ati capstone mental health pre-
assignment quiz and correct answers
Avoid being outside and impaired ability to perform duties - correct answers:AGORAPHOBIA
Palpitations, chest pain, SOB, nausea, feeling of depersonalization, fear of dying or insanity - correct
answers:PANIC DISORDER
Horror, intense fear, flashbacks, irritability, difficulty with concentrating and sleep disturbance - correct
answers:POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Engages in ritualistic, compulsive behaviors and recurrent thoughts - correct answers:OBSESSIVE
COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
The planned, progressive, or graduated exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli in real-life situations, or by
imagining events that cause anxiety. During this exposure, the anxiety response is suppressed through
the use of relaxation techniques - correct answers:SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION
Positive rewards are given for positive behavior (positive reinforcement). - correct answers:OPERANT
CONDITIONING
A therapist or treatment team may use unpleasant stimuli, such as bitter taste or mild electric shock, as
punishment for behaviors such as alcoholism, violence, self-mutilation, and thumb sucking. - correct
answers:AVERSION THERAPY
Can be used in the acute care milieu to help clients improve interpersonal skills. The therapist
demonstrates appropriate behavior in a stressful situation with the goal of having the client imitate the
behavior. - correct answers:MODELING
Used to help the client focus on what is actually happening and to dispel delusions, hallucinations, or
faulty beliefs. - correct answers:PRESENTING REALITY
, Used to determine if the message received was accurate and uses techniques such as restating,
reflecting, paraphrasing, exploring - correct answers:CLARIFYING TECHNIQUES
Allows time for meaningful reflection. - correct answers:SLIENCE
Demonstrates a willingness to spend time with the client. Limited personal information may be shared,
but the focus should return to the client as soon as possible. Relevant self-disclosure by the nurse allows
the client to see that his experience is shared by others and understood. - correct answers:OFFERING
SELF
Emphasizes important points and reviews what has been discussed. - correct answers:SUMMARIZING
Bradykinesia, rigidity, shuffling gait, drooling, tremors. - correct answers:PARKINSONISM
Inability to sit or stand still; Continual pacing and agitation. - correct answers:AKATHISIA
Sudden high fever; Blood pressure fluctuations; Dysrhythmias; Muscle rigidity; Changes in level of
consciousness; Coma. - correct answers:NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME
Severe spasm of the tongue, neck, face, and back. - correct answers:ACUTE DYSTONIA
Involuntary movements of the tongue and face, such as lip smacking; Involuntary movements of the
arms, legs, and trunk. - correct answers:TADIVE DYSKINESIA
The tension becomes too much to bear and serious abuse takes place. - correct answers:ACUTE
BATTERING PHASE
The situation is defused for a while after the violent episode. The abuser become loving, promises to
change, and is sorry for the behavior. - correct answers:HONEYMOON PHASE
The abuser has minor episodes of anger and may be verbally abusive and responsible for some minor
physical violence. - correct answers:TENSION-BUILDING PHASE