2025 HESI PSYCH MENTAL
HEALTH EXIT EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
NEW!!!
What is Reality Orientation Therapy? - -Aims to decrease
confusion and behavioural symptoms by orientating patients to
time and place.
Classroom like room sessions, the facilitators will present
personal and current information to participants , symbols may
be used instead of words.
Limitations of Reality Orientation Therapy? - -Lacks a person-
centred approach and is over-reliant on cognitive aspects, mixed
evidence concerning efficacy, not effective for advanced stages
of dementia.
What is Reminiscence Therapy? - -They encourage patients to
recall past memories with the aid of various resources.
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,What are the benefits of Reminiscence Therapy? - -It is an
opportunity for social integration and enjoyment and making use
of remote memories that are more accessible.
Limitation of Reminiscence Therapy? - -It only has a small
effect on cognitive functions and moderate effects on depressive
symptoms.
What is sensory integration therapy? - -Music therapy, art
therapy, snozelan therapy.
Advantages of sensory integration therapy? - Ameliorate
disruptive behaviours and decrease agitation. Improve physical,
social, emotional, spiritual health and wellbeing.
Limitation of sensory integration therapy? - -Positive effect
are short-lived.
What are behavioural interventions? - -Aim to change
everyday patient behaviours that are stressful for the person or
family. An individual approach is taken, prior assessment is
important to asses the behaviour problems of the person then
therapy is given, eg operant conditioning etc..
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,What is dysfunction? - -interfering with the person's ability to
conduct daily activities in a constructive way
What is danger? - -posing risk of harm
What are the ancient views of psychopathology? -
1.Psychological dysfunction is a result of supernatural forces
treated by exorcism and trephination
2.imbalance of substances within the body in
Chinese medicine they use Chinese Qi
Qi=life force possessed by all living things
What are the acient greek's views on psychopathology? -
-Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviours had natural
causes and an imbalance in the four humours
four humours are :black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm
What are the middle ages view on psychopathology? - -
mental illnesses were tied to supernatral forces
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, What are the renaissance view on psychopathology? - -
Rene descartes proposed the idea of dualism mental health
was due to abnormalities within the body and mind
John locke thought:
Insanity is a result of irrational thinking
Johann Weyer
the mind is susceptiable to illness just like the body
What were the two main perspectives in the early twentieth
century? - -somatogentic perspective - the idea that abnormal
behaviour has physical causes
two factors
-emile kraeplin: published an influential textbook in 1883
arguing the role of psychical factors in mental disorders
developed the first modern classification system of abnormal
behaviour
new biological discoveries
- linking untreated syphilis with general paresis
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HEALTH EXIT EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
NEW!!!
What is Reality Orientation Therapy? - -Aims to decrease
confusion and behavioural symptoms by orientating patients to
time and place.
Classroom like room sessions, the facilitators will present
personal and current information to participants , symbols may
be used instead of words.
Limitations of Reality Orientation Therapy? - -Lacks a person-
centred approach and is over-reliant on cognitive aspects, mixed
evidence concerning efficacy, not effective for advanced stages
of dementia.
What is Reminiscence Therapy? - -They encourage patients to
recall past memories with the aid of various resources.
1
,What are the benefits of Reminiscence Therapy? - -It is an
opportunity for social integration and enjoyment and making use
of remote memories that are more accessible.
Limitation of Reminiscence Therapy? - -It only has a small
effect on cognitive functions and moderate effects on depressive
symptoms.
What is sensory integration therapy? - -Music therapy, art
therapy, snozelan therapy.
Advantages of sensory integration therapy? - Ameliorate
disruptive behaviours and decrease agitation. Improve physical,
social, emotional, spiritual health and wellbeing.
Limitation of sensory integration therapy? - -Positive effect
are short-lived.
What are behavioural interventions? - -Aim to change
everyday patient behaviours that are stressful for the person or
family. An individual approach is taken, prior assessment is
important to asses the behaviour problems of the person then
therapy is given, eg operant conditioning etc..
2
,What is dysfunction? - -interfering with the person's ability to
conduct daily activities in a constructive way
What is danger? - -posing risk of harm
What are the ancient views of psychopathology? -
1.Psychological dysfunction is a result of supernatural forces
treated by exorcism and trephination
2.imbalance of substances within the body in
Chinese medicine they use Chinese Qi
Qi=life force possessed by all living things
What are the acient greek's views on psychopathology? -
-Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviours had natural
causes and an imbalance in the four humours
four humours are :black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm
What are the middle ages view on psychopathology? - -
mental illnesses were tied to supernatral forces
3
, What are the renaissance view on psychopathology? - -
Rene descartes proposed the idea of dualism mental health
was due to abnormalities within the body and mind
John locke thought:
Insanity is a result of irrational thinking
Johann Weyer
the mind is susceptiable to illness just like the body
What were the two main perspectives in the early twentieth
century? - -somatogentic perspective - the idea that abnormal
behaviour has physical causes
two factors
-emile kraeplin: published an influential textbook in 1883
arguing the role of psychical factors in mental disorders
developed the first modern classification system of abnormal
behaviour
new biological discoveries
- linking untreated syphilis with general paresis
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