Psychiatric Nursing Practice Questions
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Psychiatric Nursing is a specialized field focusing on the care of individuals experiencing mental health challenges, emotional disorders, and psychiatric illnesses. This course explores the theoretical foundations and practical skills necessary for nursing assessment, intervention, and therapeutic communication within diverse mental health settings. Students learn about the biological, psychological, and social factors influencing mental health, approaches to crisis intervention, medication management, and strategies for promoting recovery and resilience. Emphasis is placed on ethical considerations, cultural competence, and interprofessional collaboration to support holistic care and advocate for individuals and families affected by mental health conditions.
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Abnormal Psychology 16th Edition by
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: an Overview
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Q1) 1-25.Maria believes that her dead grandmother occasionally speaks to her.In deciding if Maria has a mental illness or not,which of the following should first be evaluated?
A)How old is Maria?
B)Is Maria's belief consistent with the beliefs of her culture?
C)Do people in general consider Maria's belief abnormal?
D)Does her belief match any of the symptoms in the disorders in the DSM?
Answer: B
Q2) 1-38.What term refers to the number of new cases of a disorder that occur over a given time period?
A)Point prevalence
B)One-year prevalence
C)Incidence
D)Valence
Answer: C
Q3) 3-11.Discuss the limitations of self-report data.
Answer: Can be misleading,sometimes deliberately lie,misinterpret questions or try to present themselves more favorably or less favorably than is true.
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Chapter 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Who was Wilhelm Wundt?
Answer: The man who established the first experimental psychology laboratory.
Q2) 1-27.The disorder Koro,where males fear that their genitals have retracted into their body,possibly leading to death,is similar to the episodes of mass madness during the Black Death because
A)both demonstrated that mass madness is primarily a physiological disorder.
B)both demonstrated the effect that sociocultural stressors can have on mental functioning of large groups of people.
C)both demonstrated that the responses of other people to the person with mass madness determines whether the person will recover.
D)both demonstrated that it is extremely difficult,if not impossible,to discover the cause of mass madness.
Answer: B
Q3) 1-106.The central principle of operant conditioning is that
A)certain reflexes cause us to engage in habitual behavior.
B)we repeat those actions that we see others engage in.
C)the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated.
D)the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Causal Factors and Viewpoints
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Q1) 1-44.Ian was predisposed to being very aggressive with his peers in school,who responded by rejecting him.Later in life Ian began to associate with other aggressive youth and to participate in a variety of delinquent behaviors.This is an example of A)phenotypic vulnerability to aggression.
B)a phenotypic diathesis.
C)polygenic expression.
D)the way the genotype may shape the phenotype.
Answer: D
Q2) 1-87.Alicia developed a fear of spiders after being bitten by one.However,she has no problems looking at pictures of spiders.This is an example of A)discrimination.
B)generalization.
C)instrumental conditioning.
D)intrapsychic conflict.
Answer: A
Q3) A predisposition toward developing a disorder is termed a __________ .
Answer: diathesis
Q4) _____________ are the conditions that guarantee the occurrence of a disorder. Answer: Sufficient causes
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Chapter 4: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) 1-24.A psychosocial assessment typically begins with A)a physical examination.
B)an assessment of global level of functioning.
C)administration of the MMPI.
D)an interview.
Q2) 1-82.In DSM-5,criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder combines criteria from Dysthymic Disorder and which other disorder?
A)Generalized Anxiety Disorder
B)Chronic Major Depression
C)Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
D)Specific Phobia
Q3) 1-22.Ed has suffered a head injury in a car accident.He is referred to a psychologist to see what types of impairment now exist and to get some suggestions for treatment.The best assessment strategy would be
A)a CAT scan.
B)neuropsychological tests.
C)a PET scan.
D)an fMRI.
Q4) What is the goal of psychosocial assessment?
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Chapter 5: Stress and Physical and Mental Health
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Q1) 1-13.Which of the following is not considered a life change?
A)being promoted
B)being diabetic
C)getting pregnant
D)a death in the family
Q2) 1-76.When POWs first return,
A)their PTSD symptoms are at their worst.
B)their PTSD symptoms are mild and gradually get worse over time.
C)their relief and joy at being released often masks the trauma's effects.
D)they show little symptoms from stress,then or later.
Q3) 1-82.For which of the following would the use of stress-inoculation training be most effective?
A)Preparing for chemotherapy
B)Dealing with the aftermath of a rape
C)Coping with the loss of a loved one
D)Minimizing the impact of losing one's home,after it is lost
Q4) List four symptoms of PTSD.
Q5) 3-11.What is the goal of post-disaster debriefing?
Q6) What are two factors that can lessen the impact of a stressful situation?
Q7) The outdated term "shell shock" is renamed __________ today.
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Chapter 6: Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders
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Q1) 1-55.Agoraphobics are highly likely to have all of the following EXCEPT
A)PTSD.
B)alcohol abuse.
C)depression.
D)neurotic personality disorder.
Q2) How do cognitive factors affect the onset and maintenance of social phobia?
