Northern European Americans value punctuality, hard work, and the ...

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Northern European Americans value punctuality, hard work, and the acquisition of material possessions and status. A nurse should recognize that these values may contribute to which form of psychopathology?
 
  1. Dissociative disorders
  2. Alzheimer's dementia
  3. Stress-related disorders
  4. Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders

Question 2

Which factors differentiate the diagnosis of PTSD from the diagnosis of adjustment disorder (AD)?
 
  1. PTSD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas AD results from exposure to normal daily events.
  2. AD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas PTSD results from exposure to normal daily events.
  3. Depressive symptoms occur in PTSD and not in AD.
  4. Depressive symptoms occur in AD and not in PTSD.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse should correlate many Northern European American values, such as punctuality, hard work, and acquisition of material possessions, with stress-related disorders. Psychopathology may occur when individuals fail to meet the expectations of the culture.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: PTSD results from exposure to an extreme traumatic event, whereas AD results from exposure to normal daily events, such as divorce, failure, or rejection. Depressive symptoms can occur in both PTSD and AD.