NURS 222 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
PRACTICE TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What causes ASD?
Answer: Traumatic events that cause intense fear, horror, or
helplessness
-Death
-Threat of death to oneself or others
-Threat of serious injury to oneself or others
-Threat to the physical integrity of oneself or others
◉ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Answer: -Exposure to traumatic events causes anxiety, detachment,
and other manifesations about the event for longer than 1 month
following the event.
-Manifestations can last for years.
◉ Acute Stress Disorder/PTSD
Expected findings
Answer: -Aggression
,-Hypervigilance (state of high alert)
-Decreased focus
-Insomnia
-Suicidal or violent thoughts
◉ Medications for ASD and PTSD
Answer: 1. Fluoxetine decreases depression and anxiety
2. Venlafaxine decreases depression and anxiety
3. Mirtazapine decreases depression and anxiety
4. Amitriptyline decreases depression and anxiety
5. Prazosin decreases hypervigilance and insomnia
6. Propranolol decreases HR, anxiety, panic hypervigilance, and
insomnia.
◉ Adjustment Disorder
Answer: -A group of symptoms, such as stress, feeling sad or
hopeless, and physical symptoms that can occur after you go
through a stressful life event.
-The symptoms occur because you are having a hard time coping.
-Your reaction is stronger than expected for the type of event that
occurred.
-The stressor and effects are less severe than with ASD or PTSD.
,◉ Adjustment Disorder
Expected findings
Answer: -Depression
-Anxiety
-Argumentative
-Dangerous behavior (i.e. erratic driving)
◉ Diagnostic Procedures for ASD/PTSD/AD
Answer: -Primary Care PTSD Screen
-PTSD Checklist
-Screening tests for anxiety and depression
-Asking about suicidal ideation
-Mental status examination
◉ Nursing care for ASD/PTSD/AD
Answer: -Build rapport
-Encourage client to share feelings
-Provide safe environment
-Assess for suicidal ideation
-Use strategies to decrease anxiety
◉ Dissociative disorders
, Answer: -A mental state of disconnection from what is going on
without you.
-Similar to a state of daydreaming
-Becomes a disorder when it is intense and often. Affects normal
functioning in daily life.
-Involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness,
awareness, identity, and/or perception.
◉ Types of Dissociative Disorders
Answer: 1. Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
2. Dissociative Amnesia
3. Dissociative Fugue
4. Dissociative Identity Disorder
◉ Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Answer: Involves a persistent or recurring feeling of being detached
from one's body or mental processes, like an outside observer of
their life (depersonalization), and/or a feeling of being detached
from one's surroundings (derealization)
◉ Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Expected findings
Answer: Depersonalization
PRACTICE TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What causes ASD?
Answer: Traumatic events that cause intense fear, horror, or
helplessness
-Death
-Threat of death to oneself or others
-Threat of serious injury to oneself or others
-Threat to the physical integrity of oneself or others
◉ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Answer: -Exposure to traumatic events causes anxiety, detachment,
and other manifesations about the event for longer than 1 month
following the event.
-Manifestations can last for years.
◉ Acute Stress Disorder/PTSD
Expected findings
Answer: -Aggression
,-Hypervigilance (state of high alert)
-Decreased focus
-Insomnia
-Suicidal or violent thoughts
◉ Medications for ASD and PTSD
Answer: 1. Fluoxetine decreases depression and anxiety
2. Venlafaxine decreases depression and anxiety
3. Mirtazapine decreases depression and anxiety
4. Amitriptyline decreases depression and anxiety
5. Prazosin decreases hypervigilance and insomnia
6. Propranolol decreases HR, anxiety, panic hypervigilance, and
insomnia.
◉ Adjustment Disorder
Answer: -A group of symptoms, such as stress, feeling sad or
hopeless, and physical symptoms that can occur after you go
through a stressful life event.
-The symptoms occur because you are having a hard time coping.
-Your reaction is stronger than expected for the type of event that
occurred.
-The stressor and effects are less severe than with ASD or PTSD.
,◉ Adjustment Disorder
Expected findings
Answer: -Depression
-Anxiety
-Argumentative
-Dangerous behavior (i.e. erratic driving)
◉ Diagnostic Procedures for ASD/PTSD/AD
Answer: -Primary Care PTSD Screen
-PTSD Checklist
-Screening tests for anxiety and depression
-Asking about suicidal ideation
-Mental status examination
◉ Nursing care for ASD/PTSD/AD
Answer: -Build rapport
-Encourage client to share feelings
-Provide safe environment
-Assess for suicidal ideation
-Use strategies to decrease anxiety
◉ Dissociative disorders
, Answer: -A mental state of disconnection from what is going on
without you.
-Similar to a state of daydreaming
-Becomes a disorder when it is intense and often. Affects normal
functioning in daily life.
-Involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness,
awareness, identity, and/or perception.
◉ Types of Dissociative Disorders
Answer: 1. Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
2. Dissociative Amnesia
3. Dissociative Fugue
4. Dissociative Identity Disorder
◉ Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Answer: Involves a persistent or recurring feeling of being detached
from one's body or mental processes, like an outside observer of
their life (depersonalization), and/or a feeling of being detached
from one's surroundings (derealization)
◉ Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Expected findings
Answer: Depersonalization
