Ati mental health proctored_test_bank_2023-2024_questions_and_correct_answers graded A+

Ati mental health proctored_test_bank_2023-2024_questions_and_correct_answers graded A+






















What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - CORRECT ANSWER--disordered thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits

Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them - CORRECT ANSWER-ideas of reference

Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - CORRECT ANSWER-Persecution

Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god - CORRECT ANSWER-grandeur

believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm - CORRECT ANSWER-somatic delusions

May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual - CORRECT ANSWER-Jealousy

Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him - CORRECT ANSWER-being controlled

believes that her thoughts are heard by others - CORRECT ANSWER-thought broacasting

believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind - CORRECT ANSWER-thought insertion

Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an outside agency - CORRECT ANSWER-thought withdrawal

is obsessed with religious beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER-religiosity

The client may say sentence after sentence but each sentence may relate to another topic and the listeniner is bale to follow the clients thoughts - CORRECT ANSWER-flight of ideas

Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged and flitted. - CORRECT ANSWER-neologisms

What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders - CORRECT ANSWER--Global assessment of functioning scale
-scale for assessment of negative symptoms
-brief psychiatric rating scale
-Brief psychiatric rating scale
-abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)

What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders - CORRECT ANSWER-Paxil

-monitor for SI
-Notify for deepened depression
-Do not stop abruptly

What are the anxiolytics/ bento's used for psychotic disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER--Ativan
-Klonopin

-sedative effects
-need to get blood tests for ANC
-use caution in older adults

What are the personality disorders in cluster A - CORRECT ANSWER-(Odd and eccentric traits)
-Paranoid
-Schizoid
-Schizotypal

Characterized by odd beliefs leading to interpersonal difficulties, an eccentric appearance, and magical thinking or perceptual distortions that are not clear delusions or hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER-schizotypal

Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others.
Ex: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter - CORRECT ANSWER-Altruism

Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substitute acceptable forms of expression.
Ex: a person who has feelings of anger and hostility toward his work supervisor sublimates those feelings by working out vigorously a the gym during his lunch period - CORRECT ANSWER-Sublimation

Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
Ex: A person who has lost his job states he will worry about paying his bills next week - CORRECT ANSWER-Suppression

Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness.
Ex: a person who has a fear of the dentist's drill continually "forgets" his dental appointments. - CORRECT ANSWER-Repression