N3381 - Exam 1 (Psych - S. Justice) questions with
accurate answers
A psychosocial assessment during MSE should include assessment of
____ (2) Ans✓✓✓ spiritual
cultural/social
About 1 in 3 cases of _________ develops into agoraphobia. Ans✓✓✓
panic disorder
(agoraphobia = excessive fear of being in places/situations help is not
available and escape may be difficult or embarrassing)
According to Freud, repression of any of the 3 aspects of self will result
in what? Ans✓✓✓ anxiety
According to Freud, which is the moral component of personality
structure? Ans✓✓✓ superego
An example of a second generation antipsychotic aka _______ is
___________.
Pt should be monitored for (2) Ans✓✓✓ atypical antipsychotics
risperidone
orthostatic hypotension & sedation
FALL RISK!
,An involuntary admission is limited to _____. Ans✓✓✓ 60 days, then
psych & legal review of admission is required
Another name for First Generation Agents is _______.
What neurotransmitter do they affect and how? Ans✓✓✓ dopamine
receptor agonists (DRAs)
dopamine!
they bind to dopamine receptors and block dopamine transmissions
Atypical antipsychotics aka _______ have a risk for ________ which
has these symptoms (4) Ans✓✓✓ aka SGA
metabolic syndrome
↑ weight
↑ triglyceride lvls
↑ blood glucose
insulin resistance (results in ↑ BG)
Can any nurse lead group therapy sessions? Ans✓✓✓ No, must be
psychiatric advanced practice RN
Care plans should always follow these 4 principles Ans✓✓✓ safe
appropriate
individualized
evidence based
,Communication skills of exploring can begin how? (3) Ans✓✓✓ tell
me
describe
give me an example
decorticate vs decerebrate Ans✓✓✓ decorticate: corpse like
decerebrate: head and arms extended
define attending in therapeutic communication terms Ans✓✓✓ a
special kind of listening that refers to intensity of presence
Define countertransference Ans✓✓✓ nurse displaces characteristics of
people in their past onto a client
Define EBP model Ans✓✓✓ 1. uses scientific evidence to guide care
2. aka medical model
3. increases gap b/w research and practice
Define incidence Ans✓✓✓ annual diagnosis rate of a disease
(# of new cases each year)
Define KSA in regards to QSEN Ans✓✓✓ knowledge
, skills
attitude
Define milieu therapy Ans✓✓✓ orienting the client to the physical
setting, their environment (aka therapeutic environment)
Define pibloktoq and what is its country of origin? Ans✓✓✓
uncontrollable desire to tear off clothes and expose themselves to severe
winter weather
country: Greenland, Alaska, arctic Canada
Define prevelance Ans✓✓✓ estimated population of people living with
a mental illness
Define rationalization Ans✓✓✓ justifying an action to satisfy the
listener
(ex: says cant go hiking bc doesnt have shoes but actually worried about
BG monitoring)
Define RCT Ans✓✓✓ randomized control trial
Define recovery model (3) Ans✓✓✓ 1. consumer & family driven
2. consumers are partners
3. recovery oriented
accurate answers
A psychosocial assessment during MSE should include assessment of
____ (2) Ans✓✓✓ spiritual
cultural/social
About 1 in 3 cases of _________ develops into agoraphobia. Ans✓✓✓
panic disorder
(agoraphobia = excessive fear of being in places/situations help is not
available and escape may be difficult or embarrassing)
According to Freud, repression of any of the 3 aspects of self will result
in what? Ans✓✓✓ anxiety
According to Freud, which is the moral component of personality
structure? Ans✓✓✓ superego
An example of a second generation antipsychotic aka _______ is
___________.
Pt should be monitored for (2) Ans✓✓✓ atypical antipsychotics
risperidone
orthostatic hypotension & sedation
FALL RISK!
,An involuntary admission is limited to _____. Ans✓✓✓ 60 days, then
psych & legal review of admission is required
Another name for First Generation Agents is _______.
What neurotransmitter do they affect and how? Ans✓✓✓ dopamine
receptor agonists (DRAs)
dopamine!
they bind to dopamine receptors and block dopamine transmissions
Atypical antipsychotics aka _______ have a risk for ________ which
has these symptoms (4) Ans✓✓✓ aka SGA
metabolic syndrome
↑ weight
↑ triglyceride lvls
↑ blood glucose
insulin resistance (results in ↑ BG)
Can any nurse lead group therapy sessions? Ans✓✓✓ No, must be
psychiatric advanced practice RN
Care plans should always follow these 4 principles Ans✓✓✓ safe
appropriate
individualized
evidence based
,Communication skills of exploring can begin how? (3) Ans✓✓✓ tell
me
describe
give me an example
decorticate vs decerebrate Ans✓✓✓ decorticate: corpse like
decerebrate: head and arms extended
define attending in therapeutic communication terms Ans✓✓✓ a
special kind of listening that refers to intensity of presence
Define countertransference Ans✓✓✓ nurse displaces characteristics of
people in their past onto a client
Define EBP model Ans✓✓✓ 1. uses scientific evidence to guide care
2. aka medical model
3. increases gap b/w research and practice
Define incidence Ans✓✓✓ annual diagnosis rate of a disease
(# of new cases each year)
Define KSA in regards to QSEN Ans✓✓✓ knowledge
, skills
attitude
Define milieu therapy Ans✓✓✓ orienting the client to the physical
setting, their environment (aka therapeutic environment)
Define pibloktoq and what is its country of origin? Ans✓✓✓
uncontrollable desire to tear off clothes and expose themselves to severe
winter weather
country: Greenland, Alaska, arctic Canada
Define prevelance Ans✓✓✓ estimated population of people living with
a mental illness
Define rationalization Ans✓✓✓ justifying an action to satisfy the
listener
(ex: says cant go hiking bc doesnt have shoes but actually worried about
BG monitoring)
Define RCT Ans✓✓✓ randomized control trial
Define recovery model (3) Ans✓✓✓ 1. consumer & family driven
2. consumers are partners
3. recovery oriented
