Mental Health ATI| Complete Exam with verified
Questions and Correct Answers| Updated for a perfect
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1) __ are false fixated beliefs that cannot be corrected by
reasoning - Correct Answer ✅💯Delusions
2) __ are projections that effect the sensory system in patients -
Correct Answer ✅💯Hallucinations
3) __ disorder is when a pt experiences pain in one or more areas
of the body that cannot be linked with any medical conditions -
Correct Answer ✅💯Pain
4) __ is fabricating or exaggerating symptoms of mental or
physical disorders for a variety of "secondary gains" - Correct
Answer ✅💯Malingering
5) __ is when people claim to have symptoms related to a physical
illness such as chest pain or stomach problems ONLY for the
sympathy of others - Correct Answer ✅💯Munchhausen
syndrome
6) __ is when people produce or fabricate symptoms of illness in
another person under their care to receive attention - Correct
Answer ✅💯Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
7) __ patients should be observed for hypotension as well as tardy
dyskinesia - Correct Answer ✅💯Older adult
8) __ symptoms of somatoform disorders resemble those of
medical illnesses, but no medical illness can be identified -
Correct Answer ✅💯Physical
9) ___ disorder is characterized by a sudden loss of motor or
sensory function, such as paralysis or deafness after a stressful
event or experience - Correct Answer ✅💯Conversion
10) ___ disorders are mental illnesses that cause bodily
symptoms, including pain, but can't be traced back to any
physical abuse - Correct Answer ✅💯Somatoform
,11) ___ is a frightening and/or disturbing experience of not
being within one's body or of being in immediate danger of
vanishing and or separating from reality - Correct Answer
✅💯DEPERSONALIZATION
12) ___ is a syndrome that occurs due to a lack of white blood
cell production and is commonly seen with first generation
drugs - Correct Answer ✅💯Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
13) ___ is a thought disorder that interferes with one's ability
to recognize and to deal with reality - Correct Answer
✅💯PSYCHOSIS
14) ___ is an alteration in the perception or experience of the
external world so that it seems unreal - Correct Answer
✅💯DEREALIZATION
15) ___ is characterized by a past history of at least one
episode of schizophrenia, but the person currently has no
positive symptoms - Correct Answer ✅💯RESIDUAL
SCHIZOPHRENIA
16) ___ medications are strongly associated with the
development of Tardive Dyskinesia
17) Some common meds used - Correct Answer ✅💯Typical
(First Generation) Psychotic Medications
Haloperidol, Thorazine
18) 0.4-1.0 - Correct Answer ✅💯Maintenance levels for
Lithium therapy should be between __ and ___.
19) 0.8-1.4 - Correct Answer ✅💯During initial treatment of
a manic episode, lithium levels should be between ___ to ___.
20) 1.5 - Correct Answer ✅💯Plasma Lithium levels greater
than ___ can lead to toxicity.
,21) 1.5 to 2.o - Correct Answer ✅💯Lithium Toxicity Level:
22) Mental confusion, poor coordination, coarse tremors,
ongoing GI distress (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
23) (excretion may need to be promoted)
24) 2 to 3 - Correct Answer ✅💯Advise the client to take
Lithium as prescribed. This medication may be administered in
_ to _ doses daily, due to a short half-life.
25) 2 weeks - Correct Answer ✅💯To be classified as Major
Depressive Disorder symptoms have to be present for a
minimum of _ ______.
26) 3 - Correct Answer ✅💯In GAD (Generalized Anxiety
Disorder) the client exhibits uncontrollable, excessive worry for
more than _ months.
27) 3 to 5 - Correct Answer ✅💯Thirty minutes of exercise
daily for _ to _ days each week improves clinical findings of
depression and may help to prevent relapse.
28) 3 to 6 - Correct Answer ✅💯Advise the client that
Buspirone (Buspar) effects do not occur immediately. It may
take a week to notice the first therapeutic effects, and _ to _
weeks to reach full therapeutic benefit. Medication should be
taken on a regular basis instead of a PRN basis.
29) 3; 1 - Correct Answer ✅💯In Acute stress disorder
exposure to a traumatic event causes numbing, detachment,
and amnesia about the event for at least _ days but not for
more than _ month following the event.
30) 6 months - Correct Answer ✅💯In a diagnosis of
Schizophrenia the client has psychotic thinking for a minimum
of _ _______.
, 31) 7 to 14 - Correct Answer ✅💯Lithium therapy effects
begin within _ to __ days.
32) 14; hypertensive - Correct Answer ✅💯Buspirone
(Buspar) is contraindicated for concurrent use with MAOI
antidepressants, and for at least __ days after MAOIs are
discontinued. _________ crisis may result.
33) 15 and 40 - Correct Answer ✅💯Depressive disorders are
more prevalent in adults between the ages of __ and __.
34) 15 to 30 minutes - Correct Answer ✅💯How long do
panic attacks typically last?
35) 46 to 55 - Correct Answer ✅💯Binge eating disorder
affects men and women of all ages, but is most common in
adults age __ to __.
36) 85 - Correct Answer ✅💯Client's who have anorexia
nervosa have a body weight that is less than __% of expected
normal weight.
