NSG 3450 Exam 1 Test Bank A with 450 Questions and Correct Answers Latest 2026/ NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1 Prep 2026 (A review of 250 Questions and Answers)

NSG 3450 Exam 1 Test Bank A with 450
Questions and Correct Answers Latest 2026/
NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1 Prep 2026
(A review of 250 Questions and Answers)



A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety
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disorders. Which resource would have the most complete information?
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a. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
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b. DSM-V

c. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of
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Practice
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d. ICD-10 ..........ANSWER. .... b. DSM-V
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Which individual behavior demonstrates resilience?
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a. Repress stressors associated with a divorce.
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b. Continuing to grieve the death of a spouse for 5 years.
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,c. Continuing to live in a shelter for 2 years after the home is destroyed
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by fire.
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d. Taking a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of
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k a permanent job. ..........ANSWER.. d. Taking a temporary job to
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maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job.
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The relationship of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
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(NANDA) is to clinical judgment as Nursing Interventions Classification
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(NIC) is to what?
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c. diagnosis.

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An adult says, "Most of the time I'm happy and feel good about myself. I
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have learned that what I get out of something is proportional to the effort I
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put into it." Which number on this mental health continuum should the
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nurse select?
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Mental Illness Mental Health
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a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5 ..........ANSWER ..... e. 5
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Which disorder is an example of a culture-bound syndrome?
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a. Epilepsy

b. Schizophrenia

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d. Major depressive disorder ..........ANSWER. .... c. Running amok
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What does the DSM-V classify?
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b. present disability or distress
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c. people with mental disorders
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, d. mental disorders ..........ANSWER ...... d) Mental disorders
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The DSM-V classifies disorders people have rather than people themselves.
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A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, "What is the most
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prevalent mental disorder in the United States?" Select the nurse's correct
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response.
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a. Schizophrenia

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d. Alzheimer's disease ..........ANSWER...... d. Alzheimer's disease
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In the majority culture of the United States, which individual has the
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greatest risk to be
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labeled mentally ill? k k




a. One who describes hearing God's voice speaking.
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b. One who is usually pessimistic but strives to meet personal goals.
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c. One who is wealthy and gives away $20 bills to needy individuals.
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