Mental Health Therapies
Which therapy focuses on changing maladaptive thoughts to improve emotions and behavior?
What is Cognitive Therapy (CBT)?
Which disorder involves real physical symptoms with excessive anxiety about them?
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD)?
Which disorder involves inability to recall important personal information due to trauma?
What is Dissociative Amnesia?
Which therapy induces a controlled seizure for severe depression?
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
What is always the nurse’s first priority in psychiatric care?
What is Safety?
This therapy uses the environment to promote social interaction, self-esteem, and adaptive coping.
What is Milieu Therapy?
Which disorder involves fear of illness without significant physical symptoms?
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?
Which disorder includes sudden travel with loss of identity?
What is Dissociative Fugue?
Which therapy uses eye movements to process trauma?
What is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)?
Why should the nurse avoid encouraging discussion during severe anxiety?
The client cannot process information or learn due to impaired concentration.
A client with a phobia is gradually exposed to their fear over time. Which therapy is being used?
What is Behavioral Therapy (systematic desensitization)?
A client repeatedly seeks care for abdominal pain despite normal tests. What is the priority nursing approach?
Focus on coping strategies and functional improvement; do not dismiss symptoms.
What is the priority nursing action for clients with dissociative disorders?
What is ensure safety (risk for self-harm/suicide)?
What is the priority nursing diagnosis immediately after ECT?
What is Risk for injury related to confusion and altered mental status?
What intervention is most appropriate for severe anxiety?
What is remain with the client and reduce stimulation?
How does cognitive therapy improve emotional outcomes in clients?
It identifies and restructures maladaptive thoughts and beliefs, leading to improved emotions and behaviors.
How is conversion disorder different from factitious disorder?
What is the underlying cause of dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
What is severe childhood trauma leading to fragmented identities?
How does TMS differ from ECT?
A client with dissociative fugue is preparing for discharge. What indicates readiness?
What is ability to manage stress and use coping strategies?
Design one nursing intervention using milieu therapy for an anxious client.
Reduce environmental stimuli, provide calm setting, and use therapeutic communication to promote emotional safety and interaction.
Which disorder places others at risk due to intentional symptom production?
What is Factitious Disorder imposed on another (Munchausen by proxy)?
Develop an appropriate nursing intervention during a dissociative episode.
Use grounding techniques, maintain calm presence, and avoid forcing memory recall.
Create a nursing care plan priority for a client receiving EMDR.
Monitor emotional distress and reinforce coping/grounding techniques.
You have a client with agitation, confusion, and trauma history. What are your top 3 priorities?