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Psych practice questions :))))

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Therapeutic nurse who emphasized client relationship in psych nursing

a)

Pepper

b)

Peplau

c)

Peters

d)

Parker

2.

What will we include in the general appearance/ motor behavior section of a psychosocial assessment?

a)

hygiene

b)

dressed appropriately for weather

c)

posture

d)

Unusual movements/mannerisms

3.

This word is used to describe no facial expression when describing affect

(a)  

4.

Which of the following are considered thought process?

(select all that apply)

a)

Circumstantial

b)

loose associations

c)

tangential

d)

flight of ideas

5.

Tangential thinking is...

a)

They maintain their original train of thought but provide a lot of unnecessary details before circling back to their main point.

b)

a disturbance in the thought process that causes the individual to relate excessive or irrelevant detail that never reaches the essential point of a conversation or the desired answer to a question.

c)

a psychological term to describe a lack of connection between ideas.

d)

the act of analysing a situation and coming up with a sensible solution

6.

What is the most common type of hallucinations?

a)

Auditory

b)

Visual

c)

Oflactory

d)

Sensory

7.

what is an illusion?

a)

Something only a patient can see

b)

Something that the patient feels happening to them

c)

Something real in the environment that causes them to think something else is going on

d)

Something that makes the patient constantly feel paranoid

8.

How would you handle this situation???

Client asks nurse to keep this secret "I am not going to take my pills when I get discharged, please don’t tell anyone"

As a nurse, how would you respond?

a)

"Ok, I won't tell anyone"

b)

"I cannot keep promises if it risks your health or someone else's"

c)

"I think you should take your pills even if you don’t want to"

d)

"Why are you telling me this?"

9.

Grandiose delusion

a)

- bizarre

- implausible (captured by aliens) 

b)

-revolve around though of being harmed or sponsored again by another person or agency (harassing, spying, spreading rumors) 

c)

- exaggerated belief of one's own importance

- can be religious

d)

-false belief that irrelevant occurrences/details in the world relate directly to oneself (radio is speaking directly to them)

10.

persecution /paranoid delusion

a)

- belief that something is wrong with part or whole body (have parasites or specific pain)

b)

- exaggerated belief of one's own importance

- can be religious

c)

-false belief that irrelevant occurrences/details in the world relate directly to oneself (radio is speaking directly to them)

d)

-revolve around though of being harmed or sponsored again by another person or agency (harassing, spying, spreading rumors) 

11.

Ideas of reference delusions

a)

-false belief that irrelevant occurrences/details in the world relate directly to oneself (radio is speaking directly to them)

b)

-exaggerated belief of one's own importance

- can be religious

c)

-revolve around though of being harmed or sponsored again by another person or agency (harassing, spying, spreading rumors) 

d)

- implausible (captured by aliens) 

12.

somatic delusions

a)

- implausible (captured by aliens

b)

-exaggerated belief of one's own importance

- can be religious

c)

-revolve around though of being harmed or sponsored again by another person or agency (harassing, spying, spreading rumors) 

d)

- belief that something is wrong with part or whole body (have parasites or specific pain)

13.

bizarre delusions

a)

- exaggerated belief of one's own importance

- can be religious

b)

- implausible (captured by aliens) 

c)

-false belief that irrelevant occurrences/details in the world relate directly to oneself (radio is speaking directly to them)

d)

-revolve around though of being harmed or sponsored again by another person or agency (harassing, spying, spreading rumors) 

14.

May take several weeks of oral therapy to reach stable dosing level before transition to depot injections

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

What are some general side effects of antipsychotics?

select all that apply

a)

Weight gain

b)

sedation

c)

Photosensitivity

d)

anticholinergic sx

16.

What are EPS?

a)

Acute dystonic reactions

b)

Akathisia

c)

Parkinsonism

d)

o   Tardive dyskinesia

o   Seizures

o   Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

17.

What medication is best for treating EPS?

a)

Benztropine

(anticholinergics)

b)

Bupropion

c)

Muscle relaxants

d)

Morphine

18.

Where can a patient find the Mental Health Bill of Rights?

a)

Copies can be distributed by the nurses

b)

On the walls of the psych unit

19.

If a patient has restraints on, what monitoring must be done?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

1-1 monitoring

b)

Face to face every hour

c)

Nurse documentation every 1-2 hours

20.

If someone calls the unit asking if a person is admitted on their unit, what is the **best** way for the nurse to respond?

a)

Try to contact the person you are looking for

b)

See if that person has had a court date recently

c)

No, they are not here

d)

I cannot confirm or deny if that person is here or not

21.

