Chapter 10 - Nursing Process

Question 1

Affect

Answer 1

The person’s capacity to cary outward emotional expression

Question 2

Behavior Modification/Therapy

Answer 2

Reinforce desired behaviors and extinguish undesired ones

Question 3

Bibliotherapy

Answer 3

The reading of selected materials to express feelings or gain insight under the guidance of a healthcare provider

Question 4

Conflict resolution

Answer 4

Process of helping an individual or family identify a problem underling a disagreement or dispute and developing alternative possibilities

Question 5

Distraction

Answer 5

Purposeful focusing of attention away from undesirable sensations (guided imagery)

Question 6

Dysphoric

Answer 6

Depressed
Disquieted
Restless

Question 7

Deescalation

Answer 7

Interactive process of calming and redirecting a pt. who has immediate potential for violence

Question 8

Body image

Answer 8

A person’s belief and attitude about his/her body

Question 9

Euphoric

Answer 9

Elated

Question 10

Euthymic

Answer 10

Normal

Question 11

Insight

Answer 11

A person’s awareness of his/her own feelings and thoughts and ability to compare them with the thoughts and feelings of others

Question 12

Judgement

Answer 12

Ability to reach a logical decision about a situation and choose a course of action after examining and analyzing various possibilities

Question 13

Labile

Answer 13

Changeable

Question 14

Milieu Therapy

Answer 14

The design of the physical surroundings, structure or pt. activities and promotion of stable social structure

Question 15

Mood

Answer 15

Prominent, sustained, overall emotions that the person expresses and exhibits

Question 16

Restraint

Answer 16

Any method that immobilizes or reduces the ability of the pt. to move

Question 17

Personal Identity

Answer 17

knowing “who I am”

Question 18

Seclusion

Answer 18

The involuntary confinement of a person in a room prevented from leaving

Question 19

Self-concept

Answer 19

Develops over a lifetime, represents the total beliefs about 3 interrelated dimensions of the self: body image, self-esteem, and personal identity

Question 20

Validation

Answer 20

Process that affirms pt. individuality

Question 21

Psychological assessment includes:

Answer 21

Risk factors
Mental Status exam
Behavioral responses

Question 22

Behavioral responses

Answer 22

Self-concept

Past coping strategies

Question 23

Risk Factors

Answer 23

Suicidal
Homicidal
Assaultive