Author Question: A nurse is giving a presentation on mental health promotion at a community center. A participant ... (Read 73 times)

armygirl · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is giving a presentation on mental health promotion at a community center. A participant states, My friend tells me I'm depressed because I don't have a lot of energy and have trouble concentrating.

I had to quit my full-time job because I don't seem to have the energy to manage it. But I don't want to kill myself or anything like that. Although more data are needed for diagnosis, the nurse suspects that the client may have which of the following?
A) Bipolar II disorder
B) Cyclothymic disorder
C) Dysthymic disorder
D) Major depressive disorder

Question 2

The nurse is interviewing a client with depression about recent stressors in her life and how she has coped. The client states, I just have bad luck. It doesn't matter what I do.

Nothing ever works out for me. Based on the client's statement, the nurse uses which of the following psychological theories as a basis for designing appropriate interventions?
A) Psychodynamic theory
B) Learned helplessness theory
C) Feminist theory
D) Psychoanalytic theory

jonathanballen97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
Dysthymia is a mild depressive illness in which symptoms, such as poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or excessive sleep, low energy, fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration, and difficulty making decisions, are chronic but less severe than with major depression. Diagnostic criteria include depressed or irritable mood most of the day, occurring more days than not for at least 2 years.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
The original theoretical model of learned helplessness proposed that people susceptible to mood disorders have come to believe, based on experience, that they are ineffective and have no influence on factors that cause their suffering (Seligman et al., 1974). Behaviors that define learned helplessness include passivity, negative expectations, and feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and powerlessness.