Autonomy is...

a)

duty to benefit others or promote good

b)

 requirement to do no harm

c)

right to self-determination, independence

d)

obligation to honor commitments and contracts

22.

Beneficence is.....

a)

duty to benefit others or promote good

b)

fairness

c)

obligation to honor commitments and contracts

d)

requirement to do no harm

23.

Nonmaleficence is.....

a)

right to self-determination, independence

b)

 requirement to do no harm

c)

duty to benefit others or promote good

d)

obligation to honor commitments and contracts

24.

Justice is.....

a)

 right to self-determination, independence

b)

honesty, truthfulness

c)

obligation to honor commitments and contracts

d)

fairness

25.

Veracity is....

a)

honesty, truthfulness

b)

obligation to honor commitments and contracts

c)

duty to benefit others or promote good

d)

fairness

26.

Fidelity is....

a)

 fairness

b)

duty to benefit others or promote good

c)

obligation to honor commitments and contracts

d)

honesty, truthfulness

27.

How do we go about nursing interventions in an escalating situation with a patient?

(think restrictiveness)

(a)  

28.

What does HD BS Network stand for when we think of the criteria for schizophrenia?

a)

-Hallucinations

-Delusions

-Behavioral disorganization

-Speech/thought disorganization

-Negative sx

b)

-Hallucinations

-Delirium

-Behavioral disorganization

-Sudden tremors

-Negative sx

c)

-Hallucinations

-Delusions

-Balance problems

-Speech/ thought disorganization

-New onset memory loss

29.

What is an example of a disorganized behavior?

a)

Going for walks through unit

b)

Sitting comfortably

c)

Waving arms

30.

What is the biggest concern with Clozapine?

a)

Increased urine output

b)

Agranulocytosis

c)

Diarrhea

d)

Hypertension

31.

What medications should be taken with food?

(select all that apply)

a)

Ziprazidone

b)

Quetiapine

c)

Risperidone

d)

Lurazidone

32.

Which are examples of metabolic SE?

(select all that apply)

a)

Joint Pain

b)

Dysregulation of glucose

c)

Cholesterol disturbance

d)

Weight gain

33.

_____  hallucinations are found most often in clients undergoing alcohol withdrawal, and would be more rare in clients with schizophrenia

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Tactile

d)

Visual

34.

____ are voices demanding that the clients take action in some sort of way.  It could entail harm to self or others, and is considered dangerous 

a)

Radio

b)

Soothing

c)

Command

35.

This class of medication is used to target positive symptoms of schizophrenia

a)

stimulants

b)

antipsychotics

c)

antidepressants

d)

mood stabilizers

36.

GOLD Standard med for bipolar disorder?

a)

Clozapine

b)

Haloperidol

c)

Lithium

d)

Buspirone

37.

Never MIX _____ with any other antidepressant

(select all that apply)

a)

St. Johns Wort

b)

methylphenidate

c)

MAOIs

d)

quetiapine

38.

Which are symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome?

a)

Diaphoretic, hot, fever

b)

Bradycardia

c)

Tachycardia

d)

Rigid muscles, restlessness

39.

Therapeutic range for lithium?

a)

0.5-1

b)

0.3-0.9

c)

0.8-1.2

d)

1-2

40.

What are some early indications of lithium toxicity?

(>1.5)

a)

Ongoing GI distress

b)

mental confusion

c)

poor coordination

d)

hand tremors

41.

What is true about Carbamazepine?

(select all that apply)

a)

It interferes with Birth control

b)

It should not be taken with grapefruit juice

c)

It has a black box warning for Steven Johnson’s syndrome

d)

Can cause aplastic anemia

42.

What is an example of a person who would receive a diagnosis of conversion?

a)

Client who has a slam poetry performance and suddenly cannot speak

b)

Client who suddenly hears command hallucinations

c)

Client does not have motivation to get out of bed

43.

Reasonings for factious behavior

a)

parent makes child ill for money and sympathy

b)

Client wants to avoid jail time

c)

Client wants to gain money through go fund me page

d)

Client wants to be gifted trips, celebrity meetings, NFL games etc.

44.

Paranoid personality disorder

a)

extremely distrustful and suspicious

-thinking other people are lying to them or trying to manipulate them

b)

may appear cold and detached, and avoid making close social contact with others

c)

likely to have poor social skills and delusional thoughts, and behave in unusual ways

d)

sees other people as vulnerable and may intimidate or bully others without remorse

45.

Schizoid personality disorder 

a)

emotionally unstable, has impulses to self-harm, and has very intense and unstable relationships with others

b)

they feel a compulsion (overwhelming urge) to be noticed and the centre of everyone’s attention

c)

may appear cold and detached, and avoid making close social contact with others

d)

likely to have poor social skills and delusional thoughts, and behave in unusual ways

46.

