PSW EXAM MENTAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The state of mind in which a person copes well with and adjusts to
the stressors of everyday living in society in socially acceptable
ways is called? -
correct answer ✅Mental health
Depression and dementia are often confused as they share the
same symptoms. True or false? -
correct answer ✅True
TIA stands for? -
correct answer ✅Transient Ischemic Attack
A condition in which the signs, symptoms, and behaviours of
dementia increase during the hours of darkness in the late
afternoon and in the evening hours. What is that called? -
correct answer ✅Sundowning
Seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling something that is not real. -
correct answer ✅Hallucination
, PSW EXAM MENTAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Psychosis, delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia are symptoms of?
-
correct answer ✅Schizophrenia
The patient is confined to bed and is not able to sit or walk in the
room. What stage of dementia is it? -
correct answer ✅Stage 3 Dementia
What stage of dementia is when the patient is unable to recognize
themselves at all, as well as friends, family, and other people? -
correct answer ✅Stage 3
What stage of dementia is your patient if they have a failure to
recognize family and friends? -
correct answer ✅Stage 2
What does validation therapy involve? -
correct answer ✅Focusing on the empathy and advocating for the
affected's perception of reality
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The state of mind in which a person copes well with and adjusts to
the stressors of everyday living in society in socially acceptable
ways is called? -
correct answer ✅Mental health
Depression and dementia are often confused as they share the
same symptoms. True or false? -
correct answer ✅True
TIA stands for? -
correct answer ✅Transient Ischemic Attack
A condition in which the signs, symptoms, and behaviours of
dementia increase during the hours of darkness in the late
afternoon and in the evening hours. What is that called? -
correct answer ✅Sundowning
Seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling something that is not real. -
correct answer ✅Hallucination
, PSW EXAM MENTAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Psychosis, delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia are symptoms of?
-
correct answer ✅Schizophrenia
The patient is confined to bed and is not able to sit or walk in the
room. What stage of dementia is it? -
correct answer ✅Stage 3 Dementia
What stage of dementia is when the patient is unable to recognize
themselves at all, as well as friends, family, and other people? -
correct answer ✅Stage 3
What stage of dementia is your patient if they have a failure to
recognize family and friends? -
correct answer ✅Stage 2
What does validation therapy involve? -
correct answer ✅Focusing on the empathy and advocating for the
affected's perception of reality
