Exam 1 Mental Health Questions with Answers 2025

Exam 1 Mental Health Questions with
Answers 2025
WhichAstatementAaboutAmentalAillnessAisAtrue?A-AcorrectAanswers-
MentalAillnessAchangesAwithAculture,AtimeAinAhistory,ApoliticalAsystems,AandAtheAgroupsAdef
iningAit.
AAnursingAstudentAnewAtoApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnursingAasksAaApeerAwhatAresourcesA
heAcanAuseAtoAfigureAoutAwhichAsymptomsAareApresentAinAaApsychiatricAdisorder.ATheAbestA
answerAwouldAbe:A-AcorrectAanswers-DSMA-A5
EpidemiologicalAstudiesAcontributeAtoAimprovementsAinAcareAforAindividualsAwithAmentalAdi
sordersAby:A-AcorrectAanswers-
IdentifyingAwhoAinAtheAgeneralApopulationAwillAdevelopAaAspecificAdisorder
WhichAstatementAbestAdescribesAaAmajorAdifferenceAbetweenAaADSMA-
A5AdiagnosisAandAaAnursingAdiagnosisA-AcorrectAanswers-TheADSM-

5AisAassociatedAwithApresentAsymptoms,AwhereasAaAnursingAdiagnosisAconsidersApast,Apr
esent,AandApotentialAresponsesAtoAactualAmentalAhealthAproblems.
TheAinterventionAthatAcanAbeApracticedAbyAanAadvancedApracticeAregisteredAnurseAinApsyc
hiatricAmentalAhealthAbutAcannotAbeApracticedAbyAaAbasicAlevelAregisteredAnurseAisA-
AcorrectAanswers-Psychotherapy

WhichAcontributionAtoAmodernApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnursingApracticeAwasAmadeAbyAF
reud?A-AcorrectAanswers-TheAtheoryAofApersonalityAstructureAandAlevelsAofAawareness
TheAtheoryAofAinterpersonalArelationshipsAdevelopedAbyAHildegardAPeplauAisAbasedAonAth
eAfoundationAprovidedAbyAwhichAearlyAtheorist?A-AcorrectAanswers-Sullivan
TheAconceptsAatAtheAheartAofASullivan'sAtheoryAofApersonalityAareA-AcorrectAanswers-
NeedsAandAanxiety
TheApremiseAthatAanAindividual'sAbehaviorAandAaffectAareAlargelyAdeterminedAbyAhisAorAher
AattitudesAandAassumptionsAaboutAtheAworldAunderlies:A-AcorrectAanswers-Cognitive-

behavioralAtherapy
ProvidingAaAsafeAenvironmentAforApatientsAwithAimpairedAcognition,AplanningAunitAactivities
AtoAstimulateAthinking,AandAincludingApatientsAandAstaff AinAunitAmeetingsAareAallApartAof:A-

AcorrectAanswers-MilieuAtherapy

AAnurseAadministeringAaAbenzodiazepineAshouldAunderstandAthatAtheAtherapeuticAeffectAof
AbenzodiazepinesAresultsAfromApotentiatingAtheAneurotransmitter:A-AcorrectAanswers-

GABA
VenlafaxineA(Effexor)AexertsAitsAantidepressantAeffectAbyAselectivelyAblockingAtheAreuptak
eAof:A-AcorrectAanswers-SerotoninAandAnorepinephrine
TheAnurseAadministersAeachAofAtheAfollowingAdrugsAtoAvariousApatients.ATheApatientAwhoAs
houldAbeAmostAcarefullyAassessedAforAfluidAandAelectrolyteAimbalancesAisAtheAoneAreceivin
gA-AcorrectAanswers-lithium
WhichAdrugAgroupAcallsAforAnursingAassessmentAforAdevelopmentAofAabnormalAmovement
AdisordersAamongAindividualsAwhoAtakeAtherapeuticAdosagesA-AcorrectAanswers-

