Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Board
Certification
frontal lobe - Answer-A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract
thinking, planning, memory, and judgement. Control of voluntary movement.
parietal lobe - Answer-A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information
about touch. Temperature, taste, touch, movement.
temporal lobe - Answer-Memories—sensations of taste, sound, sight, touch
occipital lobe - Answer-Vision
Pt got haldol and is now complaining of back and neck pain, what does the nurse suspect to be
contributing to the pain? - Answer-Dystonic reaction
Defense mechanism most commonly used by people with major depressive disorders? - Answer-
Introjection
Introjection - Answer-integrating the beliefs and values of another individual into one's own ego
structure
, Damage to which lobe of the brain causes results in receptive aphasia? - Answer-Temporal lobe
receptive aphasia - Answer-inability to understand spoken or written words
Chronic cannabis use has been shown to damage which part of the brain? - Answer-Hippocampus
Hippocampus - Answer-A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit
memories for storage.
loose associations - Answer-A common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid
shifts from one topic of conversation to another. Also known as derailment. Wolf. Wolves have fleas.
The flea market is in town.
Perseveration - Answer-The tendency to repeat a response inappropriately; often a result of deficits in
executive control caused by prefrontal lesions. Wolf. Wolf. Wolf.
neologism - Answer-a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses.
Wolf, clarzy, galgla, tolumping.
word salad - Answer-Incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences. Wolf, camera, flea, house.
A 21 year old female lives alone with her mother whom she despises. She doesn't like these feelings so
she copes by doing everything for her mom. What defense mechanism is this? - Answer-Reaction
formation
Projection - Answer-psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people disguise their own threatening
impulses by attributing them to others
Certification
frontal lobe - Answer-A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract
thinking, planning, memory, and judgement. Control of voluntary movement.
parietal lobe - Answer-A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information
about touch. Temperature, taste, touch, movement.
temporal lobe - Answer-Memories—sensations of taste, sound, sight, touch
occipital lobe - Answer-Vision
Pt got haldol and is now complaining of back and neck pain, what does the nurse suspect to be
contributing to the pain? - Answer-Dystonic reaction
Defense mechanism most commonly used by people with major depressive disorders? - Answer-
Introjection
Introjection - Answer-integrating the beliefs and values of another individual into one's own ego
structure
, Damage to which lobe of the brain causes results in receptive aphasia? - Answer-Temporal lobe
receptive aphasia - Answer-inability to understand spoken or written words
Chronic cannabis use has been shown to damage which part of the brain? - Answer-Hippocampus
Hippocampus - Answer-A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit
memories for storage.
loose associations - Answer-A common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid
shifts from one topic of conversation to another. Also known as derailment. Wolf. Wolves have fleas.
The flea market is in town.
Perseveration - Answer-The tendency to repeat a response inappropriately; often a result of deficits in
executive control caused by prefrontal lesions. Wolf. Wolf. Wolf.
neologism - Answer-a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses.
Wolf, clarzy, galgla, tolumping.
word salad - Answer-Incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences. Wolf, camera, flea, house.
A 21 year old female lives alone with her mother whom she despises. She doesn't like these feelings so
she copes by doing everything for her mom. What defense mechanism is this? - Answer-Reaction
formation
Projection - Answer-psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people disguise their own threatening
impulses by attributing them to others
