NCLEX QUESTIONS (MENTAL
HEALTH EXAM 1) 2026 NCLEX EXAM
GRADED A+
Which statement about mental illness is true?
a) mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with social
norms
b) mental illness is present when individual irrational and illogical
behavior occurs
c) mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political system,
and group defining it
d) mental illness is evaluated solely by considering individual control
over behavior and appraisal of reality - ANSWER- c) mental illness
changes with culture, time in history, political system, and group
defining it
A nursing student new to psychiatric nursing asks a peer what resource
he/she can use to figure out which symptoms are part of the picture of a
specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be:
,a) nursing intervention classifications
b) nursing interventions outcomes
c) NANDA nursing diagnosis
d) DSM-V - ANSWER- d) DSM-V
Why is it important for the nurse to be aware of the multiple factors that
can influence an individual's mental health?
a) rates of illness differ among various groups
b) the DSM-V cannot be used without the information
c) a holistic nursing assessment requires this awareness
d) the nurse must contribute this data for epidemiological research -
ANSWER- c) a holistic nursing assessment requires this awareness
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM-V
diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis?
a) there is no functional difference between the two. Both serve to
identify a human deviance
b) the DSM-V diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing
diagnosis takes culture into account
c) the DSM-V is associated with present distress or disability, whereas a
nursing diagnosis considers past and present responses to actual mental
health problems
, d) the DSM-V diagnosis impacts the choice of medical treatment,
whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying
interventions for phenomena a client is experiencing - ANSWER- d)
the DSM-V diagnosis impacts the choice of medical treatment,
whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying
interventions for phenomena a client is experiencing
Resilience, the capacity to rebound from stressors via adaptive coping is
associated with positive mental health. Your friend has just been laid off
from his job. Which of the following responses on your part most likely
contribute to enhanced resilience?
a) using your connection to set up an interview with your employer
b) connecting him with a friend with the family who owns his own
business
c) supporting him in arranging, preparing for, and completing multiple
interviews
d) helping him to understand that the layoff resulted from troubles in the
economy and is not his fault - ANSWER- c) supporting him in
arranging, preparing for, and completing multiple interviews
After several therapeutic encounters with a patient who recently
attempted suicide, the behavior that would cause the nurse to consider
the possibility of countertransference is that:
a) the client's reaction toward the nurse seem realistic and appropriate
b) the client states the nurse is concerned about her, just like her father
HEALTH EXAM 1) 2026 NCLEX EXAM
GRADED A+
Which statement about mental illness is true?
a) mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with social
norms
b) mental illness is present when individual irrational and illogical
behavior occurs
c) mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political system,
and group defining it
d) mental illness is evaluated solely by considering individual control
over behavior and appraisal of reality - ANSWER- c) mental illness
changes with culture, time in history, political system, and group
defining it
A nursing student new to psychiatric nursing asks a peer what resource
he/she can use to figure out which symptoms are part of the picture of a
specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be:
,a) nursing intervention classifications
b) nursing interventions outcomes
c) NANDA nursing diagnosis
d) DSM-V - ANSWER- d) DSM-V
Why is it important for the nurse to be aware of the multiple factors that
can influence an individual's mental health?
a) rates of illness differ among various groups
b) the DSM-V cannot be used without the information
c) a holistic nursing assessment requires this awareness
d) the nurse must contribute this data for epidemiological research -
ANSWER- c) a holistic nursing assessment requires this awareness
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM-V
diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis?
a) there is no functional difference between the two. Both serve to
identify a human deviance
b) the DSM-V diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing
diagnosis takes culture into account
c) the DSM-V is associated with present distress or disability, whereas a
nursing diagnosis considers past and present responses to actual mental
health problems
, d) the DSM-V diagnosis impacts the choice of medical treatment,
whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying
interventions for phenomena a client is experiencing - ANSWER- d)
the DSM-V diagnosis impacts the choice of medical treatment,
whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying
interventions for phenomena a client is experiencing
Resilience, the capacity to rebound from stressors via adaptive coping is
associated with positive mental health. Your friend has just been laid off
from his job. Which of the following responses on your part most likely
contribute to enhanced resilience?
a) using your connection to set up an interview with your employer
b) connecting him with a friend with the family who owns his own
business
c) supporting him in arranging, preparing for, and completing multiple
interviews
d) helping him to understand that the layoff resulted from troubles in the
economy and is not his fault - ANSWER- c) supporting him in
arranging, preparing for, and completing multiple interviews
After several therapeutic encounters with a patient who recently
attempted suicide, the behavior that would cause the nurse to consider
the possibility of countertransference is that:
a) the client's reaction toward the nurse seem realistic and appropriate
b) the client states the nurse is concerned about her, just like her father
