Personality
Which personality disorder exhibit patterns of interaction, such as clinging and distancing, splitting, manipulation, and self-destructive behaviors in which you handle this situation by maintaining consistency of care by open communication to avoid staff manipulation.
Borderline Personality
What is the term used to describe exposing the client to a series of increasingly anxiety-provoking steps that will gradually increase anxiety tolerance
Systematic desensitization
What is a false sensory perceptions, may occur in all five senses
Hallucinations
Client spends hours bathing and grooming. During a one-on-one interaction, the client discusses the rituals in detail but avoids any feelings that the rituals generate.
Intellectualization
Which classification of antipsychotic medications have level of medication interaction and should not be taken in conjunction with the use of alcohol or foods high in tyramine?
MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitor)
What personality disorder desires intimacy but fear it?
Avoidant
Excessive fear of social situations r/t fear that one might do something embarrassing or be evaluated negatively by others?
Social anxiety
What is it called when someone invents a new word that is meaningless to others but may have symbolic meaning to the client?
Neologism
What disorder is expected when a client experiences inflexibility and lack of spontaneity? They are very serious and formal and have difficulty expressing emotions.
OCD
Which medication should the nurse instruct the client to avoid excessive use of caffeine , maintain a consistent sodium intake, and consume at least 2500 to 3000 mL of fluids a day and runs a high risk of toxicity due to the narrow margin with the therapeutic dose?
Lithium
A client who states that he/she is getting a message from the beyond indicates a potential diagnosis of what personality disorder?
Schizotypal
A nurse should recognize that a client diagnosed with panic disorder experiences whereas a client diagnosed with GAD would not.
Depersonalization
A nurse asks, "Have you ever felt that certain objects or persons have control over your behavior?" The nurse is assessing for which type of thought disruption?
Delusions of influence
Janet has very little regard for others, but a high regard for herself. This sounds like?
Narcissistic personality disorder
Which medication can have a serious side effect of agranulocytosis (a fatal drop in WBCs) as evident by sore throat, fever, and malaise
Clozapine (Clozaril)
A physically healthy adult client who lives with parents and relies on public transportation exhibits signs of which personality disorder?
Dependent Personality
What type of medication should be questioned for acute anxiety if the client has a history of alcohol abuse.
Benzo
What type of symptoms of schizophrenia include paranoid delusions, neologisms, and echolalia?
Positive
Behaviors that may be manifested by this disorder is pacing, erratic, uncoordinated and impulsive behavior
Panic
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia is slow to respond and appears to be listening to unseen others. Which atypical antipsychotic medication should a nurse expect a physician to order to address this type of symptom?
Risperdal
Which personality disorder use manipulation and exhibitionism as a means of gaining attention.
Histrionic Personality
What medication is used in excess of what is effective for treating depression for treatment of OCD
SSRIs
What type of affect is common among schizophrenics?
blunted
What type of phobia is the fear about objects or situations that consist of the fear of storms called?
Natural Environment type
A client who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit and is taking Thorazine presents to the nurse with severe muscle rigidity, tachycardia, and a temperature of 105F. The nurse identifies these symptoms as what condition?
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome