MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025.

MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025. 1.The drug most often abused by adolescents is: Alcohol Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug among adolescents. 2.A policeman complains of feeling tired and not able to sleep for an extended period of time after being assigned to work the night shift. He is most likely suffering from: Circadian rhythm sleep disorder Circadian rhythm sleep disorder is a sleep disruption that results from a mismatch between body rhythms and environmental demands. Primary hypersomnia occurs when a person sleeps during the night but naps during the day. Narcolepsy results in repeated attacks of sleep, and obstructive sleep apnea is a breathing-related sleep disorder and not a change in sleep time. 3.Children who are smaller at birth, have small heads (microcephaly), and fail to develop normally have characteristics of: Fetal alcohol syndrome These are some of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome, which occurs with excessive alcohol use during pregnancy. 4. What is the main issue for adolescents with anorexia? Control The main issue for teenage anorectics is control. 5. The client has frequent drug reactions to, and side effects from, his medications. He is 72 years old and lives alone. What should he be assessed for? Concurrent substance use More than 40% of all drug reactions occur in persons older than 65, which suggests the possibility of substance abuse. 6. The school nurse reports that a student who was brought to her appears to be tense and angry, and her speech is rapid. She denies use of illegal substances. What does the nurse suspect the student has ingested? Ritalin A recent study has shown that 1 in 5 adolescents have abused prescription drugs. Tension, anger, and rapid speech are common to use of stimulants such as diet pills, amphetamines, and Ritalin. 7.A client is hospitalized for detoxification. A potentially serious complication of detoxification is which of the following? Seizure A potential fatal complication of detoxification is seizure activity. 8. Sleep disorders that are characterized by abnormal behavioral or physical events during sleep are called: Parasomnias Sleep disorders characterized by abnormal behavioral or physical events during sleep are called parasomnias and are caused by inappropriate activation of certain centers of the brain that control physical and emotional functions. Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep; dyssomnias are sleep disorders characterized by abnormal amounts, quality, or timing of sleep; and hypersomnia is an abnormally increased amount of sleep.