NU 126 Exam 6 Psych questions with verified
answers
___________ is a primitive defense mechanism used by individuals
demonstrating borderline personality characteristics. Ans✓✓✓
Splitting
_______________ (Acute/Chronic) psychiatric illness may impair
intelligence. Ans✓✓✓ Chronic - especially if left untreated
19 year old pt with anorexia nervosa wants to pass out trays. What
action should the nurse take?
A. encourage the clients self motivation by asking her to pass trays for
the rest of the week
B. provide an additional challenge by asking the client to help feed the
older clients.
C. Suggest another way for the client to participate in the units
activities
D. tell the client that hospital guidelines allow only staff to pass the
trays Ans✓✓✓ Clients with anorexia should not be allowed to plan or
prepare food for unit activities and their desires to do should be
redirected. These clients gain pleasure from providing others with food
and watching them eat. Such behaviors reinforce their perception of
self control. D. avoids addressing the problem.
,C is the best answer
A 10 year old child has very limited vocabulary and interaction skills.
She has an I.Q. of 45. She is diagnosed to have Mental retardation of
this classification: Ans✓✓✓ Moderate
A 39 year old mother with OCD has become immobilized by her
elaborate hand washing and walking rituals. The nurse recognizes that
the basis of OCD is often due to
_____________________________________________. Ans✓✓✓
feelings of guilt and inadequacy
A female pt w/ depression attends group and states that she
sometimes misses her medication appts because she feels very anxious
about riding the bus. Which statement is the nurses best response?
A. Can you ask your case manager to take you?
B. Take your medication for anxiety before you ride the bus
C. Lets talk about what happens when you feel anxious
D. What are some ways that you can cope with your anxiety? Ans✓✓✓
D. The best response is to explore ways for the client to cope with
anxiety
, A highly anxious client is described as delusional. The nurse
understands that delusions are most likely to occur with which class of
disorder?
A. Neurotic
B. Personality
C. Anxiety
D. Psychotic Ans✓✓✓ D. Delusions are false beliefs associated with
psychotic behavior.
Acute Anxiety Ans✓✓✓ normal and expected response to stress
Agoraphobia Ans✓✓✓ intense, excessive anxiety about or fear of
being in places or situations where help might not be available and
escape might be either difficult or embarrassing
Altruism / sublimation Ans✓✓✓ WORKING OF UNMET DESIRES , or
unacceptable impulses, in activites that are constructive.
amygdala Ans✓✓✓ fear, especially related to phobic and panic
disorders
Antidepressant meds like SSRIs _____________________ serotonin
levels. Ans✓✓✓ increase serotonin
answers
___________ is a primitive defense mechanism used by individuals
demonstrating borderline personality characteristics. Ans✓✓✓
Splitting
_______________ (Acute/Chronic) psychiatric illness may impair
intelligence. Ans✓✓✓ Chronic - especially if left untreated
19 year old pt with anorexia nervosa wants to pass out trays. What
action should the nurse take?
A. encourage the clients self motivation by asking her to pass trays for
the rest of the week
B. provide an additional challenge by asking the client to help feed the
older clients.
C. Suggest another way for the client to participate in the units
activities
D. tell the client that hospital guidelines allow only staff to pass the
trays Ans✓✓✓ Clients with anorexia should not be allowed to plan or
prepare food for unit activities and their desires to do should be
redirected. These clients gain pleasure from providing others with food
and watching them eat. Such behaviors reinforce their perception of
self control. D. avoids addressing the problem.
,C is the best answer
A 10 year old child has very limited vocabulary and interaction skills.
She has an I.Q. of 45. She is diagnosed to have Mental retardation of
this classification: Ans✓✓✓ Moderate
A 39 year old mother with OCD has become immobilized by her
elaborate hand washing and walking rituals. The nurse recognizes that
the basis of OCD is often due to
_____________________________________________. Ans✓✓✓
feelings of guilt and inadequacy
A female pt w/ depression attends group and states that she
sometimes misses her medication appts because she feels very anxious
about riding the bus. Which statement is the nurses best response?
A. Can you ask your case manager to take you?
B. Take your medication for anxiety before you ride the bus
C. Lets talk about what happens when you feel anxious
D. What are some ways that you can cope with your anxiety? Ans✓✓✓
D. The best response is to explore ways for the client to cope with
anxiety
, A highly anxious client is described as delusional. The nurse
understands that delusions are most likely to occur with which class of
disorder?
A. Neurotic
B. Personality
C. Anxiety
D. Psychotic Ans✓✓✓ D. Delusions are false beliefs associated with
psychotic behavior.
Acute Anxiety Ans✓✓✓ normal and expected response to stress
Agoraphobia Ans✓✓✓ intense, excessive anxiety about or fear of
being in places or situations where help might not be available and
escape might be either difficult or embarrassing
Altruism / sublimation Ans✓✓✓ WORKING OF UNMET DESIRES , or
unacceptable impulses, in activites that are constructive.
amygdala Ans✓✓✓ fear, especially related to phobic and panic
disorders
Antidepressant meds like SSRIs _____________________ serotonin
levels. Ans✓✓✓ increase serotonin
