MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM II 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE SET
◉ Anxiety is heightened and as a result the perceptual field is
narrowed.
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: C. Moderate anxiety
◉ This is anxiety that results in the inability to attend to the
surroundings
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: D. Severe anxiety
◉ The level of anxiety has now reached a level of terror where the
concern is to escape
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
,D. Severe anxiety. Answer: B. Panic anxiety
◉ What type of anxiety assists the individuals in focusing on the
current situation?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: A. Mild anxiety
◉ An individual may have difficulty attending to the surroundings
and difficulty following instructions or commands
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: C. Moderate anxiety
◉ Anxiety where Physical symptoms may develop, such as
perspiration, rapid heart rate, and labored breathing
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: D. Severe anxiety
,◉ What is the primary objective for severe anxiety?. Answer:
Anxiety relief
◉ An example of when panic anxiety may occur would be..... Answer:
a fire in the house in which you are residing
◉ What type of anxiety brings a sudden feeling of feeling of doom?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic emotional anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: B. Panic emotional anxiety
◉ Someone who has panic attacks over and over can be diagosed
with
A. Panic disorder
B. OCD
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: A. Panic disorder
◉ The act that serves to relieve the stress associated with the
obsession. Answer: Compulsion
, ◉ How many symptoms must a person be having to be defined as a
panic attack?. Answer: At least 4
◉ A mother is concerned about her ability to perform in her new
role. She is quite anxious and refuses to leave the postpartum unit.
To offer effective client care, a nurse should recognize which
information about this type of crisis?
A. This type of crisis is precipitated by unexpected external
stressors.
B. This type of crisis is precipitated by preexisting psychopathology.
C. This type of crisis is precipitated by an acute response to an
external situational stressor.
D. This type of crisis is precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions
that overwhelm the client.. Answer: D. This type of crisis is
precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that overwhelm the
client.
◉ A wife brings her husband to an emergency department after an
attempt to hang himself. He is a full-time student and works 8 hours
at night to support his family. He states, "I can't function any longer
under all this stress." Which type of crisis is the client experiencing?
A. Maturational/developmental crisis
B. Psychiatric emergency crisis
C. Anticipated life transition crisis
D. Traumatic stress crisis. Answer: B. Psychiatric emergency crisis
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE SET
◉ Anxiety is heightened and as a result the perceptual field is
narrowed.
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: C. Moderate anxiety
◉ This is anxiety that results in the inability to attend to the
surroundings
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: D. Severe anxiety
◉ The level of anxiety has now reached a level of terror where the
concern is to escape
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
,D. Severe anxiety. Answer: B. Panic anxiety
◉ What type of anxiety assists the individuals in focusing on the
current situation?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: A. Mild anxiety
◉ An individual may have difficulty attending to the surroundings
and difficulty following instructions or commands
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: C. Moderate anxiety
◉ Anxiety where Physical symptoms may develop, such as
perspiration, rapid heart rate, and labored breathing
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: D. Severe anxiety
,◉ What is the primary objective for severe anxiety?. Answer:
Anxiety relief
◉ An example of when panic anxiety may occur would be..... Answer:
a fire in the house in which you are residing
◉ What type of anxiety brings a sudden feeling of feeling of doom?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic emotional anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: B. Panic emotional anxiety
◉ Someone who has panic attacks over and over can be diagosed
with
A. Panic disorder
B. OCD
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety. Answer: A. Panic disorder
◉ The act that serves to relieve the stress associated with the
obsession. Answer: Compulsion
, ◉ How many symptoms must a person be having to be defined as a
panic attack?. Answer: At least 4
◉ A mother is concerned about her ability to perform in her new
role. She is quite anxious and refuses to leave the postpartum unit.
To offer effective client care, a nurse should recognize which
information about this type of crisis?
A. This type of crisis is precipitated by unexpected external
stressors.
B. This type of crisis is precipitated by preexisting psychopathology.
C. This type of crisis is precipitated by an acute response to an
external situational stressor.
D. This type of crisis is precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions
that overwhelm the client.. Answer: D. This type of crisis is
precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that overwhelm the
client.
◉ A wife brings her husband to an emergency department after an
attempt to hang himself. He is a full-time student and works 8 hours
at night to support his family. He states, "I can't function any longer
under all this stress." Which type of crisis is the client experiencing?
A. Maturational/developmental crisis
B. Psychiatric emergency crisis
C. Anticipated life transition crisis
D. Traumatic stress crisis. Answer: B. Psychiatric emergency crisis
