Rasmussen Mental Health Final Exam
Questions and Answers
Question 1
What is buspirone (buspar) used for?
Correct Answer
Anxiety, OCD, panic disorders, and PTSD
Question 2
What is amphetamine (Adderall) used for? SE?
Correct Answer
CNS stimulant used for ADHD. SE: insomnia, restlessness, wt. loss, dysrhythmias, and
hypertension
Question 3
Healthy defense mechanisms (4)
Correct Answer
Altruism, sublimation, suppression, and humor.
Question 4
Difference between compassion and empathy?
Correct Answer
Compasson-sympathetic feeling towards other w/o attempt to know their feeling or
understand suffering. Empathy-imagine another's problem coupled with strong
feeling for that person.
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,Question 5
EX. of primary prevention
Correct Answer
legislation and enforcement to ban or control the use of hazardous products, ed.
about healthy and safe habits, immunizations
Question 6
OD heroin patient receives narcan, 1 hr. later present with abd cramps, goose bumps.
What is going on?
Correct Answer
Symptom of narcotic absence. "withdrawal"
Question 7
What is alprazolam (Xanax) used for? SE?
Correct Answer
Antianxiety/sedative. SE: drowsiness, respiratory depression, dizziness, lethargy,
physical dependence
Question 8
Rights of voluntary and involuntary admission patients to mental health?
Correct Answer
Have the right to refuse meds, refuse treatments, and the right to informed consent.
Question 9
If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be
feeling?
Correct Answer
Depressed, Isolated, Angry
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,Question 10
Examples of MAOIs (3)
Correct Answer
Phenelzine (nardil), tranylcypromine (parnate), and isocarboxazid (Marplan)
Question 11
(TCT) accepting:
Correct Answer
conveys an attitude of reception and regard
Question 12
Ex. of secondary prevention
Correct Answer
regular exams, screening, exercise programs to prevent further heart attacks.
Question 13
What is secondary prevention?
Correct Answer
Aims to reduce the impact of a disease that has already occurred.
Question 14
What are hallucinations?
Correct Answer
Experiences that are real to the patient but are not actually real.,
Question 15
Preferred questionnaire for possible alcohol abuse?
Correct Answer
MAST (Michigan alcoholism screening testing) MAST-G for geriatrics
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, Question 16
What is projection?
Correct Answer
A person unconsciously rejects emotionally unacceptable personal features and
attributes them to other people objects or situations.
Question 17
What is GABA?
Correct Answer
NT that reduces anxiety, excitation, and aggression. May play a role in pain
perception, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties, may impair cognition,
and psychomotor functioning.
Question 18
What is tertiary prevention?
Correct Answer
Soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects.
Question 19
Contraindications of lorazepam (Ativan)
Correct Answer
Angle closure glaucoma, hx of drug dependence, pre-existing CNS depression,
severe hypotension, and sleep apnea
Question 20
2 things for the tx of alcohol dependency
Correct Answer
Detox, then rehab
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Questions and Answers
Question 1
What is buspirone (buspar) used for?
Correct Answer
Anxiety, OCD, panic disorders, and PTSD
Question 2
What is amphetamine (Adderall) used for? SE?
Correct Answer
CNS stimulant used for ADHD. SE: insomnia, restlessness, wt. loss, dysrhythmias, and
hypertension
Question 3
Healthy defense mechanisms (4)
Correct Answer
Altruism, sublimation, suppression, and humor.
Question 4
Difference between compassion and empathy?
Correct Answer
Compasson-sympathetic feeling towards other w/o attempt to know their feeling or
understand suffering. Empathy-imagine another's problem coupled with strong
feeling for that person.
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,Question 5
EX. of primary prevention
Correct Answer
legislation and enforcement to ban or control the use of hazardous products, ed.
about healthy and safe habits, immunizations
Question 6
OD heroin patient receives narcan, 1 hr. later present with abd cramps, goose bumps.
What is going on?
Correct Answer
Symptom of narcotic absence. "withdrawal"
Question 7
What is alprazolam (Xanax) used for? SE?
Correct Answer
Antianxiety/sedative. SE: drowsiness, respiratory depression, dizziness, lethargy,
physical dependence
Question 8
Rights of voluntary and involuntary admission patients to mental health?
Correct Answer
Have the right to refuse meds, refuse treatments, and the right to informed consent.
Question 9
If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be
feeling?
Correct Answer
Depressed, Isolated, Angry
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,Question 10
Examples of MAOIs (3)
Correct Answer
Phenelzine (nardil), tranylcypromine (parnate), and isocarboxazid (Marplan)
Question 11
(TCT) accepting:
Correct Answer
conveys an attitude of reception and regard
Question 12
Ex. of secondary prevention
Correct Answer
regular exams, screening, exercise programs to prevent further heart attacks.
Question 13
What is secondary prevention?
Correct Answer
Aims to reduce the impact of a disease that has already occurred.
Question 14
What are hallucinations?
Correct Answer
Experiences that are real to the patient but are not actually real.,
Question 15
Preferred questionnaire for possible alcohol abuse?
Correct Answer
MAST (Michigan alcoholism screening testing) MAST-G for geriatrics
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, Question 16
What is projection?
Correct Answer
A person unconsciously rejects emotionally unacceptable personal features and
attributes them to other people objects or situations.
Question 17
What is GABA?
Correct Answer
NT that reduces anxiety, excitation, and aggression. May play a role in pain
perception, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties, may impair cognition,
and psychomotor functioning.
Question 18
What is tertiary prevention?
Correct Answer
Soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects.
Question 19
Contraindications of lorazepam (Ativan)
Correct Answer
Angle closure glaucoma, hx of drug dependence, pre-existing CNS depression,
severe hypotension, and sleep apnea
Question 20
2 things for the tx of alcohol dependency
Correct Answer
Detox, then rehab
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