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NUR 2459 RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
2 NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS ) |ALREADY
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what is the role of the surrogate - ANSWER- the patient may see the nurse as a mother figure, sibling, or another nurse in the past where the situation may generate feelings similar to ones felt in the past.
what is the role of the technical expert - ANSWER- understands technical devices and clinical interventions needed for the best interest of the patient.
what is the role of the counselor - ANSWER- the nurse uses interpersonal techniques to assist patients in adapting with changes in life experiences and to help them understand what they are going through in the present situation.
which of the roles of nurse are most apparent in psychiatric nursing and why - ANSWER- Counselor- They must have skills 1 / 4
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developed to provide helpful individual, group, or family therapy. The staff nurse should have general knowledge of basic counseling techniques and to have a therapeutic or helping relationshi
explain altruism - ANSWER- dealing with anxiety by reaching out for others
example of altruism - ANSWER- It is very cold and a man takes off his jacket and gives it to someone who cannot afford a coat.
explain compensation - ANSWER- covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considered more desirable
example of compensation - ANSWER- Someone who is too small to make the wrestling team becomes a talented member of the debating team.
explain denial - ANSWER- refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or feelings associated.
example of denial - ANSWER- A woman who drinks alcohol daily, refuses to acknowledge she has a problem. 2 / 4
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explain displacement - ANSWER- shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person or situation.
example of displacement - ANSWER- A man is angry with his boss and when he comes home, he yells at his children.
explain projection - ANSWER- attributing one's unacceptable thoughts and feelings onto another who does not have them
example of projection - ANSWER- A woman has feelings for someone other than her husband, but blames him for being unfaithful.
Explain identification - ANSWER- conscious or unconscious assumption of the characteristics of another individual or group
Example of identification - ANSWER- The student nurse imitates the nurturing actions of the instructor.
explain intellectualization - ANSWER- separation of emotions and logical facts when analyzing or coping with a situation or event. 3 / 4
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example of intellectualization - ANSWER- A wife is moving far away from her family because of her husband's job transfer. She explains to her family all the advantages of the move.
explain rationalization - ANSWER- creating reasonable and unacceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
example of rationalization - ANSWER- A boy justifies cheating in a card game because he said everyone cheats.
explain reaction formation - ANSWER- preventing unacceptable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
example of reaction formation - ANSWER- A girl is angry with someone, but expresses exaggerated friendliness when she sees her.
explain regression - ANSWER- sudden use of childlike or earlier developmental behaviors that do not correlate with age or developmental stage.
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