Author Question: The nurse has completed group education for patients with anxiety disorders. The education is ... (Read 64 times)

Evvie72 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse has completed group education for patients with anxiety disorders. The education is evaluated as successful when the patients make which statements?

1. Relaxation techniques will often decrease anxiety.
2. Antianxiety medicine should be used until our anxiety is gone.
3. Antianxiety medicine should not be used indefinitely.
4. We need therapy to learn where this anxiety comes from.
5. We need different medicines for anxiety, and for difficulty in sleeping.

Question 2

The patient tells the nurse that she is interested in the human brain, and questions which parts of the brain control anxiety and insomnia. What is the best reply by the nurse?

1. The limbic system and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia.
2. The frontal lobes and limbic system control anxiety and insomnia.
3. The thalamus and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia.
4. The limbic system and hypothalamus control anxiety and insomnia.

kingfahad97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,3,4
Rationale: Patients with anxiety disorders should be encouraged to uncover the cause of the anxiety through cognitive-behavioral therapy or other counseling techniques. Nonpharmacological techniques such as relaxation techniques are effective in reducing some levels of anxiety. For most patients, anti-anxiety medication is intended for short-term use. Absence of anxiety is an unrealistic goal because all individuals will have some level of anxiety during their lifetime. Often, the same medication can be used for anxiety as well as insomnia.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Neural systems associated with anxiety and restlessness includes the limbic system and the reticular activating system. The reticular activating system is responsible for sleeping and wakefulness and performs an alerting function for the entire cerebral cortex. The limbic system and the reticular activating system, not the hypothalamus, are responsible for anxiety and sleep. The limbic system and the reticular activating system, not the frontal lobes, are responsible for anxiety and sleep. The limbic system and the reticular activating system, not the thalamus, are responsible for anxiety and sleep.