ATI MENTAL HEALTH FINAL ALL EXAMS PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for disulfiram for treatment
of alcohol use disorder. The nurse informs the client that this medication can cause
nausea and vomiting if he drinks alcohol. Which of the following types of treatment is
this method an example?
A) Aversion therapy
B) Flooding
C) Biofeedback
D) Dialectical behavior therapy - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who has an extreme
fear of elevators. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this
form of therapy?
A) Demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate the behavior
B) Advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel an anxiety
response related to an elevator
C) Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques
D) Stay with the client in an elevator until his anxiety response diminishes - ✔✔C
, ✔✔A nurse wants to use democratic leadership with a group whose purpose is to learn
appropriate conflict resolution techniques. The nurse is correct in implementing this form
of group leadership when she demonstrates which of the following actions?
A) Observes group techniques without interfering with the group process
B) Discusses a technique and then directs members to practice the technique
C) Asks for group suggestions of techniques and then support discussion
D) Suggests techniques and asks group members to reflect on their use
E) Democratic leadership supports group interaction and decision making to solve -
✔✔A
✔✔A nurse working on an acute mental health unit forms a group to focus on self-
management of medications. At each of meetings, two members use the opportunity to
discuss their common interest in gambling on sports. This is an example of which of the
following concepts?
A) Triangulation
B) Group process
C) Subgroup
D) Hidden agenda - ✔✔D
✔✔A nurse is conducting a family therapy session. The adolescent son tells the nurse
that he plans ways to make his sister look bad so his parents will think he's the better
sibling, which he believes will give him more privileges. The nurse should identify this
dysfunctional behavior as which of the following?
A) Placation
B) Manipulation
C) Blaming
D) Distraction - ✔✔B
✔✔A nurse is working with an established group and identifies various member roles.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as an individual role?
A) A member who praises input from other members
B) A member who follows the direction of other members
C) A member who brags about their accomplishments
D) A member who evaluates the group's performance towards a standard - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is preparing to provide an educational seminar on stress to other nursing
staff. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the discussion?
A) Excessive stressors cause the client to experience distress
B) The body's initial adaptive response to stress is denial
C) Absence of stressors results in homeostasis
D) Negative, rather than positive, stressors produce a biological response - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse is discussing acute vs prolonged stress with a client. Which of the following
effects should the nurse identify as an acute stress response?
A) Chronic pain
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for disulfiram for treatment
of alcohol use disorder. The nurse informs the client that this medication can cause
nausea and vomiting if he drinks alcohol. Which of the following types of treatment is
this method an example?
A) Aversion therapy
B) Flooding
C) Biofeedback
D) Dialectical behavior therapy - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse is assisting with systematic desensitization for a client who has an extreme
fear of elevators. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this
form of therapy?
A) Demonstrate riding in an elevator, and then ask the client to imitate the behavior
B) Advise the client to say "stop" out loud every time he begins to feel an anxiety
response related to an elevator
C) Gradually expose the client to an elevator while practicing relaxation techniques
D) Stay with the client in an elevator until his anxiety response diminishes - ✔✔C
, ✔✔A nurse wants to use democratic leadership with a group whose purpose is to learn
appropriate conflict resolution techniques. The nurse is correct in implementing this form
of group leadership when she demonstrates which of the following actions?
A) Observes group techniques without interfering with the group process
B) Discusses a technique and then directs members to practice the technique
C) Asks for group suggestions of techniques and then support discussion
D) Suggests techniques and asks group members to reflect on their use
E) Democratic leadership supports group interaction and decision making to solve -
✔✔A
✔✔A nurse working on an acute mental health unit forms a group to focus on self-
management of medications. At each of meetings, two members use the opportunity to
discuss their common interest in gambling on sports. This is an example of which of the
following concepts?
A) Triangulation
B) Group process
C) Subgroup
D) Hidden agenda - ✔✔D
✔✔A nurse is conducting a family therapy session. The adolescent son tells the nurse
that he plans ways to make his sister look bad so his parents will think he's the better
sibling, which he believes will give him more privileges. The nurse should identify this
dysfunctional behavior as which of the following?
A) Placation
B) Manipulation
C) Blaming
D) Distraction - ✔✔B
✔✔A nurse is working with an established group and identifies various member roles.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as an individual role?
A) A member who praises input from other members
B) A member who follows the direction of other members
C) A member who brags about their accomplishments
D) A member who evaluates the group's performance towards a standard - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is preparing to provide an educational seminar on stress to other nursing
staff. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the discussion?
A) Excessive stressors cause the client to experience distress
B) The body's initial adaptive response to stress is denial
C) Absence of stressors results in homeostasis
D) Negative, rather than positive, stressors produce a biological response - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse is discussing acute vs prolonged stress with a client. Which of the following
effects should the nurse identify as an acute stress response?
A) Chronic pain
