WorksheetsPsychiatric Medicine
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
_____ is a false belief that the patient believes that he lost everything in life.
Delusion of self-blame
Delusion of poverty
Nihilistic delusion
Hypochondriacal delusion
_____ a condition in which the patient is bewildered, disoriented, and restless. There may be associated fear and hallucinations.
Delirium
Confusion
Stupor
Thought
_____ is a mixture of phrases that have no meaning and no logical connection.
Incoherent talk
Pressure or push of talk
Poverty of speech
Blocking
_____ is a lack of motivation.
Flat affect
Alogia
Avolition
Anhedonia
_____ is the pathological repetition of the last word said.
Looseness of association
Echolalia
Echopraxia
Palilalia
_____ is sudden stoppage of the stream of talk, for a while, and then resumed without the patient being able to account for it.
Looseness of association
Blocking
Irrelevant answer
Flight of ideas
_____ is a severe form of hyperactivity—excessive purposeless motor activity where the patient may harm self or others.
Excitement
Restlessness
Agitation
Stupor
_____ is involuntary repetition of a recent act (movement, phrase, or word).
Stereotypy
Mannerism
Perseveration
Negativism
is the ability to conceptualize ideas and understand implicit meaning.
Concrete thinking
Abstract thinking
Autistic thinking
Pressure of talk
is decreased amount of speech.
Flat affect
Alogia
Avolition
Anhedonia
An association disturbance in which the speaker goes on the topic, when it happens frequently and the speaker does not return to the topic.
Tangentiality
Pressure of talk
Poverty of speech
Circumstantiality
.……….. is rapid jumping from one idea to another. The connection between ideas is through stimuli from last idea or external stimuli.
Looseness of association
Blocking
Irrelevant answer
Flight of ideas
-The patient can find no pleasure in food, music or relationships. She appears to have no hobbies or interests. A psychologist would classify this behavior as typical of …………………
Avolition
Anhedonia
Alogia
Maladaptive relationship
-Hany, a resident at a group home for people with schizophrenia, refuses to eat food or take his medications because he believes the staff is poisoning his. What type of delusions is Hany experiencing……………….
influence
self-blame
reference
persecution
-Gamal, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, believes he is being controlled by others through a radio that has been inserted into his brain. Gamal is exhibiting which type of symptoms:
Reference
Influence
Broadcasting
Withdrawal
One symptom of schizophrenia is the ability to be "posed" in a certain position by another person and remaining in that position until "reposed." This symptom is called………………………..
Psychomotor retardation
Waxy flexibility
Echopraxia
catalepsy
The foundation of a therapeutic relationship is:
Sympathy
Trust
Advice
Authority
Which of the following is NOT a component of a therapeutic relationship?
Respect
Boundaries
Friendship
Empathy
Which phase involves closure and summarizing progress?
Orientation
Working
Termination
Exploration
Which of the following is a characteristic of a therapeutic relationship?
Time-limited
Socially oriented
Mutual friendship
No boundaries
Which communication technique is therapeutic?
Giving advice
Reflection
False reassurance
Changing the subject
Which is a barrier to therapeutic relationship?
Empathy
Breach of confidentiality
Active listening
Respect
Which of the following is a therapeutic technique?
Restating
Giving personal opinions
False reassurance
Defensiveness
A therapeutic relationship differs from a social relationship because it is:
Mutual
Goal-directed
Spontaneous
Informal
Which phase of a therapeutic relationship involves building trust?
Orientation
Working
Termination
Exploration
Which of the following is a goal of therapeutic relationship?
Promote patient autonomy
Create dependency
Establish friendship
Give advice
Which component emphasizes professional limits?
Boundaries
Trust
Empathy
Respect
Which phase includes exploring patient problems?
Orientation
Working
Termination
Transition
Which technique shows the nurse understands patient’s feelings?
Empathy
Sympathy
Advice
Defensiveness
Which is NOT a therapeutic communication technique?
Silence
Clarification
Giving advice
Summarizing
Which is a key characteristic of a therapeutic relationship?
Professional intimacy
Social intimacy
Friendship
Personal attachment
Confidentiality in therapeutic relationship means:
Sharing everything with family
Protecting patient’s private information
Discussing with friends
Avoiding communication
Which is an example of a non-therapeutic technique?
Changing the subject
Silence
clarification
summarizing
Which enhances the therapeutic relationship?
Active listening
False reassurance
Giving advice
Arguing
A therapeutic relationship is:
Social
Professional and goal-directed
Personal
Permanent
Which is NOT a component of therapeutic relationship?
Empathy
Respect
Sympathy
Trust
Which describes therapeutic silence?
Ignoring the patient
Allowing patient to think and express
Avoiding questions
Refusing to talk
A patient asks for the nurse’s personal phone number. The nurse should:
Give it to build trust
Refuse politely and explain boundaries
Share social media
Ignore the request
The ultimate outcome of the therapeutic nurse–patient relationship is:
Improved patient growth and healing
Friendship
Social bonding
Personal connection
Facial expression is a very powerful tool in verbal therapeutic communication.
True
False
.Therapeutic communication it is an interpersonal interaction between the nurse and the client which the nurse focuses on the client’s specific needs.
True
False
Communication is not an ongoing process of conveying information, ideas, facts, and feelings.
True
False
Guide client towards a satisfying and socially acceptable solution is the goal of therapeutic communication.
True
False
The receiver is the person who initiates the interpersonal communication.
True
False
The context is the environment or situation in which communication takes place.
True
False
The psychological barrier of the sender is a limitation of the human body and mind.
True
False
Paraphrasing means repeating the idea the client expressed in different words.
True
False
Nonverbal communication is considered a more accurate description of true feeling.
True
False
A patient with obsessions and compulsions tries to resist them.
True
False
Stereotypy is a monotonous repetition of certain speech or movement without purpose.
True
False
Perseveration is involuntary repetition of recent words.
True
False
Tangentiality is rapid jumping from one idea to another.
True
False
Retardation is sudden stoppage of the stream of talk, for a while and then it is resumed without the patient being to account for such stoppage.
True
False
Preoccupation is centering of thought content around a particular idea, associated with strong affective tone.
True
False
Insight is the ability to assess a situation correctly and act appropriately within that situation.
True
False
Judgment is the ability to understand one’s mental illness.
True
False
Anterograde amnesia is loss of memory for recent events.
True
False
Therapeutic relationships are time-limited and goal-directed.
True
False
A therapeutic relationship is the same as a social relationship.
True
False
Empathy is a key component of a therapeutic relationship.
True
False
Breaching confidentiality strengthens the relationship.
True
False
Trust is the foundation of a therapeutic relationship.
True
False
The termination phase involves summarizing progress.
True
False
Over-involvement of the nurse is a therapeutic technique.
True
False
Therapeutic communication encourages patient autonomy.
True
False
Professional intimacy means personal attachment.
True
False
Respecting boundaries maintains professionalism.
True
False
