PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
2026/2027
C). Epidemiology - Correct answer ✔✔ The quantitative study of the distribution of mental
disorders in human populations is called
A).Mortality
B). Prevalence
C). Epidemiology
D). Clinical epidemiology.
A). Is a multiaxial psychiatric assessment system - Correct answer ✔✔ What phrase best
describes the DSM-V?
A).Is a multiaxial psychiatric assessment system
B). Is a compendium of treatment modalities
C). Offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses
D). Suggests common interventions for mental disorders
A). Biological influences - Correct answer ✔✔ Current information suggests that the most
disabling mental disorders are the result of
A). biological influcnes
B). psychological trauma
C). learned behavior
D). faulty patterns of early nurturance
,C). we have specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illness - Correct answer ✔✔
A nurse's identification badge includes the wording, 'Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse'. A client
with a history of paranoia asks, "What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best when
answering:
A). "Don't be afraid, it means I'm here to help not hurt you."
B). "Psychiatric Mental Health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
C). "We have the specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illnesses."
D). "The nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title."
B). impairment in important areas of functioning - Correct answer ✔✔ Regarding individuals
with mental disorders, distress refers to a painful symptom, and disability refers to
A). the presence of deviant behavior
B). impairment in important areas of functioning
C). culturally appropriate responses to an event
D). a conflict between the individual and society
A). it is a medical psychiatric assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ Which statement best describes
the DSM-5?
A). It is a medical psychiatric assessment system
B). it is a compendium of treatment modaliies
C). It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses
D). it suggests common interventions for mental disorders
B). culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder - Correct answer ✔✔
Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
, A). The symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
B).Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
C). All mental disorders listed in the DSM-5 are seen in all other cultures.
D). Psychiatric diagnoses are listed in separately from other physical disorders in a five axes
system.
D). greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety - Correct answer ✔✔ The
prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is
A). lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorders
B). greater than the prevalence rate for psychotic disorders.
C). equal to the prevalence rate for psychotic disorders
D). greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
B). schizophrenia and bipolar disorder - Correct answer ✔✔ These severe mental illnesses are
recognized across cultures:
A). antisocial and borderline personality disorders.
B). schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
C). bulimia and anorexia nervosa
D). amok and social phobia
C). Erikson viewed individual growth in terms of social setting - Correct answer ✔✔ An
important difference between the developmental theories of Freud and Erikson is
A). Freud considers the entire lifespan from birth to old age
2026/2027
C). Epidemiology - Correct answer ✔✔ The quantitative study of the distribution of mental
disorders in human populations is called
A).Mortality
B). Prevalence
C). Epidemiology
D). Clinical epidemiology.
A). Is a multiaxial psychiatric assessment system - Correct answer ✔✔ What phrase best
describes the DSM-V?
A).Is a multiaxial psychiatric assessment system
B). Is a compendium of treatment modalities
C). Offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses
D). Suggests common interventions for mental disorders
A). Biological influences - Correct answer ✔✔ Current information suggests that the most
disabling mental disorders are the result of
A). biological influcnes
B). psychological trauma
C). learned behavior
D). faulty patterns of early nurturance
,C). we have specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illness - Correct answer ✔✔
A nurse's identification badge includes the wording, 'Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse'. A client
with a history of paranoia asks, "What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best when
answering:
A). "Don't be afraid, it means I'm here to help not hurt you."
B). "Psychiatric Mental Health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
C). "We have the specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illnesses."
D). "The nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title."
B). impairment in important areas of functioning - Correct answer ✔✔ Regarding individuals
with mental disorders, distress refers to a painful symptom, and disability refers to
A). the presence of deviant behavior
B). impairment in important areas of functioning
C). culturally appropriate responses to an event
D). a conflict between the individual and society
A). it is a medical psychiatric assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ Which statement best describes
the DSM-5?
A). It is a medical psychiatric assessment system
B). it is a compendium of treatment modaliies
C). It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses
D). it suggests common interventions for mental disorders
B). culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder - Correct answer ✔✔
Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
, A). The symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
B).Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
C). All mental disorders listed in the DSM-5 are seen in all other cultures.
D). Psychiatric diagnoses are listed in separately from other physical disorders in a five axes
system.
D). greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety - Correct answer ✔✔ The
prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is
A). lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorders
B). greater than the prevalence rate for psychotic disorders.
C). equal to the prevalence rate for psychotic disorders
D). greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
B). schizophrenia and bipolar disorder - Correct answer ✔✔ These severe mental illnesses are
recognized across cultures:
A). antisocial and borderline personality disorders.
B). schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
C). bulimia and anorexia nervosa
D). amok and social phobia
C). Erikson viewed individual growth in terms of social setting - Correct answer ✔✔ An
important difference between the developmental theories of Freud and Erikson is
A). Freud considers the entire lifespan from birth to old age
