NUR 2225 Exam Revision (Mental health nursing) Questions
With Complete Solutions
Aetiology of personality disorders Correct Answers can be
resulted from combination of adverse biological and
environmental factors:
Biological: heredity, gender, temperament traits
Social: childhood sexual abuse, physical, emotional abuse,
family violence ...
Affective blunting Correct Answers a reduction in the
expression, range, and intensity of affect
Agoraphobia Correct Answers fear of crowds, public space and
generate panic-like symptoms
Alogia Correct Answers poverty of speech
Ambivalence (difficulties associated with cognition) Correct
Answers having mixing or conflicting thoughts towards a
person or situation; frequently observed in clients with major
depression
Anancastic personality Correct Answers associated with clients
with OCD
- need for control and detail, can be rigid and inflexible
Anhedonia Correct Answers inability to feel pleasure
,ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement
Screening) Correct Answers - used for all levels of problems or
risky substance use in adults
AUDIT(Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) Correct
Answers - used to assess alcohol consumption, drinking
behaviours and alcohol related problems
- ONLY for alcohol use
Avolition Correct Answers lack of motivation
Benefits of relaxation techniques for clients Correct Answers -
improve self-management of anxiety
- lowering HR, BP and breathing rate
- reduce muscle tension
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Correct Answers excessive
eating usually large amount of food and feel unable to stop
BPAD 1 Correct Answers consists of one or more manic
episodes accompanied by Major Depressive Disorder = requires
hospitalisation
BPAD II Correct Answers consists of one or more depressive
episodes and accompanied by at least on hypomanic episode =
might not require hospitalisation
Bulimia nervosa Correct Answers an eating disorder
characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory
behaviours such as self-induced vomiting to avoid weight gain
, Bupropion (Zyban) Correct Answers reduces severity of
nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms (smoking cessation)
CAGE alcohol questionnaires Correct Answers 4 questions
used in screening alcohol problem drinking
Cutting down, others Annoyed by drinking, Guilty about
drinking, needs to drink first thing in the morning
Catatonia Correct Answers a state of unresponsiveness to one's
outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity, staring,
inability to communicate, purposeless movement
Categories of anxiety disorder Correct Answers 1. separation
anxiety disorder
2. selective mutism
3. specific phobia
4. Social Anxiety Disorder
5. Panic disorder
6. Agoraphobia
7. GAD
8. Substance induced AD
9. AD due to medication condition
Circumstantiality Correct Answers excessive detail
Clinical recovery Correct Answers the removal of clinical
symptoms
Cluster A personality disorders Correct Answers paranoid,
schizoid, schizotypal (less likely to seek treatment)
With Complete Solutions
Aetiology of personality disorders Correct Answers can be
resulted from combination of adverse biological and
environmental factors:
Biological: heredity, gender, temperament traits
Social: childhood sexual abuse, physical, emotional abuse,
family violence ...
Affective blunting Correct Answers a reduction in the
expression, range, and intensity of affect
Agoraphobia Correct Answers fear of crowds, public space and
generate panic-like symptoms
Alogia Correct Answers poverty of speech
Ambivalence (difficulties associated with cognition) Correct
Answers having mixing or conflicting thoughts towards a
person or situation; frequently observed in clients with major
depression
Anancastic personality Correct Answers associated with clients
with OCD
- need for control and detail, can be rigid and inflexible
Anhedonia Correct Answers inability to feel pleasure
,ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement
Screening) Correct Answers - used for all levels of problems or
risky substance use in adults
AUDIT(Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) Correct
Answers - used to assess alcohol consumption, drinking
behaviours and alcohol related problems
- ONLY for alcohol use
Avolition Correct Answers lack of motivation
Benefits of relaxation techniques for clients Correct Answers -
improve self-management of anxiety
- lowering HR, BP and breathing rate
- reduce muscle tension
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Correct Answers excessive
eating usually large amount of food and feel unable to stop
BPAD 1 Correct Answers consists of one or more manic
episodes accompanied by Major Depressive Disorder = requires
hospitalisation
BPAD II Correct Answers consists of one or more depressive
episodes and accompanied by at least on hypomanic episode =
might not require hospitalisation
Bulimia nervosa Correct Answers an eating disorder
characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory
behaviours such as self-induced vomiting to avoid weight gain
, Bupropion (Zyban) Correct Answers reduces severity of
nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms (smoking cessation)
CAGE alcohol questionnaires Correct Answers 4 questions
used in screening alcohol problem drinking
Cutting down, others Annoyed by drinking, Guilty about
drinking, needs to drink first thing in the morning
Catatonia Correct Answers a state of unresponsiveness to one's
outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity, staring,
inability to communicate, purposeless movement
Categories of anxiety disorder Correct Answers 1. separation
anxiety disorder
2. selective mutism
3. specific phobia
4. Social Anxiety Disorder
5. Panic disorder
6. Agoraphobia
7. GAD
8. Substance induced AD
9. AD due to medication condition
Circumstantiality Correct Answers excessive detail
Clinical recovery Correct Answers the removal of clinical
symptoms
Cluster A personality disorders Correct Answers paranoid,
schizoid, schizotypal (less likely to seek treatment)
