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NUR208 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
NUR208 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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When counseling patients with major depressive disorder, negative
thought patterns are addressed by using:
- psychoanalytic therapy
- desensitization therapy
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- alternative and complementary therapies - Correct Answer - C.
cognitive behavioral therapy
A patient says, "I am not happy anymore. I once enjoyed holidays, but now they're just another day." What is this?
- Vegetative
- Anhedonia
- Euphoria
- Anergia - Correct Answer - B. Anhedonia
After 3 weeks, a major depression disorder patient did not improve. The
nurse is at risk for feelings of:
- overinvolvement
- guilt and despair 1 / 4
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- interest and pleasure
- ineffectiveness and frustration - Correct Answer - D. ineffectiveness
and frustration
A patient with major depressive disorder begins a SSRI med. Priority
information given to patient and family should be:
- avoid exposure to bright sunlight
- report increased suicidal thoughts
- restrict sodium intake to 1 g daily
- maintain a tyramine-free diet - Correct Answer - B. report increased
suicidal thoughts
A patient says, "I'm not worth the time you spend with me. I'm the most useless person in the world." What is this?
- Powerlessness
- Defensive coping
- Situational low self-esteem
- Disturbed personal identity - Correct Answer - C. Situational low
self-esteem
Which beverage should the nurse offer to a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder who refuses solid food?
- Tomato juice
- Orange juice
- Hot tea 2 / 4
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- Milk - Correct Answer - D. Milk
A nurse is caring for a patient with low self-esteem. Which nonverbal communication should the nurse anticipate?
- Arms crossed
- Staring at the nurse
- Smiling inappropriately
- Eyes pointed downward - Correct Answer - D. Eyes pointed
downward
A medical-surg nurse works with a patient with a somatic system
disorder. The patient will probably:
- readily seek psychiatric counseling
- be resistant to accepting psychiatric help
- attend psychotherapy sessions without encouragement
- be eager to discover the true reasons for physical symptoms. - Correct
Answer - B. be resistant to accepting psychiatric help
A patient has blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder but is unconcerned about it. This is:
- suppressing accurate feelings regarding the problem
- relieving anxiety through the physical symptom
- meeting needs through hospitalization
- refusing to disclose genuine fears - Correct Answer - B. relieving
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pg. 4 To assist a patient diagnosed with a somatic system disorder, a nursing
intervention of high priority is to:
- imply that somatic symptoms are not real
- help the patient suppress feelings of anger
- shift the focus from somatic symptoms to feelings
- investigate each physical symptom as soon as it is reported - Correct
Answer - C. shift the focus from somatic symptoms to feelings
A nurse assessing a patient diagnosed with a somatic system disorder is
most likely to note that the patient:
- readily sees a relationship between symptoms and interpersonal
- rarely derives personal benefit from the symptoms
- has little difficulty communicating emotional needs
- has unmet needs related to comfort and activity - Correct Answer - D.
conflicts
has unmet needs related to comfort and activity
Patients with somatic system disorders have difficulty giving up the
symptoms, because the symptoms:
- are generally chronic in nature
- have a physiological basis
- can be voluntarily controlled
- provide relief from anxiety - Correct Answer - D. provide relief from
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anxiety