Deck 25: Anger and Aggression

Question 1

In the assault cycle,people are unable to listen to reason,follow directions,or engage in mental exercises during the stage of:

A)Crisis
B)Trigger
C)Recovery
D)Escalation

Answer 1

Crisis

Question 2

As long as the client is limiting her behaviors to verbal assaults and harmless physical movements,

A)She is placed in seclusion.
B)The acting out may continue.
C)The caregiver is prepared to apply restraints.
D)She is reminded of the inappropriateness of her behavior.

Answer 2

The acting out may continue.

Question 3

Children in preadolescence have started to channel aggression through which positive activity?

A)Fights in schoolyards
B)Organized sports
C)Joining gangs
D)Verbal abuse

Answer 3

Organized sports

Question 4

Interventions for assaultive clients that focus on protecting the client and others from potential harm are level ____ interventions.

A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four

Question 5

Level one interventions for potentially assaultive clients should be practiced as:

A)Therapy
B)Control methods
C)Assessment measures
D)Preventive measures

Question 6

Persons who naturally relate aggressively to others,seldom have empathy,and lack appropriate guilt feelings are given the diagnosis of ____ disorder.

A)Conduct
B)Adjustment
C)Impulse-control
D)Oppositional defiant

Question 7

Crisis interventions are very successful if begun early in the assault cycle,in the ____ stage.

A)Crisis
B)Trigger
C)Depression
D)Escalation

Question 8

A married couple is seeking counseling for domestic abuse issues.The husband states that he can't control his anger when his wife constantly nags at him.In the assault cycle,the wife's behavior in this situation is the stage known as:

A)Recovery
B)Crisis
C)Escalation
D)Trigger

Question 9

Restrained clients must be monitored and their condition documented at least every ____ minutes.

A)15
B)30
C)60
D)90

Question 10

A 15-year-old female is seen in the clinic for episodes of cutting herself since her parents divorced six months ago.Which nursing diagnosis is a priority for this client?

A)Behavior,risk-prone health
B)Spiritual distress
C)Social interaction,impaired
D)Family processes,interrupted

Question 11

A male client is being seen for anger management issues following an incident in which he was late for work,became angry at the driver in front of him for not driving faster,and intentionally ran into the car at a stop sign.This client is displaying actions most typical of:

A)Intermittent explosive disorder
B)Passive aggressive behavior
C)Oppositional defiant disorder
D)Adjustment disorder with anxiety

Question 12

Which situation would most negatively affect a female client with a diagnosis of adjustment disorder?

A)Marrying her partner she has lived with for 5 years
B)Beginning college after graduating from high school 12 years ago
C)Being promoted in the company at which she has worked for the past 10 years
D)Meeting with a friend with whom she keeps in contact but has not seen for 8 years

Question 13

Which of the following persons is exhibiting passive aggression?

A)The woman who willingly volunteers to help out at her child's school play
B)The woman who says no when asked to go to a charity event
C)The woman who asks a co-worker to cover her shift
D)The woman who agrees to cover a co-worker's shift and complains to customers that she is supposed to be home

Question 14

A man who hit his wife yesterday,causing her to fall and break her arm,has called out of work today to take care of her and buy her flowers.He repeatedly tells her how horrible he feels and promises this will never happen again.What stage of the assault is he demonstrating?

A)Trigger stage
B)Escalation stage
C)Recovery stage
D)Depression stage

Question 15

Emotional or behavioral problems that develop in response to an identifiable source and last no longer than 6 months are called ____ disorders.

A)Conduct
B)Adjustment
C)Impulse-control
D)Oppositional defiant

Question 16

An intramuscular injection of an antianxiety agent is administered to a client who has become violent toward the staff in the emergency room.This is an example of what level of therapeutic intervention?

A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four

Question 17

The use of inappropriate,harmful,or destructive behaviors to express current or past emotions is defined as:

A)Anger
B)Assault
C)Acting out
D)Aggression

Question 18

Which mental health problems are categorized as anger control disorders? (Select all that apply. )

A)Conversion disorder
B)Conduct disorder
C)Dissociative disorder
D)Impulse-control disorder
E)Dysthymic disorder
F)Adjustment disorder
G)Oppositional defiant disorder

Question 19

Interventions that help caregivers the most in coping with their own anger focus on:

A)Learning to effectively interact with clients
B)Assessing which stressors and coping skills are being used
C)Learning to effectively control feelings of anger
D)Establishing a trusting therapeutic relationship via clear communications

Question 20

Toddlers often express their anger through:

A)Crying
B)Manipulation
C)Temper tantrums
D)Direct aggression

Question 21

Which of the following psychosocial nursing diagnoses are related to anger and aggression? (Select all that apply. )

A)Anxiety
B)Violence,risk for other-directed
C)Hopelessness
D)Violence,risk for self-directed
E)Coping ineffective,individual
F)Fear

Question 22

During the psychosocial portion of the assessment of a client with anger,aggression,or violent behavior issues,the nurse will assess which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

A)Coping skills
B)General appearance
C)Value and belief systems
D)Cultural,spiritual,and occupational interests
E)Potential for engaging in inappropriate behavior

Question 23

__________ is a forceful attitude or action that does not take into consideration others' feelings or needs and may be expressed verbally,physically,or symbolically.

Question 24

The __________ theory explains aggression and violence as being caused by physical or chemical differences among people.

Question 25

__________ typically express anger and/or aggression with temper tantrums.