Mental Health Exam 2 Review 70 Questions a
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b Whichbarebnegativebsymptomsbassociatedbwithbschizophrenia?b(Selectballbthatbapply)
a) Hallucinations
b) Delusions
c) ambivalence
d) avolition
e) anhedoniab-bANS>>c)bambivalenceb-unsureb/bindifferentbfeelings
d) avolition-blackbofbmotivation
e) anhedoniab-blackbofbfeelingbpleasure
Positivebsymptomsbofbschizophrenia,bspecificallybhallucinationsbandbdelusions,barebthoughtbtobbebcaus
edbbybhyperactivitybofbwhichbneurotransmitter?
a) Dopamine
b) Acetylcholine
c) Norepinephrine
d) Epinephrineb-bANS>>a)bDopamine
Abclientbdiagnosedbwithbschizophreniabisbhavingbdelusionsbthatbthebclientbisbbeingbplottedbagainstbbybth
ebgovernment.bThisbwouldbbebdocumentedbasbwhichbtypebofbdelusion?
a) nihilistic
b) somatic
c) grandiose
d) persecutoryb-b ANS>>d)bpersecutory
Abclientbhasbbeenbprescribedbclozapinebforbthebtreatmentbofbschizophrenia.bThebclientbmustbbebtaughtbt
obmonitorbwhichbbloodbcomponentbwhilebtakingbthisbdrug?
a) whitebbloodbcells
b) platelets
c) hemoglobin
d) hematocritb-
ANS>>a)bwhitebbloodbcellsbClozapineb=bC
b
anbcausebleukocytosis
,Whenbinvestigatingbbiologicbtheoriesbrelatedbtobschizophrenia,bwhichbneuroanatomicbfindingsbwouldbb
ebconsistentbwithbthisbdisorder?
a) smallerbthirdbventricle
b) largerblateralbventricle
c) largerbhippocampus
d) largerbbrainbvolumeb-bANS>>b)blargerblateralbventricle
Abnursebisbpreparingbtobadministerbprescribedbantipsychoticbmedicationbtobabclientbwithbpsychosis.bTh
ebnursebidentifiesbthebprescribedbmedicationbasbabfirst-
generationbantipsychotic.bWhichbdrugbwouldbthebnursebmostblikelybbebadministering?
a) Fluphenazine
b) Aripiprazole
c) Clozapine
d) Olanzapineb-
ANS>>a)bFluphenazinebisbabfirstbgener
b
ationbantipsychotic
Whichbarebkeybdiagnosticbcriteriabofbschizophrenia?bSelectballbthatbapply.
a) Majorbdepressionboccurringbconcurrentlybwithbactivebsymptoms
b) Oneborbmorebmajorbareasbofbsocialborboccupationalbfunctioningbmarkedlybbelowbpreviouslyb
achievedblevels
c) Continuousbsignsbforbatbleastb6bmonths
d) Abdirectbphysiologicbeffectbofbabsubstanceborbmedicalbcondition
e) Delusionsbpresentbforbabsignificantbportionbofbtimebduringbab1-monthbperiodb-
b ANS>>b)bOneborbmorebmajorbareasbofbsocialborboccupationalbfunctioningbmarkedlybbelowbpreviousl
ybachievedblevels
c)bContinuousbsignsbforbatbleastb6bmonths
e)bDelusionsbpresentbforbabsignificantbportionbofbtimebduringbab1-monthbperiod
Abclientbdiagnosedbwithbdelusionalbdisorderbwhobusesbexcessivebhealthbcarebresourcesbmostblikelybha
sbwhichbtypebofbdelusions?
a) grandiose
b) somatic
c) jealous
d) erotomanicb-bANS>>b)bsomatic
Personsbwhobhavebsomaticbdelusionsbbelievebthatbhavebabphysicalbailment.
