The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Postpartum

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with a postpartum emotional disorder. Which postpartum disorder is correctly matched with its presenting symptoms?

• A) Baby blues (lack of concentration, agitation, guilt, and an abnormal attitude toward bodily functions)
• B) Moderate postpartum depression (irritability, loss of libido, sleep disturbances, expresses concern about inability to care for baby)
• C) Maternity blues (overprotection of infant, severe guilt, depressed mood, lack of concentration)
• D) Postpartum depression with psychotic features (transient depressed mood, decisive, abnormal fear of child abduction, suicidal ideations)

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Definitions:

Relational Aggression

A type of aggression that harms others through deliberate manipulation or damage to their relationships or social status.

Conduct Disorder

A range of antisocial types of behavior displayed in childhood or adolescence, characterized by aggression toward people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness, theft, and serious violations of rules.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

A mental health disorder diagnosed in children and adolescents characterized by a persistent pattern of defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior towards authority figures.

Problem-solving Skills

Abilities that enable an individual to effectively approach and resolve a variety of situations, challenges, or complexities.