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Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing Thirteenth, North American Edition
Chapter 67 : Interaction of Body and Mind Questions
Question 1 of 5
What condition triggers the general adaptation syndrome?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Excessive, ill-timed, or unrelieved stress is called distress. It triggers the general adaptation syndrome, a nonspecific physiologic response. Eustress means the right amount of stress and maintains a healthy balance in life. It cannot trigger general adaptation syndrome. The placebo effect refers to healing or improvement that takes place because the person believes a treatment method will be more effective. Helplessness is a psychological factor that makes a client with stress disease prone. It is not a condition that triggers the general adaptation syndrome.
Question 2 of 5
What is the result of the appropriate use of coping mechanisms?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: When used appropriately and in moderation, coping mechanisms allow maintenance of psychological equilibrium and lead to psychological growth. Appropriate use of coping mechanisms does not alter body functions or symptoms or restore biologic functions.
Question 3 of 5
Impaired balance and uncontrolled tremors of Parkinson disease is correlated with which neurotransmitter?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The impaired balance and uncontrolled tremors of Parkinson disease have been linked with low levels of dopamine. The other neurotransmitters have not been implicated in Parkinson's disease in this manner.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Parkinson disease. The nurse is most correct to correlate the client's uncontrolled tremors as a physical characteristic of a lack of which neurotransmitter?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and the most common movement disorder. It is characterized by progressive loss of muscle control, which leads to trembling of the limbs and head while at rest, stiffness, slowness, and imbalance. Low levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine have been linked to the uncontrollable tremors. The other neurotransmitters are not related to Parkinson disease.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client on a behavioral health unit. What would support the theory that mental illness is a psychobiologic disorder?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse is correct to confirm the biologic disorder of an alteration in neurotransmitter levels. The neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, and acetylcholine often are implicated in the psychobiology of mental illness. Evaluating the client's need for personal assistance, behavior improvement with group therapy, and inappropriate interpersonal skills addresses behavior aspects alone.