Exam 1 - Chapter 2 & 25

Question 1

What is suicide ?

Answer 1

intentional act of killing onself by any means

Question 2

What is suicidal ideation ?

Answer 2

Thinking about killing oneself

Question 3

What is completed suicide ?

Answer 3

Suicide successfully resulting in death

Question 4

Actually carrying out an act or acts with the intention of death which may or may not prove fatal is called what?

Answer 4

Suicide Attempt

Question 5

What is self-injury directed to the surface of the body to include relief from a negative feeling/cognitive state or to achieve a positive mood state?

Answer 5

Nonsuicidal self-injury

Question 6

What indicates how quickly a person will die (high or low risk)?

Answer 6

Lethality (stated access to methods= more serious)

Question 7

What are examples of basic level interventions for patients with nonsuicidal self injury?

Answer 7

• Caring for wounds/injuries
• Establishing a therapeutic alliance
• Teaching coping skills to replace the self-injurious behaviors

Question 8

What are types of Behavioral Therapy?

Answer 8

• Modeling
• Operant conditioning
• Systematic desensitization
• Aversion therapy
• Biofeedback

Question 9

What is Behavioral Therapy based on?

Answer 9

The assumption that changes in maladaptive behavior. can occur without insight into the underlying cause.

Question 10

When does Behavioral therapy work best?

Answer 10

When it is directed at specific problems and the goals are well defined.

Question 11

What is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy based on?

Answer 11

Both cognitive psychology and behavioral theory

Question 12

What is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy used for?

Answer 12

To challenge these negative patterns of thinking.

Question 13

What is Cognitive-Behavioral therapy used to treat?

Answer 13

A variety of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, phobias and pain.

Question 14

What is a dynamic interplay between individuals and the environment?

Answer 14

Cognitive Theory and Therapies

Question 15

Thoughts come before feelings and actions in what theory/therapies?

Answer 15

Cognitive Theory and Therapies

Question 16

What theory/therapies have believe that thoughts about the world and our place in it are based on our own unique perspectives, which may or may not be based on reality?

Answer 16

Cognitive Theory and Therapies

Question 17

What is the cognitive theory that test distorted beliefs and change way of thinking; reduce symptoms?

Answer 17

Cognitive-behavior therapy (Beck)

Question 18

What theory states that the purpose of all behavior is to get needs met through interpersonal interactions and to reduce or avoid anxiety?

Answer 18

Interpersonal Theory

Question 19

What is a painful feeling or emotion that arises from social insecurity or prevents biological needs from being met?

Answer 19

Anxiety

Question 20

Measures the individual employs to reduce anxiety and enhance security is defined as what?

Answer 20

Security operations

Question 21

All of the security operations an individual uses to defend against anxiety ensure self-esteem which is defined as what?

Answer 21

Self-system

Question 22

What is interpersonal theory most effective in treating?

Answer 22

• Grief and loss
• Interpersonal disputes
• Role transition

Question 23

What are considered automatic thoughts that are irrational and lead to false assumptions and misinterpretations?

Answer 23

Cognitive distortions

Question 24

What did Hildegard Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing include?

Answer 24

• The art of nursing

- The science of nursing

Question 25

In regards to Peplau what is included in the art of nursing?

Answer 25

• Provide care, compassion, and advocacy

- Enhance comfort and well-being

Question 26

In regards to Peplau what is included in the science of nursing?

Answer 26

Application of knowledge to

• Understand a broad range of human problems and psychosocial phenomena
• Intervene in relieving patient’s suffering and promote growth

Question 27

Did Peplau discuss the levels of anxiety?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

Did Peplau determine interventions to lower anxiety?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

What did Peplau aim to do?

Answer 29

Improve patient’s ability to think and function

Question 30

What are Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs? (1=bottom/most important)

Answer 30

1. Physiological needs
2. safety
3. Belonging and love needs
4. Esteem needs
5. Self - Actualization

Question 31

Who thought that humans are active participants in life, striving for self-actualization?

Answer 31

Maslow

Question 32

To Maslow, when lower needs are met what follows?

Answer 32

Higher needs are able to emerge

Question 33

What are high-risk methods in regards to lethality?

Answer 33

• Using a gun
• Jumping from a high place
• Hanging
• Poisoning with carbon monoxide
• Staging a car crash

Question 34

What are low-risk (soft) methods in regards to lethality?

Answer 34

• Cutting
• Inhaling natural gas
• Injesting pills

Question 35

A history of suicide attempts increases the risk of what?

Answer 35

completed suicide

Question 36

What are levels of intervention?

Answer 36

• Prevention
• Treatment
• Postvention

Question 37

What are the activities that provide support, information, and education to prevent suicide?

Answer 37

Prevention

Question 38

What level of intervention includes the treatment of actual suicidal crisis?

Answer 38

Treatment

Question 39

What are interventions with a circle of survivors left by individuals who completed suicide to reduce the traumatic aftereffects?

Answer 39

Postvention