A family has revealed to the nurse that the father has begun to ...

[vinney12]

A family has revealed to the nurse that the father has begun to be verbally abusive to his wife and
  physically abusive to his oldest son since he lost his job 3 months ago.
 
  The son is threatening to run
  away and the wife has developed increased anxiety. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family
  would be
  a. ineffective coping related to job loss.
  b. impaired parenting related to father beating son.
  c. caregiver role strain related to increased tension between parents.
  d. disabled family coping related to use of verbal and physical abuse.

Question 2

A college student usually gets As but scored a C on a difficult examination. When he received the
  grade, he experienced anxiety. The best explanation for the student's reaction is that
 
  a. intense anger associated with the low grade gave rise to acute anxiety.
  b. fear of academic repercussions associated with a low grade prompted the
  response.
  c. the expectation of a high grade was unmet, precipitating a threat to self-esteem,
  causing anxiety.
  d. the physical symptoms and cognitive impairment are related to parasympathetic
  response.

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Answer to Question 1

D
Disabled family coping refers to the behavior of a significant family member that disables his or her
own capacity as well as another's capacity to perform tasks essential to adaptation. Option A:
Ineffective coping is inaccurate because more than one individual's coping is affected. Option B:
Impaired parenting deals with only a part of the problem. Option C: Caregiver role strain refers to
the caregiver's difficulty in performing family caregiver roles.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The operational definition of anxiety suggests that an expectation or need is unmet, causing anxiety
and prompting relief behavior. Options A and B: The scenario does not support a rationale
associated with anger or fear. Option D: The responses associated with anxiety are related to
sympathetic nervous system responses.