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Psychiatric Nursing Test - 10
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Psychiatric Nursing
Test - 10
1. Which factors are associated with the development of post-traumatic stress disorder?
Distorted and negative cognitive functioning.
Anxiety and low self-esteem.
Excess serotonin and norepinephrine levels.
Severity of the stressor and availability of support systems.
2. A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor targets which part of the brain?
Putamen.
Basal ganglia.
Frontal cortex.
Hippocampus.
3. When developing a lecture series for nursing home residents, the psychiatric and mental health nurse considers which factor to be the primary barrier to learning?
Information processing impairments.
Decreased bodily functions
Lack of interest.
Lack of patience.
4. False sensory perception not associated with real external stimuli is called
Concrete thinking
Illusion
Delusions
Hallucinations
5. Personality disorder in which an individual suspects that other people will harm him, is___
Paranoid
Cyclothymic
Hypomanic
Melancholic
6. In following which is not a disturbance of consciousness___
Coma
Stupor
Hallucination
Confusion
7. Delirium is a disorder of___
Thought
Memory
Perception
Consciousness
8. Hallucination is a disorder of__
Memory
Consciousness
Perception
Thought
9. Disorder of consciousness in which patient remains motionless and mute, is___
Hallucination
Clouding of consciousness
Confusion
Stupor
10. Disorder of motor activity in which the person constantly maintains a position without any movement is___
Verbigeration
Cataplexy
Mannerism
Negativism
11. A mental disorder characterized by stereotype speech is_
Mannerism
Verbigeration
Negativism
Cataplexy
12. Perception of a stimulus in the absence of an actual stimulus is known as ___
Verbigeration
Illusion
Hallucination
Delusion
13. The type of delusion most commonly seen in manic patients is__
Delusion of guilt
Delusion of grandeur
Delusion of persecution
Nihilistic delusion
14. Which type of delusional disorder commonly found in paranoid schizophrenia___
Nihilistic delusion
Delusion of guilt
Delusion of grandeur
Delusion of persecution
15. Leo Kanner is known for his studies on:
Autism
Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorders
Personality disorders
16. When maintaining accurate records in situations of suspected abuse, the nurse should document:
A description of the suspected abuser.
A body map to indicate size, color, areas and types of injuries.
An interpretation of the client’s statements regarding the abuse.
Generalized statements about the events leading up to the abuse.
17. What nursing action would be most effective in changing the behavior of a child diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHA)?
Use lengthy time out session
Use aggressive punishment to control undesired behavior
Sedate the child for acting out
Reward appropriate behavior
18. A patient percieves that his face is distorted and his hand are becoming long. The term used to explain this condition is:
Jamais vu
Derealization
Depersonalization
Dejavu
19. A client expressess the belief that armed forces are out to kill him. This is an example of:
Derealization
Delusion of infidelity
Delusion of persecution
Hallucinations
20. Hippocrates classified mental disorders in to:
Schizophrenia, mania and depression
Psychosis and neurosis
Major and minor mental illness
Mania, melancholia and phrenitis
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