has not been enjoying participating in the track team, which she previously enjoyed. she often makes statements about how ugly she feels and she dropped a letter grade in two of her classes. based on these symptoms, this client may be diagnosed with: - ✔ ✔ depressive disorder
It is important to be aware that _____ of individuals over the age of 45 take prescription, over the counter or a combination of these medications: - ✔ ✔ 95%
The tech providing care to female client who has been given the diagnosis of schizophrenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The client is experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations, is short of breath with cyanosis of nail beds and has cool moist skin. where should the tech's first intervention be directed? - ✔ ✔ Shortness of breath and cyanosis
Selye's stress adaption theory consists of three stages, with second stage characterized by: - ✔ ✔ Attempts of the body to cope with stress
According to Freud's theory, a baby who is crying in response to wanting to be held by his mother is an example of which part of the personalitys control over behavior? - ✔ ✔ ID
An elderly man had serious vision problems and is no longer able to obtain a driver's license. He has been very independent until this time. which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this situation? - ✔ ✔ Risk for situational low self-esteem
When anxiety is a maladaptive in an individual, it has the characteristics of: - ✔ ✔ ineffective coping
The provider is administering medications to a client with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. The provider would expect to see which medication ordered for the client? - ✔ ✔ Risperdal
The provider documents in a male client's record that he displayed a "flat effect". The client's behavior would most likely consist of: - ✔ ✔ Unresponsive emotions
The medication Donepezil (Aricept) is used frequently to treat early stage symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. When administering the particular medication, the nurse should be especially alert to assess the client for: - ✔ ✔ Weight changes
A female client has been taking an antipsychotic medication for several years. It is of vital importance for the provider to observe the client for Tardive Dyskinesia. Symptoms of the condition include: - ✔ ✔ Repetitious, involuntary muscle movements in the face and extremities
A female client asks the nurse if the medication Risperdal, an antipsychotic medications for Schizophrenia, has any side effects. Which response by the provider would violate the ethical concept of veracity? - ✔ ✔ Risperdal has no documented side effects
With regard to the environment, it is important for the tech to be aware of lighting for some clients. Client's with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may be bothered by lights that are flickering, this is called: - ✔ ✔ Photophobia
Bright colors in the environment of the client are often: - ✔ ✔ Frightening
_______ is a side effect that can occur while the client is taking antipsychotic medication, causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion and agitation: - ✔ ✔ Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
When using physical restraints for client safety, the nurse must follow guidelines of observing, assessing and monitoring the client every ______ minutes; the restraints must be removed from one limb at a time, and each limb must be exercised every ______ hours - ✔ ✔ 15 : 2
The metabolism of psychotropic meds is most likely affected by: - ✔ ✔ The central nervous system
______ of the adult population in the US has a mental health disorder - ✔ ✔ 22%
If a client is involuntarily committed to a mental health care facility indefinitely, the law requires that the case must be reviewed every: - ✔ ✔ 3 months
The psychological defense mechanism used to ward off the painful feelings associated with illness and hospitalization is called: - ✔ ✔ Denial
Clients who are taking Lithium must monitor their water and salt intake why? - ✔ ✔ Lithium is excreted by kidneys more rapidly than water
During client teaching, the tech must inform the client prescribed a Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) to not expect to see a difference in mood or anxiety level for up too: - ✔ ✔ 2-3 weeks
70 year old male client tells the nurse that he is using chelation therapy to present Alzheimer's disease. which adverse effect is the client most likely to experience? - ✔ ✔ Low potassium levels
A female client's husband in whom a chronic illness was recently diagnosed is hospitalized. She states that she can't stop worrying about what is going to happen with her husband's treatment and how they are going to pay the bills because he will not be working. What reaction is the client most likely experiencing? - ✔ ✔ Anxiety
A male client, home from military combat duty, is given a diagnosis of PTSD and is unable to discuss previous painful experiences and emotions. Which mind-body based therapy could help decrease his stress and emotional pain: - ✔ ✔ Massages
The human physiological stress response mechanism is also called the _______ response. - ✔ ✔ Fight or Flight
A male client is seeking help in a mental health clinic for anger management problem's. He voices that he is fearful that his wife may divorce him because of his anger problems and he is willing to do whatever it takes to control his anger. Later in the week, the client's wife also seeks assistance because she is going to divorce her husband. The provider who is caring for both these clients tried to decide the
correct action to take. The provider is experiencing: - ✔ ✔ An ethical conflict
The tech is aware that he or she may be administering the new anti- anxiety medication Lyrica to clients without an anxiety disorder for the purpose of treating: - ✔ ✔ Neuropathic pain
On what is Western medicine primarily based: - ✔ ✔ Scientific Research
Clients with bipolar or cyclothymic's disorder exhibit different kinds of: - ✔ ✔ Mania
Theories that view depression as a group of learned responded are called ______ theories. - ✔ ✔ Behavioral
The client lives life by rapidly bouncing from feeling of great joy. The client's diagnosis is most likely: - ✔ ✔ Bipolar disease
Which patient right may a client with mental health disorders lose during their treatment? - ✔ ✔ Freedom from restraints or seclusion
Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS and pregnancy rates are highest for: - ✔ ✔ Adolescents
A group of sexual variations that depart from society's traditional and acceptable models of seeking sexual gratification is: - ✔ ✔ Paraphilia
A 4 y/o client in a pediatric unit is Imitating the actions or the provider. The provider knows according to the Erikson's theory, that this child is displaying a characteristic seen during which developmental stage: - ✔ ✔ Genital locomotor
