Mental Health Final Exam Practice
Questions With Correct Answers
A cpsychiatric-mental chealth cnurse cis cconducting ca cpresentation cfor ca ccommunity
cgroup cabout cmental chealth cdisorders. cThe cnurse cdetermines cthat cthe cpresentation
cwas csuccessful cwhen cthe cgroup cidentifies cwhich ccharacteristics cas creflecting ca
cmental chealth cdisorder? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cThe cperson cexperiences csome ctype cof cdistress crelated cto cchange cin cthinking.
B. cThe cperson's cmood cis cunusual
C. cThe cperson's caltered cmood cleads cto cimpaired cfunctioning
D. cThe cperson ccan cdeal cwith cincreased cstressE. cThe cperson csees cthe cworld
crealistically c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A,C
A cpsychiatric-mental chealth cnurse cworks cto cavoid cusing cnontherapeutic
ccommunication ctechniques cwhen cengaging cwith cclients. cWhich ctechnique cwould
cthe cnurse cmost clikely cavoid cusing? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cSilence
B. cAgreement
C. cDisapproving
D. cValidation
E. cConfrontation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B, cC
A cpsychiatric-mental chealth cnurse cis cteaching ca cclient cabout ccognitive cbehavioral
ctherapy c(CBT). cWhich cconcept cwould cthe cnurse cmost clikely cinclude cas cimportant
cto cthis ctherapy? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cCBT cis cloosely cstructured cpsychotherapy
B. cCBT cfocuses con cidentifying cnegative, cinaccurate cthoughts
C. cCBT cstrives cto chelp cthe cclient caccurately cinterpret csituations
D. cCBT cis cbased con cglobal cevaluation cof chuman cworth
E. cCBT cfocuses con cwhat cis chealthful cand cfunctional conly c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B,
cC
Patients cwith cdepression cmust cexhibit ceither c_________ cor c____________ cto cbe
cconsidered cas chaving csymptomatic crequirements cfor cdiagnosis.
, A. cSuicidal cbehaviors cor cthoughts
B. cFeelings cof cworthlessness
C. cLoss cof cinterest cin cactivities
D. cFatigue
E. cDepressed cMood c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C, cE
After clearning cabout ctheories cof cdepression, cthe cinstructor cdetermines cthe
ceducation cwas csuccessful cwhen cthe cstudents cidentify cwhich cof cthe cfollowing
cbiological cfactors cas cplaying ca cpotential crole cin cdepression? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cSerotonergic cactivity
B. cNegative cdistortions cof cthought
C. cInflammation
D. cGenetic cRisk
E. cSocial cEnvironment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A, cC, cD
Which cof cthe cfollowing cwould cthe cnurse cbe calert cfor cin ca cpatient creceiving
cfluoxetine?
A. cHypertensive ccrisis
B. cSedation
C. cWeight cgain
D. cSerotonin csyndrome c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
When cwould cyou cexpect ca cpatient cwith cfluoxetine cto cbe cat chighest crisk cto cdevelop
cserotonin csyndrome?
A. cIn cthe cfirst c72 chours cof cstarting cmedication
B. cIn cthe cfirst c10 cdays cof cstarting cmedication
C. cOnce cthe cmedication creaches ctherapeutic clevels c(around cweek c2 cof
cadministration)
D. cSerotonin cSyndrome cis cequally clikely cto coccur cat cany cpoint cthroughout
ctreatment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
What care cpossible ctopics cthe cnurse cmay cwish cto cdiscuss cwith cpatients cand ctheir
cfamilies cwhen cdischarging cthe cpatient cwith ca cprescription cfor camitriptyline c(Elavil)
cfollowing ca csuicide cattempt? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cChewing csugar cfree cgum cmay calleviate cmedication cinduced cdry cmouth
B. cThey ccan ccontinue ctaking cany cOTCs cand csupplements cof ctheir cchoosing
C. cThe cfamily cshould cwork cwith cthe cpatient cto censure cthat ca climited cquantity cof
cthe cmedication cis cavailable cat ca ctime
D. cThe cpatient cshould cchange cposition cmore cslowly cto cminimize cdizziness
E. cMedication cshould creach cfull cpotential cfor calleviating csymptoms cwithin c10-14
cdays c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A, cC, cD
Questions With Correct Answers
A cpsychiatric-mental chealth cnurse cis cconducting ca cpresentation cfor ca ccommunity
cgroup cabout cmental chealth cdisorders. cThe cnurse cdetermines cthat cthe cpresentation
cwas csuccessful cwhen cthe cgroup cidentifies cwhich ccharacteristics cas creflecting ca
cmental chealth cdisorder? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cThe cperson cexperiences csome ctype cof cdistress crelated cto cchange cin cthinking.
