ATI proctored Mental Health 2023 Exam
Questions and Answers
What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - Answer--disordered thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as
believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them -
Answer-ideas of reference
Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - Answer-Persecution
Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god - Answer-grandeur
believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm -
Answer-somatic delusions
May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual - Answer-Jealousy
Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him - Answer-being controlled
believes that her thoughts are heard by others - Answer-thought broacasting
believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind - Answer-thought insertion
Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an outside agency -
Answer-thought withdrawal
is obsessed with religious beliefs - Answer-religiosity
The client may say sentence after sentence but each sentence may relate to another
topic and the listeniner is bale to follow the clients thoughts - Answer-flight of ideas
Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged and flitted. -
Answer-neologisms
What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders - Answer--Global
assessment of functioning scale
-scale for assessment of negative symptoms
-Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
, What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders - Answer-Paxil
-monitor for SI
-Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly
What are the anxiolytics/ bento's used for psychotic disorders? - Answer--Ativan
-Klonopin
-sedative effects
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults
What are the personality disorders in cluster A - Answer-(Odd and eccentric traits)
-Paranoid
-Schizoid
-Schizotypal
Characterized by odd beliefs leading to interpersonal difficulties, an eccentric
appearance, and magical thinking or perceptual distortions that are not clear delusions
or hallucinations - Answer-schizotypal
Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others.
Ex: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter - Answer-
Altruism
Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substitute acceptable
forms of expression.
Ex: a person who has feelings of anger and hostility toward his work supervisor
sublimates those feelings by working out vigorously a the gym during his lunch period -
Answer-Sublimation
Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
Ex: A person who has lost his job states he will worry about paying his bills next week -
Answer-Suppression
Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness.
Ex: a person who has a fear of the dentist's drill continually "forgets" his dental
appointments. - Answer-Repression
What are healthy defense mechanisms? - Answer-alturism and sublimation
what are intermediate defenses - Answer-repression
reaction formation
displacement
Questions and Answers
What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - Answer--disordered thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as
believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them -
Answer-ideas of reference
Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - Answer-Persecution
Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god - Answer-grandeur
believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm -
Answer-somatic delusions
May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual - Answer-Jealousy
Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him - Answer-being controlled
believes that her thoughts are heard by others - Answer-thought broacasting
believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind - Answer-thought insertion
Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an outside agency -
Answer-thought withdrawal
is obsessed with religious beliefs - Answer-religiosity
The client may say sentence after sentence but each sentence may relate to another
topic and the listeniner is bale to follow the clients thoughts - Answer-flight of ideas
Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged and flitted. -
Answer-neologisms
What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders - Answer--Global
assessment of functioning scale
-scale for assessment of negative symptoms
-Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
, What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders - Answer-Paxil
-monitor for SI
-Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly
What are the anxiolytics/ bento's used for psychotic disorders? - Answer--Ativan
-Klonopin
-sedative effects
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults
What are the personality disorders in cluster A - Answer-(Odd and eccentric traits)
-Paranoid
-Schizoid
-Schizotypal
Characterized by odd beliefs leading to interpersonal difficulties, an eccentric
appearance, and magical thinking or perceptual distortions that are not clear delusions
or hallucinations - Answer-schizotypal
Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others.
Ex: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter - Answer-
Altruism
Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substitute acceptable
forms of expression.
Ex: a person who has feelings of anger and hostility toward his work supervisor
sublimates those feelings by working out vigorously a the gym during his lunch period -
Answer-Sublimation
Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
Ex: A person who has lost his job states he will worry about paying his bills next week -
Answer-Suppression
Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness.
Ex: a person who has a fear of the dentist's drill continually "forgets" his dental
appointments. - Answer-Repression
What are healthy defense mechanisms? - Answer-alturism and sublimation
what are intermediate defenses - Answer-repression
reaction formation
displacement
