TEST BANK
FOR Davis Advantage for Townsend's Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 11th Edition, Karyn I. Morgan (CHAPTERS 27-41).
, CHAPTER 27 — Neurocognitive Disorders (Delirium, Dementia,
Alzheimer’s Disease)
Q1.
Neurocognitive disorders primarily involve:
A. Mood elevation and anxiety
B. Cognitive decline affecting memory, attention, and thinking
C. Personality changes only
D. Sleep disturbances only
Answer: B
Explanation: Neurocognitive disorders involve acquired impairment in
cognition such as memory, executive function, and attention.
Q2.
Delirium is characterized by:
A. Gradual onset and stable course
B. Acute onset and fluctuating consciousness
C. Lifelong stable personality changes
D. Chronic hallucinations only
Answer: B
Explanation: Delirium has sudden onset, fluctuating course, and impaired
attention and awareness.
,Q3.
A hallmark feature of delirium is:
A. Slow progression over years
B. Inattention
C. Stable memory loss only
D. Persistent mood elevation
Answer: B
Explanation: Inattention is a core diagnostic feature of delirium.
Q4.
Which condition most commonly causes delirium?
A. Chronic personality disorder
B. Infection or metabolic imbalance
C. Genetic inheritance only
D. Sleep apnea only
Answer: B
Explanation: Delirium is often triggered by acute medical conditions like
infection or metabolic disturbances.
, Q5.
Dementia differs from delirium because dementia:
A. Has sudden onset
B. Is reversible
C. Has gradual, progressive decline
D. Causes fluctuating consciousness
Answer: C
Explanation: Dementia is chronic, progressive, and usually irreversible.
Q6.
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of:
A. Delirium
B. Dementia
C. Psychosis
D. Anxiety disorder
Answer: B
Explanation: Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia.
Q7.
A key early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease is:
A. Motor paralysis
FOR Davis Advantage for Townsend's Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 11th Edition, Karyn I. Morgan (CHAPTERS 27-41).
, CHAPTER 27 — Neurocognitive Disorders (Delirium, Dementia,
Alzheimer’s Disease)
Q1.
Neurocognitive disorders primarily involve:
A. Mood elevation and anxiety
B. Cognitive decline affecting memory, attention, and thinking
C. Personality changes only
D. Sleep disturbances only
Answer: B
Explanation: Neurocognitive disorders involve acquired impairment in
cognition such as memory, executive function, and attention.
Q2.
Delirium is characterized by:
A. Gradual onset and stable course
B. Acute onset and fluctuating consciousness
C. Lifelong stable personality changes
D. Chronic hallucinations only
Answer: B
Explanation: Delirium has sudden onset, fluctuating course, and impaired
attention and awareness.
,Q3.
A hallmark feature of delirium is:
A. Slow progression over years
B. Inattention
C. Stable memory loss only
D. Persistent mood elevation
Answer: B
Explanation: Inattention is a core diagnostic feature of delirium.
Q4.
Which condition most commonly causes delirium?
A. Chronic personality disorder
B. Infection or metabolic imbalance
C. Genetic inheritance only
D. Sleep apnea only
Answer: B
Explanation: Delirium is often triggered by acute medical conditions like
infection or metabolic disturbances.
, Q5.
Dementia differs from delirium because dementia:
A. Has sudden onset
B. Is reversible
C. Has gradual, progressive decline
D. Causes fluctuating consciousness
Answer: C
Explanation: Dementia is chronic, progressive, and usually irreversible.
Q6.
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of:
A. Delirium
B. Dementia
C. Psychosis
D. Anxiety disorder
Answer: B
Explanation: Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia.
Q7.
A key early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease is:
A. Motor paralysis
