MENTAL HEALTH EXAMS
QUESTIONS LATEST WITH
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A nurse at a behavioral health clinic sees an unfamiliar psychiatric diagnosis on a
patient's insurance form. Which resource should the nurse consult to discern the
criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
A. a behavioral health reference manual
B. a psychiatric nursing textbook
C. DSM-5
D. NANDA international - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer what resource
he can use to determine which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric
disorder. The best answer would be:
A. Nursing interventions classification (NIC)
B. Nursing outcomes classification (NOC)
C. NANDA-1 Nursing diagnoses
D. DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>D
Providing a safe environment for patients, orienting the patient to the physical
setting, and assisting the patient to participate in appropriate activities are all part of:
A. milieu therapy
B. cognitive-behavioral therapy
C. behavioral therapy
D. interpersonal psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
define the purpose and goals of the group - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Orientation
phase
promote problem-solving skills to facilitate behavior changes - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>working phase
marks the end of the group sessions - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>termination phase
Nurses need to practice self-care in any kind of work they do. Which of the following
guidelines is not recommended to help find balance in your life:
A. make a concerted effort to put activities in your schedule that add an experience
of joy, pleasure, and diversion
,B. allow for mini-escapes to relieve the intensity of your work
C. avoid seeking medical care to relieve symptoms that interfere with daily functions
D. refrain from the use of alcohol or drugs to self medicate
E. reframe the negative aspects of your work by challenging the negativity, finding
meaning, and finding aspects in your life for which you are grateful - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>C
A nurse leads a support group for clients who have completed a substance use
disorder program. Which level of prevention is this an example of?
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Modeling (nurse provides a role model for specific identified behaviors, and the
patient learns through imitation), operant conditioning (uses positive reinforcement
to increase desired behaviors) and systematic desensitization are examples of which
therapeutic strategies used in the mental health setting?
A. psychobiological interventions
B. cognitive and behavioral therapies
C. case management
D. promotion of self care activities - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B
Which statement about mental illness is true?
A. mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with societal norms
B. mental illness is present when individual irrational and illogical behavior occurs
C. mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the
groups defining it
D. mental illness is evaluated solely by considering individual control over behavior
and appraisal of reality - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
A patient underwent psychotherapy weekly for 3 years. The therapist used free
association, dream analysis, and facilitated transference to help the patient
understand unconscious processes and foster personality changes. Which type of
therapy was used?
A. short-term dynamic psychotherapy
B. psychoanalysis
C. transactional analysis
D. cognitive therapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B
, The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by his or
her attitudes and assumptions about the world underlies:
A. modeling
B. milieu therapy
C. cognitive-behavioral therapy
D. psychoanalytic psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Tony, a 45-year-old patient with schizophrenia, sometimes moves his lips silently or
murmurs to himself when he does not realize others are watching. Sometimes when
talking to others, he suddenly stops, appears distracted for a moment, and then
resumes. Based on these observations, Tony most likely is experiencing:
A. illusions
B. delusional thinking
C. auditory hallucinations
D. impaired reality testing - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has auditory hallucinations, delusions of
grandeur, lack of motivation and paranoia. Which assessment finding would the
nurse regard as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A. auditory hallucinations
B. delusions of grandeur
C. lack of motivation
D. paranoia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
includes social withdrawal and deterioration in function and depressive mood,
followed by perceptual disturbances, magical thinking, and peculiar behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>prodromal phase
periods of florid positive symptoms (more fully developed and fragrant) e.g.
(hallucination, delusions), and well as negative symptoms (apathy) - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>acute phase
periods in which acute symptoms, particularly the positive symptoms, decrease in
severity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>stabilization phase
periods in which acute symptoms are in remission, although their might be milder
persistent symptoms (residual symptoms) - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>maintenance phase
QUESTIONS LATEST WITH
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A nurse at a behavioral health clinic sees an unfamiliar psychiatric diagnosis on a
patient's insurance form. Which resource should the nurse consult to discern the
criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
A. a behavioral health reference manual
B. a psychiatric nursing textbook
C. DSM-5
D. NANDA international - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer what resource
he can use to determine which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric
disorder. The best answer would be:
A. Nursing interventions classification (NIC)
B. Nursing outcomes classification (NOC)
C. NANDA-1 Nursing diagnoses
D. DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>D
Providing a safe environment for patients, orienting the patient to the physical
setting, and assisting the patient to participate in appropriate activities are all part of:
A. milieu therapy
B. cognitive-behavioral therapy
C. behavioral therapy
D. interpersonal psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
define the purpose and goals of the group - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Orientation
phase
promote problem-solving skills to facilitate behavior changes - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>working phase
marks the end of the group sessions - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>termination phase
Nurses need to practice self-care in any kind of work they do. Which of the following
guidelines is not recommended to help find balance in your life:
A. make a concerted effort to put activities in your schedule that add an experience
of joy, pleasure, and diversion
,B. allow for mini-escapes to relieve the intensity of your work
C. avoid seeking medical care to relieve symptoms that interfere with daily functions
D. refrain from the use of alcohol or drugs to self medicate
E. reframe the negative aspects of your work by challenging the negativity, finding
meaning, and finding aspects in your life for which you are grateful - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>C
A nurse leads a support group for clients who have completed a substance use
disorder program. Which level of prevention is this an example of?
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Modeling (nurse provides a role model for specific identified behaviors, and the
patient learns through imitation), operant conditioning (uses positive reinforcement
to increase desired behaviors) and systematic desensitization are examples of which
therapeutic strategies used in the mental health setting?
A. psychobiological interventions
B. cognitive and behavioral therapies
C. case management
D. promotion of self care activities - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B
Which statement about mental illness is true?
A. mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with societal norms
B. mental illness is present when individual irrational and illogical behavior occurs
C. mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the
groups defining it
D. mental illness is evaluated solely by considering individual control over behavior
and appraisal of reality - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
A patient underwent psychotherapy weekly for 3 years. The therapist used free
association, dream analysis, and facilitated transference to help the patient
understand unconscious processes and foster personality changes. Which type of
therapy was used?
A. short-term dynamic psychotherapy
B. psychoanalysis
C. transactional analysis
D. cognitive therapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B
, The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by his or
her attitudes and assumptions about the world underlies:
A. modeling
B. milieu therapy
C. cognitive-behavioral therapy
D. psychoanalytic psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Tony, a 45-year-old patient with schizophrenia, sometimes moves his lips silently or
murmurs to himself when he does not realize others are watching. Sometimes when
talking to others, he suddenly stops, appears distracted for a moment, and then
resumes. Based on these observations, Tony most likely is experiencing:
A. illusions
B. delusional thinking
C. auditory hallucinations
D. impaired reality testing - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has auditory hallucinations, delusions of
grandeur, lack of motivation and paranoia. Which assessment finding would the
nurse regard as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A. auditory hallucinations
B. delusions of grandeur
C. lack of motivation
D. paranoia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
includes social withdrawal and deterioration in function and depressive mood,
followed by perceptual disturbances, magical thinking, and peculiar behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>prodromal phase
periods of florid positive symptoms (more fully developed and fragrant) e.g.
(hallucination, delusions), and well as negative symptoms (apathy) - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>acute phase
periods in which acute symptoms, particularly the positive symptoms, decrease in
severity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>stabilization phase
periods in which acute symptoms are in remission, although their might be milder
persistent symptoms (residual symptoms) - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>maintenance phase
