A patient is referred to the mental health center by the family health care provider. Over the past year, the patient has cooked gourmet meals for family members, but eats only tiny portions of the food. The patient wears layers of loose clothing, saying, 'It’s just my style.' The patient’s weight has dropped from 130 to 95 pounds. The patient has amenorrhea. The history and symptoms are most consistent with which medical diagnosis?

A patient is referred to the mental health center by the family health care provider. Over the past year, the patient has cooked gourmet meals for family members, but eats only tiny portions of the food. The patient wears layers of loose clothing, saying, 'It’s just my style.' The patient’s weight has dropped from 130 to 95 pounds. The patient has amenorrhea. The history and symptoms are most consistent with which medical diagnosis?

A nurse interviews a patient abducted and raped at gunpoint by an unknown assailant. The patient says, 'I can’t talk about it. Nothing happened. I have to forget!' What is the patient’s present coping strategy?

Termination of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship has been successful when the nurse

A patient says, "People should be allowed to commit suicide without interference from others." A nurse replies, "You're wrong. Nothing is bad enough to justify death." What is the best analysis of this interchange?

Which statement demonstrates the nurse's understanding of the effect of environmental factors on a patient's mental health?