Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing A Biopsychosocial Foundation For Practice 1st Edition By Eris F. Perese -Test Bank

Chapter 11: Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which mental status variation are you most likely to expect for a client diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder?
A. Thought: delusions of grandeur
B. Perceptual: derealization and depersonalization
C. Memory: impaired recent memory
D. Mood: inappropriate, silly

____ 2. Three days ago, a woman was raped by a man who drove her home from a party. She notified the police and the man was arrested. She has memory loss related to the rape and feels depressed and lethargic. Which of the following would be the most immediate beneficial intervention?
A. Providing an opportunity to confront her assailant
B. Providing medication
C. Referring her to a support group
D. Creating a safe environment

____ 3. The key feature of acute stress disorder is the presence of
A. Sleep disturbances
B. Symptoms of dissociation
C. Increased arousal
D. Recurrent, intrusive thoughts

____ 4. The current frontline treatment for acute stress disorder is
A. Mood stabilizer medications
B. Interpersonal psychotherapy
C. Antianxiety medications
D. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

____ 5. Following exposure to a traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder occurs more often
A. Among men
B. Among individuals who have experienced prior traumas
C. Among individuals with high levels of education
D. Among those who are married or in a stable relationship

____ 6. The brain structure that is involved with encoding the time and place of a trauma is the
A. Amygdala
B. Thalamus
C. Hippocampus
D. Hypothalamus

____ 7. The model of psychotherapy that is most effective for acute post-traumatic stress disorder is
A. Supportive psychotherapy
B. Exposure therapy
C. Stress inoculation therapy
D. Debriefing therapy

____ 8. Ninety percent of Americans experience a trauma in their lifetime that is severe enough to cause post-traumatic stress disorder. What percent develop post-traumatic stress disorder?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%

____ 9. The primary goal of treatment for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder is to help them to
A. Eradicate memories of the traumatic event
B. Prevent response to triggers of the traumatic event
C. Learn to live with intrusive images
D. Place the trauma in the larger perspective of their lives

____ 10. Which one of the following exposure treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder has been found to be effective among veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder that has not responded to other forms of treatment?
A. Cognitive behavioral therapy
B. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
C. Structured writing therapy
D. Virtual reality exposure therapy

Chapter 11: Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B PTS: 1

2. ANS: D PTS: 1

3. ANS: B PTS: 1

4. ANS: D PTS: 1

5. ANS: B PTS: 1

6. ANS: C PTS: 1

7. ANS: B PTS: 1

8. ANS: A PTS: 1

9. ANS: D PTS: 1

10. ANS: D PTS: 1