उत्तरों सहित मानसिक स्वास्थ्य नर्सिंग वर्कशीट

What is "sundowning" in a person with dementia?

1. ASensitivity of the skin to sunlight caused by dementia medicines
2. BIncreased confusion and agitation in the late afternoon and evening
3. CImproved memory and calmness as darkness falls each evening
4. DSleeping all day and staying awake all night from the start of the illness

इनमें से कौन-सा सिज़ोफ़्रेनिया का धनात्मक (पॉज़िटिव) लक्षण है?

1. Aप्रेरणा का अभाव (एवोलिशन)
2. Bसपाट भाव-प्रदर्शन
3. Cवाणी की निर्धनता (एलोजिया)
4. Dश्रवण मतिभ्रम

What is a token economy?

1. AA method of group therapy based on discussing money problems
2. BA system that lets patients pay for their own medicines and snacks while on the ward
3. CA form of punishment in which a privilege is removed for every ward rule that the patient breaks
4. DA programme in which patients earn tokens for target behaviours and swap them for rewards

Which psychological treatment is most effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder?

1. APsychoanalysis focused on early childhood memories
2. BHypnosis to remove the obsessive thoughts permanently in a single session
3. CEncouraging the patient to perform the rituals more often
4. DExposure and response prevention, a form of CBT

A child repeatedly eats paint flakes, soil and paper for more than a month. What is this called, and what is a key risk?

1. AAnorexia; dangerously low body weight and bradycardia
2. BPica; poisoning such as lead toxicity, or bowel obstruction
3. CBulimia; severe hypokalaemia from vomiting
4. DARFID; the risk of choking on food

In a therapy group, one member talks constantly and interrupts others. What should the group leader do?

1. AAcknowledge the member's contribution and invite others to share their views
2. BCriticise the member in front of the whole group so that she learns to stay quiet
3. CAsk the member to leave the group permanently so that others can speak
4. DLet the member continue, because she has a lot to say

An older woman living with her son looks thin and unkempt. She says her son "looks after the money" and she is often hungry. What should the nurse do?

1. ATell her that she must move out of her son's home at once and stay with friends until the matter is sorted out
2. BTalk to her privately, document the findings and raise an adult safeguarding concern
3. CAsk the son in front of her whether he is stealing her money
4. DIgnore it, because family finances are a private matter

A patient taking valproate has severe abdominal pain spreading to her back, with nausea and vomiting. What should the nurse suspect?

1. ASimple indigestion
2. BPancreatitis
3. CSerotonin syndrome
4. DLithium toxicity