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NUR 214 (Mental Health - Test 3) Study QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Emotions |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔An |/individual's |/feeling |/responses |/to |/a |/wide |/variety |/of |/stimuli Mood |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Similar |/to |/emotions |/except |/they |/last |/longer |/and |/are |/less |/focused |/on |/an |/object |/or |/event |/and |/are |/often |/less |/intense T/F: |/A |/patient's |/mood |/produces |/observable |/physiological |/reactions |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔FALSE **does |/NOT |/produce |/observable |/physiological |/reactions Affect |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔An |/individual's |/automatic |/reaction |/to |/an |/event |/or |/situation |/evidenced |/by |/verbal/nonverbal |/responses |/and |/could |/involve |/a |/person's |/unconscious |/reaction |/to |/something |/good |/or |/bad T/F: |/Only |/the |/individual |/can |/describe |/their |/mood |/and |/the |/feelings |/they |/have |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔TRUE
Mental |/health |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔The |/state |/of |/well-being |/in |/which |/a |/person |/can |/work |/productively, |/cope |/with |/change |/and |/adversity, |/engage |/in |/meaningful |/relationships, |/and |/realize |/own |/potential Mental |/illness |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A |/condition |/that |/affects |/emotions, |/thinking, |/behavior, |/or |/any |/combination |/of |/the |/three |/ **Not |/typically |/confirmed |/until |/the |/person |/experiences |/serious, |/lengthy |/impairment |/in |/ability |/to |/function T/F: |/Serious |/mental |/illnesses |/increase |/possibility |/that |/the |/person |/will |/experience |/significant |/dysfunction |/related |/to |/daily |/functioning |/and |/ability |/to |/achieve |/life |/goals |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔TRUE When |/healthcare |/professionals |/describe |/affect |/in |/terms |/of |/continuum |/this |/includes |/what? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Depression |/(Abnormal |/lowered |/mood)
Personality |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔An |/individual's |/characteristic |/pattern |/of |/thinking, |/feeling, |/and |/acting Stress |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔the |/process |/by |/which |/we |/perceive |/and |/respond |/to |/certain |/events, |/called |/stressors, |/that |/we |/appraise |/as |/threatening |/or |/challenging Excessive |/stress |/and/or |/maladaptive |/coping |/responses |/are |/well- known |/contributors |/to |/alterations |/in |/what? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Mood |/and |/affect Chronic |/stress |/can |/lead |/to |/what |/type |/of |/imbalance |/that |/disrupts |/normal |/brain |/function? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Hormonal |/imbalances Circadian |/rhythms |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Internally |/generated |/patterns |/of |/body |/functions, |/including |/hormonal |/signals, |/sleep, |/blood |/pressure, |/and |/temperature |/regulation, |/which |/have |/approximately |/a |/24-hour |/cycle |/and |/occur |/even |/in |/the |/absence |/of |/normal |/cues |/about |/whether |/it |/is |/day |/or |/night Most |/people |/tend |/to |/experience |/and |/follow |/what |/type |/of |/mood |/pattern |/due |/to |/circadian |/rhythms |/throughout |/the |/day? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Lower |/mood |/in |/the |/morning |/--> |/become |/more |/positive |/during |/the |/day |/--> |/peaks |/in |/the |/afternoon |/--> |/declines |/in |/the |/evening
