Exam 29: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

An inpatient client is newly diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID)stemming from severe childhood sexual abuse.Which nursing intervention takes priority?

Which would be considered an appropriate outcome when planning care for an inpatient client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?

A client is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID).What is the primary goal of therapy for this client?

A client is diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder.Which of the following symptoms is the client most likely to exhibit? Select all that apply.

A nursing instructor is teaching about the etiology of dissociative disorders from a psychoanalytical perspective.What student statement about clients diagnosed with this disorder indicates that learning has occurred?

A nurse is working with a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder.What predominant symptoms should a nurse expect to assess?

Carly has been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder.As the nurse is talking with Carly and her family,which of the following statements suggest primary or secondary gains that the physical symptoms are providing for the client?

A client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder is most likely to exhibit which personality disorder characteristics?

Which of the following statements accurately describes dissociative fugue?

The family of a client diagnosed with conversion disorder asks the nurse,"Will his paralysis ever go away?" Which of these responses by the nurse is evidence-based?

Which should the nurse recognize as an example of localized amnesia?

A client is exhibiting symptoms of generalized amnesia.Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to confirm this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

Which of the following somatic symptom and dissociative disorders are identified with known effective pharmacological treatments for that disorder? Select all that apply.

Neurological tests have ruled out pathology in a client's sudden lower-extremity paralysis.Which nursing care should be included for this client?

A client diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID)switches personalities when confronted with destructive behavior.The nurse recognizes that this dissociation serves which function?