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A student who is assigned to observe in the chemical dependency center asks What is the difference
  between drug abuse and drug dependence? The nurse replies Abuse implies maladaptive,
  consistent use of the drug despite having problems
 
  related to the drug.. Which statement should be
  used to describe dependency?
  a. Dependence involves the lack of control of drug use, tolerance, and withdrawal
  symptoms when intake is reduced or stopped.
  b. Dependence occurs when psychoactive drug use interferes with the work of
  neurotransmitters.
  c. Dependence refers to symptoms that occur when two or more drugs affecting the
  central nervous system (CNS) are used for their additive effects.
  d. Dependence refers to taking a combination of drugs to weaken or inhibit the
  effect of another drug.

Question 2

Shortly after her parents announced that they were divorcing, a 15-year-old high-school junior
  stopped participating in cheerleading and began to sit alone at lunch and avoid former friends. At
  home she spends most of her time in her room.
 
  She tells the nurse All the kids at school have
  families. Now that my parents are divorcing, I am an outsider. If my parents loved me, they would
  work out their problems.. What nursing diagnosis should be considered based on the assembled
  data?
  a. Decisional conflict
  b. Social isolation
  c. Disturbed thought processes
  d. Disturbed personal identity



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Answer to Question 1

A
According to the DSM-IV-TR, option 1 defines psychoactive substance dependence. Option B does
not explain dependence. Option C describes synergistic effect, and option D describes antagonistic
effect.

Answer to Question 2

B
This diagnosis refers to aloneness that the client perceives negatively, even when self-imposed.
Defining characteristics that the teen displays include expressing feelings of being different from
others and self-imposed isolation from peers and family. The other options are not supported by data
in the scenario.





 

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