Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
A lack of dietary salt intake can have which of the following effects on lithium levels?
A)
Decrease
B)
Increase
C)
Increase then decrease
D)
No effect at all
The correct choice is Increase.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following communication guidelines should the nurse use when talking with a client experiencing mania?
A)
Address the client in a light and joking manner
B)
Focus and redirect the conversation as necessary
C)
Allow the client to talk about several different topics
D)
Ask only open-ended questions to facilitate conversation
The correct choice is Focus and redirect the conversation as necessary.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
The major difference between dementia and pseudodementia is _____
A)
Judgment
B)
Disorientation
C)
Intelligence
D)
Abstract thinking
The correct choice is Judgment.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
“Splitting” by the client with borderline personality disorder denotes:
A)
Evidence of precocious development
B)
A primitive defense mechanism in which the client sees objects as all good or all bad
C)
A brief psychotic episode in which the client loses contact with reality
D)
Two distinct personalities within the borderline client
The correct choice is A primitive defense mechanism in which the client sees objects as all good or all bad.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following nursing diagnoses is most appropriate for the disorder known as hypochondriasis?
A)
High risk for injury
B)
Anticipatory grieving
C)
Self-esteem disturbance
D)
Diversional activity deficit
The correct choice is Self-esteem disturbance.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Pin point pupils suggestive of ______
A)
Opioid overdose
B)
Cannabis overdose
C)
Cocaine overdose
D)
LSD overdose
The correct choice is Opioid overdose.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following behavior modification techniques is useful in the treatment of phobias?
A)
Aversion therapy
B)
Imitation or modeling
C)
Positive reinforcement
D)
Systematic desensitization
The correct choice is Systematic desensitization.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which two words describe cluster C personality disorder?
A)
Odd and eccentric
B)
Anxious and fearful
C)
Dramatic and emotional
D)
Erratic and eccentric
The correct choice is Anxious and fearful.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following statements best defines malingering?
A)
It’s a preoccupation with pain in the absence of physical disease
B)
It’s a voluntary production of a physical symptom for a secondary gain
C)
It’s a morbid fear or belief that one has a serious disease where none exists
D)
It’s associated with a psychological need or conflict in which the client shows one or more neurologic symptoms
The correct choice is It’s a voluntary production of a physical symptom for a secondary gain.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Schneider’s first rank symptoms of schizophrenia (FRS or SFRS) do NOT describe _______
A)
Made impulse
B)
Thought insertion
C)
Made act
D)
Illogical thinking
The selected option is the exception/incorrect statement: Illogical thinking.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Among the following, which one is NOT a type of Psychosocial theory of aging?
A)
Personality theory
B)
Disengagement theory
C)
Developmental tasks theory
D)
Wear and tear theory
The selected option is the exception/incorrect statement: Wear and tear theory.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
The aspects of Indian disability Evaluation and Assessment Scale (IDEAS) all,EXCEPT
A)
Self care
B)
Duration of illness
C)
Interpersonal skill
D)
Intelligence
The selected option is the exception/incorrect statement: Intelligence.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Clients with a social phobia would most likely fear which of the following situations?
A)
Dental procedures
B)
Meeting strangers
C)
Being bitten by a dog
D)
Having a car accident
The correct choice is Meeting strangers.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following behavioral patterns is characteristic of individuals with histrionic personality disorder?
A)
Belittling themselves and their abilities
B)
Overreacting inappropriately to minor stimuli
C)
Suspicious and mistrustful of others
D)
A lifelong pattern of social withdrawal
The correct choice is Overreacting inappropriately to minor stimuli.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
The most commonest psychiatric disorder among elderly is ______
A)
Depression
B)
Dementia
C)
Delirium
D)
Schizophrenia
The correct choice is Depression.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
The best goal for a client learning a relaxation technique is that the client will
A)
Confront the source of anxiety directly
B)
Experience anxiety without feeling overwhelmed
C)
Report no episodes of anxiety
D)
Suppress anxious feelings
The correct choice is Experience anxiety without feeling overwhelmed.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
The defense mechanism most often associated with paranoid personality disorder is_____
A)
splitting
B)
projection
C)
isolation
D)
hypochondriasis
The correct choice is projection.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Among the following, which facility can provide the homeless child to have family like environment?
A)
Respite home
B)
Foster home
C)
Halfway home
D)
Custodial home
The correct choice is Foster home.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
‘Dramatic self mutilation” occur during acute phase of schizophrenia is known as ______
A)
Capgras syndrome
B)
Metabolic syndrome
C)
Schizotypical syndrome
D)
Van Gough syndrome
The correct choice is Van Gough syndrome.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
The nurse observes a client who is becoming increasingly upset. He is rapidly pacing, hyperventilating, clenching his jaw, wringing his hands, and trembling. His speech is high pitched and random; he seems preoccupied with his thoughts. He is pounding his fist into his other hand. The nurse identifies his anxiety level as
A)
Mild
B)
Moderate
C)
Severe
D)
Panic
The correct choice is Severe.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following statements is correct about conversion disorders?
A)
The symptoms can be controlled
B)
The psychological conflict is repressed
C)
The client is aware of the psychological conflict
D)
The client shouldn’t be made aware of the conflicts underlying the symptoms
The correct choice is The psychological conflict is repressed.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Which of the following ego defense mechanisms describe the underlying dynamics of somatization disorder?
A)
Repression of anger
B)
Suppression of grief
C)
Denial of depression
D)
Preoccupation with pain
The correct choice is Repression of anger.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Among the following, which one manifestation is not associated with ADHD?
A)
Poor attention span
B)
Fidgety
C)
Impulsivity
D)
Dyslexia
The selected option is the exception/incorrect statement: Dyslexia.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
Serotonin has been associated with depression because it plays which of the following rules?
A)
It plays a role in cerebral function
B)
It has a proposed role in mood states
C)
It is found widely in the hippocampus
D)
It regulates the sleep and wakefulness cycle
The correct choice is It has a proposed role in mood states.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2017 • Paper-II
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia is experiencing emotional ambivalence. When the nurse educates the client’s family, which would best describe this symptom?
A)
An inward focus on a fantasy world
B)
The simultaneous need for and fear of intimacy
C)
Impairment in social functioning, including social isolation
D)
The lack of emotional expression
The correct choice is The simultaneous need for and fear of intimacy.
