NRSG 1340 EXAM 1 WITH
100% APPROVED SOLUTIONS
2026/2027 STUDY SET
WHAT ARE THREE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MENTAL ILLNESS?
INDIVIDUAL
- BIOLOGICAL MAKEUP
- INTOLERABLE OR UNREALISTIC WORRIES OR FEARAS
INTERPERSONAL
- INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
- INADEQUATE SOCIAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL/CULTURAL
- UNWARRANTED NEGATIVE VIEW OF THE WORLD
- DISCRIMINATION
WHAT IS THE DSM-5?
DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS
MANUAL PUBLISHED BY THE APA TO ESTABLISH
- DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OR SYMPTOMS
- IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DISORDERS
WHAT ARE THE FIVE AXIS OF THE DSM-5?
,AXIS I: IS A CLINICAL SYNDROME, SUCH AS A MOOD, ANXIETY, OR LEARNING DISORDER
PRESENT?
AXIS II: IS A PERSONALITY DISORDER OR MENTAL RETARDATION PRESENT?
AXIS III: IS A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, OR CANCER
PRESENT?
AXIS IV: ARE SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, DIVORCE,
SCHOOL PROBLEMS, OR OTHER STRESSORS PRESENT?
AXIS V: WHAT IS THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THIS PERSON'S FUNCTIONING (RANGING
FROM "PERSISTENT DANGER OF HURTING ONESELF OR OTHERS" TO "SUPERIOR
FUNCTIONING IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES")?
WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES?
MENTAL ILLNESS
WHAT IS THE "REVOLVING DOOR" CONCEPT?
SHORTER HOSPITAL STAYS LEADS TO DECOMPENSATION WHICH LEADS TO
REHOSPITALIZATION AND A DIAGNOSIS OF BOTH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION?
33%
WHAT ARE BASIC-LEVEL PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICES?
- COUNSELING
- MILIEU THERAPY
- SELF-CARE
,- PSYCHOBIOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS
- HEALTH TEACHING
- CASE MANAGEMENT
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE
WHAT ARE ADVANCED-LEVEL PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICES?
- PSYCHOTHERAPY
- PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR DRUGS
- CONSULTATION AND LIAISON
- EVALUATION
- PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- CLINICAL SUPERVISION
TRUE OR FALSE: THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS (DSM) IS
A PUBLISHED DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR MENTAL
DISORDERS THAT ARE BASED ON CLINICAL RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE.
TRUE
_______ DRUGS ARE THOSE THAT ARE USED TO CHANGE BRAIN FUNCTION AND RESULT IN
ALTERATIONS IN PERCEPTION, MOOD, OR CONSCIOUSNESS.
PSYCHOTROPIC
PSYCHOTROPIC IS AFFECTING THE MIND OF MENTAL PROCESSES. ANTIPSYCHOTIC IS
PREVENTING OR COUNTERACTING PSYCHOSIS.
_______ MANAGEMENT INVOLVES THE USE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO COORDINATES AND
MANAGES ALL OF THE CARE REQUIRED BY A CLIENT.
CASE MANAGEMENT
, GIVE FOUR EXAMPLES OF EXCITATORY NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
- DOPAMINE: COMPLEX MOVEMENTS, MOTIVATION, COGNITION, REGULATION OF
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
- NOREPINEPHRINE: ATTENTION, LEARNING, MEMORY, SLEEP, WAKEFULNESS, MOOD
REGULATION
- EPINEPHRINE: FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
- GLUTAMATE: NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS AT HIGH LEVELS
GOVE TWO EXAMPLES OF INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
- SEROTONIN: FOOD INTAKE, SLEEP, WAKEFULNESS, TEMPERATURE REGULATION, PAIN
CONTROL, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, REGULATION OF EMOTIONS
- GABA: MAJOR INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTER, MODULATION OF OTHER
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF AN EXCITATORY/INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTER.
- ACETYLCHOLINE: SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS CYCLE, SIGNALS MUSCLES TO BECOME ALERT
GIVE FIVE EXAMPLES OF FIRST GENERATION (CONVENTIONAL) ANTIPSYCHOTICS.
- CHLORPROMAZINE
- FLUPHENAZINE
- THIORIDAZINE
- HALOPERIDOL
- LOXAPINE
GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF SECOND GENERATION (ATYPICAL) ANTIPSYCHOTICS.
