Subject: Psychiatric nursing Total MCQ: 30
Time: 45 Minutes
1. Dissociative disorders are characterized by:
A. Intense fear and panic attacks
B. Inability to remember important personal information
C. Persistent obsessions and compulsions
D. Frequent mood swings and emotional instability
2. Which of the following is not a type of dissociative disorder?
A. Dissociative identity disorder
B. Dissociative amnesia
C. Dissociative fugue
D. Dissociative schizophrenia
3. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is characterized by:
A. A split personality with distinct identities
B. Excessive worry and anxiety about specific situations
C. Extreme mood swings and impulsivity
D. Inability to control repetitive behaviors
4. Dissociative amnesia involves:
A. Sudden travel to a new location without memory of one's past
B. Developing phobias and intense fear of specific objects or situations
C. Inability to recall important personal information
D. Frequent hallucinations and delusions
5. Which of the following is a possible cause of dissociative disorders?
, A. Genetic factors
B. Substance abuse
C. Childhood trauma
D. All of the above
6. The primary goal of assessment in dissociative disorders is to:
A. Identify the underlying medical conditions causing the symptoms
B. Establish a therapeutic alliance with the client
C. Determine the client's level of cognitive functioning
D. Rule out other psychiatric disorders
7. The assessment tool commonly used in dissociative disorders is:
A. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)
B. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)
C. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
D. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
8. When assessing a client with dissociative amnesia, it is important to:
A. Explore the client's traumatic experiences in detail
B. Encourage the client to confront their repressed memories
C. Provide a safe and supportive environment
D. Administer antipsychotic medication immediately
9. The nurse suspects a client may have dissociative identity disorder
(DID) based on:
Time: 45 Minutes
1. Dissociative disorders are characterized by:
A. Intense fear and panic attacks
B. Inability to remember important personal information
C. Persistent obsessions and compulsions
D. Frequent mood swings and emotional instability
2. Which of the following is not a type of dissociative disorder?
A. Dissociative identity disorder
B. Dissociative amnesia
C. Dissociative fugue
D. Dissociative schizophrenia
3. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is characterized by:
A. A split personality with distinct identities
B. Excessive worry and anxiety about specific situations
C. Extreme mood swings and impulsivity
D. Inability to control repetitive behaviors
4. Dissociative amnesia involves:
A. Sudden travel to a new location without memory of one's past
B. Developing phobias and intense fear of specific objects or situations
C. Inability to recall important personal information
D. Frequent hallucinations and delusions
5. Which of the following is a possible cause of dissociative disorders?
, A. Genetic factors
B. Substance abuse
C. Childhood trauma
D. All of the above
6. The primary goal of assessment in dissociative disorders is to:
A. Identify the underlying medical conditions causing the symptoms
B. Establish a therapeutic alliance with the client
C. Determine the client's level of cognitive functioning
D. Rule out other psychiatric disorders
7. The assessment tool commonly used in dissociative disorders is:
A. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)
B. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)
C. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
D. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
8. When assessing a client with dissociative amnesia, it is important to:
A. Explore the client's traumatic experiences in detail
B. Encourage the client to confront their repressed memories
C. Provide a safe and supportive environment
D. Administer antipsychotic medication immediately
9. The nurse suspects a client may have dissociative identity disorder
(DID) based on:
