NUR 2459 Mental Health Exam 2
Questions and answers 2025
Neurocognitive .Disorders .(NCDs) .- .ANS✓✓-
Includes .disorders .in .which .a .clinically .deficit .in .cognition .or .memory .exists .ca
using .a .change .from .a .previous .level .of .functioning.
Delirium .- .ANS✓✓-Is .characterized .by .a .disturbance .in .attention .and .awareness
.and .change .in .cognition .that .develops .rapidly .over .a .short .period.
Dementia .- .ANS✓✓-
A .mental .disorder .involving .functional .decline .in .multiple .cognitive .areas, .inclu
ding .memory .along .with .behavioral .and .psychological .symptoms. .Classified .ba
sed .on .the .areas .they .affect .in .the .brain.
Alzheimers .Disease .- .ANS✓✓-
A .progressive .and .irreversible .brain .disorder .characterized .by .gradual .deteriora
tion .of .memory, .reasoning, .language, .and, .finally, .physical .functioning
Confabulation .- .ANS✓✓-Creating .imaginary .events .to .fill .in .memory .gaps
Preservation .- .ANS✓✓-
Persistent .repetition .of .the .same .word .or .idea .in .response .to .different .question
s
Agraphia .- .ANS✓✓-loss .of .ability .to .express .thoughts .in .writing
Aphasia .- .ANS✓✓-Inability .to .communicate .through .speech, .writing, .or .signs.
Apraxia .- .ANS✓✓-
inability .to .carry .out .motor .activities .despite .intact .motor .function .or .inability .to
.use .objects .properly.
Agnosia .- .ANS✓✓-the .inability .to .recognize .familiar .objects.
Auditory .Agonsia .- .ANS✓✓-Inability .to .recognize .familiar .sounds
Hyperorality .- .ANS✓✓-
The .tendency .to .taste, .chew .and .put .everything .in .the .mouth
, Hypermetamorphesis .- .ANS✓✓-The .urge .to .touch .everything
Sundowning .- .ANS✓✓-
The .tendency .for .the .mood .to .deteriorate .and .agitation .to .increase .in .the .later .
part .of .the .day .or .night.
Substance .Use .Disorders .- .ANS✓✓-
Complex .diseases .of .the .brain .characterized .by .craving, .seeking .and .use .regar
dless .of .the .price .they .may .pay. .Continuous .use .usually .changes .brain .structur
e .and .function.
Addiction .- .ANS✓✓-
A .compulsive .or .chronic .requirement. .The .need .is .so .strong .as .to .generate .dist
ress .
(either .physical .or .psychological) .if .left .unfulfilled.The .individual .who .is .addicte
d .is .consistently .unable .to .abstain .and .also .unable .to .recognize .the .extent .to .w
hich .the .addiction .is .creating .problems .in .functioning, .interpersonal .relationshi
ps .and .emotional .responses
Intoxication .- .ANS✓✓-
A .state .of .disturbance .in .cognition, .perception, .behavior, .level .of .consciousnes
s, .judgment, .and .other .functions .that .is .directly .attributable .to .the .effects .of .a .
psychoactive .drug. .It .may .be .marked .by .a .physical .and .mental .state .of .exhilara
tion .and .emotional .frenzy .or .lethargy .and .stupor.
Withdrawal .- .ANS✓✓-
occurs .upon .reduction .or .discontinuation .of .a .substance .that .has .been .used .re
gularly .over .a .prolonged .period.
Tolerance .- .ANS✓✓-
A .progressive .decrease .in .a .person's .responsiveness .to .a .drug. .Causes .person
.to .want .more .of .a .drug .or .substance .to .achieve .pleasurable .effects ..
Euphoria .- .ANS✓✓-A .feeling .of .great .happiness .or .well-being
Nystagmus .- .ANS✓✓-
Involuntary .rapid .eye .movements .with .substance .use .disorders
Meiosis .- .ANS✓✓-pin .point .pupils
Rhinorrhea .- .ANS✓✓-runny .nose
Mydriasis .- .ANS✓✓-dilated .pupils
Overdose .- .ANS✓✓-
Too .much .of .a .drug .can .cause .this. .Death .usually .stems .from .respiratory .arres
t .due .to .respiratory .depressant .effect .of .the .drug. .Three .symptoms .are .strongly
.suggestive .of .overdose: .respiratory .depression, .pinpoint .pupils .and .coma.
Questions and answers 2025
Neurocognitive .Disorders .(NCDs) .- .ANS✓✓-
Includes .disorders .in .which .a .clinically .deficit .in .cognition .or .memory .exists .ca
using .a .change .from .a .previous .level .of .functioning.
Delirium .- .ANS✓✓-Is .characterized .by .a .disturbance .in .attention .and .awareness
.and .change .in .cognition .that .develops .rapidly .over .a .short .period.
Dementia .- .ANS✓✓-
A .mental .disorder .involving .functional .decline .in .multiple .cognitive .areas, .inclu
ding .memory .along .with .behavioral .and .psychological .symptoms. .Classified .ba
sed .on .the .areas .they .affect .in .the .brain.
Alzheimers .Disease .- .ANS✓✓-
A .progressive .and .irreversible .brain .disorder .characterized .by .gradual .deteriora
tion .of .memory, .reasoning, .language, .and, .finally, .physical .functioning
Confabulation .- .ANS✓✓-Creating .imaginary .events .to .fill .in .memory .gaps
Preservation .- .ANS✓✓-
Persistent .repetition .of .the .same .word .or .idea .in .response .to .different .question
s
Agraphia .- .ANS✓✓-loss .of .ability .to .express .thoughts .in .writing
Aphasia .- .ANS✓✓-Inability .to .communicate .through .speech, .writing, .or .signs.
Apraxia .- .ANS✓✓-
inability .to .carry .out .motor .activities .despite .intact .motor .function .or .inability .to
.use .objects .properly.
Agnosia .- .ANS✓✓-the .inability .to .recognize .familiar .objects.
Auditory .Agonsia .- .ANS✓✓-Inability .to .recognize .familiar .sounds
Hyperorality .- .ANS✓✓-
The .tendency .to .taste, .chew .and .put .everything .in .the .mouth
, Hypermetamorphesis .- .ANS✓✓-The .urge .to .touch .everything
Sundowning .- .ANS✓✓-
The .tendency .for .the .mood .to .deteriorate .and .agitation .to .increase .in .the .later .
part .of .the .day .or .night.
Substance .Use .Disorders .- .ANS✓✓-
Complex .diseases .of .the .brain .characterized .by .craving, .seeking .and .use .regar
dless .of .the .price .they .may .pay. .Continuous .use .usually .changes .brain .structur
e .and .function.
Addiction .- .ANS✓✓-
A .compulsive .or .chronic .requirement. .The .need .is .so .strong .as .to .generate .dist
ress .
(either .physical .or .psychological) .if .left .unfulfilled.The .individual .who .is .addicte
d .is .consistently .unable .to .abstain .and .also .unable .to .recognize .the .extent .to .w
hich .the .addiction .is .creating .problems .in .functioning, .interpersonal .relationshi
ps .and .emotional .responses
Intoxication .- .ANS✓✓-
A .state .of .disturbance .in .cognition, .perception, .behavior, .level .of .consciousnes
s, .judgment, .and .other .functions .that .is .directly .attributable .to .the .effects .of .a .
psychoactive .drug. .It .may .be .marked .by .a .physical .and .mental .state .of .exhilara
tion .and .emotional .frenzy .or .lethargy .and .stupor.
Withdrawal .- .ANS✓✓-
occurs .upon .reduction .or .discontinuation .of .a .substance .that .has .been .used .re
gularly .over .a .prolonged .period.
Tolerance .- .ANS✓✓-
A .progressive .decrease .in .a .person's .responsiveness .to .a .drug. .Causes .person
.to .want .more .of .a .drug .or .substance .to .achieve .pleasurable .effects ..
Euphoria .- .ANS✓✓-A .feeling .of .great .happiness .or .well-being
Nystagmus .- .ANS✓✓-
Involuntary .rapid .eye .movements .with .substance .use .disorders
Meiosis .- .ANS✓✓-pin .point .pupils
Rhinorrhea .- .ANS✓✓-runny .nose
Mydriasis .- .ANS✓✓-dilated .pupils
Overdose .- .ANS✓✓-
Too .much .of .a .drug .can .cause .this. .Death .usually .stems .from .respiratory .arres
t .due .to .respiratory .depressant .effect .of .the .drug. .Three .symptoms .are .strongly
.suggestive .of .overdose: .respiratory .depression, .pinpoint .pupils .and .coma.
