Test Bank for Townsend's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
A behavior that may indicate heightened stress levels or
anxiety, where an individual laughs at unsuitable moments. -
✔✔Laughing inappropriately
A behavior that may suggest a client is attempting to conceal
their alcohol use. - ✔✔Hiding Liquor Bottles
A belief in one's own abilities and judgment. - ✔✔Self-
confidence
A brain structure that plays an important role in motor control
and may influence emotional responses. - ✔✔Cerebellum
A branch of philosophy that addresses methods for
determining the rightness or wrongness of one's actions. -
✔✔Ethics
A client who expresses intent to take their own life and is
considered a candidate for involuntary commitment. -
✔✔Client Threatening Suicide
,A client who is admitted to a facility against their will due to
mental health issues. - ✔✔Involuntarily Committed Client
A client who poses a danger to others and may require
emergency intervention. - ✔✔Homicidal Client
A client who poses a danger to themselves and may require
emergency intervention. - ✔✔Suicidal Client
A client's belief that their health issues are strictly physical
and not related to mental health. - ✔✔Client's perception of
mental health
A close, personal relationship characterized by emotional and
physical intimacy. - ✔✔Intimate Relationship
A cognitive process that involves setting goals and
determining the steps to achieve them. - ✔✔Cognitive Level:
Planning
,A common anticholinergic effect from medications like
fluphenazine. - ✔✔Blurred vision
A common anticholinergic effect from medications like
fluphenazine. - ✔✔Dry mouth
A common behavior associated with anxiety, where an
individual bites their nails, often as a coping mechanism. -
✔✔Nail biting
A condition characterized by significant impairment in daily
functioning due to psychological distress. - ✔✔Mental Illness
A condition that can be influenced by psychological stress, as
seen in the case of the client. - ✔✔Ulcerative colitis
A condition where an individual is unable to meet basic needs
due to mental illness. - ✔✔Gravely disabled
A condition where an individual poses a threat to the safety of
others. - ✔✔Dangerous to others
, A condition where thyroid levels are low, associated with
symptoms such as depression, fatigue, decreased libido,
memory impairment, and suicidal ideation. -
✔✔Hypothyroidism
A decrease is significant in major depressive episode. -
✔✔Norepinephrine Role in Mental Illness
A defense mechanism where the client refuses to
acknowledge the existence of a real situation and the feelings
associated with it. - ✔✔Denial
A depot medication, given intramuscularly every 2 to 4 weeks.
- ✔✔Haloperidol decanoate
A determination made by a physician regarding a client's
health condition. - ✔✔Medical Diagnosis
A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is
associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness. -
✔✔Anxiety
Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
A behavior that may indicate heightened stress levels or
anxiety, where an individual laughs at unsuitable moments. -
✔✔Laughing inappropriately
A behavior that may suggest a client is attempting to conceal
their alcohol use. - ✔✔Hiding Liquor Bottles
A belief in one's own abilities and judgment. - ✔✔Self-
confidence
A brain structure that plays an important role in motor control
and may influence emotional responses. - ✔✔Cerebellum
A branch of philosophy that addresses methods for
determining the rightness or wrongness of one's actions. -
✔✔Ethics
A client who expresses intent to take their own life and is
considered a candidate for involuntary commitment. -
✔✔Client Threatening Suicide
,A client who is admitted to a facility against their will due to
mental health issues. - ✔✔Involuntarily Committed Client
A client who poses a danger to others and may require
emergency intervention. - ✔✔Homicidal Client
A client who poses a danger to themselves and may require
emergency intervention. - ✔✔Suicidal Client
A client's belief that their health issues are strictly physical
and not related to mental health. - ✔✔Client's perception of
mental health
A close, personal relationship characterized by emotional and
physical intimacy. - ✔✔Intimate Relationship
A cognitive process that involves setting goals and
determining the steps to achieve them. - ✔✔Cognitive Level:
Planning
,A common anticholinergic effect from medications like
fluphenazine. - ✔✔Blurred vision
A common anticholinergic effect from medications like
fluphenazine. - ✔✔Dry mouth
A common behavior associated with anxiety, where an
individual bites their nails, often as a coping mechanism. -
✔✔Nail biting
A condition characterized by significant impairment in daily
functioning due to psychological distress. - ✔✔Mental Illness
A condition that can be influenced by psychological stress, as
seen in the case of the client. - ✔✔Ulcerative colitis
A condition where an individual is unable to meet basic needs
due to mental illness. - ✔✔Gravely disabled
A condition where an individual poses a threat to the safety of
others. - ✔✔Dangerous to others
, A condition where thyroid levels are low, associated with
symptoms such as depression, fatigue, decreased libido,
memory impairment, and suicidal ideation. -
✔✔Hypothyroidism
A decrease is significant in major depressive episode. -
✔✔Norepinephrine Role in Mental Illness
A defense mechanism where the client refuses to
acknowledge the existence of a real situation and the feelings
associated with it. - ✔✔Denial
A depot medication, given intramuscularly every 2 to 4 weeks.
- ✔✔Haloperidol decanoate
A determination made by a physician regarding a client's
health condition. - ✔✔Medical Diagnosis
A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is
associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness. -
✔✔Anxiety
