NURS 3525 MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM TEST BANK REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|KEISER
UNIVERSITY
___ is a thought disorder that interferes with one's ability to recognize and to deal
with reality - ANSWER: PSYCHOSIS
What manual can you find diagnosis for psychotic disorders - ANSWER: DSM-5
What are examples of positive symptoms in psychotic patients - ANSWER: o
Hallucinations
o Delusions
o Bizarre behavior
o Alteration in speech
A psychotic patient will be experiencing __ and __ - ANSWER: o hopelessness
o suicidal ideation
__ are false fixated beliefs that cannot be corrected by reasoning - ANSWER:
Delusions
If a patient states, "I am Zeus", he is experiencing an alteration in thought known as
__ - ANSWER: Grandeur
If a psychotic patient states, "My legs and arms are getting shorter", he is
experiencing alteration in thought known as ___ - ANSWER: Somatic delusions
__ are projections that effect the sensory system in patients - ANSWER:
Hallucinations
What type of hallucination requires one-on-one communication with the patient? -
ANSWER: Command auditory hallucinations
*Commands could be to harm their selves or others*
The nurse should provide a __ environment for the client in order to decrease
anxiety and to distract them from constant thinking about hallucinations - ANSWER:
SAFE
___ is a frightening and/or disturbing experience of not being within one's body or of
being in immediate danger of vanishing and or separating from reality - ANSWER:
DEPERSONALIZATION
, ___ is an alteration in the perception or experience of the external world so that it
seems unreal - ANSWER: DEREALIZATION
REPEATS WORDS - ANSWER: Echolalia
Words only that the psychotic person understands - ANSWER: Neologisms
Imitation of others is known as __ - ANSWER: Echopraxia
The characteristics of this schizophrenia are having delusions and hearing things that
are not real - ANSWER: PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia that is marked by thoughts, speech, and behavior that are
inappropriate and don't make sense - ANSWER: DISORGANIZED SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia that may cause a patient to talk and behave in a bizarre, hyperactive
way - ANSWER: CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
TrF
Continuity of care is helpful for patients that are psychotic - ANSWER: TRUE
___ is characterized by a past history of at least one episode of schizophrenia, but
the person currently has no positive symptoms - ANSWER: RESIDUAL
SCHIZOPHRENIA
What is the goal of treatment with antipsychotic medications - ANSWER: To
effectively control signs and symptoms at the lowest possible dosage
Name the three generations of Neuroleptic Medications to treat psychotic disorders
- ANSWER: 1. Conventional or Typical Antipsychotics
2. Atypical Antipsychotics
3. Third Generation
___ medications are strongly associated with the development of Tardive Dyskinesia
Some common meds used - ANSWER: Typical (First Generation) Psychotic
Medications
o Haloperidol, Thorazine
Which neuroleptic medications are the latest to be developed and are the most
costly?
The cheaper? - ANSWER: Third Generation
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|KEISER
UNIVERSITY
___ is a thought disorder that interferes with one's ability to recognize and to deal
with reality - ANSWER: PSYCHOSIS
What manual can you find diagnosis for psychotic disorders - ANSWER: DSM-5
What are examples of positive symptoms in psychotic patients - ANSWER: o
Hallucinations
o Delusions
o Bizarre behavior
o Alteration in speech
A psychotic patient will be experiencing __ and __ - ANSWER: o hopelessness
o suicidal ideation
__ are false fixated beliefs that cannot be corrected by reasoning - ANSWER:
Delusions
If a patient states, "I am Zeus", he is experiencing an alteration in thought known as
__ - ANSWER: Grandeur
If a psychotic patient states, "My legs and arms are getting shorter", he is
experiencing alteration in thought known as ___ - ANSWER: Somatic delusions
__ are projections that effect the sensory system in patients - ANSWER:
Hallucinations
What type of hallucination requires one-on-one communication with the patient? -
ANSWER: Command auditory hallucinations
*Commands could be to harm their selves or others*
The nurse should provide a __ environment for the client in order to decrease
anxiety and to distract them from constant thinking about hallucinations - ANSWER:
SAFE
___ is a frightening and/or disturbing experience of not being within one's body or of
being in immediate danger of vanishing and or separating from reality - ANSWER:
DEPERSONALIZATION
, ___ is an alteration in the perception or experience of the external world so that it
seems unreal - ANSWER: DEREALIZATION
REPEATS WORDS - ANSWER: Echolalia
Words only that the psychotic person understands - ANSWER: Neologisms
Imitation of others is known as __ - ANSWER: Echopraxia
The characteristics of this schizophrenia are having delusions and hearing things that
are not real - ANSWER: PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia that is marked by thoughts, speech, and behavior that are
inappropriate and don't make sense - ANSWER: DISORGANIZED SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia that may cause a patient to talk and behave in a bizarre, hyperactive
way - ANSWER: CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
TrF
Continuity of care is helpful for patients that are psychotic - ANSWER: TRUE
___ is characterized by a past history of at least one episode of schizophrenia, but
the person currently has no positive symptoms - ANSWER: RESIDUAL
SCHIZOPHRENIA
What is the goal of treatment with antipsychotic medications - ANSWER: To
effectively control signs and symptoms at the lowest possible dosage
Name the three generations of Neuroleptic Medications to treat psychotic disorders
- ANSWER: 1. Conventional or Typical Antipsychotics
2. Atypical Antipsychotics
3. Third Generation
___ medications are strongly associated with the development of Tardive Dyskinesia
Some common meds used - ANSWER: Typical (First Generation) Psychotic
Medications
o Haloperidol, Thorazine
Which neuroleptic medications are the latest to be developed and are the most
costly?
The cheaper? - ANSWER: Third Generation
