Stress, Anxiety & OCD
(Unit 13)
(Unit 13)
This neurotransmitter is the primary inhibitory chemical in the CNS and is targeted by many anti-anxiety medications.
What is GABA?
This phase of the nurse-patient relationship focuses on establishing trust and roles.
What is the orientation phase?
Rapid speech, decreased sleep, grandiosity, and risky behavior describe this state.
What is mania?
This condition occurs within 3 days to 1 month after a traumatic event.
What is acute stress disorder?
This assessment tool screens for alcohol misuse using 4 simple questions.
What is CAGE?
This disorder involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive rituals performed to reduce distress.
What is OCD?
Screening patients privately for signs of abuse during routine health visits is an example of this prevention level.
What is secondary prevention?
Respecting a patient’s need for isolation and avoiding forced socialization is appropriate nursing care for this disorder.
What is schizoid personality disorder?
A client reports feeling like they are watching themselves from outside their body and says, “I don’t feel real.” This symptom is known as:
What is depersonalization?
This medication causes severe illness if alcohol is consumed and is used as aversion therapy.
What is disulfiram (Antabuse)?
A patient blames their failed exam on the instructor being unfair instead of their lack of studying. This defense mechanism is:
What is rationalization?
History of this behavior is the strongest predictor of lethal intimate partner violence.
What is prior strangulation?
A nurse reviewing lithium labs should recognize that the therapeutic maintenance range for lithium is:
What is 0.6–1.2 mEq/L?
These three factors influence how well a person recovers from crisis: perception, coping skills, and this.
What is social support?
A client arrives confused and unsteady. Their blood alcohol level is 0.08 g/dL. The nurse recognizes this level is:
What is the legal intoxication limit in most states?
These medications are commonly used short term due to dependence risk.
What are benzodiazepines?
Using empathy, genuineness, and self-awareness intentionally with patients is called this.
What is therapeutic use of self?
This medication is approved for acute mania and helps support patient while lithium levels balance.
What is olanzapine OR risperidone?
Sudden travel with inability to recall identity is a subtype of this dissociative disorder.
What is dissociative amnesia with fugue?
A client who has completed inpatient detox is stable, attends therapy 5 days per week for several hours daily, and returns home at night. This level of care is known as:
What is a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)?
A client pacing, trembling, hyperventilating, and unable to focus is at this anxiety level where learning is impossible.
What is severe anxiety?
This is the MOST important first action when a nurse suspects intimate partner violence during an assessment.
What is ensure privacy and interview the patient alone?
This evidence-based therapy is first-line for borderline personality disorder.
What is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?
This is the nurse’s PRIMARY goal during crisis intervention.
What is return the patient to pre-crisis level of functioning (or higher)?
A patient with alcohol withdrawal becomes confused, febrile, hypertensive, and hallucinating within 72 hours. This emergency condition is called:
What is delirium tremens?