Explain and provide 3 specific examples to illustrate your understanding.
Q3) 1-99.According to the behavioral viewpoint,compulsions are repeated because
A)they act of engaging in the behavior is pleasurable.
B)they serve to reduce anxiety.
C)they are reflexive responses that can't be controlled.
D)they permit the expression of repressed urges.
Q4) What are the three components of fear?
Q5) What role might a lack of safety signals play in the development and maintenance of generalized anxiety disorder?
Q6) 1-32.Which of the following seems to be the best treatment for phobias?
A)exposure therapy
B)psychoanalysis
C)cognitive restructuring
D)family therapy
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) 1-86.Knowing what we know about the neurotransmitter imbalances in bipolar disorder,a physician should give which of the following pieces of advice?
A)"Eat lots of foods that are rich in norepinephrine."
B)"Don't take drugs that increase dopamine levels because they can produce manic-like behavior."
C)"Stay away from drugs that include lithium because bipolar is associated with excessive lithium activity."
D)"If you can keep your serotonin levels normal,you do not have to worry about having a manic episode."
Q2) 1-73.Which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder?
A)the occurrence of two or more episodes of major depression
B)unremitting symptoms for a period of at least two years
C)symptoms of psychosis
D)the occurrence of at least one manic episode
Q3) 1-55.Which of the following is an example of arbitrary inference?
A)Life is so unfair.
B)If she won't go out with me,I'll die.
C)She looked at me funny.She hates me.
D)Why should I even try? She'll definitely reject me.
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Chapter 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) 1-36.Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is a variant of which of the following disorders?
A)conversion disorder
B)body dysmorphic disorder
C)hypochondriasis
D)factitious disorder
Q2) 1-61.Brigid has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.Brigid is the host personality.We can expect that the alter identities
A)are very much like Brigid.
B)are strikingly different from Brigid.
C)only "come out" when there is no stress in the environment.
D)are very much like one another.
Q3) How do people with hypochondriasis typically relate to physicians?
Q4) 1-27.The current prevalence of conversion disorder is
A)decreasing as sophistication about disorders decreases.
B)increasing as sophistication about disorders increases.
C)decreasing as sophistication about disorders increases.
D)not changing.
Q5) Can a person who has an actual medical condition be diagnosed with pain disorder? Why or why not?
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Obesity
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Q1) What puts whites at higher risk for eating disorders as compared to non-whites?
Q2) 1-64.Which of the following is an effect of antidepressants on symptoms of bulimia nervosa ?
A)Decreased mood.
B)Decreased appetite.
C)Lessened preoccupation with physical appearance.
D)Increased frequency of binges.
Q3) 1-35.In studies of the long-term outcomes of women treated for eating disorders,which of the following predicted poor outcomes for those diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia?
A)Depression
B)Presence of a personality disorder
C)Substance abuse
D)OCD
Q4) 1-31.Which of the following is likely to put whites at higher risk of developing an eating disorder than non-whites?
A)body dissatisfaction
B)living in an industrialized society
C)fear of stomach bloating
D)desire to please the family
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Chapter 10: Personality Disorders
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Q1) 1-25.Greg has been diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder.Knowing this,which of the following jobs would he be most likely to enjoy?
A)Night-time security guard who works alone
B)Receptionist at a busy dentist's office
C)Insurance inspector who uncovers clues that criminal behavior has occurred
D)Elementary school teacher who works with children who have emotional problems
Q2) 1-105.In research studies,in addition to failing to learn to avoid punishment,psychopaths
A)did not cognitively understand the connection between a behavior and its consequence.
B)felt a great deal of anticipatory anxiety about punishment,leading to impulsive behaviors.
C)did not show normal fear potential startle responses.
D)showed larger than normal fear potential startle responses.
Q3) 1-49.The histrionic seeks ________,while the narcissist needs ________.
A)attention; admiration
B)acceptance; admiration
C)admiration; attention
D)acceptance; approval
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related Disorders
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Q1) 1-53.Problematic drinking behavior commonly develops during
A)a period of great success in an individual's life.
B)old age.
C)crisis periods in a marriage or other intimate personal relationship.
D)the transition to middle age.
Q2) 1-24.Bertha has been drinking to excess for many years.She is malnourished.This is because
A)alcohol has few calories.
B)alcohol impairs the body's ability to utilize nutrients.
C)alcoholism impairs her ability to choose healthy foods.
D)alcoholism causes people to lose their appetites.
Q3) 1-97.Which of the following people is most likely to be dependent on barbiturates?
A)A teenaged boy who is often impulsive and aggressive
B)An undereducated member of a minority group who has antisocial personality disorder
C)An anxious young adult who takes the drugs to feel more confident
D)Middle-aged and older persons who cannot get to sleep without them
Q4) Describe two psychosocial causal factors in the development of alcohol abuse and dependence.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions
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Q1) Which of the following is cross-culturally universal?
A)Acceptance of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle
B)Attitudes toward premarital sex
C)a distaste for extramarital sex between consenting adults
D)Males value physical appearance in partners more than females
Q2) 1-45.Autogynephilic transsexuals differ from homosexual transsexuals in that
A)they are likely to be homosexual.
