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PN 103: Mental Health Exam 1/ Actual Exam Questions
with Correct Verified Answers/ Rated A+
Schizophrenia - ANS - Severe chronic brain disorder of thought and association. Unable to distinguish between reality and not.
Schizoid Personality - ANS - Loner, indifferent, cold, aloof. Does not always progress to schizophrenia.
Prodromal Phase of Schizophrenia - ANS - Behavior becomes eccentric, perception and ideation changing, poor hygiene, difficulty communicating. *Usually diagnosed in this phase.*
Schizophrenia Phase - ANS - Active phase: hallucinating, psychotic, delusions, impaired relationships.
Anxiety - ANS - The feeling of dread or uneasiness in response to extreme or prolonged stress.
A patient will feel happier and calmer 2 weeks into an anti-depressant treatment. True/False. - ANS - False. A course of anti-depressant takes at least 3-4 weeks to see a change and 6-8 weeks to determine a result.
Mental Illness - ANS - Inability to cope with a situation related to a distortion of thought, behavior and feelings.
Paranoid Schizophrenia - ANS - Sub-type of schizophrenia characterized by hostility, aggression, extreme suspicion, persecution complex and/or delusions of grandeur.
Anxiety Disorders - ANS - Disorders where the central feeling is anxiety.*Phobias *Panic Disorders 1 / 2
2 *Generalized Anxiety Disorder *OCD *PTSD *Eating disorders
Coping - ANS - The way one adapts psychologically, physically and behaviorally to a stressor.
Mood Disorders - ANS - *Major depression *Bipolar disorder
Anhedonia - ANS - Loss of pleasure
Most at risk population for suicide... - ANS - Elderly white men.
Name 4 Communication Blocks for mental health patients... - ANS - *Agreeing/Disagreeing *Asking "Why?" *Changing the subject *Giving advice *Giving approval/disapproval *Giving false reassurance *Focusing on nurse *Double-bind messages
Second leading cause of death for 15 - 19 year olds... - ANS - Suicide.
Residual Phase of Schizophrenia - ANS - Flat affect. Loner, indifferent, reserved.
"Positive" Symptoms - ANS - Added behaviors
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