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Question 1 of 5

A nurse should suspect which disorder when a client is able to move his arm in private but states to others that his arm is paralyzed?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Personality disorder: Personality disorders involve enduring patterns of behavior and inner experiences that deviate from the norm, but they do not typically include symptoms like claimed paralysis. Hypochondriasis: Hypochondriasis (now classified as illness anxiety disorder) involves excessive worry about having a serious illness but does not involve actual loss of function. Conversion disorder: Conversion disorder involves neurological symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation. Symptoms can include paralysis, blindness, or other neurological deficits that are inconsistent with medical findings and often arise in response to psychological stress. Cyclothymic disorder: Cyclothymic disorder involves chronic fluctuating moods but does not typically include conversion symptoms like paralysis.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is an impulse control disorder?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Pyromania: Pyromania is an impulse control disorder characterized by the recurrent urge to set fires. Deceitfulness: Deceitfulness is more associated with antisocial personality disorder rather than impulse control disorders. Aggressive conduct: Aggressive conduct is associated with conduct disorder, not specifically with impulse control disorders. Serious rule violations: Serious rule violations are characteristic of conduct disorder.

Question 3 of 5

An abuser with severe aggression is prescribed medication for his condition. Which of the following may be prescribed?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Atypical antipsychotic: Atypical antipsychotics can be used to manage severe aggression and agitation, especially in individuals with underlying psychiatric disorders. Hypnotic: Hypnotics are used for sleep disorders and are not indicated for managing aggression. Antipyretics: Antipyretics are used to reduce fever and are not relevant to treating aggression. Antabuse: Antabuse (disulfiram) is used to treat alcohol dependence and is not indicated for managing aggression.

Question 4 of 5

A person who wants to die slashes his wrists and is critically injured but does not die. This is an example of which of the following?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Direct self-destructive behavior: Direct self-destructive behavior refers to actions taken with the intent to cause immediate harm or death, such as slashing one's wrists. Indirect self-destructive behavior: Indirect self-destructive behavior refers to actions that can harm oneself over time, such as substance abuse or reckless driving, without the immediate intention to die. Parasuicidal behavior: Parasuicidal behavior involves actions that are intended to cause self-harm but not necessarily result in death, often seen as a cry for help. Maladaptive self-destructive behavior: Maladaptive self-destructive behavior is a broader term that can include a variety of harmful actions, not necessarily with the intention of suicide.

Question 5 of 5

A person yells, curses, and strikes a bank teller for making her wait in line too long. This behavior is consistent with which of the following?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Adjustment disorder: Adjustment disorder involves emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a stressor, but not typically to the extent of physical aggression. Intermittent explosive disorder: Intermittent explosive disorder is characterized by sudden episodes of unwarranted anger and impulsive, aggressive behavior that are grossly out of proportion to the provocation or stressor present is consistent with the described actions. Conduct disorder: Conduct disorder typically involves a pattern of behavior that violates societal norms and the rights of others, more commonly diagnosed in children and adolescents. Oppositional defiant disorder: Oppositional defiant disorder involves a pattern of angry, defiant behavior towards authority, but does not typically include physical aggression towards non-family members.

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