Questionnaire for the Intro of Psych..

1. Mental health is defned as:

a. The ability to distinguish what is real from what is not.
b. A state of well-being where a erson can reali!e his own abilities can coe with
normal stresses of life and wor" roducti#ely.
c. Is the romotion of mental health$ re#ention of mental disorders$ nursing care
of atients during illness and rehabilitation.
d. Absence of mental illness.
%. Mental health in#ol#es a lot of interdeendent determinants including
beha#iour$ social and emotional wellness and the li"e. &hich of the following
factors is not included in categori!ing the mental health of an indi#idual'
a. (e)ual factor
b. Indi#idual factor
c. Interersonal factor
d. (ocial*cultural factor
+. (tudies ha#e shown that there are certain tyes of mental illness that is
brought by genetic lin"s. To determine this$ three tyes of studies are used to
in#estigate the genetic basis of mental illness. &hich of the following is not
included in the tyes of studies'
a. Twin studies
b. Adotion studies
c. ,amily studies
d. -.(I studies
/. .i!a says$ 01i#e me 12 minutes to recall the name of our college rofessor who
failed many students in our anatomy class.3 (he is oerating on her:
a. (ubconscious
b. 4onscious
c. 5nconscious
d. -go
6. 7iagnostic and (tatistical Manual of Mental 7isorders 87(M-I9-T:; e)lains all
mental disorders that outline secifc diagnostic criteria. &hich of the following
atient<s condition belongs to A)is II 8multia)ial classifcation system;'
a. 7eression$ an)iety$ schi!ohrenia
b. Maladati#e ersonality features and defense mechanisms
c. Problems with the rimary suort grou$ social en#ironment$ and education
d. (ubstance related disorders
=. A neurotransmitter is a chemical substance that aids in the transmission of
information throughout the body. &hich of the ma>or neurotransmitters that has a
neuromodulator e?ect'
a. 7oamine
b. @istamine
c. 1lutamate
d. (erotonin
A. Burse Anne understands that in caring for a atient with a mental disorder$ the
outcome is greatly inCuence by the medical management. (he should "now the
side e?ects$ contraindications$ interactions$ and nursing inter#ention. &hich of the
following rinciles can she use as a guide in ro#iding harmacologic treatment'
a. (ometimes a client may need higher dosage to stabili!e his or her target
symtoms$ whereas lower dosages can be used to sustain those e?ects o#er time.
b. As a rule$ older adults reDuire higher doses of medication than younger atients
to e)erience theraeutic e?ects.
c. Psychotroic drugs should be lowered abrutly rather than taering.
d. ,ollow u care is not essential if the lanned outcomes are already obtained.
E. Monoamine o)idase inhibitor drugs were disco#ered to ha#e a ositi#e e?ect on
eole with deression. Fut since they ha#e little e?ect on sedation and
anticholinergic e?ects$ they must be used with e)treme caution. &hich of the
following reasons e)lains this e)treme caution'
a. A life-threatening side e?ect$ hyertensi#e crisis may occur if the client ingests
food containing tyramine while ta"ing MAGIs.
b. It can cause sei!ures at a rate four times that of other antideressants.
c. 4an cause alastic anemia at a rate f#e to eight times greater than the general
oulation.
d. 4an cause serious rashes reDuiring hositali!ation$ including (te#ens-Hohnson
syndrome.
I. A client ta"ing the monoamine o)idase inhibitor 8MAGI; antideressant
isocarbo)a!id 8Marlan; is instructed by the nurse to a#oid which foods and
be#erages'
a. Aged cheese and red wine
b. Mil" and green$ leaf #egetables
c. 4arbonated be#erages and tomato roducts
d. .ean red meats and fruit >uices
12. Tardi#e dys"inesia is a syndrome of ermanent in#oluntary mo#ement. It is
commonly caused by long-term use of con#entional antisychotic drugs. &hich of
the following inter#entions is not alicable in re#enting T7'
a. 4lients who already de#eloed signs of T7 but still need to ta"e antisychotic
drugs should be gi#en atyical antisychotic drugs that ha#e not been found to
cause signs of T7.
b. 4hanging medications.
c. Monitor client eriodically for initial signs of T7 using Abnormal In#oluntary
Mo#ement (cale.
d. Jeeing maintenance dosage as high as ossible to monitor clients who ha#e
already de#eloed signs of T7.