NURS2103 - Mental Health Professional Practice Questions
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A guiding philosophy of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007) is
that the best possible care and treatment is provided:
A. In a locked mental health unit.
B. According to the wishes of a consumer's primary carer.
C. As determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
D. In the least restrictive environment that is possible. Correct
Answers D. In the least restrictive environment that is possible.
A person experiencing an acute episode of schizophrenia tells
you that: 'I have to carry this alfoil in my pockets so the police
can't track me with their radar'. This is an example of a:
A. Referential delusion.
B. Persecutory delusion.
C. Grandiose delusion.
D. Somatic delusion. Correct Answers B. Persecutory
delusion.
According to cognitive theorists automatic negative thoughts
(ANTS) occur:
A. Like a reflex.
B. Following careful thought and analysis.
C. In the absence of underlying core beliefs.
D. In the absence of cognitive distortions. Correct Answers A.
Like a reflex.
,According to Evans (2013) childhood Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) is:
A. Equally common in males and females.
B. More likely to occur in children with upper respiratory
streptococcal infection.
C. More common in males than females.
D. More common in females than males. Correct Answers C.
More common in males than females.
According to Keeley, Storch, Dhungana and Geffken (2007)
young people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
typically experience:
A. More insight into their condition than adults.
B. Further complications as they try to prevent family members
from becoming involved in their rituals.
C. Positive effects on their academic and social functioning.
D. Less insight into their condition than adults. Correct
Answers D. Less insight into their condition than adults.
According to the 2007 National survey of Mental Health and
Well-being the percentage of Australians suffering from a
depressive disorder in the past 12 months was:
A. 4.1%.
B. 1.8%.
C. 5.8%.
D. 2.1%. Correct Answers A. 4.1%.
, According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Version 5
(DSM 5), the symptoms of major depressive disorder must have
been present consistently for what period of time?
A. More than 1 week.
B. More than 1 month.
C. More than 2 weeks.
D. More than 2 months. Correct Answers C. More than 2
weeks.
Anhedonia, an important symptom of major depressive disorder,
is best defined as:
A. A condition characterised by inability to experience pleasure
in normally pleasurable acts.
B. A condition characterised by difficulty falling and/or staying
asleep.
C. Astate of being easily irritated, angered or annoyed..
D. A lack of energy that can be physical, mental or both.
Correct Answers A. A condition characterised by inability to
experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts.
Brain/ neuronal alterations seen in people living with
schizophrenia can include:
A. Enlarged ventricles (decreased brain volume) and reduced
dendritic/synaptic connections between neurons.
B. Alterations in the perception and attentional significance
(salience) given to incoming sensory information.
C. Increased rates of synaptic pruning during adolescence.
D. All of the above. Correct Answers D. All of the above.
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A guiding philosophy of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007) is
that the best possible care and treatment is provided:
A. In a locked mental health unit.
B. According to the wishes of a consumer's primary carer.
C. As determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
D. In the least restrictive environment that is possible. Correct
Answers D. In the least restrictive environment that is possible.
A person experiencing an acute episode of schizophrenia tells
you that: 'I have to carry this alfoil in my pockets so the police
can't track me with their radar'. This is an example of a:
A. Referential delusion.
B. Persecutory delusion.
C. Grandiose delusion.
D. Somatic delusion. Correct Answers B. Persecutory
delusion.
According to cognitive theorists automatic negative thoughts
(ANTS) occur:
A. Like a reflex.
B. Following careful thought and analysis.
C. In the absence of underlying core beliefs.
D. In the absence of cognitive distortions. Correct Answers A.
Like a reflex.
,According to Evans (2013) childhood Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) is:
A. Equally common in males and females.
B. More likely to occur in children with upper respiratory
streptococcal infection.
C. More common in males than females.
D. More common in females than males. Correct Answers C.
More common in males than females.
According to Keeley, Storch, Dhungana and Geffken (2007)
young people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
typically experience:
A. More insight into their condition than adults.
B. Further complications as they try to prevent family members
from becoming involved in their rituals.
C. Positive effects on their academic and social functioning.
D. Less insight into their condition than adults. Correct
Answers D. Less insight into their condition than adults.
According to the 2007 National survey of Mental Health and
Well-being the percentage of Australians suffering from a
depressive disorder in the past 12 months was:
A. 4.1%.
B. 1.8%.
C. 5.8%.
D. 2.1%. Correct Answers A. 4.1%.
, According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Version 5
(DSM 5), the symptoms of major depressive disorder must have
been present consistently for what period of time?
A. More than 1 week.
B. More than 1 month.
C. More than 2 weeks.
D. More than 2 months. Correct Answers C. More than 2
weeks.
Anhedonia, an important symptom of major depressive disorder,
is best defined as:
A. A condition characterised by inability to experience pleasure
in normally pleasurable acts.
B. A condition characterised by difficulty falling and/or staying
asleep.
C. Astate of being easily irritated, angered or annoyed..
D. A lack of energy that can be physical, mental or both.
Correct Answers A. A condition characterised by inability to
experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts.
Brain/ neuronal alterations seen in people living with
schizophrenia can include:
A. Enlarged ventricles (decreased brain volume) and reduced
dendritic/synaptic connections between neurons.
B. Alterations in the perception and attentional significance
(salience) given to incoming sensory information.
C. Increased rates of synaptic pruning during adolescence.
D. All of the above. Correct Answers D. All of the above.