Schizotypal personality disorder

a)

act as if they have an inflated sense of their own importance and show an intense need for other people to look up to them

b)

likely to have poor social skills and delusional thoughts, and behave in unusual ways

c)

appears painfully shy, is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection

d)

show an excessive need for others to look after them and are "clingy"

47.

Antisocial personality disorder

a)

show an excessive need for others to look after them and are "clingy"

b)

emotionally unstable, has impulses to self-harm, and has very intense and unstable relationships with others

c)

appears painfully shy, is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection

d)

sees other people as vulnerable and may intimidate or bully others without remorse

-lack concern about the consequences of their actions

48.

Borderline personality disorder

a)

act as if they have an inflated sense of their own importance and show an intense need for other people to look up to them

b)

anxious about being ignored

c)

emotionally unstable, has impulses to self-harm, and has very intense and unstable relationships with others

d)

feels they have no ability to be independent

49.

Histrionic personality disorder

a)

feel a compulsion (overwhelming urge) to be noticed and the centre of everyone’s attention

b)

as if they have an inflated sense of their own importance and show an intense need for other people to look up to them

c)

appears painfully shy, is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection

d)

preoccupied with orderliness and ways to control their environment, and may come across to others as a "control freak"

50.

Narcissistic personality disorder

a)

fears personal relationships and shows patterns of anxious and fearful behaviour around other people

b)

sees other people as vulnerable and may intimidate or bully others without remorse

c)

may act as if they have an inflated sense of their own importance and show an intense need for other people to look up to them

d)

appears painfully shy, is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection

51.

Avoidant personality disorder

a)

appears painfully shy, is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection

b)

may appear cold and detached, and avoid making close social contact with others

c)

likely to have poor social skills and delusional thoughts, and behave in unusual ways

d)

sees other people as vulnerable and may intimidate or bully others without remorse

52.

Dependent personality disorder

a)

likely to have poor social skills and delusional thoughts, and behave in unusual ways

b)

anxious about issues that seem out of control or "messy"

c)

emotionally unstable, has impulses to self-harm, and has very intense and unstable relationships with others

d)

show an excessive need for others to look after them and are "clingy"

53.

Obsessive compulsive personality disorder

a)

disorder appears painfully shy, is socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection

b)

preoccupied with orderliness and ways to control their environment, and may come across to others as a "control freak".

c)

swings between seeing themselves as special and fearing they are worthless

d)

sees other people as vulnerable and may intimidate or bully others without remorse

54.

Russels Sign relates to what eating disorder??

a)

bulimia

b)

anorexia

c)

anorexia nervosa

d)

binging

55.

Most common age for anorexia nervosa?

a)

12-16

b)

20-23

c)

14-18

d)

19-29

56.

client has frequent visits to clinic with complaints of pain with no real medical diagnosis to explain it, what condition does this relate to?

a)

OCD

b)

Somatic

(illness anxiety)

c)

Facitious

d)

conversion

57.

abuse / recent traumatic event is a common underlying reason for conversion dis.

a)

true

b)

false

58.

Tourettes presentation

a)

have both motor and vocal tics and have had tic symptoms for at least 1 year

b)

have vocal tics and have had tic symptoms for 4 weeks

59.

Psych hx client comes in ED with chest pain. Do you have to do an EKG?

a)

Yes

b)

No

60.

Chuck is a 20-year-old student diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive behavior. A psychiatrist prescribes clomipramine (Anafranil) to treat his condition. Nurse Nicolette understands the rationale for this treatment is that the clomipramine

a)

Increases dopamine levels

b)

Decreases norepinephrine levels

c)

Increases serotonin levels

d)

Decreases GABA levels

61.

A nurse at a Medical Center is developing a care plan for a female client with post-traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following would she do initially?

a)

Instruct the client to use distraction techniques to cope with flashbacks.

b)

Encourage the client to verbalize thoughts and feelings about the trauma

c)

Encourage the client to put the past in proper perspective

d)

Avoid discussing the traumatic event with the client.

62.

Gio told his nurse that the FBI is monitoring and recording his every movement and that microphones have been placed in the unit walls. Which action would be the most therapeutic response?

a)

Isolate Gio when he begins to talk about these beliefs.

b)

Tell Gio that this must seem frightening to him but that you believe he is safe here

c)

Confront the delusional material directly by telling Gio that this simply is not so

d)

Tell Gio to wait and talk about these beliefs in his one-on-one counseling sessions.