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question 25

Multiple Choice

A student says, "Before taking a test, I feel a heightened sense of awareness and restlessness." The nurse can correctly assess the student's experience as:

• A) culturally influenced.
• B) displacement.
• C) trait anxiety.
• D) mild anxiety.

Understand treatment approaches for anxiety disorders, including exposure-based methods and cognitive therapy.

Recognize the characteristic fear of scrutiny in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and its impact on individuals.

Learn about the nature of obsessions and compulsions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and their diagnostic criteria.

Understand the distinctions between disorders within the spectrum of anxiety disorders, emphasizing their unique aspects.

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Definitions:

Autonomy

The degree to which a job provides the employee with the discretion and independence to schedule their work and determine how it is done.

Motivating Potential Score

A measure used to evaluate the motivational properties of jobs based on five core job dimensions, intending to predict job satisfaction and motivation.

Job Diagnostic Survey

A tool used to measure the elements of a job, as per the Job Characteristics Model, to determine how motivating the job is for employees.

Growth Need Strength

The degree to which an individual desires and is motivated by opportunities for personal growth and development within their job or career.