37) A psychotic patient will be experiencing __ and __ -
Correct Answer ✅💯o hopelessness
suicidal ideation
38) A serious eating disorder in which you frequently
consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to
stop eating - Correct Answer ✅💯Binge eating disorder
39) A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by
methods to avoid weight gain such as laxatives and excessive
exercise - Correct Answer ✅💯BULIMIA NERVOSA
40) *Yet they maintain normal body weight*
41) A syndrome consisting of subjective feelings of anxiety
and restlessness and objective findings of pacing, rocking, and
inability to sit still - Correct Answer ✅💯Akathisia
Questions and Correct Answers| Updated for a perfect
score| Graded A+
1) __ are false fixated beliefs that cannot be corrected by
reasoning - Correct Answer ✅💯Delusions
2) __ are projections that effect the sensory system in patients -
Correct Answer ✅💯Hallucinations
3) __ disorder is when a pt experiences pain in one or more areas
of the body that cannot be linked with any medical conditions -
Correct Answer ✅💯Pain
4) __ is fabricating or exaggerating symptoms of mental or
physical disorders for a variety of "secondary gains" - Correct
Answer ✅💯Malingering
5) __ is when people claim to have symptoms related to a physical
illness such as chest pain or stomach problems ONLY for the
sympathy of others - Correct Answer ✅💯Munchhausen
syndrome
6) __ is when people produce or fabricate symptoms of illness in
another person under their care to receive attention - Correct
Answer ✅💯Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
7) __ patients should be observed for hypotension as well as tardy
dyskinesia - Correct Answer ✅💯Older adult
8) __ symptoms of somatoform disorders resemble those of
medical illnesses, but no medical illness can be identified -
Correct Answer ✅💯Physical
9) ___ disorder is characterized by a sudden loss of motor or
sensory function, such as paralysis or deafness after a stressful
event or experience - Correct Answer ✅💯Conversion
10) ___ disorders are mental illnesses that cause bodily
symptoms, including pain, but can't be traced back to any
physical abuse - Correct Answer ✅💯Somatoform
,11) ___ is a frightening and/or disturbing experience of not
being within one's body or of being in immediate danger of
vanishing and or separating from reality - Correct Answer
✅💯DEPERSONALIZATION
12) ___ is a syndrome that occurs due to a lack of white blood
cell production and is commonly seen with first generation
drugs - Correct Answer ✅💯Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
13) ___ is a thought disorder that interferes with one's ability
to recognize and to deal with reality - Correct Answer
✅💯PSYCHOSIS
14) ___ is an alteration in the perception or experience of the
external world so that it seems unreal - Correct Answer
✅💯DEREALIZATION
15) ___ is characterized by a past history of at least one
episode of schizophrenia, but the person currently has no
positive symptoms - Correct Answer ✅💯RESIDUAL
SCHIZOPHRENIA
16) ___ medications are strongly associated with the
development of Tardive Dyskinesia
17) Some common meds used - Correct Answer ✅💯Typical
(First Generation) Psychotic Medications
Haloperidol, Thorazine
18) 0.4-1.0 - Correct Answer ✅💯Maintenance levels for
Lithium therapy should be between __ and ___.
19) 0.8-1.4 - Correct Answer ✅💯During initial treatment of
a manic episode, lithium levels should be between ___ to ___.
20) 1.5 - Correct Answer ✅💯Plasma Lithium levels greater
than ___ can lead to toxicity.
,21) 1.5 to 2.o - Correct Answer ✅💯Lithium Toxicity Level:
22) Mental confusion, poor coordination, coarse tremors,
ongoing GI distress (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
23) (excretion may need to be promoted)
24) 2 to 3 - Correct Answer ✅💯Advise the client to take
Lithium as prescribed. This medication may be administered in
_ to _ doses daily, due to a short half-life.
25) 2 weeks - Correct Answer ✅💯To be classified as Major
Depressive Disorder symptoms have to be present for a
minimum of _ ______.
26) 3 - Correct Answer ✅💯In GAD (Generalized Anxiety
Disorder) the client exhibits uncontrollable, excessive worry for
more than _ months.
27) 3 to 5 - Correct Answer ✅💯Thirty minutes of exercise
daily for _ to _ days each week improves clinical findings of
depression and may help to prevent relapse.
28) 3 to 6 - Correct Answer ✅💯Advise the client that
Buspirone (Buspar) effects do not occur immediately. It may
take a week to notice the first therapeutic effects, and _ to _
weeks to reach full therapeutic benefit. Medication should be
taken on a regular basis instead of a PRN basis.
29) 3; 1 - Correct Answer ✅💯In Acute stress disorder
exposure to a traumatic event causes numbing, detachment,
and amnesia about the event for at least _ days but not for
more than _ month following the event.
30) 6 months - Correct Answer ✅💯In a diagnosis of
Schizophrenia the client has psychotic thinking for a minimum
of _ _______.
, 31) 7 to 14 - Correct Answer ✅💯Lithium therapy effects
begin within _ to __ days.
32) 14; hypertensive - Correct Answer ✅💯Buspirone
(Buspar) is contraindicated for concurrent use with MAOI
antidepressants, and for at least __ days after MAOIs are
discontinued. _________ crisis may result.
33) 15 and 40 - Correct Answer ✅💯Depressive disorders are
more prevalent in adults between the ages of __ and __.
34) 15 to 30 minutes - Correct Answer ✅💯How long do
panic attacks typically last?
35) 46 to 55 - Correct Answer ✅💯Binge eating disorder
affects men and women of all ages, but is most common in
adults age __ to __.
36) 85 - Correct Answer ✅💯Client's who have anorexia
nervosa have a body weight that is less than __% of expected
normal weight.
37) A psychotic patient will be experiencing __ and __ -
Correct Answer ✅💯o hopelessness
suicidal ideation
38) A serious eating disorder in which you frequently
consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to
stop eating - Correct Answer ✅💯Binge eating disorder
39) A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by
methods to avoid weight gain such as laxatives and excessive
exercise - Correct Answer ✅💯BULIMIA NERVOSA
40) *Yet they maintain normal body weight*
41) A syndrome consisting of subjective feelings of anxiety
and restlessness and objective findings of pacing, rocking, and
inability to sit still - Correct Answer ✅💯Akathisia
