NCLEX-Style Nursing Exam: Mental Health
**Multiple Choice Questions**
1. **Which of the following is a risk factor for developing mental illness?**
- A. Good family support
- B. Positive reinforcement
- C. Prenatal exposure to alcohol
- D. High self-esteem
*Answer: C. Prenatal exposure to alcohol*
2. **What trait is indicative of good mental health?**
- A. High levels of stress
- B. Emotional growth
- C. Poor communication skills
- D. Substance abuse
*Answer: B. Emotional growth*
3. **Which neurotransmitter deficit is most closely associated with Parkinson’s disease?**
- A. Serotonin
- B. GABA
- C. Dopamine
- D. Norepinephrine
*Answer: C. Dopamine*
,4. **What theory focuses on behavior being learned through rewards and punishments?**
- A. Cognitive Theory
- B. Behavioral Theory
- C. Interpersonal Theory
- D. Theory of Human Motivation
*Answer: B. Behavioral Theory*
5. **What is a common outcome of high levels of norepinephrine?**
- A. Depression
- B. Mania
- C. Insomnia
- D. Alzheimer’s disease
*Answer: B. Mania*
6. **Which of the following conditions is associated with a surplus of serotonin?**
- A. Depression
- B. Hallucinations
- C. Anxiety
- D. Schizophrenia
*Answer: B. Hallucinations*
7. **Which behavioral therapy technique is used to increase desired behaviors by providing
rewards?**
- A. Classical conditioning
- B. Operant conditioning
, - C. Cognitive restructuring
- D. Psychotherapy
*Answer: B. Operant conditioning*
8. **What factor is likely to contribute to poor mental health due to its impacton brain
function?**
- A. Positive social interactions
- B. Good nutrition
- C. Lead exposure
- D. Regular physical activity
*Answer: C. Lead exposure*
9. **According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following must be met before
higher-level needs can be addressed?**
- A. Self-actualization
- B. Esteem needs
- C. Safety needs
- D. Physiological needs
*Answer: D. Physiological needs*
10.**Which theory involves understanding behavior through interpersonal interactions to meet
needs during grief, role transitions, and disputes?**
- A. Pavlovian Theory
- B. Operant Conditioning Theory
- C. Interpersonal Theory
- D. Cognitive Behavioral Theory
, *Answer: C. Interpersonal Theory*
#### **True/False Questions**
1. **Substance abuse is a factor that can affect mental health.** - True
2. **Behavioral Therapy is primarily concerned with changing maladaptive behavior without
considering underlying causes.** - True
3. **A deficit of acetylcholine is linked to schizophrenia.**
- False (Deficit is linked to Alzheimer’s Disease)
4. **Social media has no effect on mental health.**
- False
5. **Resilience is the ability to recover from stress and secure resources for well-being.**
- True
#### **Fill-in-the-Blank Questions**
1. **The neurotransmitter ________ is involved in regulating mood, attention, and
arousal.**
- *Norepinephrine*
2. **In Operant Conditioning, ________ reinforcement increases the likelihood of a
behavior by providing a reward.** - *Positive*
**Multiple Choice Questions**
1. **Which of the following is a risk factor for developing mental illness?**
- A. Good family support
- B. Positive reinforcement
- C. Prenatal exposure to alcohol
- D. High self-esteem
*Answer: C. Prenatal exposure to alcohol*
2. **What trait is indicative of good mental health?**
- A. High levels of stress
- B. Emotional growth
- C. Poor communication skills
- D. Substance abuse
*Answer: B. Emotional growth*
3. **Which neurotransmitter deficit is most closely associated with Parkinson’s disease?**
- A. Serotonin
- B. GABA
- C. Dopamine
- D. Norepinephrine
*Answer: C. Dopamine*
,4. **What theory focuses on behavior being learned through rewards and punishments?**
- A. Cognitive Theory
- B. Behavioral Theory
- C. Interpersonal Theory
- D. Theory of Human Motivation
*Answer: B. Behavioral Theory*
5. **What is a common outcome of high levels of norepinephrine?**
- A. Depression
- B. Mania
- C. Insomnia
- D. Alzheimer’s disease
*Answer: B. Mania*
6. **Which of the following conditions is associated with a surplus of serotonin?**
- A. Depression
- B. Hallucinations
- C. Anxiety
- D. Schizophrenia
*Answer: B. Hallucinations*
7. **Which behavioral therapy technique is used to increase desired behaviors by providing
rewards?**
- A. Classical conditioning
- B. Operant conditioning
, - C. Cognitive restructuring
- D. Psychotherapy
*Answer: B. Operant conditioning*
8. **What factor is likely to contribute to poor mental health due to its impacton brain
function?**
- A. Positive social interactions
- B. Good nutrition
- C. Lead exposure
- D. Regular physical activity
*Answer: C. Lead exposure*
9. **According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following must be met before
higher-level needs can be addressed?**
- A. Self-actualization
- B. Esteem needs
- C. Safety needs
- D. Physiological needs
*Answer: D. Physiological needs*
10.**Which theory involves understanding behavior through interpersonal interactions to meet
needs during grief, role transitions, and disputes?**
- A. Pavlovian Theory
- B. Operant Conditioning Theory
- C. Interpersonal Theory
- D. Cognitive Behavioral Theory
, *Answer: C. Interpersonal Theory*
#### **True/False Questions**
1. **Substance abuse is a factor that can affect mental health.** - True
2. **Behavioral Therapy is primarily concerned with changing maladaptive behavior without
considering underlying causes.** - True
3. **A deficit of acetylcholine is linked to schizophrenia.**
- False (Deficit is linked to Alzheimer’s Disease)
4. **Social media has no effect on mental health.**
- False
5. **Resilience is the ability to recover from stress and secure resources for well-being.**
- True
#### **Fill-in-the-Blank Questions**
1. **The neurotransmitter ________ is involved in regulating mood, attention, and
arousal.**
- *Norepinephrine*
2. **In Operant Conditioning, ________ reinforcement increases the likelihood of a
behavior by providing a reward.** - *Positive*
