WEST COAST UNIVERSITY ATI MENTAL HEALTH
PROCTORED EXAM 1 NURSING STUDENT QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION LATEST
2025-2926
1–10 FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH
1. The priority goal of mental health nursing is:
A. Eliminate all symptoms
B. Promote client safety and stability
C. Force medication compliance
D. Restrict independence
Answer: B
Safety is always the first priority in mental health care.
2. Therapeutic communication technique is:
A. Giving advice
B. Active listening
C. Judging behavior
D. Changing subject
Answer: B
Active listening builds trust and understanding.
3. Non-therapeutic response:
A. “Tell me more about that.”
B. “Why did you do that?”
C. “I hear you.”
D. “Go on.”
Answer: B
“Why” questions are judgmental and non-therapeutic.
4. Defense mechanism of denial is:
,A. Accepting reality
B. Refusing to accept reality
C. Projection
D. Sublimation
Answer: B
Denial blocks painful reality.
5. Anxiety level causing learning difficulty:
A. Mild
B. Moderate
C. Severe
D. Panic
Answer: B
Moderate anxiety interferes with concentration.
6. First-line treatment for schizophrenia:
A. Antidepressants
B. Antipsychotics
C. Antibiotics
D. Anticonvulsants
Answer: B
Antipsychotics treat psychosis.
7. Positive symptom of schizophrenia:
A. Flat affect
B. Hallucinations
C. Apathy
D. Social withdrawal
Answer: B
Positive symptoms add abnormal behavior.
8. Negative symptom of schizophrenia:
, A. Hallucinations
B. Delusions
C. Apathy
D. Agitation
Answer: C
Negative symptoms are loss of function.
9. Therapeutic relationship phase where trust is built:
A. Orientation
B. Working
C. Termination
D. Resolution
Answer: A
Initial trust-building phase.
10. Priority nursing action for suicidal client:
A. Leave alone
B. One-to-one observation
C. Give privacy
D. Delay assessment
Answer: B
Ensures safety and prevents harm.
11–20 DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR, ANXIETY
11. Major depression symptom:
A. Euphoria
B. Hopelessness
C. Hyperactivity
D. Grandiosity
Answer: B
Core symptom of depression.
PROCTORED EXAM 1 NURSING STUDENT QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION LATEST
2025-2926
1–10 FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH
1. The priority goal of mental health nursing is:
A. Eliminate all symptoms
B. Promote client safety and stability
C. Force medication compliance
D. Restrict independence
Answer: B
Safety is always the first priority in mental health care.
2. Therapeutic communication technique is:
A. Giving advice
B. Active listening
C. Judging behavior
D. Changing subject
Answer: B
Active listening builds trust and understanding.
3. Non-therapeutic response:
A. “Tell me more about that.”
B. “Why did you do that?”
C. “I hear you.”
D. “Go on.”
Answer: B
“Why” questions are judgmental and non-therapeutic.
4. Defense mechanism of denial is:
,A. Accepting reality
B. Refusing to accept reality
C. Projection
D. Sublimation
Answer: B
Denial blocks painful reality.
5. Anxiety level causing learning difficulty:
A. Mild
B. Moderate
C. Severe
D. Panic
Answer: B
Moderate anxiety interferes with concentration.
6. First-line treatment for schizophrenia:
A. Antidepressants
B. Antipsychotics
C. Antibiotics
D. Anticonvulsants
Answer: B
Antipsychotics treat psychosis.
7. Positive symptom of schizophrenia:
A. Flat affect
B. Hallucinations
C. Apathy
D. Social withdrawal
Answer: B
Positive symptoms add abnormal behavior.
8. Negative symptom of schizophrenia:
, A. Hallucinations
B. Delusions
C. Apathy
D. Agitation
Answer: C
Negative symptoms are loss of function.
9. Therapeutic relationship phase where trust is built:
A. Orientation
B. Working
C. Termination
D. Resolution
Answer: A
Initial trust-building phase.
10. Priority nursing action for suicidal client:
A. Leave alone
B. One-to-one observation
C. Give privacy
D. Delay assessment
Answer: B
Ensures safety and prevents harm.
11–20 DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR, ANXIETY
11. Major depression symptom:
A. Euphoria
B. Hopelessness
C. Hyperactivity
D. Grandiosity
Answer: B
Core symptom of depression.
