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Mental health mcq set 1
1 >>The main goal of deinstitutionalization was to: ?
(A) Let all mentally ill people care for themselves.
(B) Return as many people as possible to a “normal” life.
(C) Keep all mentally ill people in locked wards.
(D) Close all community hospitals.
2 >>A major breakthrough of the 1950s that assisted in the
deinstitutionalization movement was: ?
(A) The Community Mental Health Centers Act
(B) The Nurse Practice Act
(C) The development of psychotropic medications
(D) Electroshock therapy
3 >>The set of regulations that dictates the scope of nursing practice is
called: ?
(A) National League for Nursing
(B) American Nurses Association
(C) Patient Bill of Rights
(D) Nurse Practice Act
4 >>As a result of deinstitutionalization and changes in the health-care
delivery system,nurses can expect to care for people with mental health
issues in which of the following settings? ?
(A) Psychiatric hospitals only
(B) Outpatient settings only
(C) Medical-surgical hospital settings
(D) All of the above
5 >>Which of the following trailblazers in nursing was not a nurse? ?

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(A) Hildegard Peplau

(B) Linda Richards
(C) Harriet Bailey
(D) Dorothea Dix
6 >>The following nursing organizationsspecifically represent minority
nurses.(select all that apply) ?

(A) NACE
(B) AAPINA
(C) PNAA
(D) NANAINA
7 >>In the past facilities that housed patients who were needy, sick, or
insane were known as: ?
(A) Detox centers
(B) Asylums
(C) Outpatient clinics
(D) Hospitals
8 >>What institute was established as result of the National Mental Health
Act of 1946?
(A) NLN
(B) NFLPN
(C) Hill-Burton Act
(D) NIMH
9 >>Florence Nightingale’s focus in the Crimean War was: ?
(A) Mental health
(B) Upgrading education
(C) Clean environment
(D) Writing care plans
10 >>The first psychotropic medications were introduced in the: ?
(A) 1950s
(B) 1930s
(C) 1980s
(D) 1920s

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11 >>Which of the following is an example of a therapeutic, open-ended

question? ?
(A) “Why did you do that, Mrs. Jones?”
(B) “How can I help you, Mr. Thompson?”
(C) “Can I help you, Ms. Greene?”
(D) “Please, can I ask you a question, Mark?”
12 >>The purpose of “therapeutic communication” is to: ?
(A) Develop a friendly, social relationship with the patient.
(B) Develop a parental, authoritarian relationship with the patient.
(C) Develop a helping, purposeful relationship with the patient.
(D) Develop a cool, businesslike relationship with the patient.
13 >>You observe a patient in the family lounge. She appears to be
talking to herself. You want to find out what is wrong. Your best approach
to her might be: ?
(A) “Who are you talking to?”
(B) “Please stop talking. You are disturbing the other people.”
(C) “I saw your lips moving. Can you tell me what you are talking about?”
(D) “Why are you talking to yourself?”
14 >>Your patient asks you the results of his blood tests. You respond: ?
(A) “They are all negative.”
(B) “Why do you want to know?”
(C) “I think you should wait until your physician comes in.”
(D) “I am not able to tell you right now, but I will call your physician and have her stop in to
explain them to you.”
15 >>Your patient is a single parent who has just been diagnosed with
terminal cancer. She is concerned about returning to work and asks many
questions. Finally, the patient says, “What do you think I should do?”
You say: ?
(A) “I think you should just stay busy.”
(B) “I wouldn’t worry about it.”
(C) “What are your thoughts about returning to work?”
(D) “Oh, you’ll be just fine. There are lots of people worse off than you.”

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16 >>Your patient has refused all of your attempts to care for him. You
say: ?

(A) “I’d like to help you; what can I do?”

(B) “Why don’t you like me?”
(C) “What is the matter with you?”
(D) “You must do this; physician’s orders!”
17 >>Your patient is Jewish and refuses to eat non-kosher food. You
say: ?
(A) “I will ask the dietitian to come and talk with you.”
(B) “The dietitian will come to see you.”
(C) “It’s the best we can do. You need to eat.”
(D) “You’re right. The hospital food does leave much to be desired!
18 >>Your patient is commenting that the physician has not been in to
visit for two days. You say: ?
(A) “I hate it when that happens!”
(B) “What do you need to know?”
(C) “Well, he is very busy!”
(D) “You feel ignored by your physician?”
19 >>Your patient, who is usually very talkative, does not respond to you
when you enter the room. You say: ?

(A) “Ms. Smith, you are so quiet this afternoon. Is something bothering you?”
(B) “Ms. Smith, is something bothering you?”
(C) “Can I help you?”
(D) “Why are you so quiet this afternoon?”
20 >>Ms. Smith responds to your question (see #9), “I feel like nobody
cares.” You respond: ?
(A) “Why do you say that?”
(B) “Like nobody cares? Please try to describe the emotion you are truly �feeling.'”
(C) “Ms. Smith, you’re wrong about that.Of course we care.”
(D) “Ms. Smith, maybe the doctor can change the dosage of your medication.You’ll feel better.”

