Examl 1:l NSG526/l NSGl 526l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Clinicall Modalitiesl inl
Advancedl PMHNPl Review|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
Wel askl thel patientl aboutl DELUSIONSl inl whatl sectionl ofl thel mentall statusl examination
Answer:
Thoughtl content
QUESTION
intrusivel thoughtsl orl ideasl thatl thel clientl recognizesl asl "crazy"l butl actl inl accordancel
withl anyway
Answer:
obsessions
QUESTION
delusionsl involvingl deathl orl destruction
Answer:
nihilisticl delusions
QUESTION
delusionsl involvingl bodilyl concerns
Answer:
somaticl delusions
,QUESTION
believingl thatl benignl environmentall occurrencesl relatel tol orl havel speciall meaningl forl
thel client
Answer:
referentiall delusions
QUESTION
truel orl falsel
Thel validityl ofl delusionsl shouldl notl bel questionedl byl thel interviewer;l suchl questioningl
isl ineffectivel inl changingl thel client'sl beliefsl andl oftenl causesl alienationl andl anger
Answer:
true
QUESTION
evaluationl ofl suicidall andl homicidall thoughtsl arel underl whatl sectionl ofl thel MSE
Answer:
thoughtl content
QUESTION
whatl scalel canl bel usedl tol evaluatel suicidel risk
Answer:
SADPERSONS
Sl sexl malel
Al agel <19l orl >45l Dl depressionl
Pl previousl attemptl
El ethanoll
Rl rationall thinkingl lossl
Sl sociall supportsl lackingl
Ol organisedl planl Nl nol partnerl
Sl sicknessl
,**Scorel onel pointl forl eachl factorl Usel calculatedl scorel tol helpl determinel outcomel
0-2l homel withl appropriatel followl upl
3-6l admitl orl dischargel withl appropriatel followl upl
7-10l admitl tol hospital
QUESTION
illogicall ,l difficultl tol followl shiftingl ofl ideas
Answer:
loosel associations
QUESTION
whenl clientl wandersl froml thel subjectl atl handl tol al relatedl onel andl isl unablel tol comel
backl tol thel originall topic
Answer:
Tangentiall thinking
QUESTION
Tangentiall thinkingl isl notedl underl whichl sectionl ofl MSE?
Answer:
THOUGHTl PROCESS
QUESTION
completelyl nonsensicall combinationl ofl words
Answer:
wordl salad
QUESTION
madel upl words
Answer:
, neoglisms
QUESTION
loosel associations,l tangentiall thinking,l wordl salad,l andl neoglismsl oftenl indicatel what????
Answer:
Schizophrenicl disorders.
QUESTION
demonstratedl byl clientsl whol getl lostl inl detailsl butl eventuallyl returnl tol thel relevantl
thought
Answer:
Circumstantiall thought
QUESTION
occursl whenl thinkingl processl stopsl altogetherl andl thel mindl goesl "blank"
Answer:
thoughtl blocking
QUESTION
involvesl pressuresl speechl withl rapidl topicl changes,l thel topicsl mayl bel associatedl butl inl
al strangel way
Answer:
flightl ofl ideas
oftenl seenl inl mania
QUESTION
fabricationl ofl informationl tol filll inl ourl memoryl gaps
Answer:
confabulationl -l oftenl indicatedl dementia.
2026l Update)l Clinicall Modalitiesl inl
Advancedl PMHNPl Review|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
Wel askl thel patientl aboutl DELUSIONSl inl whatl sectionl ofl thel mentall statusl examination
Answer:
Thoughtl content
QUESTION
intrusivel thoughtsl orl ideasl thatl thel clientl recognizesl asl "crazy"l butl actl inl accordancel
withl anyway
Answer:
obsessions
QUESTION
delusionsl involvingl deathl orl destruction
Answer:
nihilisticl delusions
QUESTION
delusionsl involvingl bodilyl concerns
Answer:
somaticl delusions
,QUESTION
believingl thatl benignl environmentall occurrencesl relatel tol orl havel speciall meaningl forl
thel client
Answer:
referentiall delusions
QUESTION
truel orl falsel
Thel validityl ofl delusionsl shouldl notl bel questionedl byl thel interviewer;l suchl questioningl
isl ineffectivel inl changingl thel client'sl beliefsl andl oftenl causesl alienationl andl anger
Answer:
true
QUESTION
evaluationl ofl suicidall andl homicidall thoughtsl arel underl whatl sectionl ofl thel MSE
Answer:
thoughtl content
QUESTION
whatl scalel canl bel usedl tol evaluatel suicidel risk
Answer:
SADPERSONS
Sl sexl malel
Al agel <19l orl >45l Dl depressionl
Pl previousl attemptl
El ethanoll
Rl rationall thinkingl lossl
Sl sociall supportsl lackingl
Ol organisedl planl Nl nol partnerl
Sl sicknessl
,**Scorel onel pointl forl eachl factorl Usel calculatedl scorel tol helpl determinel outcomel
0-2l homel withl appropriatel followl upl
3-6l admitl orl dischargel withl appropriatel followl upl
7-10l admitl tol hospital
QUESTION
illogicall ,l difficultl tol followl shiftingl ofl ideas
Answer:
loosel associations
QUESTION
whenl clientl wandersl froml thel subjectl atl handl tol al relatedl onel andl isl unablel tol comel
backl tol thel originall topic
Answer:
Tangentiall thinking
QUESTION
Tangentiall thinkingl isl notedl underl whichl sectionl ofl MSE?
Answer:
THOUGHTl PROCESS
QUESTION
completelyl nonsensicall combinationl ofl words
Answer:
wordl salad
QUESTION
madel upl words
Answer:
, neoglisms
QUESTION
loosel associations,l tangentiall thinking,l wordl salad,l andl neoglismsl oftenl indicatel what????
Answer:
Schizophrenicl disorders.
QUESTION
demonstratedl byl clientsl whol getl lostl inl detailsl butl eventuallyl returnl tol thel relevantl
thought
Answer:
Circumstantiall thought
QUESTION
occursl whenl thinkingl processl stopsl altogetherl andl thel mindl goesl "blank"
Answer:
thoughtl blocking
QUESTION
involvesl pressuresl speechl withl rapidl topicl changes,l thel topicsl mayl bel associatedl butl inl
al strangel way
Answer:
flightl ofl ideas
oftenl seenl inl mania
QUESTION
fabricationl ofl informationl tol filll inl ourl memoryl gaps
Answer:
confabulationl -l oftenl indicatedl dementia.
