Behavioral Health TCU Final questions
with 100% correct answers
Which of the psychotropic medications are contraindicated in clients with a dual diagnosis of anxiety
disorder and substance abuse? - correct answer ✔✔nordiazepams
Initial Treatment for Dual diagnosis (schizophrenia and alcohol abuse) - correct answer ✔✔Treat them
both at the same time.
Anti-anxiety medications are used for which disorders other than anxiety? - correct answer ✔✔SSRI's for
depression
Difference between dysthymic disorder symptoms and major depressive disorder - correct answer
✔✔Less severe
What are the signs/symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia? - correct answer ✔✔Abnormal movements of the
face, mouth and tongue
Suicidal risk is greatest when? Before or after antidepressants initiated? - correct answer ✔✔After
someone starts an antidepressant.
Know definition of defense mechanisms: repression, denial, and withdrawal. - correct answer ✔✔Freud,
people have them to help them to relive their anxiety.
substance use disorder of cocaine - correct answer ✔✔denial defense mechanism
Know definition of delusion - correct answer ✔✔false mixed belief
Definition of hallucination - correct answer ✔✔what we cannot see or hear but they can
, definition of grandiosity - correct answer ✔✔bigger than life, over the top. "I am superman and I am
going to become the Senator"
definition of paranoia - correct answer ✔✔suspicion
Signs/symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder - correct answer ✔✔no specific phobias
What is "splitting"? Recall difference between: STAFF "splitting" and ego defense mechanism "splitting"
(black or white (no grey), all good or all bad, dichotomous thinking) - correct answer ✔✔-borderline
personality disorder
-individual thinks a person is either all good or all bad
-higher risk for mental illness with black and white thinking
Know definition of personality disorders: borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial. Are there medications
specific for personality disorders? - correct answer ✔✔-histrionic: flirty
-narcissistic: inflated self esteem
-antisocial: aggressive, no remorse or guilt or conscious
-avoidant: low self esteem, extremely sensitive to criticism, socially inhibited
-borderline: talk about chaotic unstable relationships
Know the anticonvulsants used to treat bipolar disorder include Depakote, Tegretol, Lamictal, Valproic
acid. - correct answer ✔✔-bipolar treatment: Lamictal (lamotrigine)
What is considered nonverbal communication - correct answer ✔✔-student makes a false statement of
"physical appearance is not non verbal communication"
What thought process increases risk for development of mental illness? - correct answer
✔✔dichotomous thinking: black and white
Know definitions of transference and countertransference - correct answer ✔✔-patient transfers feelings
onto the nurse (transference)-countertransference: opposite, sees patient as someone they know
with 100% correct answers
Which of the psychotropic medications are contraindicated in clients with a dual diagnosis of anxiety
disorder and substance abuse? - correct answer ✔✔nordiazepams
Initial Treatment for Dual diagnosis (schizophrenia and alcohol abuse) - correct answer ✔✔Treat them
both at the same time.
Anti-anxiety medications are used for which disorders other than anxiety? - correct answer ✔✔SSRI's for
depression
Difference between dysthymic disorder symptoms and major depressive disorder - correct answer
✔✔Less severe
What are the signs/symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia? - correct answer ✔✔Abnormal movements of the
face, mouth and tongue
Suicidal risk is greatest when? Before or after antidepressants initiated? - correct answer ✔✔After
someone starts an antidepressant.
Know definition of defense mechanisms: repression, denial, and withdrawal. - correct answer ✔✔Freud,
people have them to help them to relive their anxiety.
substance use disorder of cocaine - correct answer ✔✔denial defense mechanism
Know definition of delusion - correct answer ✔✔false mixed belief
Definition of hallucination - correct answer ✔✔what we cannot see or hear but they can
, definition of grandiosity - correct answer ✔✔bigger than life, over the top. "I am superman and I am
going to become the Senator"
definition of paranoia - correct answer ✔✔suspicion
Signs/symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder - correct answer ✔✔no specific phobias
What is "splitting"? Recall difference between: STAFF "splitting" and ego defense mechanism "splitting"
(black or white (no grey), all good or all bad, dichotomous thinking) - correct answer ✔✔-borderline
personality disorder
-individual thinks a person is either all good or all bad
-higher risk for mental illness with black and white thinking
Know definition of personality disorders: borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial. Are there medications
specific for personality disorders? - correct answer ✔✔-histrionic: flirty
-narcissistic: inflated self esteem
-antisocial: aggressive, no remorse or guilt or conscious
-avoidant: low self esteem, extremely sensitive to criticism, socially inhibited
-borderline: talk about chaotic unstable relationships
Know the anticonvulsants used to treat bipolar disorder include Depakote, Tegretol, Lamictal, Valproic
acid. - correct answer ✔✔-bipolar treatment: Lamictal (lamotrigine)
What is considered nonverbal communication - correct answer ✔✔-student makes a false statement of
"physical appearance is not non verbal communication"
What thought process increases risk for development of mental illness? - correct answer
✔✔dichotomous thinking: black and white
Know definitions of transference and countertransference - correct answer ✔✔-patient transfers feelings
onto the nurse (transference)-countertransference: opposite, sees patient as someone they know
