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PN ATI proctored Mental Health exam with complete solutions 2024_2025
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PN ATI proctored Mental Health exam withcomplete solutions 2024/2025
What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - ANSWER- -disordered
thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as
believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them -
ANSWER- ideas of reference
Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - ANSWER-
Persecution
Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god - ANSWER- grandeur
believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm
- ANSWER- somatic delusions
May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual - ANSWER-
Jealousy
Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him - ANSWER- being
controlled
believes that her thoughts are heard by others - ANSWER- thought broacasting
,believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind - ANSWER-
thought insertion
Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an outside
agency - ANSWER- thought withdrawal
is obsessed with religious beliefs - ANSWER- religiosity
The client may say sentence after sentence but each sentence may relate to
another topic and the listeniner is bale to follow the clients thoughts - ANSWER-
flight of ideas
Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged and flitted.
- ANSWER- neologisms
What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders - ANSWER- -
Global assessment of functioning scale
-scale for assessment of negative symptoms
-brief psychiatric rating scale
-Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders - ANSWER- Paxil
(Peroxetine)
-monitor for SI
-Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly
What are the anxiolytics/ benzo's used for psychotic disorders? - ANSWER- -
Ativan (Lorazepam)
-Klonopin
-sedative effects
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults
What are the personality disorders in cluster A - ANSWER- (Odd and eccentric
traits)
-Paranoid
-Schizoid
, -Schizotypal
Characterized by odd beliefs leading to interpersonal difficulties, an eccentric
appearance, and magical thinking or perceptual distortions that are not clear
delusions or hallucinations - ANSWER- schizotypal
Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others.
Ex: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter -
ANSWER- Altruism
Dealing with unacceptable 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 - ANSWER- Sublimation
Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
Ex: A person who has lost his job states he will worry about paying his bills next
week - ANSWER- Suppression
Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness.
Ex: a person who has a fear of the dentist's drill continually "forgets" his dental
appointments. - ANSWER- Repression
What are healthy defense mechanisms? - ANSWER- alturism and sublimation
what are intermediate defenses - ANSWER- repression
reaction formation
displacement
rationalization
undoing
What are immature defenses - ANSWER- projection
dissociation
splitting
denial
Shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less
threatening object, person, or situation
Ex: A person who is angry about losing his job destroys his child's favorite toy -
ANSWER- displacement
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