ATI MENTAL HEALTH PREP EXAM (
VERSION 1 )70 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
,Defense mechanisms
Reaction formation:
Undoing:
Rationalization:
Dissociation:
Denial:
Compensation: - ASNWER-Reaction formation (demonstrating opposite
behavior, I love exams)
Undoing (bring home flowers)
Rationalization (excuse for bad behavior)
Dissociation (forgetting who you are during a sexual assault)
Denial (pretending truth is not reality)
Compensation (emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses)
Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary Prevention - ASNWER-Primary:
Prevention
Secondary: early detection and screening
Tertiary: rehabilitation, preventing complications in patients that have
already been diagnosed.
Altruism
Sublimation
Repression
Regression
, Displacement - ASNWER-Altruism: dealing with stress by helping others
Sublimation: substitute negative impulses into acceptable forms of
expression
Repression: unconscious denial of unpleasant thoughts
Regression: regression reverting back to childlike behaviors
Displacement: redirecting feelings about a person or situation towards a
less threatening object or person
Therapeutic communication in Older Adults - ASNWER-Minimize
distractions, face the patient, use a lower pitch of voice, begin interview
by asking patient to identify needs and concerns, limit number of items
in the questionnaire, allow plenty of time
Therapeutic Communication Wrong and right ways - ASNWER-Wrong:
asking "why", offering your opinion,
giving false reassurance
Right: Asking open ended questions
Communication Techniques:
Restating, Reflecting, Paraphrasing, Exploring, general leads,
presenting reality, offering self - ASNWER-Restating: repeat words back
Reflecting: return focus back to patient
Paraphrasing: restate PT feeling to confirm understating
Exploring: gathering more information
general leads: allow PT to guide discussion
presenting reality: communicate what is actually happening.
offering self: limited self-disclosure by nurse
VERSION 1 )70 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
,Defense mechanisms
Reaction formation:
Undoing:
Rationalization:
Dissociation:
Denial:
Compensation: - ASNWER-Reaction formation (demonstrating opposite
behavior, I love exams)
Undoing (bring home flowers)
Rationalization (excuse for bad behavior)
Dissociation (forgetting who you are during a sexual assault)
Denial (pretending truth is not reality)
Compensation (emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses)
Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary Prevention - ASNWER-Primary:
Prevention
Secondary: early detection and screening
Tertiary: rehabilitation, preventing complications in patients that have
already been diagnosed.
Altruism
Sublimation
Repression
Regression
, Displacement - ASNWER-Altruism: dealing with stress by helping others
Sublimation: substitute negative impulses into acceptable forms of
expression
Repression: unconscious denial of unpleasant thoughts
Regression: regression reverting back to childlike behaviors
Displacement: redirecting feelings about a person or situation towards a
less threatening object or person
Therapeutic communication in Older Adults - ASNWER-Minimize
distractions, face the patient, use a lower pitch of voice, begin interview
by asking patient to identify needs and concerns, limit number of items
in the questionnaire, allow plenty of time
Therapeutic Communication Wrong and right ways - ASNWER-Wrong:
asking "why", offering your opinion,
giving false reassurance
Right: Asking open ended questions
Communication Techniques:
Restating, Reflecting, Paraphrasing, Exploring, general leads,
presenting reality, offering self - ASNWER-Restating: repeat words back
Reflecting: return focus back to patient
Paraphrasing: restate PT feeling to confirm understating
Exploring: gathering more information
general leads: allow PT to guide discussion
presenting reality: communicate what is actually happening.
offering self: limited self-disclosure by nurse
