NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
A patient coming to the health clinic for a blood pressure check reports to
the nurse that she just does not have the energy to go out much in winter
but looks forward to gardening in summer. The nurse realizes that this
patient is describing a major symptom of what condition? - correct answer
Seasonal affective disorder
seasonal affective disorder - correct answer Decreased exposure to
sunlight in winter months can reduce the production of serotonin in the
brain, leading to a type of depression
- tends to resolve with the longer days and increased exposure to sun of
spring and summer
A patient who is at a health clinic with complaints of a sore throat is
exhibiting signs of depression. The nurse administers a basic screening for
depression. What level of prevention is the nurse performing? - correct
answer Secondary prevention
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Secondary prevention - correct answer aimed at early detection of
problems, I.e. identification of depression for early intervention
Primary prevention for mood disorders - correct answer focuses on stress
reduction and societal issues such as reducing poverty and racism
Tertiary prevention - correct answer aims to reduce disability from a
diagnosed condition; for mood disorders, this includes prevention of
relapse and protection from harm
Anger stage - correct answer at the loss and the unfairness of it
They may become angry at the person who has been lost (or is dying).
Feelings of abandonment may also occur.
Bargaining stage - correct answer In this stage, people beg their "higher
power" to undo the loss, saying things along the lines of, "I'll change if you
bring her (or him) back to me".
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
This phase usually involves promises of better behavior or significant life
changes which will be made in exchange for the reversal of the loss
Grief - correct answer subjective feeling and affect that follows a loss
- Powerful emotional state
- Universal reaction
- Involves stress, pain and suffering
Mourning - correct answer the process by which grief is resolved
Types of Grief - correct answer - Uncomplicated grief
- Complicated (dysfunctional) grief
- Anticipatory
- Disenfranchised
Depression stage - correct answer stage where they confront the
inevitability and reality of the loss and their own helplessness to change it
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
- During this period, grieving people may may cry, experience sleep or
eating habit changes, or withdraw from other relationships and activities
while they process the loss they have sustained
- People may also blame themselves for having caused or in some way
contributed to their loss, whether or not this is justified
Acceptance stage - correct answer where they have processed their initial
grief emotions, are able to accept that the loss has occurred and cannot
be undone, and are once again able to plan for their futures and re-engage
in daily life
Situations That Precipitate Grieving - correct answer - Loss of body parts,
function
- Loss of status/groups
- Failures
- Changes
- Loss of home
- Loss of job, profession
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
A patient coming to the health clinic for a blood pressure check reports to
the nurse that she just does not have the energy to go out much in winter
but looks forward to gardening in summer. The nurse realizes that this
patient is describing a major symptom of what condition? - correct answer
Seasonal affective disorder
seasonal affective disorder - correct answer Decreased exposure to
sunlight in winter months can reduce the production of serotonin in the
brain, leading to a type of depression
- tends to resolve with the longer days and increased exposure to sun of
spring and summer
A patient who is at a health clinic with complaints of a sore throat is
exhibiting signs of depression. The nurse administers a basic screening for
depression. What level of prevention is the nurse performing? - correct
answer Secondary prevention
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
Secondary prevention - correct answer aimed at early detection of
problems, I.e. identification of depression for early intervention
Primary prevention for mood disorders - correct answer focuses on stress
reduction and societal issues such as reducing poverty and racism
Tertiary prevention - correct answer aims to reduce disability from a
diagnosed condition; for mood disorders, this includes prevention of
relapse and protection from harm
Anger stage - correct answer at the loss and the unfairness of it
They may become angry at the person who has been lost (or is dying).
Feelings of abandonment may also occur.
Bargaining stage - correct answer In this stage, people beg their "higher
power" to undo the loss, saying things along the lines of, "I'll change if you
bring her (or him) back to me".
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
This phase usually involves promises of better behavior or significant life
changes which will be made in exchange for the reversal of the loss
Grief - correct answer subjective feeling and affect that follows a loss
- Powerful emotional state
- Universal reaction
- Involves stress, pain and suffering
Mourning - correct answer the process by which grief is resolved
Types of Grief - correct answer - Uncomplicated grief
- Complicated (dysfunctional) grief
- Anticipatory
- Disenfranchised
Depression stage - correct answer stage where they confront the
inevitability and reality of the loss and their own helplessness to change it
, NR326 Exam 1 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
- During this period, grieving people may may cry, experience sleep or
eating habit changes, or withdraw from other relationships and activities
while they process the loss they have sustained
- People may also blame themselves for having caused or in some way
contributed to their loss, whether or not this is justified
Acceptance stage - correct answer where they have processed their initial
grief emotions, are able to accept that the loss has occurred and cannot
be undone, and are once again able to plan for their futures and re-engage
in daily life
Situations That Precipitate Grieving - correct answer - Loss of body parts,
function
- Loss of status/groups
- Failures
- Changes
- Loss of home
- Loss of job, profession
