Care planned for a patient with adjustment disorder will be most effective if the nurse knows adjustment disorders are a group of disorders that:
a. Involve psychotic thinking in adolescents
b. Address issues of anxiety and depression
c. Include behaviors that are seen primarily in the child and adolescent population
d. Manifest as transient episodes of dysfunction in response to specific stressors
ANS: D
Adjustment disorders are short-term disturbances in mood or behavior resulting from identi-fiable stressors. Psychotic features are not present. Adjustment disorders can occur in any age group. Anxiety and depression may be present, but emphasis is on identifying and resolving the specific issue.
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