NHS PATHWAYS DLP EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 FINAL
PAPER
◍ What age group is most vulnerable to abuse? Answer:Children
under 1 (Neonate/Toddlers)
◍ What age related factor makes elderly people more prone to bone
fractures? Answer:Thinning of bones,
Loss of balance
Instability
◍ Can you name a condition, which as well as making a pregnant
woman unwell, can also harm the baby? Answer:Exclampsia
◍ What proportion of people will suffer from a mental health disorder
at some point in their life? Answer:1 in 4
◍ How are mental health disorders broadly categorised?
Answer:Common & Severe mental health disorders
◍ Describe the term bipolar disorder? Answer:Manic depression,
experiences severe mood swings, From high active episodes to very
low depressed periods
,◍ Describe the term dementia? Answer:Dementia is a progressive and
largely irreversible condition that involves widespread damage to the
mental functioning of the brain causing memory loss.
◍ Describe the term post-traumatic stress disorder? Answer:Affecting
individuals who have experienced traumatic experiences and it affects
there day to day activities and mental health.
◍ Describe the term psychosis? Answer:Loss of touch with reality,
may include hearing voices, seeing something that no one else sees,
holding unusual personally derived beliefs and experience changes in
perception.
◍ Describe the term schizophrenia? Answer:A chronic brain disorder
when active symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations,
disorganised speech, trouble with thinking & lack of motivation
◍ What is the name for a type of tumor that doesn't spread to other
parts of the body? Answer:Benign
◍ What is the name for a type of tumor that can spread to other parts
of your body? Answer:Cancer
◍ What is meant by the term compensation in relation to blood loss?
Answer:Various complex mechanisms in the body come into effect
which help try and make up or compensate for the blood loss
, ◍ If a large volume of blood is lost over a short period of time, the
body may find it impossible to compensate and situation may become
life threatening. Answer:
◍ Define what is meant by the term palpitations? Answer:The
sensation of the heart beating irregularly or more rapidly or forcefully
than it should. ( beating slowly or different than normal )
◍ What causes angina? Answer:Lack of oxygen reaching the heart
muscle because of poor blood flow.
◍ How might people describe angina? Answer:A feeling of
heaviness, pressure, tightness pain in the chest. May affect arms,
neck, jaw, face, back or abdomen.
◍ What can trigger angina in a person with heart disease?
Answer:Exertion
During times of stress
Cold weather
◍ List 4 symptoms of a heart attack? Answer:Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Overwhelming feeling of anxiety
Weak & lightheaded
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 FINAL
PAPER
◍ What age group is most vulnerable to abuse? Answer:Children
under 1 (Neonate/Toddlers)
◍ What age related factor makes elderly people more prone to bone
fractures? Answer:Thinning of bones,
Loss of balance
Instability
◍ Can you name a condition, which as well as making a pregnant
woman unwell, can also harm the baby? Answer:Exclampsia
◍ What proportion of people will suffer from a mental health disorder
at some point in their life? Answer:1 in 4
◍ How are mental health disorders broadly categorised?
Answer:Common & Severe mental health disorders
◍ Describe the term bipolar disorder? Answer:Manic depression,
experiences severe mood swings, From high active episodes to very
low depressed periods
,◍ Describe the term dementia? Answer:Dementia is a progressive and
largely irreversible condition that involves widespread damage to the
mental functioning of the brain causing memory loss.
◍ Describe the term post-traumatic stress disorder? Answer:Affecting
individuals who have experienced traumatic experiences and it affects
there day to day activities and mental health.
◍ Describe the term psychosis? Answer:Loss of touch with reality,
may include hearing voices, seeing something that no one else sees,
holding unusual personally derived beliefs and experience changes in
perception.
◍ Describe the term schizophrenia? Answer:A chronic brain disorder
when active symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations,
disorganised speech, trouble with thinking & lack of motivation
◍ What is the name for a type of tumor that doesn't spread to other
parts of the body? Answer:Benign
◍ What is the name for a type of tumor that can spread to other parts
of your body? Answer:Cancer
◍ What is meant by the term compensation in relation to blood loss?
Answer:Various complex mechanisms in the body come into effect
which help try and make up or compensate for the blood loss
, ◍ If a large volume of blood is lost over a short period of time, the
body may find it impossible to compensate and situation may become
life threatening. Answer:
◍ Define what is meant by the term palpitations? Answer:The
sensation of the heart beating irregularly or more rapidly or forcefully
than it should. ( beating slowly or different than normal )
◍ What causes angina? Answer:Lack of oxygen reaching the heart
muscle because of poor blood flow.
◍ How might people describe angina? Answer:A feeling of
heaviness, pressure, tightness pain in the chest. May affect arms,
neck, jaw, face, back or abdomen.
◍ What can trigger angina in a person with heart disease?
Answer:Exertion
During times of stress
Cold weather
◍ List 4 symptoms of a heart attack? Answer:Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Overwhelming feeling of anxiety
Weak & lightheaded
