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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th Edition
Chapter 10 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A young couple just ended their relationship after a 9-month engagement. The one of the individuals is seeking short-term counseling to assist in grieving this loss. Which type of loss best describes what this client is experiencing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The end of a significant relationship affects the need to love and the feeling of being loved, characteristic of a loss of security and sense of belonging.
Question 2 of 5
A child who has witnessed the murder of his classmate while at school would experience which kind of loss?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Witnessing a violent event like a murder shatters the sense of a safe environment, resulting in a safety loss.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following terms is used to describe the process by which a person experiences the grief?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bereavement refers to the internal process of experiencing grief, distinct from anticipatory grieving, disenfranchised grief, or the outward expression of mourning.
Question 4 of 5
A married couple has just received the news that the husband has terminal cancer. The wife tells the nurse, 'Maybe if we get another opinion and start treatment right away there is a chance of survival.' The nurse documents that the wife is expressing signs of which of Kubler-Ross's stages of grief?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bargaining involves seeking ways to delay or mitigate the loss, as seen in the wife's hope for a different outcome through another opinion or treatment.
Question 5 of 5
After being laid off from work, a client becomes increasingly withdrawn and fatigued, spends entire days in bed, is unkempt, and is eating and sleeping poorly. The nurse would recognize that the client is in which stage of grieving, according to Kubler-Ross?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The client's symptoms of withdrawal, fatigue, and poor self-care indicate depression, where awareness of the loss becomes acute.