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21. A nurse is distinguishing characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder

from schizoid personality disorder. What is the most appropriate statement by
the nurse?
a). Schizotypal are characterized by emotional detachment
B). Schizotypal are characterized by disinterest in close relationships
c). Schizotypal are indifferent to praise or criticism
d). Schizotypal have magical thinking or perceptual distortions
22. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate for a
client with schizotypal personality disorder?
a). Ineffective coping related to repetitive behaviour such as hand washing
B). Risk for self-mutilation related to social anxiety
c). Risk for violence toward others related to lack of remorse for behaviours
d). Impaired thought processes related to ideas of reference and magical thinking
23. A client with paranoid personality disorder is discussing current problems
with a nurse. What is the most important intervention for the nurse to
implement?

a). Have the client look at sources of frustration

B). Have the client focus on ways to interact with others

c). Have the client discuss the use of defence mechanisms

d). Have the client clarify thoughts and belief about an event
24. What is the most appropriate short-term goal for a client with paranoid
personality disorder and impaired social skills?

a). Obtain feedback from other people

B). Discuss anxiety-provoking situations
c). Address positive and negative feelings about self-mutilation
d). Identify personal feelings that hinder social interaction
25. A nurse is caring for a client with schizotypal personality disorder. The
nurse would expect to observe which of the following?
A. Tics disease
B. Parkinson’s disease
C. Picks disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
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Mental health mcq set 2

1. Most common type of dementia is?
A. Tics disease
B. Parkinson’s disease
C. Picks disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
2. Gustatory hallucination affects the?
A. Nose
B. Ears
C. Taste buds
D. Skin
3. Sudden withdrawal of barbiturate use could cause a person to experience?
A. Ataxia
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Diarrhoea
D. Seizures
4. A person who deliberately pretends an illness is usually thought to be?
A. Neurotic
B. Malingering
C. Out of concept with reality
D. Using conversion defences
5. Imipramine is a ?
A. Antimalarial drug
B. Antimanic drug
C. Antipsychotic drug
D. Antidepressant drug
6. Inability to explain one’s emotional feeling is termed as?
A. Alexithymia
B. Agitation
C. Obsessive compulsive disorder
D. Distractibility
7. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act came into force from?
A. 1987
B. 1992
C. 1952

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D. 1985
8. A patient is unable to experience pleasure in previous pleasurable activities, the
problem the person has is ?
A. Alexithymia
B. Agitation
C. Anhedonia
D. Distractibility
9. Sleepwalking is also known as?
A. Insomnia
B. Hyperbilirubinemia
C. Somnambulism
D. Sleeping sickness
10. Psychiatric disorder in which the patient has two opposite feelings towards the
same thing at the same time is known as?

A. Echolalia
B. Ambivalence
C. Perseverance
D. Hallucination
11. False recollection of memory in which the patient talks about those events which
never took place, is termed as?
A. Paramnesia
B. Hyperamnesia
C. Amnesia
D. Parkinson’s
12. Developmental reading disorder is known as?
A. Autism
B. Dyscalculia
C. Dyslexia
D. Dysphagia
13. The term trichotillomania is defined as?
A. Bedwetting
B. Nail biting
C. Sleepwalking
D. Urge to pull out hair
14. CAGE questionnaire is used to identify severity of?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Hallucination
C. Eclampsia

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D. Alcoholism
15. Delirium is known as?
A. Acute alcoholic state
B. Acute confusional state
C. Acute anaphylactic state
D. Acute breathing difficulty
16. During schizophrenia, the drugs commonly used are?
A. Chlorpromazine
B. Haloperidol
C. Olanzapine
D. All the above
17. In the following, which is not an example of opioid?
A. Morphine
B. Pethidine
C. Heroin
D. Naloxone
18. A drug that is capable of altering the mental functioning is known as?
A. Psychotic drug
B. Antipsychiatric drug
C. Psychiatric drug
D. Psychoactive drug
19. Sexual disorder in which patient is involved in the act of touching and rubbing a
person usually of the other sex is termed as?

A. Fetishism
B. Voyeurism
C. Frotteurism
D. Zoophilia
20. Which of the following is not a habit disorder found in children?
A. Trichotillomania
B. Thumbsucking
C. Amnesia
D. Nail biting
21. What behaviours would a nurse expect to see in a client who has a schizoid
personality disorder?
a). Fearful and anxious
B). Erratic and emotional
c). Odd and eccentric
d). Emotional and dramatic

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22. Which nursing intervention has priority for a client with borderline personality
disorder?

a). Maintain consistent, realistic limits

B). Give instructions for meeting basic self-care needs
c). Engage in daytime activities to stimulate wakefulness
d). Have the client attend group therapy on a daily basis
23. What might be an affective intervention for a client with a schizoid personality
disorder?
a). Participates in impulse control training
B). Participates in anger management classes
c). Participates in group without being the center of attention
d). Participates in social skills training
24. A nurse is assessing a client with a narcissistic personality disorder. The nurse
anticipates the client’s behavior to be charecterized as which of the following?
a). Grandiose and entitled
B). Submissive and clinging
c). Impulsive and unstable emotionally
d). Provocative and seductive
25. . Which of the following describes relationships of a client with a histrionic
personality disorder?

a). Cold and distant

B). Shallow and smothering

c). Close and clingy

d). Distrustful and jealous

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