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Psychiatric Nursing Test - 22
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Psychiatric Nursing
Test - 22
1. Techniques used in psychoanalysis include all, except-
Dream analysis
Abreaction therapy
Psychotherapy
Free association
2. Cognitive techniques include all, except
Thought stopping techniques
Abreaction therapy
Counter balance faulty cognitions
Problem resolving techniques
3. The optimal size for group therapy is-
8-10 members
20-25 members
15-25 members
15-20 members
4. Pathological repetition involving imitation of speech of another person is termed as-
Echopraxia
Encopresis
Enuresis
Echolalia
5. Pathological repetition by imitation of the behaviour of another person is termed as-
Enuresis
Echopraxia
Echopraxia
Encopresis
6. Delusion of reference is best illustrated by-
The night shift nurse does not like me
The food is being poisoned
The neighbour is trying to kill me
The news announcer on TV is talking about me
7. During his assessment interview, a schizophrenic patient tells the nurse, "My life partner is unfaithful and having an extramarital affair" The nurse documents that the patient is experiencing-
Delusion of grandiosity
Illogical thinking
Delusion of jealousy
Delusion of persecution
8. A patient is refusing to take the food. He says that food is poisoned. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing intervention-
Explain the patient that it is a symptom of disease
Allow the patient to take packed foods, fruits, eggs etc.
Assure the patient by tasting the patient's food
Assure the patient that the food is not poisoned
9. First rank symptoms of schizophrenia (FRSS) was explained by-
Schneider
Emil Kraepelin
Eugen Bleaker
Sigmund Freud
10. A patient with schizophrenia exhibits flattening of emotions. The nurse documents this finding as-
A sociality
Regression
Anhedonia
Blunted affect
11. Which of the following nursing intervention/s is most appropriate for a patient who is having poor verbal communication-
Give positive reinforcement for patient's voluntary interaction with others
Provide a structured schedule for activity
Explain to the patient the cause for impaired verbal communication
All of the above
12. What is relapse?
Worsening of symptoms after temporary improvement
Deterioration of symptoms
It is a stage of diminution in symptoms
Recurrence of symptoms
13. What is remission-
Deterioration of symptoms
Recurrence of symptoms
It is a stage of reduction in symptoms
Worsening of symptoms after temporary improvement
14. Which of the following is a contributory factor for relapse among schizophrenia patients?
Adequate drug compliance
Regular follow-up
Expressed emotions
Adequate support system
15. The "four A's" of schizophrenia include all, except-
Ambivalence
Associative looseness
Auditory hallucinations
Autistic thinking
16. Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia-
Hallucinations
Thought disturbances
Delusions
Apathy
17. Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia-
Apathy
Delusions
Ambivalence
Irritability
18. Motor disturbances are present in ………………………………. schizophrenia.
Residual schizophrenia
Catatonic schizophrenia
Hebephrenic schizophrenia
Paranoid schizophrenia
19. Mutism, negativism, waxy flexibility, bizarre posture and stupor are characteristics of-
Hebephrenic schizophrenia
Residual schizophrenia
Paranoid schizophrenia
Catatonic schizophrenia
20. Suspiciousness, auditory hallucinations, disturbance in affect and speech are characteristics of-
Catatonic schizophrenia
Hebephrenic schizophrenia
Residual schizophrenia
Paranoid schizophrenia
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