Exam 15: Anxiety Responses and Anxiety Disorders

A patient tends to use the defense mechanism of displacement.When the patient's spouse accuses the patient of being disorganized and flighty,the patient is most likely to react by:

Physiological responses associated with anxiety are modulated by the brain through which system?

A police officer who uses reaction formation to deal with fears of acting cowardly is most likely to:

Which nursing intervention would be most therapeutic for a newly admitted patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who is busily cleaning and straightening a bedroom?

A patient admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tells a nurse of a need to perform oral hygiene at least 15 times each day while sleeping only 1 hour each night for the last 5 days.Within the next 48 hours,which outcome would best indicate that nursing interventions to relieve anxiety had been successful?

A patient is experiencing panic-level anxiety.Of these medications listed on the patient's prn medication administration record,which should be given?

A nurse explains a patient's behavior by stating,"The patient's anxiety stemmed from being unable to attain a desired goal." Which theory is the nurse basing the response upon?

In the cognitive realm,which assessment finding most indicates depression?

A patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tells a nurse,"I'm such a stupid person for behaving this way." The most therapeutic nursing response would be to:

A patient experiences double approach-avoidance conflicts associated with the need to replace maladaptive behaviors with more adaptive behaviors.This tendency is exhibited when the patient:

A patient whose current behavior includes pacing and cursing tells a nurse,"I'm feeling edgy and can't concentrate." The nurse can assess the patient's level of anxiety as:

After hitting a playmate,a child untruthfully states,"The other kid hit me first!" This is an example of:

When assessing a patient who gives the impression of being anxious,a nurse seeks to validate this impression because anxiety is:

Defense mechanisms:

If a penny-pinching patient rationalizes personal behavior,a nurse will expect that the patient is most likely to:

A patient calls the community mental health center and shares,"For the past 6 months,whenever I even think about leaving my house,my heart pounds,my body shakes,and I cry and feel dizzy.There's no reason for me to feel this way,but I do." These symptoms can be assessed as being most consistent with:

Several months after being trapped in a collapsed building for several hours before being rescued,a patient admits to currently feeling "numb" and being unable to relate well with people.The patient sometimes re-experiences the terror associated with being trapped.The data collected about the patient are consistent with the symptoms of which problem?

A psychiatric patient is experiencing panic-level anxiety.The initial intervention of highest priority is:

A patient repeatedly states,"I'm so tense,and I'm sure that I'm going to be fired." Which statement would be most useful in helping the patient deal with his primary concern?

During a staff conflict,one of your nursing peers defends her actions and asserts her own rights among the professional staff.Defending one's actions and asserting one's rights typify the coping mechanism of: