ATI PN MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM FORM A &B ALL 140 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
Terms in this set (125)
-disordered thinking
What are cognitive -inability to make decisions
symptoms of psychotic -poor problem solving ability
disorders -difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
Misconstrues trivial events ideas of reference
and attaches personal
significance to them, such
as believing that others,
who are discussing the next
meal, are talking about
them
Feels singled out for harm Persecution
by others (being hunted
down by FBI)
Believes that she is all grandeur
powerful and important like
a god
believes that his body is somatic delusions
changing in an unusual way,
scubas growing a third arm
May feel that her spouse is Jealousy
sexually involved with
another individual
,Believes that a force outside being controlled
his body is controlling him
believes that her thoughts thought broacasting
are heard by others
believes that others thought insertion
thoughts are being inserted
into his mind
Believe that her thoughts thought withdrawal
have been removed form
her mind by an outside
agency
is obsessed with religious religiosity
beliefs
The client may say sentence flight of ideas
after sentence but each
sentence may relate to
another topic and the
listeniner is bale to follow
the clients thoughts
Made up words that have neologisms
meaning only to the client
such as i tranged and flitted.
-Global assessment of functioning scale
What are the standardized -scale for assessment of negative symptoms
screen tools for psychotic -brief psychiatric rating scale
disorders -Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
Paxil (Peroxetine)
What antidepressants are
prescribed for psychotic -monitor for SI
disorders -Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly
, -Ativan (Lorazepam)
-Klonopin
What are the anxiolytics/
benzo's used for psychotic
-sedative effects
disorders?
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults
(Odd and eccentric traits)
What are the personality -Paranoid
disorders in cluster A -Schizoid
-Schizotypal
Characterized by odd schizotypal
beliefs leading to
interpersonal difficulties, an
eccentric appearance, and
magical thinking or
perceptual distortions that
are not clear delusions or
hallucinations
Dealing with anxiety by Altruism
reaching out to others.
Ex: a nurse who lost a family
member in a fire is a
volunteer firefighter
Dealing with unacceptable Sublimation
feelings or impulses by
unconsciously substitute
acceptable forms of
expression.
Ex: a person who has
feelings of anger and
hostility toward his work
supervisor sublimates those
feelings by working out
vigorously a the gym during
his lunch period
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