N222 Week 4 Mental Health 2026 | West Coast University |
Latest Update | Questions & Answers | Graded A+
1. What is the definition of rationalization in mental health?
Denying the existence of a problem or feeling.
Transferring feelings from one person to another.
Expressing feelings in a socially acceptable manner.
Justifying an unreasonable feeling or action by creating an
acceptable explanation.
2. "I didn't have time to go to the gym because I had to make dinner for my
kids." Answers:
Rationalization
Projection
Introjection/Internalization
Asceticism
3. Which statement best describes a crisis?
a precipitating event occurs, subjective distress is experienced,
functioning is impaired and coping fails
none of the above
an abnormal state, which is caused by personality disorders,
psychosis, or organicity
a person experiences stress, suffers a nervous breakdown, and
requires hospitalization
,4. Which of the following are coping mechanisms for stress?
time management
social support
positive focus
all of the above
5. In some patients, benzodiazepines may cause paradoxical effects. What are
these effects?
Improved concentration and focus
Sedation and relaxation
Increased anxiety and insomnia
Muscle relaxation and euphoria
6. Describe what is meant by a paradoxical response to benzodiazepines and
provide examples of symptoms.
A paradoxical response to benzodiazepines refers to unexpected
reactions such as insomnia, excitation, euphoria, anxiety, and rage.
A paradoxical response indicates that benzodiazepines are ineffective
in treating anxiety.
A paradoxical response is a common side effect of benzodiazepines
that leads to sedation.
A paradoxical response means that benzodiazepines cause only
positive effects.
7. Which of the following descriptions best matches the rationale behind
Exposure and Response Prevention treatments for OCD?
, By exposing people to the irrationality of their obsessive thoughts,
they learn to prevent those thoughts
By encouraging people to get exposure to a wide range of coping
styles, we prevent a negative response to stress
By preventing people from responding to their thoughts in words, we
expose them to non-verbal ways to approach their obsessions
By exposing people to the things that trigger their compulsive
anxiety, and preventing them from performing their compulsive
behaviors, they learn to tolerate their anxiety and eventually, unpair
the association between the compulsion and anxiety relief
8. Which of the following is a symptom of CNS depression due to
benzodiazepines?
Euphoria
Hyperactivity
Increased energy
Sedation
9. What is the definition of rape as it pertains to sexual assault?
Any unwanted sexual advance or comment.
Sexual activity that is performed in public.
A consensual sexual act between two adults.
Any form of sexual intercourse that occurs against a person's will.
10. Hoarding disorder is...
characterized by acquiring and not discarding things that are deemed
to be little or no value,
, results in excessive clutter of living spaces
commonly drive by an obsessive fear of losing important items that
the person believes may be of use at some point in the future
distorted beliefs about the importance of possessions and by
extreme emotional attachment to possessions
all of the above
11. A patient taking diphenhydramine for allergies reports feeling excessively
drowsy and has difficulty urinating. What nursing intervention would be most
appropriate?
Increase the dosage of diphenhydramine to alleviate symptoms.
Encourage the patient to drink more fluids to counteract sedation.
Monitor the patient for further anticholinergic effects and educate
them on the medication's side effects.
Suggest the patient stop taking diphenhydramine immediately without
consulting a doctor.
12. Describe how the duration of worry in Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects
a person's daily functioning.
The worry is typically short-lived and does not affect functioning.
The worry is only related to specific situations.
The worry leads to increased productivity in daily tasks.
The excessive worry for at least six months can impair daily
functioning.
Latest Update | Questions & Answers | Graded A+
1. What is the definition of rationalization in mental health?
Denying the existence of a problem or feeling.
Transferring feelings from one person to another.
Expressing feelings in a socially acceptable manner.
Justifying an unreasonable feeling or action by creating an
acceptable explanation.
2. "I didn't have time to go to the gym because I had to make dinner for my
kids." Answers:
Rationalization
Projection
Introjection/Internalization
Asceticism
3. Which statement best describes a crisis?
a precipitating event occurs, subjective distress is experienced,
functioning is impaired and coping fails
none of the above
an abnormal state, which is caused by personality disorders,
psychosis, or organicity
a person experiences stress, suffers a nervous breakdown, and
requires hospitalization
,4. Which of the following are coping mechanisms for stress?
time management
social support
positive focus
all of the above
5. In some patients, benzodiazepines may cause paradoxical effects. What are
these effects?
Improved concentration and focus
Sedation and relaxation
Increased anxiety and insomnia
Muscle relaxation and euphoria
6. Describe what is meant by a paradoxical response to benzodiazepines and
provide examples of symptoms.
A paradoxical response to benzodiazepines refers to unexpected
reactions such as insomnia, excitation, euphoria, anxiety, and rage.
A paradoxical response indicates that benzodiazepines are ineffective
in treating anxiety.
A paradoxical response is a common side effect of benzodiazepines
that leads to sedation.
A paradoxical response means that benzodiazepines cause only
positive effects.
7. Which of the following descriptions best matches the rationale behind
Exposure and Response Prevention treatments for OCD?
, By exposing people to the irrationality of their obsessive thoughts,
they learn to prevent those thoughts
By encouraging people to get exposure to a wide range of coping
styles, we prevent a negative response to stress
By preventing people from responding to their thoughts in words, we
expose them to non-verbal ways to approach their obsessions
By exposing people to the things that trigger their compulsive
anxiety, and preventing them from performing their compulsive
behaviors, they learn to tolerate their anxiety and eventually, unpair
the association between the compulsion and anxiety relief
8. Which of the following is a symptom of CNS depression due to
benzodiazepines?
Euphoria
Hyperactivity
Increased energy
Sedation
9. What is the definition of rape as it pertains to sexual assault?
Any unwanted sexual advance or comment.
Sexual activity that is performed in public.
A consensual sexual act between two adults.
Any form of sexual intercourse that occurs against a person's will.
10. Hoarding disorder is...
characterized by acquiring and not discarding things that are deemed
to be little or no value,
, results in excessive clutter of living spaces
commonly drive by an obsessive fear of losing important items that
the person believes may be of use at some point in the future
distorted beliefs about the importance of possessions and by
extreme emotional attachment to possessions
all of the above
11. A patient taking diphenhydramine for allergies reports feeling excessively
drowsy and has difficulty urinating. What nursing intervention would be most
appropriate?
Increase the dosage of diphenhydramine to alleviate symptoms.
Encourage the patient to drink more fluids to counteract sedation.
Monitor the patient for further anticholinergic effects and educate
them on the medication's side effects.
Suggest the patient stop taking diphenhydramine immediately without
consulting a doctor.
12. Describe how the duration of worry in Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects
a person's daily functioning.
The worry is typically short-lived and does not affect functioning.
The worry is only related to specific situations.
The worry leads to increased productivity in daily tasks.
The excessive worry for at least six months can impair daily
functioning.
