WorksheetsMental Health Exam 1 Game Review Modules 1–5
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the primary goal of a therapeutic nurse–patient relationship?
Establish friendship
Promote patient growth and insight
Provide advice
Reduce nurse workload
Which feature differentiates a therapeutic relationship from a social relationship?
Mutual self-disclosure
Time-limited with professional boundaries
Equal power
Focus on nurse needs
According to Peplau, which phase focuses on problem identification and coping skill development?
Orientation
Termination
Working
Resolution
Transference occurs when:
The nurse shares personal feelings
The patient projects past feelings onto the nurse
The nurse avoids the patient
The patient refuses care
Which communication technique is therapeutic?
Giving advice
Asking “Why?”
Reflecting feelings
False reassurance
Which is considered a non-therapeutic communication pitfall?
Silence
Active listening
Giving approval or disapproval
Open-ended questions
What does “affect” describe in the Mental Status Exam?
Client’s reported mood
Outward emotional expression
Thought content
Speech pattern
A thought process with excessive detail but eventual point is:
Loose associations
Circumstantial thinking
Flight of ideas
Word salad
Which finding demonstrates impaired judgment?
Acknowledging illness
Planning to drive while intoxicated
Asking for help
Seeking information
Why is knowing a patient’s baseline critical during an MSE?
Diagnose mental illness
Compare to textbook norms
Identify individual changes
Shorten assessment time
What distinguishes group therapy from therapeutic groups?
Group size
Use of psychotherapy frameworks
Location
Length of meetings
An advantage of therapeutic groups is:
Guaranteed privacy
Individualized therapy time
Learning from peer experiences
Elimination of conflict
An open group is:
Fixed membership
Ongoing with members joining or leaving
Short-term only
Unstructured
Which group phase establishes trust?
Planning
Orientation
Working
Termination
Which leadership style promotes shared decision-making?
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire
Passive
A disruptive group member role is:
Task
Maintenance
Individual (aggressor)
Coordinator
Best response to monopolizing behavior:
Confront harshly
Ignore
Set respectful limits
Remove from group
A crisis is best defined as:
Chronic stress
Temporary disequilibrium from failed coping
Mental illness
Personality disorder
Unexpected external crisis events are:
Maturational
Situational
Adventitious
Developmental
Severe anxiety occurs in which crisis phase?
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Primary goal of crisis intervention:
Insight
Long-term therapy
Stabilization and safety
Diagnosis
Involuntary commitment is appropriate when a patient:
Refuses meds
Is homeless
Is a danger to self or others
Has anxiety
The Marchman Act addresses:
Suicide prevention
Child abuse
Substance abuse commitment
Domestic violence
Which meds require monitoring for abnormal movements?
SSRIs
Benzodiazepines
Anticholinergics treat:
Anxiety
Depression
EPS and tardive dyskinesia
Insomnia
Which theory emphasizes nurse–patient interaction?
Psychoanalytic
Behavioral
Interpersonal
Cognitive
How many phases are in Peplau’s model?
Three
Four
Five
Six
CBT focuses on:
Unconscious conflict
Behavior only
Identifying/modifying negative thoughts
Family roles
Maslow’s first priority:
Esteem
Safety
Self-actualization
Physiological
Milieu therapy emphasizes:
Medication
Insight
Therapeutic environment
Individual counseling