B)they are not especially feminine.
C)they are usually female-to-male transsexuals.
D)rarely do they have a history of tranvestic fetishism.
Q3) 1-27.The most common theory about voyeurs is
A)they become classically conditioned to respond in a stronger way to the female body than most males.
B)they have difficulty relating to women and find peeping satisfies needs in a way that feels safe and powerful.
C)they were exposed to excess male hormones during prenatal development.
D)with the advent of more sexually explicit movies and magazines,voyeurism is quickly becoming extinct.
Q4) How do incest offenders differ from extrafamilial offenders?
Q5) Name and describe the four phases of the human sexual response.
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Chapter 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) 1-83.First-generation antipsychotics
A)work by blocking dopamine receptors.
B)are not effective.
C)produce few side effects.
D)include Risperdal and Zyprexa.
Q2) 1-58.Which of the following is a plausible explanation for how maternal influenza might lead to schizophrenia later in life?
A)The flu virus may lie dormant in the brain until adolescence when it becomes active and initiates the degeneration that results in the symptoms of schizophrenia.
B)The flu exposure may alter the fetal genes such that a susceptibility to schizophrenia is now part of the child's genetic makeup.
C)Maternal antibodies could cross the placenta and interfere with brain development such that the risk of developing schizophrenia is enhanced later in life.
D)The flu virus frequently has long-term effects on the behavior of affected individuals; maternal infection with influenza may result in an environment that is likely to trigger schizophrenia in the susceptible individual.
Q3) What role does the family play in schizophrenia?
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) 1-47.It has been observed that if a woman gives birth to a child with Down syndrome before the age of 35,she has an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.Which of the following best explains this observation?
A)The same gene underlies both Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
B)Women under 35 are not emotionally mature enough to manage a child with mental retardation.
C)Multiple copies of the APOE-4 allele increase the likelihood of both conditions.
D)A genetic mutation that increases susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease also increases the likelihood of passing on chromosomal abnormalities.
Q2) 1-81.Phineas Gage had a
A)penetrating head injury.
B)closed-head injury.
C)skull fracture.
D)contusion.
Q3) Describe delirium and dementia.What are the main differences?
Q4) What is delirium?
Q5) What factors determine the amount of impairment from brain damage?
Q6) Why are cognitive disorders included in abnormal psychology?
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Chapter 15: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) _______________ are the most common types of medications used in the treatment of ADHD.
Q2) 1-86.Which of the following has been associated with autism?
A)Down syndrome
B)Mutations of chromosome 23
C)Defective genes or radiation damage
D)Huntington's disease
Q3) Childhood and adult depression differ in what way?
A)Irritability is often seen as a major symptom in childhood depression.
B)Altered eating habits are not seen in childhood depression.
C)Adult depression does not remit without pharmacological intervention.
D)Altered hormone levels are not seen in children.
Q4) Evidence that culture plays a role in the development of childhood anxiety disorders comes from the fact that
A)African American children rarely show symptoms of PTSD.
B)children from cultures that favor inhibition and compliance report more fears.
C)children from cultures that favor independence report more fears.
D)overanxious children rarely have overanxious parents.
Q5) What is unique about the intellectual disability caused by PKU?
Q6) What are three factors that can cause intellectual disability?
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Chapter 16: Therapy
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Q1) What has research on the use of a combined approach to the treatment of depression demonstrated?
A)Medication alone yields the best results.
B)Psychotherapy alone yields the best results.
C)Psychotherapy in combination with a placebo or medication yields the best results.
D)Medication in combination with therapy yields the best results.
Q2) Which of the following statements about therapy is TRUE?
A)Even people who are happy and successful can benefit from therapy.
B)Few therapies have been found to be effective.
C)Therapy is usually the most expensive approach to a problem.
D)Each therapist has his or her own approach to therapy and does not alter this approach for different clients.
Q3) What is token economy?
Q4) The main use of lithium is for
A)anxiety disorders.
B)personality disorders.
C)major depressive disorder.
D)bipolar disorder.
Q5) What is systematic desensitization and its purpose?
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Chapter 17: Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) A major difference between social-learning programs and milieu therapy is that social-learning programs
A)are never provided in mental hospitals.
B)require each patient to be involved in groups that "govern" the ward.
C)expect patients to care for one another.
D)target specific behaviors for reinforcement.
Q2) Discuss three principles that are commonly used to define insanity.How is insanity most commonly defined today?
Q3) What principles guide the approach called milieu therapy?
Q4) What are the key tasks involved in universal interventions? Why is epidemiological research particularly important to these efforts?
Q5) Emergency hospitalization without a commitment hearing is permitted when
A)a judge declares that imminent danger exists.
B)the person to be hospitalized has a criminal history.
C)the person to be hospitalized is found to be insane.
D)a physician signs a formal statement saying that imminent danger exists.
Q6) Discuss three of the six specific mental health risk factors in work situations.
Q7) What have been some of the negative effects of deinstitutionalization?
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