NURS 6202 MIDTERM Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
Perseveration Correct Answer repetition of a response or behavior despite
changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble pooping.
Clanging speech Correct Answer speech based on sound versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
Alogia Correct Answer A decrease in speech or speech content; a
symptom of schizophrenia. Also known as poverty of speech.
paradoxical sleep (REM) Correct Answer The body is internally aroused,
with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and externally calm.
phantom limb pain Correct Answer Pain in a limb that no longer exists.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Correct Answer a disorder
characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy
anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or
more after a traumatic experience (women)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Correct Answer Disorder consisting
of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions (childhood or early adulthood)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Correct Answer a disorder
characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or more of
the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
,NURS 6202 MIDTERM Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7)
(women)
Depression Correct Answer A prolonged feeling of helplessness,
hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks (PHQ9) (women)
Hematoma Correct Answer a solid swelling of clotted blood within the
tissues. (anticoagulant use, older adults)
agoraphobia Correct Answer fear or avoidance of situations, such as
crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic x6
months (co-dx with panic d/o)
Schizophrenia Correct Answer a psychological disorder characterized by
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished,
inappropriate emotional expression (prenatal exposure to infx, late
adolescence)
Dementia Correct Answer a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes (over 65)
bipolar disorder Correct Answer A mood disorder in which the person
alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the
overexcited state of mania. (substance abuse, onset early teens/late
adulthood)
Lead toxicity Correct Answer Disrupted neurotransmitter function.
Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in neuronal cells. Low-level
exposure causes long-term behavioral effects, impaired reading skills,
aggression
, NURS 6202 MIDTERM Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
decompression sickness Correct Answer A condition resulting from
nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by coming up too quickly from
a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of decompression sickness is "the bends"
or deep pain in the muscles and joints. Joint pain, paralysis, death. ex)divers
Hypothalamus Correct Answer a neural structure lying below the
thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body temperature; helps govern the
endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion
basal ganglia Correct Answer structures in the forebrain that help to
control movement
Midbrain Correct Answer A small part of the brain above the pons that
integrates sensory information and relays it upward.
Thalamus Correct Answer the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top
of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the
cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
anxiety Correct Answer The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about
what may happen. Alterations in serotonin, norepi, and GABA.
***tachycardia & hyperventilation
Enkephalins Correct Answer opioids that are widespread throughout the
brain and dorsal horn of the spinal cord and are believed to reduce pain
sensation by inhibiting the release of substance P
Answers 2025-2026
Perseveration Correct Answer repetition of a response or behavior despite
changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble pooping.
Clanging speech Correct Answer speech based on sound versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
Alogia Correct Answer A decrease in speech or speech content; a
symptom of schizophrenia. Also known as poverty of speech.
paradoxical sleep (REM) Correct Answer The body is internally aroused,
with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and externally calm.
phantom limb pain Correct Answer Pain in a limb that no longer exists.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Correct Answer a disorder
characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy
anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or
more after a traumatic experience (women)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Correct Answer Disorder consisting
of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions (childhood or early adulthood)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Correct Answer a disorder
characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or more of
the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
,NURS 6202 MIDTERM Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7)
(women)
Depression Correct Answer A prolonged feeling of helplessness,
hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks (PHQ9) (women)
Hematoma Correct Answer a solid swelling of clotted blood within the
tissues. (anticoagulant use, older adults)
agoraphobia Correct Answer fear or avoidance of situations, such as
crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic x6
months (co-dx with panic d/o)
Schizophrenia Correct Answer a psychological disorder characterized by
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished,
inappropriate emotional expression (prenatal exposure to infx, late
adolescence)
Dementia Correct Answer a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes (over 65)
bipolar disorder Correct Answer A mood disorder in which the person
alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the
overexcited state of mania. (substance abuse, onset early teens/late
adulthood)
Lead toxicity Correct Answer Disrupted neurotransmitter function.
Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in neuronal cells. Low-level
exposure causes long-term behavioral effects, impaired reading skills,
aggression
, NURS 6202 MIDTERM Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
decompression sickness Correct Answer A condition resulting from
nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by coming up too quickly from
a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of decompression sickness is "the bends"
or deep pain in the muscles and joints. Joint pain, paralysis, death. ex)divers
Hypothalamus Correct Answer a neural structure lying below the
thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body temperature; helps govern the
endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion
basal ganglia Correct Answer structures in the forebrain that help to
control movement
Midbrain Correct Answer A small part of the brain above the pons that
integrates sensory information and relays it upward.
Thalamus Correct Answer the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top
of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the
cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
anxiety Correct Answer The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about
what may happen. Alterations in serotonin, norepi, and GABA.
***tachycardia & hyperventilation
Enkephalins Correct Answer opioids that are widespread throughout the
brain and dorsal horn of the spinal cord and are believed to reduce pain
sensation by inhibiting the release of substance P
