Psychiatric Nursing - Mock Test 17 (30 MCQ with Answers)

Subject: Psychiatric nursing Total MCQ: 30
Time: 45 Minutes


1. The mental status examination assesses which of the following?
A. Personality traits
B. Emotional stability
C. Intellectual functioning
D. All of the above


2. The appearance and behavior component of the MSE includes the
observation of:
A. Eye contact
B. Body movements
C. Speech pattern
D. All of the above


3. Which of the following is not a component of the cognitive functioning
assessment in the MSE?
A. Attention and concentration
B. Memory
C. Judgment and insight
D. Language and speech


4. A patient presents with disorganized speech, flight of ideas, and loose
associations. This is indicative of:
A. Alogia
B. Poverty of thought
C. Tangentiality
D. Thought blocking

, 5. In the MSE, affect refers to:
A. Mood
B. Emotional expression
C. Thought content
D. Perceptual disturbances


6. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used to assess:
A. Executive functioning
B. Premorbid intelligence
C. Cognitive impairment
D. Personality disorders


7. Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual disturbance?
A. Hallucinations
B. Illusions
C. Delusions
D. Depersonalization


8. In the MSE, thought content assessment includes evaluating for the
presence of:
A. Obsessions
B. Phobias
C. Compulsions
D. All of the above