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WKU Nursing Mental Health Final Exam
2025
What type of disorder with a patient have if they are demanding unnecessary tests and
do not comply with recommendations of medical professionals?
Hint - these patients often acquire high cost in healthcare and are doctor shoppers -
Correct Ans-Somatic symptom disorder
What are the common complaint of Somatic symptom disorder - Correct Ans-Pain,
difficulty swallowing, G.I., shortness of air, dizzy
what are secondary gains? - Correct Ans-Where a patient benefits from being sick such
as getting away from responsibilities or housekeeping
What is illness anxiety order/Hypochondriasis? - Correct Ans-Extreme worry in fear
about getting an illness even after being tested and there's often very few symptoms
Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) - Correct Ans-A
sudden onset of deficits in voluntary motor or sensory functions and it is sudden and
unexpected
What does Labelle indifference usually Occur with-
means Having a lack of concern - Correct Ans-Conversion disorder
What medications benefit patients with somatic symptom disorder - Correct Ans-SSRIs
What is factitious disorder? - Correct Ans-pts present to healthcare setting with s/sx that
they have deliberately and consciously produced for no obvious reason other than to
gain admission to the hospital and adopt the sick role
What is factitious disorder imposed on another? - Correct Ans-Patient's seek access to
medical care by intentionally producing sx's of illness in someone else, usually children.
Classified as child abuse.
What would a depersonalization or Derealization disorder look like - Correct Ans-The
patient says they are seeing themselves do some thing like they are detached from their
own body
What is dissociative amnesia? - Correct Ans-selective memory loss brought on by
extreme stress
What is dissociative fugue? - Correct Ans-abrupt change in geographic location with
inability to recall past, confusion about identity, or assumption of a new identity
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What are the three key things that you will see in schizophrenia - Correct Ans-
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
How long do the negative symptoms continue For in schizophrenia - Correct Ans-Six
months
How long does schizophreniform usually last - Correct Ans-1 to 6 months but does not
usually go past six months
What is a delusion - Correct Ans-A false fixed belief, idea or thought.
This has no sensory component.
What Does paranoid schizophrenia look like - Correct Ans-Feeling like everyone is out
to get them
What does disorganized schizophrenia look like - Correct Ans-Most socially impaired of
all clients
what does catatonic schizophrenia look like? - Correct Ans-Excessive motor activity,
very rigid people
What is undifferentiated schizophrenia? - Correct Ans-Characteristic of more than one
subtype or none of the subtypes
What is residual Schizophrenia - Correct Ans-improved by still symptomatic
schizophrenia
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - Correct Ans-Excess in normal functioning
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia - Correct Ans-Lack of normal functioning
what is the problem of conventional antipsychotics - Correct Ans-They have worse side
effects such as
tardive dyskinesia
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome-that can be treated with Parlodel or Dantrium
And agranulocytosis
What are some examples of conventional antipsychotics - Correct Ans-Haldol
Stelazine
Thorazine
Prolixin
What are the disadvantages of atypical antipsychotics also known as 2nd GEN
antipsychotics - Correct Ans-Costly and there's a risk for metabolic syndrome
WKU
WKU Nursing Mental Health Final Exam
2025
What type of disorder with a patient have if they are demanding unnecessary tests and
do not comply with recommendations of medical professionals?
Hint - these patients often acquire high cost in healthcare and are doctor shoppers -
Correct Ans-Somatic symptom disorder
What are the common complaint of Somatic symptom disorder - Correct Ans-Pain,
difficulty swallowing, G.I., shortness of air, dizzy
what are secondary gains? - Correct Ans-Where a patient benefits from being sick such
as getting away from responsibilities or housekeeping
What is illness anxiety order/Hypochondriasis? - Correct Ans-Extreme worry in fear
about getting an illness even after being tested and there's often very few symptoms
Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) - Correct Ans-A
sudden onset of deficits in voluntary motor or sensory functions and it is sudden and
unexpected
What does Labelle indifference usually Occur with-
means Having a lack of concern - Correct Ans-Conversion disorder
What medications benefit patients with somatic symptom disorder - Correct Ans-SSRIs
What is factitious disorder? - Correct Ans-pts present to healthcare setting with s/sx that
they have deliberately and consciously produced for no obvious reason other than to
gain admission to the hospital and adopt the sick role
What is factitious disorder imposed on another? - Correct Ans-Patient's seek access to
medical care by intentionally producing sx's of illness in someone else, usually children.
Classified as child abuse.
What would a depersonalization or Derealization disorder look like - Correct Ans-The
patient says they are seeing themselves do some thing like they are detached from their
own body
What is dissociative amnesia? - Correct Ans-selective memory loss brought on by
extreme stress
What is dissociative fugue? - Correct Ans-abrupt change in geographic location with
inability to recall past, confusion about identity, or assumption of a new identity
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What are the three key things that you will see in schizophrenia - Correct Ans-
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
How long do the negative symptoms continue For in schizophrenia - Correct Ans-Six
months
How long does schizophreniform usually last - Correct Ans-1 to 6 months but does not
usually go past six months
What is a delusion - Correct Ans-A false fixed belief, idea or thought.
This has no sensory component.
What Does paranoid schizophrenia look like - Correct Ans-Feeling like everyone is out
to get them
What does disorganized schizophrenia look like - Correct Ans-Most socially impaired of
all clients
what does catatonic schizophrenia look like? - Correct Ans-Excessive motor activity,
very rigid people
What is undifferentiated schizophrenia? - Correct Ans-Characteristic of more than one
subtype or none of the subtypes
What is residual Schizophrenia - Correct Ans-improved by still symptomatic
schizophrenia
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - Correct Ans-Excess in normal functioning
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia - Correct Ans-Lack of normal functioning
what is the problem of conventional antipsychotics - Correct Ans-They have worse side
effects such as
tardive dyskinesia
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome-that can be treated with Parlodel or Dantrium
And agranulocytosis
What are some examples of conventional antipsychotics - Correct Ans-Haldol
Stelazine
Thorazine
Prolixin
What are the disadvantages of atypical antipsychotics also known as 2nd GEN
antipsychotics - Correct Ans-Costly and there's a risk for metabolic syndrome
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