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bobbie · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is teaching a new nursing graduate about the differentiations between the various levels of anxiety. The nurse should state that severe levels of anxiety result in what?

A) A heightened sense of awareness
B) Distorted sensory awareness
C) Mild forgetfulness
D) Impaired ability to concentrate

Question 2

A nurse therapist is conducting a group session in which a participant asks the nurse to explain the difference between normal anxiety and an anxiety disorder. Which of the following responses is best?

A) People with anxiety disorders experience a fight-or-flight response when threatened.
B) People with anxiety disorders generally find that the anxiety interferes with daily activities.
C) Normal anxiety does not result in feelings of worry or restlessness.
D) Normal anxiety prompts a person to create solutions to problems, but anxiety disorders result in dread.

hollysheppard095 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
In severe anxiety, perception becomes increasingly distorted, sensory input diminishes, and processing of sensory stimuli becomes scattered and disorganized.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Pathologic anxiety is suspected if a person feels anxious when no real threat exists, when a threat has passed long ago but continues to impair the person's functioning, or when a person substitutes adaptive coping mechanisms with maladaptive ones. Normal anxiety does not always prompt the creation of solutions.