MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM (
VERSION 1 )70 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
,defense mechanism: denial - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-attempt to escape
unpleasant realities
defense mechanism: projection - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-unconscious
rejection of emotionally unacceptable features and attributing them to
others. (immature)
Erickson Young Adult - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-20-35yr
intimacy vs isolation
ability to deeply love deeply and commit oneself in relationships vs
remaining uncommitted and alone
Erickson Middle Adult - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-35-65yr
generativity vs stagnation
ability to give and care for others vs self-absorption and inability to
grow as a person
Erickson Adolescence - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-12-20yr
identity vs role confusion
a sense of self vs becoming confused with self
termination phase - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-this is the final phase of the
nurse-client relationship
, -summarize goals achieved
-discuss new coping strategies
-review situations
-exchange memories
Erickson Older Adult - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-65yr +
integrity vs despair
sense of accomplishment in life vs feeling dissatisfied with life
Nursing Process - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-assessment, diagnosis, outcome
identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
mild anxiety - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-occurs in normal experience of
everyday life and promotes a sharp focus of reality
moderate anxiety - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-narrows the perceptual field and
some details become excluded
severe anxiety - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-severely narrows the perceptual field
and the right amount of focus on detail is lost
panic (anxiety) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-extreme level of anxiety, leaves a
person unable to process the environment