Which should the nurse recognize as a DSM-5 disorder?
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A
Obesity
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B
Generalized anxiety disorder
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C
Hypertension
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D
Grief
In this situation, the nursing judgment that fits the stem is Generalized anxiety disorder.
B. Generalized anxiety disorder
This works since The DSM-5 identifies several disorders that are related to anxiety, including generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and dissociative disorders. Need: Psychosocial Integrity The underlying principle in the stem is best addressed by choosing the response that is both specific to the cue provided and consistent with evidence-informed psychiatric nursing practice. From a nursing standpoint, this selection guides assessment and interventions toward what is most clinically meaningful in the moment—risk reduction, safety, accurate appraisal, and support for adaptive coping.
C. Hypertension
This could seem tempting if the idea in “Hypertension” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
D. Grief
This might be chosen when the idea in “Grief” addresses a different mechanism or priority than the one emphasized by the stem The wording does not track the stem’s main cue, so selecting it would shift the nurse away from the most precise interpretation or priority.
Conclusion
The stem provides enough information to select the most accurate interpretation without adding extra assumptions. The chosen answer reflects the correct framework, and the remaining choices drift toward incomplete, premature, or misdirected reasoning.