Mental health nursing worksheet with answers

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) was developed mainly for people with which condition?

1. ABorderline personality disorder
2. BSchizophrenia
3. CAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
4. DAlzheimer's disease

Which statement about self-disclosure by the nurse is correct?

1. AIt should be used often to build friendship with the patient
2. BIt is helpful when the nurse shares personal problems in detail
3. CIt is never allowed in any situation
4. DIt should be brief, rare and used only to help the patient

A patient says that other people can hear his thoughts as if they were spoken aloud. What is this called?

1. AFlight of ideas
2. BEcholalia
3. CThought broadcasting
4. DThought blocking

Which statement about buspirone for anxiety is correct?

1. AIt takes weeks to work and is not useful as an as-needed drug
2. BIt is highly addictive
3. CIt works within minutes during a panic attack, like a benzodiazepine
4. DIt must be taken with alcohol

A patient shouts at the nurse, "You're useless! You never help me!" Which response is most therapeutic?

1. A"If you speak to me like that, I'm leaving."
2. B"You sound very angry. Tell me what has happened."
3. C"That's not true. I've helped you all day."
4. D"You shouldn't talk to people like that."

What is the CIWA-Ar scale used for?

1. AMeasuring the risk of falls in hospital
2. BMeasuring the depth of sedation in patients on a ventilator in intensive care
3. CScreening for dementia in older adults
4. DRating the severity of alcohol withdrawal to guide treatment

The parent of a child recently diagnosed with autism asks, "Did his vaccines cause this?" What is the most accurate response?

1. A"Autism is caused by cold and distant parenting styles in early childhood."
2. B"Yes, the MMR vaccine is a proven cause of autism."
3. C"We don't know, so it is best to stop all of his other vaccines."
4. D"Large studies have found no link between vaccines and autism."

A young man spends hours a day checking his nose in mirrors and has asked for several operations, although others see nothing unusual about it. What is the most likely diagnosis?

1. ADelusional disorder, jealous type
2. BAnorexia nervosa
3. CIllness anxiety disorder
4. DBody dysmorphic disorder