PN 3003 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS PERFECT SCORE
⩥ What are the effects on a patient post ECT? Answer: Memory loss,
confusion, and temporary cognitive impairment.
⩥ What is Tardive Dyskinesia? Answer: A movement disorder caused by
long-term use of antipsychotic medications.
⩥ What is the difference between hallucination, illusion, and delusion?
Answer: Hallucination: perception without stimulus; Illusion:
misinterpretation of real stimuli; Delusion: false belief despite evidence.
⩥ What is Dysthymia? Answer: A persistent mild depression.
⩥ What is Bulimia Nervosa? Answer: An eating disorder characterized
by binge eating followed by purging.
⩥ What is Anorexia Nervosa? Answer: An eating disorder involving
significant weight loss and fear of gaining weight.
⩥ What is PICA? Answer: The persistent eating of non-food substances.
,⩥ What is Exhibitionism? Answer: A sexual disorder involving exposing
genitals to others.
⩥ What is Fetishism? Answer: A sexual disorder involving sexual
interest in objects.
⩥ What is Voyeurism? Answer: Gaining sexual pleasure from watching
others without their knowledge.
⩥ What is Masochism? Answer: Gaining pleasure from one's own pain
or humiliation.
⩥ What is the function of norepinephrine? Answer: Regulates mood and
arousal.
⩥ What is the function of GABA? Answer: Acts as a neurotransmitter
that inhibits nerve transmission in the brain.
⩥ What is the function of serotonin? Answer: Regulates mood, appetite,
and sleep.
⩥ What is the function of dopamine? Answer: Involved in reward,
motivation, and motor control.
,⩥ What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? Answer:
Empathy is understanding another's feelings, while sympathy is feeling
pity for someone else's misfortune.
⩥ What are the four levels of anxiety? Answer: Mild, Moderate, Severe,
Panic.
⩥ What is denial in coping mechanisms? Answer: Refusing to accept
reality to avoid emotional pain.
⩥ What is regression as a defense mechanism? Answer: Reverting to
behaviors characteristic of an earlier stage of development.
⩥ What is projection in defense mechanisms? Answer: Attributing one's
own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else.
⩥ What is rationalization? Answer: Creating logical reasons for actions
that are actually motivated by irrational factors.
⩥ What is sublimation? Answer: Channeling unacceptable impulses into
socially acceptable activities.
⩥ What is flat affect? Answer: Lack of emotional expression.
, ⩥ What is grandiosity? Answer: Exaggerated sense of self-importance.
⩥ What is the classic behavior of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Answer: Sense of entitlement and need for admiration.
⩥ What is the treatment for Panic Disorder? Answer: Pharmacotherapy,
CBT, and group therapy.
⩥ What is the definition of emotional acceptance in coping with loss?
Answer: The emotional process of coming to terms with loss.
⩥ What are the symptoms of a manic episode? Answer: Increased
energy, decreased need for sleep, and impulsive behavior.
⩥ What is the definition of somatization? Answer: The expression of
psychological distress through physical symptoms.
⩥ What is the definition of avolition? Answer: Lack of motivation to
initiate and sustain activities.
⩥ What is catatonia? Answer: A state of unresponsiveness and
immobility.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS PERFECT SCORE
⩥ What are the effects on a patient post ECT? Answer: Memory loss,
confusion, and temporary cognitive impairment.
⩥ What is Tardive Dyskinesia? Answer: A movement disorder caused by
long-term use of antipsychotic medications.
⩥ What is the difference between hallucination, illusion, and delusion?
Answer: Hallucination: perception without stimulus; Illusion:
misinterpretation of real stimuli; Delusion: false belief despite evidence.
⩥ What is Dysthymia? Answer: A persistent mild depression.
⩥ What is Bulimia Nervosa? Answer: An eating disorder characterized
by binge eating followed by purging.
⩥ What is Anorexia Nervosa? Answer: An eating disorder involving
significant weight loss and fear of gaining weight.
⩥ What is PICA? Answer: The persistent eating of non-food substances.
,⩥ What is Exhibitionism? Answer: A sexual disorder involving exposing
genitals to others.
⩥ What is Fetishism? Answer: A sexual disorder involving sexual
interest in objects.
⩥ What is Voyeurism? Answer: Gaining sexual pleasure from watching
others without their knowledge.
⩥ What is Masochism? Answer: Gaining pleasure from one's own pain
or humiliation.
⩥ What is the function of norepinephrine? Answer: Regulates mood and
arousal.
⩥ What is the function of GABA? Answer: Acts as a neurotransmitter
that inhibits nerve transmission in the brain.
⩥ What is the function of serotonin? Answer: Regulates mood, appetite,
and sleep.
⩥ What is the function of dopamine? Answer: Involved in reward,
motivation, and motor control.
,⩥ What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? Answer:
Empathy is understanding another's feelings, while sympathy is feeling
pity for someone else's misfortune.
⩥ What are the four levels of anxiety? Answer: Mild, Moderate, Severe,
Panic.
⩥ What is denial in coping mechanisms? Answer: Refusing to accept
reality to avoid emotional pain.
⩥ What is regression as a defense mechanism? Answer: Reverting to
behaviors characteristic of an earlier stage of development.
⩥ What is projection in defense mechanisms? Answer: Attributing one's
own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else.
⩥ What is rationalization? Answer: Creating logical reasons for actions
that are actually motivated by irrational factors.
⩥ What is sublimation? Answer: Channeling unacceptable impulses into
socially acceptable activities.
⩥ What is flat affect? Answer: Lack of emotional expression.
, ⩥ What is grandiosity? Answer: Exaggerated sense of self-importance.
⩥ What is the classic behavior of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Answer: Sense of entitlement and need for admiration.
⩥ What is the treatment for Panic Disorder? Answer: Pharmacotherapy,
CBT, and group therapy.
⩥ What is the definition of emotional acceptance in coping with loss?
Answer: The emotional process of coming to terms with loss.
⩥ What are the symptoms of a manic episode? Answer: Increased
energy, decreased need for sleep, and impulsive behavior.
⩥ What is the definition of somatization? Answer: The expression of
psychological distress through physical symptoms.
⩥ What is the definition of avolition? Answer: Lack of motivation to
initiate and sustain activities.
⩥ What is catatonia? Answer: A state of unresponsiveness and
immobility.
