Learning Objectives - Mental Health Nursing

1.    Which component is included in the mental status exam (MSE)?

• ·       Blood pressure monitoring

• ·       Memory and abstract thinking

• ·       Nutritional intake

• Family medical history

     A client admitted under an involuntary commitment must meet which criterion?

• Requesting voluntary treatment

• Posing a danger to self or others

• Signing a 72-hour consent form

• Having insurance coverage

    Which of the following describes a therapeutic milieu?

• ·       Restricting client freedoms

• . A healing environment focused on safety and trust

• ·       Limiting communication

• ·       Using seclusion as the primary intervention

Personality disorders typically emerge during:

•        Childhood

• Late adolescence

•        Middle age

• Late adulthood

Which of the following is a general risk factor for personality disorders?

•      Hypertension

• Family history of personality disorders

• Childhood achievement awards

• High socioeconomic status

    Paranoid Personality Disorder is characterized by:

•    A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others

•       Excessive attention-seeking behavior

• Social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy

•      Emotional coldness and detachment

A client who prefers solitary activities, lacks close friends, and shows emotional coldness most likely has:

• Schizoid Personality Disorder

• Borderline Personality Disorder

• Histrionic Personality Disorder

• Dependent Personality Disorder

Schizotypal Personality Disorder may include

• Odd beliefs or magical thinking

• Excessive grandiosity

• Attention-seeking behavior

• Extreme perfectionism

    Which disorder involves a pattern of disregard for others’ rights beginning in adolescence?

• Borderline Personality Disorder

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

•    Avoidant Personality Disorder

• Dependent Personality Disorder

   A hallmark of Borderline Personality Disorder is:

•    Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment

• Obsession with order and perfection

• Magical thinking

•       Grandiose self-importance