A person with schizophrenia who is experiencing negative symptoms is likely to demonstrate a. Hallucinations b. Delusions c. Disorganized speech d. Inappropriate laughter e. Social withdrawal. e . Social withdrawal. 24. After spending several weeks barely able to get out of bed, Hatch finds himself with so much energy that he surprises his wife ...
The patient has symptoms of major depressive disorder, combined with generalized anxiety and panic disorder. All three of these disorders require medication for treatment and maintenance. In the best interest of the patient, a short-term course of benzodiazepine may be used to relieve her acute symptoms until the vortioxetine (Brintellix) takes ...
Which of the following terms is most associated with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)? worry. 8. In what way can worry be useful? ... All of the following are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) EXCEPT. hypersomnia (symptoms are insomnia, muscle tension, susceptibility to fatigue) 10. For generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), the ...
All of the following are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) EXCEPT a. susceptibility to fatigue. b. muscle tension. c. insomnia. d. hypersomnia.
Anxiety used to have a function in our ancestors' time, but is no longer relevant to modern humans. c. Anxiety is good for us because it enhances performance. d. Anxiety is sometimes good for us; it enhances performance to an extent, but too much of it can hinder performance too.
MAO inhibitors. a. In the early 1990s, Barlow and others developed a cognitive-behavioral treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) that helps the patient. a. avoid feelings of anxiety as well as the negative images associated with those feelings.
The nurse should suspect that the client has exhibited signs/symptoms of a panic disorder. The priority nursing diagnosis should be anxiety. Panic disorder is characterized by recurrent, sudden onset panic attacks in which the person feels intense fear, apprehension, or terror.
The most appropriate reply by the nurse is to explain to the family member that anxiety is considered abnormal when it is out of proportion and impairs functioning. Anxiety is a normal reaction to a realistic danger or threat to biological integrity or self-concept. A client is experiencing a severe panic attack.
The nurse should determine that an excessive fear of water is identified as aquaphobia which is a natural environment type of phobia. Natural environment-type phobias are fears about objects or situations that occur in the natural environment such as a fear of heights or storms. How would a nurse differentiate a client diagnosed with ...
The nurse should explain to the client that systematic desensitization exposes the client to a series of increasingly anxiety provoking steps that will gradually increase anxiety tolerance. Systematic desensitization was introduced by Joseph Wolpe in 1958 and is based on behavioral conditioning principles.
Intellectualization is an attempt to avoid expressing emotions associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis. A client is newly diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and spends 45 minutes folding clothes and rearranging them in drawers.
SSRIs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of OCD. Common side effects include headache, sleep disturbances, and restlessness. A nurse has been caring for a client diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Social phobia is an excessive fear of situations in which a person might do something embarrassing or be evaluated negatively by others. How would a nurse differentiate a client diagnosed ...