Mental Health Final Study Tool

Chemicals in the brain responsible for transmitting messages.

• Neurotransmitters

• Neurons

• Histamine

• Serotonin

Class of drugs typically given to someone for first line treatment of major depressive disorder.

• TCA

• SSRI

• MAOI

• Anxiolytics

A major difference in a therapeutic relationship with a client and a social relationship is...

• There are flexible boundaries in a therapeutic relationship

• A social relationship has strict boundaries.

• Needs of both the client and nurse are met in a therapeutic relationship.

• Therapeutic relationships have a mutually agreed upon goals, boundaries, and outcomes.

What type of exam evaluates the metabolic demands of the brain?

• MRI

• FMRI

• PET scan

• CT scan

A person experiencing the sensation of "floating above their body" is most likely experiencing what psychological condition.

• Depersonalizatoin

• Dissociative Fugue

• Deralization

• PTSD

A person experiencing positive symptoms of schizophrenia would present with such symptoms as...(select all that apply)

• Delusions

• Hallucinations

• Anhedonia

• Blunted Affect

• Alterations in speech pattern

A difference noted between Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 disorders is...

• No major depression in Bipolar 2

• Mania vs. Hypomania

• Cyclothymia

• There is no real difference.

Treatment of an individual with a diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome would include...

• Naltrexone

• Disulfiram

• IV doses of Thiamine (vitamin B1) for 1-2 weeks.

• Anxiolytics

A nurse is caring for a patient taking Haloperidol for treatment of a psychotic illness. Upon assessment the nurse notes a facial twitch with some abnormal tongue movements. What is the nurses next most appropriate action.

• Assess overall mental status and obtain vital signs.

• Hold the next dose of Haloperidol and call the provider.

• Assess for Hyperglycemia

• Expect the patient to be started on Cogentin.

Anticholinergic side effects include...