T/F: |/Research |/indicates |/that, |/as |/compared |/to |/women, |/men |/are |/more |/likely |/to |/physically |/express |/their |/emotions, |/are |/more |/comfortable |/discussing |/their |/feelings, |/and |/are |/more |/skilled |/at |/reading |/others' |/emotions |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔FALSE **WOMEN |/are |/more |/like |/to |/to |/express |/emotion What |/age |/group |/tends |/to |/have |/a |/more |/positive |/mood |/and |/affect |/possibly |/because |/of |/better |/use |/of |/strategies |/for |/emotional |/regulation? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Older |/adults T/F: |/A |/patient |/with |/low |/thyroid |/levels |/can |/have |/symptoms |/that |/mimic |/depression |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔TRUE A |/patient |/with |/an |/elevation |/or |/decrease |/in |/mood |/and |/affect |/can |/have |/an |/impaired |/ability |/to |/cope |/with |/what? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Stressors Anhedonia |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A |/loss |/of |/interest |/or |/inability |/to |/experience |/pleasures |/with |/previous |/activities Anxious |/distress |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A |/combination |/of |/symptoms |/associated |/with |/high |/anxiety |/that |/could |/include
Major |/depressive |/disorder |/(MDD |/- |/AKA: |/Unipolar |/depression) |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔A |/form |/of |/depression |/that |/is |/diagnosed |/when |/the |/patient |/experiences |/either |/depressed |/mood |/or |/anhedonia |/most |/of |/the |/day, |/almost |/every |/day, |/during |/the |/same |/ 2 |/week |/period For |/a |/patient |/to |/be |/diagnosed |/with |/major |/depressive |/disorder |/(MDD) |/the |/patient |/must |/have |/anhedonia |/plus |/atleast |/ 4 |/other |/symptoms. |/What |/are |/the |/core |/symptoms |/of |/major |/depressive |/disorder |/(MDD)?H |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Sleep |/disturbances
|/type |/of |/light |/therapy, |/Bupropion |/or |/SSRI |/antidepressant, |/or |/fluoxetine |/therapy What |/are |/some |/common |/manifestations |/of |/seasonal |/affective |/disorder |/(SAD)? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Decreased |/energy
What |/is |/the |/significant |/risk |/factor |/that |/can |/lead |/to |/depression |/during |/both |/childhood |/and |/adulthood |/and |/could |/also |/lead |/to |/self- harming |/behaviors, |/posttraumatic |/stress |/disorder |/(PTSD), |/and |/even |/suicide? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Childhood |/sexual |/abuse |/(CSA) T/F: |/A |/depressed |/patient |/with |/a |/history |/of |/childhood |/sexual |/abuse |/(CSA) |/should |/be |/assessed |/but |/does |/not |/have |/to |/be |/closely |/monitored |/for |/self-harming |/and |/suicidal |/behaviors |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔FALSE **Asessess |/and |/CLOSELY |/monitor |/these |/patients Sociocultural |/theory |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔The |/theory |/that |/emphasizes |/the |/roles |/that |/social |/stressors |/play |/in |/the |/development |/of |/depression What |/are |/some |/stressors |/that |/could |/possibly |/lead |/to |/depression |/based |/off |/the |/sociocultural |/theory? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Finances |/(loss |/of |/job)
T/F: |/Appropriate |/expression |/of |/mood |/are |/largely |/culturally |/determined |/on |/expectations |/of |/ways |/to |/feel |/and |/behave |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔TRUE It |/is |/important |/for |/the |/nurse |/while |/assessing |/a |/patient |/for |/alterations |/in |/mood |/and |/affect |/to |/make |/sure |/they |/are |/not |/stereotyping |/patients |/with |/other |/cultural |/considerations |/for |/what |/reasons? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Increases |/risk |/of |/failing |/to |/assess |/for |/important |/indicators
T/F: |/Antidepressants |/do |/not |/have |/a |/black |/box |/warning |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔FALSE **DO |/have |/a |/black |/box |/warning |/for |/increased |/risk |/of |/suicidal |/thoughts |/and |/behaviors Nurses |/working |/with |/patients |/taking |/antidepressants |/must |/be |/alert |/to |/the |/symptoms |/of |/serotonin |/syndrome. |/What |/are |/the |/symptoms |/that |/the |/nurse |/so |/be |/vigilant |/about? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Anxiety |/
Serotonin |/syndrome |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔Occurs |/when |/an |/individual |/is |/taking |/two |/or |/more |/medications |/that |/increase |/serotonin |/levels What |/nursing |/considerations |/should |/be |/remembered |/about |/selective |/serotonin |/reuptake |/inhibitors |/(SSRIs) |/used |/as |/an |/antidepressant? |/- |/CORRECT |/ANSWERS |/✔✔1. |/Take |/in |/the |/morning |/with |/food |/to |/avoid |/gastrointestinal |/(GI) |/upset |/and |/insomnia