MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSING
EXAM 2 PRACTICE TEST PAPER 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS REVIEW
◉ Lowest effective dose. Answer: Lower doses for older adults
◉ Tapering. Answer: Rather than abrupt cessation to avoid rebound,
recurrence of symptoms, or withdrawal
◉ Follow-up care. Answer: Simple regimen to increase compliance
◉ Long-acting injection transition. Answer: It may take several
weeks of oral therapy to reach stable dosing before transitioning to
injections
◉ Antipsychotics side effects. Answer: Anticholinergic side effects
include dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary retention,
orthostatic hypotension
◉ 1st Generation Conventional Antipsychotics. Answer: Dopamine
Antagonists that work on positive symptoms and cause
extrapyramidal symptoms
,◉ Tardive Dyskinesia. Answer: A rare complication of 1st generation
antipsychotics, but irreversible
◉ Phenothiazines. Answer: Includes Chlorpromazine (Thorazine),
Fluphenazone (Prolixin), and others
◉ Butyrophenones. Answer: Includes Haloperidol (Haldol) and
Droperidol (Inapsine)
◉ 2nd Generation Atypical Antipsychotics. Answer: Dopamine and
serotonin antagonists that work on positive and negative symptoms
◉ Clozapine. Answer: Can cause agranulocytosis; symptoms of low
WBC include fever, sore throat, prone to infection
◉ Akathisia. Answer: Extreme inner restlessness and inability to sit
still
◉ Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). Answer: Associated with
1st-generation antipsychotics like haloperidol
◉ Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS). Answer: Movement disorder
related to low dopamine caused by medications
, ◉ Dystonia. Answer: Severe, sudden, painful muscle spasms
◉ Torticollis. Answer: A painful, involuntary muscle spasm in the
neck
◉ Oculogyric crisis. Answer: An acute, involuntary spasm of the eye
muscles causing upward deviation of the eyes
◉ Tardive Dyskinesia treatment. Answer: Reducing the
antipsychotic dosage or switching to a lower-risk atypical agent
◉ Benztropine. Answer: An anticholinergic used to treat EPS caused
by antipsychotic medications
◉ Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS). Answer: Screen
for Tardive Dyskinesia every 3-6 months
◉ Anger. Answer: Expressed appropriately, can be a positive force
that helps solve problems
◉ Hostility. Answer: Behavior meant to intimidate or cause
emotional harm to another
EXAM 2 PRACTICE TEST PAPER 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS REVIEW
◉ Lowest effective dose. Answer: Lower doses for older adults
◉ Tapering. Answer: Rather than abrupt cessation to avoid rebound,
recurrence of symptoms, or withdrawal
◉ Follow-up care. Answer: Simple regimen to increase compliance
◉ Long-acting injection transition. Answer: It may take several
weeks of oral therapy to reach stable dosing before transitioning to
injections
◉ Antipsychotics side effects. Answer: Anticholinergic side effects
include dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary retention,
orthostatic hypotension
◉ 1st Generation Conventional Antipsychotics. Answer: Dopamine
Antagonists that work on positive symptoms and cause
extrapyramidal symptoms
,◉ Tardive Dyskinesia. Answer: A rare complication of 1st generation
antipsychotics, but irreversible
◉ Phenothiazines. Answer: Includes Chlorpromazine (Thorazine),
Fluphenazone (Prolixin), and others
◉ Butyrophenones. Answer: Includes Haloperidol (Haldol) and
Droperidol (Inapsine)
◉ 2nd Generation Atypical Antipsychotics. Answer: Dopamine and
serotonin antagonists that work on positive and negative symptoms
◉ Clozapine. Answer: Can cause agranulocytosis; symptoms of low
WBC include fever, sore throat, prone to infection
◉ Akathisia. Answer: Extreme inner restlessness and inability to sit
still
◉ Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). Answer: Associated with
1st-generation antipsychotics like haloperidol
◉ Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS). Answer: Movement disorder
related to low dopamine caused by medications
, ◉ Dystonia. Answer: Severe, sudden, painful muscle spasms
◉ Torticollis. Answer: A painful, involuntary muscle spasm in the
neck
◉ Oculogyric crisis. Answer: An acute, involuntary spasm of the eye
muscles causing upward deviation of the eyes
◉ Tardive Dyskinesia treatment. Answer: Reducing the
antipsychotic dosage or switching to a lower-risk atypical agent
◉ Benztropine. Answer: An anticholinergic used to treat EPS caused
by antipsychotic medications
◉ Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS). Answer: Screen
for Tardive Dyskinesia every 3-6 months
◉ Anger. Answer: Expressed appropriately, can be a positive force
that helps solve problems
◉ Hostility. Answer: Behavior meant to intimidate or cause
emotional harm to another
