Test 1 study questions - ch 1-5
(Varcarolis + Evolve) Questions and
Correct Answers
What's the DSM-5? - correct answers:It's a publication from the APA - the official guidelines in diagnosing
psychiatric disorders
- Serves as a medical psychiatric assessment system.
- Outlines clinical criteria for 157 disorders.
- Influenced by clinical mental health epidemiology studies & includes statistics.
- Ordered developmentally
What two mental disorders are found throughout the world and across different cultures? - correct
answers:Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Current information suggests that the most disabling mental disorders are the result of
_______________ influences. - correct answers:biological
A nurse's identification badge includes the term, "Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse." A client with a
history of paranoia asks, "What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best by 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." - correct answers:C. "We have the
specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illnesses."
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. -
correct answers:B. Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
Rate the prevalence over last twelve months of these disorders from most prevalent to least:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Schizophrenia
OCD
PTSD
Bipolar Disorder
Social Phobia
All Specific Phobias
All Personality Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
substance abuse
Alcohol Dependance - correct answers:18.1% All Anxiety Disorders
9.5% All Personality Disorders
9.4% substance abuse
6.8% Social Phobia
6.7% Major Depressive Disorder
6.3% Alcohol Dependance
3.5% PTSD
3.1% Generalized Anxiety Disorder
2.7% Panic Disorder
2.6% Bipolar Disorder
, 1.1% Schizophrenia
1.0% OCD
A client tells the mental health nurse "I am terribly frightened! I hear whispering that someone is going
to kill me." The nurse assesses that this patient is lacking in appraisal of ____________. - correct
answers:reality
A 14-year-old belongs to a neighborhood gang, engages in sexually promiscuous behavior, and has a
history of school truancy but reports that her parents are just old- fashioned and don't understand her.
The assessment data supports that the client is displaying what type of behavior? - correct
answers:deviant
What's the most important concept to remember when the nurse is evaluating and planning care and
interventions for a mentally ill client? - correct answers:The client has areas of strength on which to
build.
Evaluate for strengths and areas of highest functioning.
How would a nurse differentiate whether an Asian client is demonstrating a mental illness when
attempting suicide? - correct answers:Examine his culture and how his or her specific culture views
suicide.
An individual is found to consistently wear only a bathrobe and neglect the cleanliness of his apartment.
When neighbors ask him to stop his frequent outbursts of operatic arias, he acts outraged and tells them
he must sing daily and will not promise to be quieter. This behavior supports that he is
A. demonstrating symptoms of bipolar disorder.
B. socially deviant.
C. egocentric.
D. not demonstrating any definitive signs of mental illness. - correct answers:D. not demonstrating any
definitive signs of mental illness.
What's the purpose of a nurse selecting a nursing diagnosis for a client with a psychiatric disorder? -
correct answers:Framework and guidance for appropriate interventions
(Varcarolis + Evolve) Questions and
Correct Answers
What's the DSM-5? - correct answers:It's a publication from the APA - the official guidelines in diagnosing
psychiatric disorders
- Serves as a medical psychiatric assessment system.
- Outlines clinical criteria for 157 disorders.
- Influenced by clinical mental health epidemiology studies & includes statistics.
- Ordered developmentally
What two mental disorders are found throughout the world and across different cultures? - correct
answers:Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Current information suggests that the most disabling mental disorders are the result of
_______________ influences. - correct answers:biological
A nurse's identification badge includes the term, "Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse." A client with a
history of paranoia asks, "What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best by 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." - correct answers:C. "We have the
specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illnesses."
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. -
correct answers:B. Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
Rate the prevalence over last twelve months of these disorders from most prevalent to least:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Schizophrenia
OCD
PTSD
Bipolar Disorder
Social Phobia
All Specific Phobias
All Personality Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
substance abuse
Alcohol Dependance - correct answers:18.1% All Anxiety Disorders
9.5% All Personality Disorders
9.4% substance abuse
6.8% Social Phobia
6.7% Major Depressive Disorder
6.3% Alcohol Dependance
3.5% PTSD
3.1% Generalized Anxiety Disorder
2.7% Panic Disorder
2.6% Bipolar Disorder
, 1.1% Schizophrenia
1.0% OCD
A client tells the mental health nurse "I am terribly frightened! I hear whispering that someone is going
to kill me." The nurse assesses that this patient is lacking in appraisal of ____________. - correct
answers:reality
A 14-year-old belongs to a neighborhood gang, engages in sexually promiscuous behavior, and has a
history of school truancy but reports that her parents are just old- fashioned and don't understand her.
The assessment data supports that the client is displaying what type of behavior? - correct
answers:deviant
What's the most important concept to remember when the nurse is evaluating and planning care and
interventions for a mentally ill client? - correct answers:The client has areas of strength on which to
build.
Evaluate for strengths and areas of highest functioning.
How would a nurse differentiate whether an Asian client is demonstrating a mental illness when
attempting suicide? - correct answers:Examine his culture and how his or her specific culture views
suicide.
An individual is found to consistently wear only a bathrobe and neglect the cleanliness of his apartment.
When neighbors ask him to stop his frequent outbursts of operatic arias, he acts outraged and tells them
he must sing daily and will not promise to be quieter. This behavior supports that he is
A. demonstrating symptoms of bipolar disorder.
B. socially deviant.
C. egocentric.
D. not demonstrating any definitive signs of mental illness. - correct answers:D. not demonstrating any
definitive signs of mental illness.
What's the purpose of a nurse selecting a nursing diagnosis for a client with a psychiatric disorder? -
correct answers:Framework and guidance for appropriate interventions