- CLOZAPINE
- RISPERIDONE
- OLANZAPINE
100% APPROVED SOLUTIONS
2026/2027 STUDY SET
WHAT ARE THREE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MENTAL ILLNESS?
INDIVIDUAL
- BIOLOGICAL MAKEUP
- INTOLERABLE OR UNREALISTIC WORRIES OR FEARAS
INTERPERSONAL
- INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
- INADEQUATE SOCIAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL/CULTURAL
- UNWARRANTED NEGATIVE VIEW OF THE WORLD
- DISCRIMINATION
WHAT IS THE DSM-5?
DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS
MANUAL PUBLISHED BY THE APA TO ESTABLISH
- DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OR SYMPTOMS
- IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DISORDERS
WHAT ARE THE FIVE AXIS OF THE DSM-5?
,AXIS I: IS A CLINICAL SYNDROME, SUCH AS A MOOD, ANXIETY, OR LEARNING DISORDER
PRESENT?
AXIS II: IS A PERSONALITY DISORDER OR MENTAL RETARDATION PRESENT?
AXIS III: IS A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, OR CANCER
PRESENT?
AXIS IV: ARE SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, DIVORCE,
SCHOOL PROBLEMS, OR OTHER STRESSORS PRESENT?
AXIS V: WHAT IS THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THIS PERSON'S FUNCTIONING (RANGING
FROM "PERSISTENT DANGER OF HURTING ONESELF OR OTHERS" TO "SUPERIOR
FUNCTIONING IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES")?
WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES?
MENTAL ILLNESS
WHAT IS THE "REVOLVING DOOR" CONCEPT?
SHORTER HOSPITAL STAYS LEADS TO DECOMPENSATION WHICH LEADS TO
REHOSPITALIZATION AND A DIAGNOSIS OF BOTH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION?
33%
WHAT ARE BASIC-LEVEL PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICES?
- COUNSELING
- MILIEU THERAPY
- SELF-CARE
,- PSYCHOBIOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS
- HEALTH TEACHING
- CASE MANAGEMENT
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE
WHAT ARE ADVANCED-LEVEL PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICES?
- PSYCHOTHERAPY
- PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR DRUGS
- CONSULTATION AND LIAISON
- EVALUATION
- PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- CLINICAL SUPERVISION
TRUE OR FALSE: THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS (DSM) IS
A PUBLISHED DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR MENTAL
DISORDERS THAT ARE BASED ON CLINICAL RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE.
TRUE
_______ DRUGS ARE THOSE THAT ARE USED TO CHANGE BRAIN FUNCTION AND RESULT IN
ALTERATIONS IN PERCEPTION, MOOD, OR CONSCIOUSNESS.
PSYCHOTROPIC
PSYCHOTROPIC IS AFFECTING THE MIND OF MENTAL PROCESSES. ANTIPSYCHOTIC IS
PREVENTING OR COUNTERACTING PSYCHOSIS.
_______ MANAGEMENT INVOLVES THE USE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO COORDINATES AND
MANAGES ALL OF THE CARE REQUIRED BY A CLIENT.
CASE MANAGEMENT
, GIVE FOUR EXAMPLES OF EXCITATORY NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
- DOPAMINE: COMPLEX MOVEMENTS, MOTIVATION, COGNITION, REGULATION OF
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
- NOREPINEPHRINE: ATTENTION, LEARNING, MEMORY, SLEEP, WAKEFULNESS, MOOD
REGULATION
- EPINEPHRINE: FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE
- GLUTAMATE: NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS AT HIGH LEVELS
GOVE TWO EXAMPLES OF INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
- SEROTONIN: FOOD INTAKE, SLEEP, WAKEFULNESS, TEMPERATURE REGULATION, PAIN
CONTROL, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, REGULATION OF EMOTIONS
- GABA: MAJOR INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTER, MODULATION OF OTHER
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF AN EXCITATORY/INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTER.
- ACETYLCHOLINE: SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS CYCLE, SIGNALS MUSCLES TO BECOME ALERT
GIVE FIVE EXAMPLES OF FIRST GENERATION (CONVENTIONAL) ANTIPSYCHOTICS.
- CHLORPROMAZINE
- FLUPHENAZINE
- THIORIDAZINE
- HALOPERIDOL
- LOXAPINE
GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF SECOND GENERATION (ATYPICAL) ANTIPSYCHOTICS.
- CLOZAPINE
- RISPERIDONE
- OLANZAPINE
