Psychiatric-Mental Health Exam Questions and answers graded A+
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Psychiatric-Mental Health
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Psychiatric-Mental Health
A 25 year old man barely avoids a motor vehicle accident. His heart is pounding, his palms are sweaty and his respirations are increased. This is an example of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A. Alarm reaction stage
B. Stage of resistance
C. Stage of exhaustion
D. Stage of bio...
A 25 year old man barely avoids a motor vehicle accident. His heart is pounding, his palms are sweaty
and his respirations are increased. This is an example of which stage of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. Alarm reaction stage
B. Stage of resistance
C. Stage of exhaustion
D. Stage of biological stress - ✔✔A. Alarm reaction stage
A child is taking guanfacine for ADHD. Which of the following would be part of the client education
associated with administration of this medication?
A. Do not take with foods that contain tyramine
B. Always use sunblock when spending time outdoors
C. Report for blood tests once a month
D. Do not discontinue the medication abruptly - ✔✔D. Do not discontinue the medication abruptly
A client hates her mother because of childhood neglect. The nurse determines which client statement
represents the use of the defense mechanism of reaction formation?
A. "I don't like to talk about my relationship with my mother."
B. "My mother hates me."
C. "I have a very wonderful mother whom I love very much."
D. "My mom always loved my sister more than she loved me." - ✔✔C. "I have a very wonderful mother
whom I love very much."
A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit for the fourth time in a month after being found face down in
parking lot with an extremely high blood alcohol level. While speaking with the nurse, the client explains
he drinks alcohol to ease the pain of losing his family. What ego defense mechanism is the client
exemplifying?
,1.
Compensation
2.
Denial
3.
Displacement
4.
Projection - ✔✔2.
Denial
A client is brought to the emergency department and diagnosed with a panic level of anxiety. What
biological system domination would be responsible for this diagnosis?
A. Parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
B. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
C. The cerebral cortex
D. The cerebellum - ✔✔B. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
A client threatens to kill himself, his wife, and their children if the wife follows through with divorce
proceedings. During the preinteraction phase of the nurse-client relationship, which interaction should
the nurse employ?
A. Acknowledging the client's actions and encouraging alternative behaviors
B. Establishing rapport and developing treatment goals
C. Providing community resources on aggression management
D. Exploring personal thoughts and feelings that may adversely impact the provision of care. - ✔✔
A client who developed an alcohol problem after the death of her baby tells the nurse, "No I do not have
a drinking problem. I do not drink in excess; I can stop before I get to that point. That open container in
the car was the only reason I got a DUI in the a couple of months ago." Which defense mechanism does
the nurse suspect from the client's statement?
, 1.
Denial
2.
Projection
3.
Introjection
4.
Rationalization - ✔✔1.
Denial
A nurse gave a client 5mg of haloperidol for agitation. The client's chart was clearly stamped "Allergic
haloperidol." The client suffered anaphylactic shock and died. How would the nurse's actions be
labeled?
A. Intentional tort
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Assault - ✔✔B. Negligence
A nursing student is learning about the human limbic system. Which student statement demonstrates
that teaching about the function of the limbic system has been effective?
A. "The limbic system helps stabilize emotional behavior."
B. "The limbic system functions to assist with symbolic thinking."
C. "The limbic system aids in analytical thinking."
"The limbic system helps modulate motor coordination." - ✔✔A. "The limbic system helps stabilize
emotional behavior."
An operating room nurse asks a psychiatric nurse "How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day
out?" The psychiatric nurse replies "It's just the right thing to do." The psychiatric nurse is operating
from which ethical framework?
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