• NGN ATI Mental Health 2025 Proctored Exam: Full 50 Questions & Correct Verified
Answers
Restricting type anorexia expected finding - AnswerDecreased caloric intake due to excessive fear of
weight gain
ECT Potential Complications - AnswerCardiac arryhthmia
Cocaine intoxication expected finding - AnswerDilated pupils
Benzo---finding that would indicate questioning the provider - AnswerHypotension
Alcohol Withdrawal Medication - AnswerDisulfram
Can give____________with lithium - AnswerValproic Acid
Both treat bipolar
Common adverse effect of Buspirone - AnswerDizziness
Confusion develops...... - AnswerSLOWLY with alzheimers
What food type to avoid with Disulfram - AnswerPure vanilla extract
Conduct Disorder expected finding - AnswerAggressive behavior toward others
,Heroin withdrawal expected findings - AnswerMuscle aches
Alcohol withdrawal expected findings - AnswerInsomnia and restlessness
Mematine is used to treat - AnswerSevere alzheimers
ADHD teaching - AnswerIgnore child's attention seeking behaviors that are not dangerous
Rape-Trauma Syndrome finding - AnswerReport of intense guilt
Medication that is given during alcohol detox - AnswerDiazepam
ECT expected findings - AnswerMemory loss
Nausea
Tachycardia
ECT is given for - AnswerBipolar with rapid cycling
Vagus Nerve Stimulation adverse effects - AnswerVoice changes
Dysphagia
Neck pain
Modeling - AnswerAllows client to see a demonstration of appropriate behaviors in a stressful situation.
The goal is that the client will imitate the behaviors
Systemic Desentization - AnswerBegins with mastering of relaxation techniques. Then a client is exposed
to increasing levels of anxiety-producing stimulus.
,Flooding - AnswerExposing the client to a great deal of undesirable stimulus in an attempt to turn off
anxiety response.
Most useful for phobias
Thought Stopping - AnswerTeaches a client to say "stop" when a negative thought or compulsive
behavior arises and substitute positive thought. The goal is that the client with time will use command
silently
Eye Movement Desentization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - AnswerTherapy for clients who have PTSD.
Encourages eye focus on a separate stimuli while thinking of or talking about the traumatic event
PTSD expected findings - AnswerHallucinations
Recurring nightmares
How is seasonal depression treated? - AnswerLight therapy
Dysthymic Disorder - AnswerMild form of depression that usually has an early onset, such as in
childhood and lasts at least 2 years in length
St. John's Wort adverse effects - AnswerPhotosensitivity
Skin rash
Rapid heart rate
GI distress
Abdominal pain
Depressive disorders are most prevalent in... - AnswerAdults between ages of 15-40
Transpersonal Communication - AnswerAddresses an individual's spiritual needs and providers
interventions to meet those needs
Empathy - AnswerUNDERSTANDING of feelings
, Rapid Cycling - Answer4 or more episodes of acute mania within 1 year
Bipolar I - AnswerClient has at least one episode of mania alternating with major depression
More severe
Bipolar II - AnswerClient has one or more hypomanic episodes alternating with MDD
Bipolar Meds - AnswerLithium=mood stabilizer
Anticonvulsants such as Valproic Acid (Depakote), Clonazapam, Lamitcal, Gabapentin, and Topiramate
Benzos such as Lorazepam used on a short term basis
SSRIs such as Prozac
A client in a true manic state will... - AnswerNot stop moving, and does not eat or drink, or sleep. This
can become a medical emergency
Alogia - AnswerPoverty of thought or speech; the client may sit with a visitor but may only mumble or
respond vaguely to questions
Avolition - AnswerLack of motivation in activities and hygiene
Grandeur - AnswerBelieves that she is all powerful and important, like a god
Somatic Delusionals - AnswerBelieves that his body is changing in an unusual way, such as growing a
third arm
Depersonalization - AnswerNonspecific feeling that a person has lose their identity, self is different or
unreal