antipsychotics

, BlockageAofAdopamineAtransmissionAcanAleadAtoAincreasedApituitaryAsecretionsAofAprolacti
n.AInAwomen,AthisAhyperprolactinemiaAcanAresultAinA-AcorrectAanswers-amenorrhea
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAcontributeAtoAtheAmovementAofApatientsAoutAofAlargeAstateAi
nstitutionsAandAintoAcommunity-basedAmentalAhealthAtreatmentA-AcorrectAanswers-
a.AStatesAdesireAtoAsaveAmoneyAbyAmovingAtheApatientsAtoAtheAcommunity,AwhereAtheAfed
eralAgovernmentAwouldApickAupAmoreAofAtheAcost,A
c.AAAsystemAofAcoordinatedAandAaccessibleAcommunityAcareAwasAdevelopedAbyAforward-
thinkingAcommunitiesAandAofferedAmoreAeffectiveAtreatment,AtheACommunityAMentalAHealt
hA
d.ACentersAActAofA1963ArequiredAstatesAtoAdevelopAandAofferAcareAinAcommunity-
basedAtreatmentAprograms,A
e.APatientAadvocatesAexposedAdeficienciesAofAstateAhospitalsAandAtookAlegalAactions,Alead
ingAtoAtheAidentificationAofAaArightAtoAtreatmentAinAtheAleastArestrictiveAsetting,
f.ANewApsychotropicAmedicationsAcontrolledAsymptomsAmoreAeffectively,AallowingAmanyAp
atientAtoAliveAandAreceiveAcareAinAlessArestrictiveAsettings
LevelsAofApreventionAstrategiesAprominentAinAoutpatientApsychiatricAcareAconsistAofAprimar
yAprevention,AsecondaryAprevention,AandA________Aprevention.A-AcorrectAanswers-
tertiary
Anna,AaApatientAatAtheAcommunityAmentalAhealthAcenter,AtendsAtoAstopAtakingAherAmedicati
onsAatAintervals,AusuallyAleadingAtoAdecompensation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventions
AwouldAmostAlikelyAimproveAherAadherenceAtoAherAmedications?A-AcorrectAanswers-

HelpAAnnaAtoAunderstandAherAillnessAandAshareAinAdecisionsAaboutAherAcare.
AAfriendArecognizesAthatAhisAdepressionAhasAreturnedAandAtellsAyouAheAisAsuicidalAandAafra
idAheAwillAharmAhimself.AHeAwishesAtoAbeAhospitalizedAbutAdoesAnotAhaveAhealthAinsurance
.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAresponsesAbestAmeetsAhisAimmediateAcareAneedsAandAreflectsAth
eAoptionsAforAcareAaApersonAinAhisApositionAtypicallyAhas?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AssistAhimAinAobtainingAanAoutpatientAcounselingAappointmentAatAanAareaAcommunityAmen
talAhealthAcenter,AandAcallAhimAfrequentlyAtoAassureAheAisAsafeAuntilAhisAappointmentAoccur
s.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAnursingAactionsAisAappropriateAinAmaintainingAaAsafeAtherapeuticAin
patientAmilieu?A-AcorrectAanswers-
a.AInteractAfrequentlyAwithAbothAindividualsAandAgroupsAonAtheAunit
c.AInitiateAandAsupportAgroupAinteractionsAviaAtherapeuticAgroupsAandAactivities
d.AProvideAandAencourageAopportunitiesAtoApracticeAsocialAandAotherAlifeAskills
f.AAssessApatientAbelongingsAandAtheAunitAforAanyAdangerousAitemsAthatAcouldAbeAusedAby
ApatientsAtoAhurtAthemselvesAorAothers

TheAcriteriaAforAadmissionAtoAanAinApatientApsychiatricAunitAisAthatAtheApatientA-
AcorrectAanswers-

IsAinAimminentAdangerAofAharmingAhimselfAorAothers,AorAtheApatientAcannotAproperlyAcareAf
orAhisAbasicAneedsAandAcannotAprotectAhimselfAfromAharm
InAtheADSM-5,AaAmajorAchangeAinAhowAcultureAisAviewedAwithinAeachAdisorderAisAthatA-
AcorrectAanswers-

IssuesArelatedAtoAcultureAandAmentalAillnessAareAnowAintegratedAintoAtheAdiscussionAofAeac
hAdisorderAratherAthanAseparatelyAdiscussingAculture-boundAsyndromes
JulioAisAaA31-year-
oldApatientAwhoAcomesAtoAyourAmentalAhealthAoutpatientAclinic.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwo