Mental health nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which type of hallucination is most common in schizophrenia?

  1. AAuditory
  2. BOlfactory
  3. CVisual
  4. DTactile
2.Easy

A man who is attracted to a colleague accuses his wife of wanting to have an affair. Which defence mechanism is this?

  1. AProjection
  2. BSuppression
  3. CRegression
  4. DRationalisation
3.Easy

A patient stops speaking in the middle of a sentence and cannot remember what he was saying. What is this called?

  1. AThought blocking
  2. BClang association
  3. CWord salad
  4. DFlight of ideas
4.Medium

What is assertive community treatment (ACT)?

  1. AIntensive team-based support at home for people with severe mental illness and frequent admissions
  2. BA self-help group run entirely by former patients, without any professional staff or support at all
  3. CCompulsory hospital treatment for people who refuse medicine
  4. DA short course of assertiveness training for people with mild social anxiety
5.Medium

A man taking risperidone reports breast enlargement and his partner says he has lost interest in sex. Which effect is the most likely cause?

  1. ARaised blood calcium
  2. BLow thyroid hormone
  3. CRaised prolactin
  4. DLow blood sodium
6.Medium

What is the key difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

  1. AThere is no real difference between them, and both terms mean exactly the same thing
  2. BIn factitious disorder, the symptoms are not produced on purpose at all
  3. CMalingering is a severe mental disorder, while factitious disorder is not classed as a mental disorder at all
  4. DIn factitious disorder, the aim is to be seen as ill; in malingering, the aim is an external reward
7.Hard

A patient who used methamphetamine heavily for weeks stopped 2 days ago. He sleeps most of the day, is very low and says life is pointless. What is the priority?

  1. AGive a stimulant to relieve the low mood
  2. BEncourage him to exercise hard to raise his energy
  3. CAssess his suicide risk
  4. DWake him often so that his sleep pattern returns to normal
8.Hard

A patient says, "I don't have a drinking problem. I only drink at weekends, like everyone else." He drinks heavily every weekend. Which approach fits his stage of change best?

  1. AOffer non-judgemental information and explore how drinking affects his life
  2. BHelp him set a quit date for next week
  3. CDiscuss detailed strategies to prevent a relapse after he has stopped drinking
  4. DRefer him straight to a residential detox programme

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Auditory
  2. 2. A · Projection
  3. 3. A · Thought blocking
  4. 4. A · Intensive team-based support at home for people with severe mental illness and frequent admissions
  5. 5. C · Raised prolactin
  6. 6. D · In factitious disorder, the aim is to be seen as ill; in malingering, the aim is an external reward
  7. 7. C · Assess his suicide risk
  8. 8. A · Offer non-judgemental information and explore how drinking affects his life

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