Derealization - AnswerPerception that environment has changed
Answers
Restricting type anorexia expected finding - AnswerDecreased caloric intake due to excessive fear of
weight gain
ECT Potential Complications - AnswerCardiac arryhthmia
Cocaine intoxication expected finding - AnswerDilated pupils
Benzo---finding that would indicate questioning the provider - AnswerHypotension
Alcohol Withdrawal Medication - AnswerDisulfram
Can give____________with lithium - AnswerValproic Acid
Both treat bipolar
Common adverse effect of Buspirone - AnswerDizziness
Confusion develops...... - AnswerSLOWLY with alzheimers
What food type to avoid with Disulfram - AnswerPure vanilla extract
Conduct Disorder expected finding - AnswerAggressive behavior toward others
,Heroin withdrawal expected findings - AnswerMuscle aches
Alcohol withdrawal expected findings - AnswerInsomnia and restlessness
Mematine is used to treat - AnswerSevere alzheimers
ADHD teaching - AnswerIgnore child's attention seeking behaviors that are not dangerous
Rape-Trauma Syndrome finding - AnswerReport of intense guilt
Medication that is given during alcohol detox - AnswerDiazepam
ECT expected findings - AnswerMemory loss
Nausea
Tachycardia
ECT is given for - AnswerBipolar with rapid cycling
Vagus Nerve Stimulation adverse effects - AnswerVoice changes
Dysphagia
Neck pain
Modeling - AnswerAllows client to see a demonstration of appropriate behaviors in a stressful situation.
The goal is that the client will imitate the behaviors
Systemic Desentization - AnswerBegins with mastering of relaxation techniques. Then a client is exposed
to increasing levels of anxiety-producing stimulus.
,Flooding - AnswerExposing the client to a great deal of undesirable stimulus in an attempt to turn off
anxiety response.
Most useful for phobias
Thought Stopping - AnswerTeaches a client to say "stop" when a negative thought or compulsive
behavior arises and substitute positive thought. The goal is that the client with time will use command
silently
Eye Movement Desentization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - AnswerTherapy for clients who have PTSD.
Encourages eye focus on a separate stimuli while thinking of or talking about the traumatic event
PTSD expected findings - AnswerHallucinations
Recurring nightmares
How is seasonal depression treated? - AnswerLight therapy
Dysthymic Disorder - AnswerMild form of depression that usually has an early onset, such as in
childhood and lasts at least 2 years in length
St. John's Wort adverse effects - AnswerPhotosensitivity
Skin rash
Rapid heart rate
GI distress
Abdominal pain
Depressive disorders are most prevalent in... - AnswerAdults between ages of 15-40
Transpersonal Communication - AnswerAddresses an individual's spiritual needs and providers
interventions to meet those needs
Empathy - AnswerUNDERSTANDING of feelings
, Rapid Cycling - Answer4 or more episodes of acute mania within 1 year
Bipolar I - AnswerClient has at least one episode of mania alternating with major depression
More severe
Bipolar II - AnswerClient has one or more hypomanic episodes alternating with MDD
Bipolar Meds - AnswerLithium=mood stabilizer
Anticonvulsants such as Valproic Acid (Depakote), Clonazapam, Lamitcal, Gabapentin, and Topiramate
Benzos such as Lorazepam used on a short term basis
SSRIs such as Prozac
A client in a true manic state will... - AnswerNot stop moving, and does not eat or drink, or sleep. This
can become a medical emergency
Alogia - AnswerPoverty of thought or speech; the client may sit with a visitor but may only mumble or
respond vaguely to questions
Avolition - AnswerLack of motivation in activities and hygiene
Grandeur - AnswerBelieves that she is all powerful and important, like a god
Somatic Delusionals - AnswerBelieves that his body is changing in an unusual way, such as growing a
third arm
Depersonalization - AnswerNonspecific feeling that a person has lose their identity, self is different or
unreal
Derealization - AnswerPerception that environment has changed