Whenbassessingbabpersonbwithbdelusionalbdisorder,bwhichbfindingbwouldbthebnursebexpectbtobassess
?
a) alteredbpersonality
b) highblevelbofbintelligence
c) changesbinbmentalbstatus
d) few,bifbany,bpsychologicalbdeficitsb-bANS>>d)bfew,bifbany,bpsychologicalbdeficits
, EncephalopathicbSyndromebhasboccurredbinbabfewbclientsbwhenbhaldolbisbtakenbwithbwhichbmedicine
?
a) motrin
b) ativan
c) lasix
d) lithuiumb-bANS>>d)blithium
Encephalopathicbsyndromebleadsbtobirreversiblebbrainbdamage
Abclientbwithbschizophreniabisbexperiencingbdelusions.bThebclientbstatesb"There'sbabhugebapocalypsebco
mingbandbthebendbofbthebworldbisbnear".bWhichbtypebofbdelusionbisbthis?
a) nihilistic
b) persecutory
c) somatic
d) grandioseb-bANS>>a)bnihilistic
Abnihilisticbdelusionbisbonebthatbinvolvesbthebbeliefbofbimpendingbdoom.
Whenbpreparingbabclassbpresentationbaboutbschizophrenia,bwhichbwouldbthebnursebmostblikelybinclude
?
a) Improvementbinbsymptomsbcanboccurbasbabclientbwithbabhistorybofbschizophreniabreachesbolderb
adulthood
b) Schizophreniabisbmorebcommonlybdiagnosedbinbchildrenbthanbadults
c) Delusionsbarebmorebcommonlybnotedbinbchildren
d) Verybfewbindividualsbwithbschizophreniabreachbolderbadulthoodb-
b ANS>>a)bImprovementbinbsymptomsbcanboccurbasbabclientbwithbabhistorybofbschizophreniabre
achesbolderbadulthood
Abnursebisbassessingbabclientbwithbschizophrenia.bThebnursebmaybsuspectbthatbthebclientbisbexperiencin
gbwaterbintoxicationbbasedbonbwhichbfindings?b(selectballbthatbapply)
a) irritability
b) musclebtwitching
c) enhancedbattentionbspan
d) emotionalblability
e) increasebinbhallucinationsb-bANS>>a)birritability
b) musclebtwitching
d) emotionalblability
e) increasebinbhallucinations
Whichbwouldbabnursebexpectbtobadministerbtobabclientbwithbschizophreniabwhobisbexperiencingbabdystoni
cbreaction?
a) Trihexyphenidyl
b) Aripiprazole
c) Benztropine
b b b b b b b
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b b b
b Whichbarebnegativebsymptomsbassociatedbwithbschizophrenia?b(Selectballbthatbapply)
a) Hallucinations
b) Delusions
c) ambivalence
d) avolition
e) anhedoniab-bANS>>c)bambivalenceb-unsureb/bindifferentbfeelings
d) avolition-blackbofbmotivation
e) anhedoniab-blackbofbfeelingbpleasure
Positivebsymptomsbofbschizophrenia,bspecificallybhallucinationsbandbdelusions,barebthoughtbtobbebcaus
edbbybhyperactivitybofbwhichbneurotransmitter?
a) Dopamine
b) Acetylcholine
c) Norepinephrine
d) Epinephrineb-bANS>>a)bDopamine
Abclientbdiagnosedbwithbschizophreniabisbhavingbdelusionsbthatbthebclientbisbbeingbplottedbagainstbbybth
ebgovernment.bThisbwouldbbebdocumentedbasbwhichbtypebofbdelusion?
a) nihilistic
b) somatic
c) grandiose
d) persecutoryb-b ANS>>d)bpersecutory
Abclientbhasbbeenbprescribedbclozapinebforbthebtreatmentbofbschizophrenia.bThebclientbmustbbebtaughtbt
obmonitorbwhichbbloodbcomponentbwhilebtakingbthisbdrug?
a) whitebbloodbcells
b) platelets
c) hemoglobin
d) hematocritb-
ANS>>a)bwhitebbloodbcellsbClozapineb=bC
b
anbcausebleukocytosis
,Whenbinvestigatingbbiologicbtheoriesbrelatedbtobschizophrenia,bwhichbneuroanatomicbfindingsbwouldbb
ebconsistentbwithbthisbdisorder?
a) smallerbthirdbventricle
b) largerblateralbventricle
c) largerbhippocampus
d) largerbbrainbvolumeb-bANS>>b)blargerblateralbventricle
Abnursebisbpreparingbtobadministerbprescribedbantipsychoticbmedicationbtobabclientbwithbpsychosis.bTh
ebnursebidentifiesbthebprescribedbmedicationbasbabfirst-
generationbantipsychotic.bWhichbdrugbwouldbthebnursebmostblikelybbebadministering?
