NUR 312 Final Exams Sample Questions &
Answers
Which of the following individuals is most likely to commit suicide?
a. an 80 yo male who just lost his wife
b. a 21 yo female who was just diagnosed with breast cancer
c. a 34 yo male who just lost his job from alcohol abuse
d. a 16 yo female who is being bullied at school
C. a 34 yo male who just lost his job from alcohol abuse
Which of the following could reduce an individual's likelihood of attempting suicide?
a. Method
b. Being a Christian
c. Socioeconomic status
d. Being single
B. being a Christian
Which of the following is true?
a. Males are more likely to attempt suicide
b. Females are more likely to commit suicide
c. Males and females attempt at the same rate but males are most successful then females
d. Females use more lethal means of suicide such as guns and hanging.
C. males and females attempt at the same rate but males are more successful than females
Placing a patient on suicide precautions includes all of the following except:
a. The food trays will have plastic silverware
,b. They can wear their own clothes as long as we take shoe strings and belts
c. All items they could use to hurt themselves will be removed from the room
d. They will have a sitter in the room
B. they can wear their own clothing as long as we take shoe strings and belts
What type of depression do many individuals who live in the Northern United States
experience in the winter?
a. Major Depression
b. Persistent Depression
c. Seasonal Affective Disorder
d. Grief
C. seasonal affective disorder
episode lasts at least 2 weeks; impairment in social/occupational functioning; change from
previous functioning; have four of the following (change in appetite, weight, sleep, fatigue,
energy loss, feelings of worthlessness/guilt, difficulty concentrating, thinking or making
decisions, or recurrent thoughts of suicide or death)
major depressive disorder
depressed nearly all the time; may be known as dysthymic disorder; depressed more days
than not; at least 2 years; 2 or more of following (Appetite disturbance, sleep disturbance,
fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, feelings of
hopelessness)
persistent depression
, nonpsychotic depression where daylight is limited; tx: light therapy
seasonal affective disorder
anticipatory, actual, disenfranchised, complicated; stages (shock, reality, recovery)
greif
Which of the following is true regarding the difference between major depression and
persistent depression?
a. Major depression can't be treated while persistent can
b. Major depression is a single episode while persistent is many smaller episodes
c. Persistent only last for a few months while Major can last for years
d. Persistent can last up to two weeks, major only lasts a few days.
b. major depression is a single episode while persistent is many smaller episodes
light therapy; tread seasonal effective disorder
phototherapy
focus on removing symptoms by correcting bias' (focus on thoughts rather than actions to
change thoughts; challenge thoughts) (what do you feel when you see a spider)
Cognitive Therapy
focusing on their actions in order to change them (when you see a spider I want you to not
scream and run away)
Behavior Therapy
Answers
Which of the following individuals is most likely to commit suicide?
a. an 80 yo male who just lost his wife
b. a 21 yo female who was just diagnosed with breast cancer
c. a 34 yo male who just lost his job from alcohol abuse
d. a 16 yo female who is being bullied at school
C. a 34 yo male who just lost his job from alcohol abuse
Which of the following could reduce an individual's likelihood of attempting suicide?
a. Method
b. Being a Christian
c. Socioeconomic status
d. Being single
B. being a Christian
Which of the following is true?
a. Males are more likely to attempt suicide
b. Females are more likely to commit suicide
c. Males and females attempt at the same rate but males are most successful then females
d. Females use more lethal means of suicide such as guns and hanging.
C. males and females attempt at the same rate but males are more successful than females
Placing a patient on suicide precautions includes all of the following except:
a. The food trays will have plastic silverware
,b. They can wear their own clothes as long as we take shoe strings and belts
c. All items they could use to hurt themselves will be removed from the room
d. They will have a sitter in the room
B. they can wear their own clothing as long as we take shoe strings and belts
What type of depression do many individuals who live in the Northern United States
experience in the winter?
a. Major Depression
b. Persistent Depression
c. Seasonal Affective Disorder
d. Grief
C. seasonal affective disorder
episode lasts at least 2 weeks; impairment in social/occupational functioning; change from
previous functioning; have four of the following (change in appetite, weight, sleep, fatigue,
energy loss, feelings of worthlessness/guilt, difficulty concentrating, thinking or making
decisions, or recurrent thoughts of suicide or death)
major depressive disorder
depressed nearly all the time; may be known as dysthymic disorder; depressed more days
than not; at least 2 years; 2 or more of following (Appetite disturbance, sleep disturbance,
fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, feelings of
hopelessness)
persistent depression
, nonpsychotic depression where daylight is limited; tx: light therapy
seasonal affective disorder
anticipatory, actual, disenfranchised, complicated; stages (shock, reality, recovery)
greif
Which of the following is true regarding the difference between major depression and
persistent depression?
a. Major depression can't be treated while persistent can
b. Major depression is a single episode while persistent is many smaller episodes
c. Persistent only last for a few months while Major can last for years
d. Persistent can last up to two weeks, major only lasts a few days.
b. major depression is a single episode while persistent is many smaller episodes
light therapy; tread seasonal effective disorder
phototherapy
focus on removing symptoms by correcting bias' (focus on thoughts rather than actions to
change thoughts; challenge thoughts) (what do you feel when you see a spider)
Cognitive Therapy
focusing on their actions in order to change them (when you see a spider I want you to not
scream and run away)
Behavior Therapy
