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The nurse recognizes which statements regarding cultural aspects of mental illness are accurate? Select all that apply.

A) Local or cultural norms define pathological behavior.
B) The higher the socioeconomic class,the greater the recognition of mental illness behaviors.
C) Psychiatrists typically see patients when the family can no longer deny the illness.
D) The greater the cultural distance from mainstream society,the greater the likelihood the illness will be treated with sensitivity and compassion.

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Which statement demonstrates the nurse understands an individual's experience of neurosis?

A) "The individual is unaware he or she is experiencing distress."
B) "The individual feels helpless to change his or her situation."
C) "The individual is aware of psychological causes of his or her behavior."
D) "The individual has lost contact with reality."

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The nurse recognizes which statements regarding defense mechanisms are true? Select all that apply.

The mental health nurse is conducting an intake interview with a couple seeking marital counseling.The nurse recognizes the husband is using the ego defense mechanism of projection when he exhibits which of the following?

Which indicates to the nurse a client is at risk for developing a mental disorder?

A woman devastated by the divorce from her abusive husband has been receiving grief counseling.The nurse determines the client is in the acceptance stage of grief when the client states which of the following?

A fourth-grade boy teases a girl in his class and makes jokes about her.The school nurse identifies the boy is using which defense mechanism?

For which would the nurse be required to employ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to determine if immediate intervention due to an unfulfilled lower level is needed?

The nurse recognizes which principle underlies effective patient teaching?

A client routinely uses an excessive amount of alcohol when under stress.When her husband arrived home one day and found her intoxicated,he began yelling at her about her chronic alcohol abuse.Which of the wife's actions does the nurse recognize as the defense mechanism of denial?

Which of the following were attributed to mental illness prior to the influence of Middle Eastern countries? Select all that apply.

Which is the most significant consequence of excessive use of regression?

For which reasons is the DSM-5 useful in the practice of psychiatric nursing? Select all that apply.

A male high school student is attracted to a female teacher.The school nurse overhears the student say,"I know she wants me." The nurse recognizes the student is using which defense mechanism?

A mental health nurse is speaking with parents who are concerned about their 15-year-old identical twins' responses to stress.One twin becomes anxious and irritable,while the other withdraws and cries.Which is the nurse's best response?

Which of the following are included in Jaboda's indicators of mental health? Select all that apply.

A mental health nurse is assessing a client.Which behaviors indicate the client is experiencing moderate anxiety? Select all that apply.

Teaching regarding the concepts of mental health and mental illness is effective when the student nurse states which of the following?

Which of the following does the nurse recognize as an example of the defense mechanism of repression?

A nurse is performing a mental health assessment on an adult client.The nurse recognizes which action demonstrates the client has achieved the highest level of functioning according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?