PN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE

PN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 1. Which term demonstrates a willingness to spend time with a patient? A) Offering self B) Focusing C) Presenting reality D) Giving information Correct Answer: A) Offering self ________________________________________ 2. Responding to stress through the unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical illness is known as: A) Projection B) Regression C) Displacement D) Conversion Correct Answer: D) Conversion ________________________________________ 3. Performing an act to make up for prior behavior is called: A) Splitting B) Denial C) Undoing D) Regression Correct Answer: C) Undoing ________________________________________ 4. This technique acknowledges the nurse's interest and nonjudgmental attitude: A) Presenting reality B) Paraphrasing and exploring C) Active listening D) Showing acceptance and recognition Correct Answer: C) Active listening ________________________________________ 5. Self-talk, thinking thoughts, and not outwardly verbalizing them refers to: A) Interpersonal communication B) Intrapersonal communication C) Repression D) Conversion Correct Answer: B) Intrapersonal communication ________________________________________ 6. The client who is able to open her eyes and respond but is drowsy and falls asleep readily is described as: A) Lethargic B) Stuporous C) Alert D) Comatose Correct Answer: A) Lethargic ________________________________________ 7. The act of filling in memory gaps is known as: A) Regression B) Projection C) Compensation D) Confabulation Correct Answer: D) Confabulation ________________________________________ 8. This technique helps the client concentrate on what is important: A) Exploring B) Open-ended questions C) Giving information D) Focusing Correct Answer: D) Focusing ________________________________________ 9. Malpractice and negligence fall under which term? A) Nursing Salaries B) Prevention of Liability C) Nursing Liability D) Unintentional Torts Correct Answer: D) Unintentional Torts ________________________________________ 10. The psychoanalytic defense mechanism where an individual retreats to a more infantile psychosexual stage is known as: A) Displacement B) Regression C) Sublimation D) Projection Correct Answer: B) Regression ________________________________________ 11. Neck and elbow extension, with wrists and fingers flexed is called: A) Decerebrate rigidity B) Cogwheel rigidity C) Veracity D) Decorticate posturing Correct Answer: D) Decorticate posturing ________________________________________ 12. Consciously and intentionally pushing unpleasant feelings out of one’s mind is known as: A) Reaction formation B) Sublimation C) Rationalization D) Suppression Correct Answer: D) Suppression ________________________________________ 13. This approach involves orienting the client to the physical setting and ensuring a safe environment: A) Collaborative Care B) Severe anxiety C) Milieu therapy D) Mild anxiety Correct Answer: C) Milieu therapy ________________________________________ 14. The examination used to obtain baseline data of a client’s level of consciousness is: A) Affect B) Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning C) Short-term Memory D) Glasgow Coma Scale Correct Answer: D) Glasgow Coma Scale ________________________________________ 15. The level of anxiety precipitated by an imminent loss or change is: A) Mild anxiety B) Acute anxiety C) Severe anxiety D) Chronic anxiety Correct Answer: B) Acute anxiety ________________________________________ 16. Offering assistance with self-care tasks is an example of: A) Panic level of anxiety B) Meaningful verbal communication C) Maintenance of nutrition and hydration D) Promotion of self-care activities Correct Answer: D) Promotion of self-care activities ________________________________________ 17. This technique emphasizes important points and reviews discussions: A) Summarizing B) Splitting C) Open-ended questions D) Focusing Correct Answer: A) Summarizing ________________________________________ 18. If appropriate, therapeutic touch communicates caring and can provide comfort. This is referred to as: A) Taste B) Undoing C) Touch D) Summarizing Correct Answer: C) Touch ________________________________________ 19. When a client admits themselves to an institution for treatment and retains civil rights, this is called: A) Informal admission B) Voluntary admission C) Temporary emergency admission D) Involuntary commitment Correct Answer: B) Voluntary admission ________________________________________ 20. Doing good, described as charity, can be exemplified by: A) Justice B) Beneficence C) Nonmaleficence D) Autonomy Correct Answer: B) Beneficence ________________________________________ 21. The separation of emotions and logical facts when coping with a situation is known as: A) Rationalization B) Projection C) Dissociation D) Intellectualization Correct Answer: D) Intellectualization ________________________________________ 22. The client who is responsive and fully attends to normal conversation is described as: A) Alarm B) Comatose C) Lethargic D) Alert Correct Answer: D) Alert ________________________________________ 23. The client who requires vigorous or painful stimuli to elicit a brief response is: A) Lethargic B) Comatose C) Stuporous D) Alert Correct Answer: C) Stuporous ________________________________________ 24. An appropriate response to an event being faced is known as: A) Altruism B) Chronic anxiety C) Acute anxiety D) Normal anxiety Correct Answer: D) Normal anxiety ________________________________________ 25. Wrongful acts for which an injured party has the right to sue are known as: A) Torts B) Compensation C) Malpractice D) Liability Correct Answer: A) Torts ________________________________________ 26. Using therapeutic communication skills and crisis intervention refers to: A) Intonation B) Displacement C) Counseling D) Timing/relevance Correct Answer: C) Counseling ________________________________________ 27. Overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt is called: A) Displacement B) Reaction formation C) Projection D) Sublimation Correct Answer: B) Reaction formation ________________________________________ 28. Communication that addresses an individual's spiritual needs is referred to as: A) What are projective questions? B) Milieu therapy C) Intellectualization D) Transpersonal communication Correct Answer: D) Transpersonal communication ________________________________________ 29. Assisting the client with cessation of smoking and monitoring health conditions relates to: A) Health education and teaching services B) The whole population C) Health promotion and health maintenance D) Promotion of self-care activities Correct Answer: C) Health promotion and health maintenance ________________________________________ 30. When communicating, participants must share meanings. Words that have more than one meaning are known as: A) Denotative/connotative meaning B) Clarity/brevity C) Intonation D) Interpersonal communication Correct Answer: A) Denotative/connotative meaning ________________________________________ 31. Pretending the truth is not reality to manage anxiety is known as: A) Focusing B) Displacement C) Projection D) Denial Correct Answer: D) Denial ________________________________________ 32. This technique provides details that the client might need for decision-making: A) Giving information B) Presenting reality C) Summarizing D) Focusing Correct Answer: A) Giving information ________________________________________