B. cThe cperson's cmood cis cunusual
C. cThe cperson's caltered cmood cleads cto cimpaired cfunctioning
D. cThe cperson ccan cdeal cwith cincreased cstressE. cThe cperson csees cthe cworld
crealistically c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A,C
A cpsychiatric-mental chealth cnurse cworks cto cavoid cusing cnontherapeutic
ccommunication ctechniques cwhen cengaging cwith cclients. cWhich ctechnique cwould
cthe cnurse cmost clikely cavoid cusing? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cSilence
B. cAgreement
C. cDisapproving
D. cValidation
E. cConfrontation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B, cC
A cpsychiatric-mental chealth cnurse cis cteaching ca cclient cabout ccognitive cbehavioral
ctherapy c(CBT). cWhich cconcept cwould cthe cnurse cmost clikely cinclude cas cimportant
cto cthis ctherapy? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cCBT cis cloosely cstructured cpsychotherapy
B. cCBT cfocuses con cidentifying cnegative, cinaccurate cthoughts
C. cCBT cstrives cto chelp cthe cclient caccurately cinterpret csituations
D. cCBT cis cbased con cglobal cevaluation cof chuman cworth
E. cCBT cfocuses con cwhat cis chealthful cand cfunctional conly c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B,
cC
Patients cwith cdepression cmust cexhibit ceither c_________ cor c____________ cto cbe
cconsidered cas chaving csymptomatic crequirements cfor cdiagnosis.
, A. cSuicidal cbehaviors cor cthoughts
B. cFeelings cof cworthlessness
C. cLoss cof cinterest cin cactivities
D. cFatigue
E. cDepressed cMood c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C, cE
After clearning cabout ctheories cof cdepression, cthe cinstructor cdetermines cthe
ceducation cwas csuccessful cwhen cthe cstudents cidentify cwhich cof cthe cfollowing
cbiological cfactors cas cplaying ca cpotential crole cin cdepression? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cSerotonergic cactivity
B. cNegative cdistortions cof cthought
C. cInflammation
D. cGenetic cRisk
E. cSocial cEnvironment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A, cC, cD
Which cof cthe cfollowing cwould cthe cnurse cbe calert cfor cin ca cpatient creceiving
cfluoxetine?
A. cHypertensive ccrisis
B. cSedation
C. cWeight cgain
D. cSerotonin csyndrome c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
When cwould cyou cexpect ca cpatient cwith cfluoxetine cto cbe cat chighest crisk cto cdevelop
cserotonin csyndrome?
A. cIn cthe cfirst c72 chours cof cstarting cmedication
B. cIn cthe cfirst c10 cdays cof cstarting cmedication
C. cOnce cthe cmedication creaches ctherapeutic clevels c(around cweek c2 cof
cadministration)
D. cSerotonin cSyndrome cis cequally clikely cto coccur cat cany cpoint cthroughout
ctreatment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
What care cpossible ctopics cthe cnurse cmay cwish cto cdiscuss cwith cpatients cand ctheir
cfamilies cwhen cdischarging cthe cpatient cwith ca cprescription cfor camitriptyline c(Elavil)
cfollowing ca csuicide cattempt? cSelect call cthat capply.
A. cChewing csugar cfree cgum cmay calleviate cmedication cinduced cdry cmouth
B. cThey ccan ccontinue ctaking cany cOTCs cand csupplements cof ctheir cchoosing
C. cThe cfamily cshould cwork cwith cthe cpatient cto censure cthat ca climited cquantity cof
cthe cmedication cis cavailable cat ca ctime
D. cThe cpatient cshould cchange cposition cmore cslowly cto cminimize cdizziness
E. cMedication cshould creach cfull cpotential cfor calleviating csymptoms cwithin c10-14
cdays c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A, cC, cD
