Trauma and PTSD
This disorder occurs after exposure to a traumatic event and symptoms last longer than one month.
What is PTSD?
The level of anxiety that enhances learning and motivation.
What is mild anxiety?
Recurrent, intrusive thoughts that cause distress.
What are obsessions?
Hearing voices that others do not hear.
What are auditory hallucinations?
The priority nursing action during a panic attack.
What is staying with the client and speaking calmly?
Re-experiencing a traumatic event through vivid memories or reliving the experience.
What is a flashback?
Sudden episodes of intense fear accompanied by palpitations and shortness of breath.
What are panic attacks?
Repetitive behaviors performed to reduce anxiety
What are compulsions?
Believing that television programs contain secret personal messages.
What is a delusion of reference?
The first nursing priority when caring for a client with PTSD.
What is establishing safety and trust?
This symptom category includes avoiding people, places, or situations associated with trauma.
What is avoidance?
Persistent excessive worry about everyday events for at least six months.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
A common OCD ritual involving repeated washing because of contamination fears.
What is compulsive handwashing?
These symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech.
What are positive symptoms?
The communication technique used when responding to hallucinations.
What is presenting reality without arguing?
An exaggerated response to unexpected sounds or stimuli often seen in PTSD.
What is an exaggerated startle response?
During this level of anxiety, the person's perceptual field is greatly reduced and learning is impossible.
What is severe anxiety?
The behavioral therapy considered first-line treatment for OCD.
What is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)?
This negative symptom is characterized by a lack of emotional expression.
What is flat affect?
This type of communication is most effective for clients with schizophrenia who have difficulty concentrating.
What is simple, clear communication?
A trauma-related disorder diagnosed when symptoms occur within days of trauma and last less than one month.
What is Acute Stress Disorder?
The highest level of anxiety characterized by loss of rational thought and possible feelings of doom.
What is panic anxiety?
Clients with OCD often possess this, recognizing their thoughts or behaviors are irrational.
What is insight?
The neurotransmitter most strongly associated with schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
A nursing strategy that decreases anxiety by reducing excessive environmental stimulation.
What is providing a calm, quiet environment?