a) Fluphenazine
b) Aripiprazole
c) Clozapine
d) Olanzapineb-
ANS>>a)bFluphenazinebisbabfirstbgener
b
ationbantipsychotic
Whichbarebkeybdiagnosticbcriteriabofbschizophrenia?bSelectballbthatbapply.
a) Majorbdepressionboccurringbconcurrentlybwithbactivebsymptoms
b) Oneborbmorebmajorbareasbofbsocialborboccupationalbfunctioningbmarkedlybbelowbpreviouslyb
achievedblevels
c) Continuousbsignsbforbatbleastb6bmonths
d) Abdirectbphysiologicbeffectbofbabsubstanceborbmedicalbcondition
e) Delusionsbpresentbforbabsignificantbportionbofbtimebduringbab1-monthbperiodb-
b ANS>>b)bOneborbmorebmajorbareasbofbsocialborboccupationalbfunctioningbmarkedlybbelowbpreviousl
ybachievedblevels
c)bContinuousbsignsbforbatbleastb6bmonths
e)bDelusionsbpresentbforbabsignificantbportionbofbtimebduringbab1-monthbperiod
Abclientbdiagnosedbwithbdelusionalbdisorderbwhobusesbexcessivebhealthbcarebresourcesbmostblikelybha
sbwhichbtypebofbdelusions?
a) grandiose
b) somatic
c) jealous
d) erotomanicb-bANS>>b)bsomatic
Personsbwhobhavebsomaticbdelusionsbbelievebthatbhavebabphysicalbailment.
Whenbassessingbabpersonbwithbdelusionalbdisorder,bwhichbfindingbwouldbthebnursebexpectbtobassess
?
a) alteredbpersonality
b) highblevelbofbintelligence
c) changesbinbmentalbstatus
d) few,bifbany,bpsychologicalbdeficitsb-bANS>>d)bfew,bifbany,bpsychologicalbdeficits
, EncephalopathicbSyndromebhasboccurredbinbabfewbclientsbwhenbhaldolbisbtakenbwithbwhichbmedicine
?
a) motrin
b) ativan
c) lasix
d) lithuiumb-bANS>>d)blithium
Encephalopathicbsyndromebleadsbtobirreversiblebbrainbdamage
Abclientbwithbschizophreniabisbexperiencingbdelusions.bThebclientbstatesb"There'sbabhugebapocalypsebco
mingbandbthebendbofbthebworldbisbnear".bWhichbtypebofbdelusionbisbthis?
a) nihilistic
b) persecutory
c) somatic
d) grandioseb-bANS>>a)bnihilistic
Abnihilisticbdelusionbisbonebthatbinvolvesbthebbeliefbofbimpendingbdoom.
Whenbpreparingbabclassbpresentationbaboutbschizophrenia,bwhichbwouldbthebnursebmostblikelybinclude
?
a) Improvementbinbsymptomsbcanboccurbasbabclientbwithbabhistorybofbschizophreniabreachesbolderb
adulthood
b) Schizophreniabisbmorebcommonlybdiagnosedbinbchildrenbthanbadults
c) Delusionsbarebmorebcommonlybnotedbinbchildren
d) Verybfewbindividualsbwithbschizophreniabreachbolderbadulthoodb-
b ANS>>a)bImprovementbinbsymptomsbcanboccurbasbabclientbwithbabhistorybofbschizophreniabre
achesbolderbadulthood
Abnursebisbassessingbabclientbwithbschizophrenia.bThebnursebmaybsuspectbthatbthebclientbisbexperiencin
gbwaterbintoxicationbbasedbonbwhichbfindings?b(selectballbthatbapply)
a) irritability
b) musclebtwitching
c) enhancedbattentionbspan
d) emotionalblability
e) increasebinbhallucinationsb-bANS>>a)birritability
b) musclebtwitching
d) emotionalblability
e) increasebinbhallucinations
Whichbwouldbabnursebexpectbtobadministerbtobabclientbwithbschizophreniabwhobisbexperiencingbabdystoni
cbreaction?
a) Trihexyphenidyl
b) Aripiprazole
c) Benztropine
