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SECTION A
ONE (1) MARK EACH CORRECT RESPONSE.
1. Which of the following is not a regular characteristic in narcissistic behavior
a) Self motivated
b) Deceitful
c) Aggressive
d) Withdrawn
2. A condition in which an individual normally a woman, believes that she is loved by person of high social status is called
A) Dementia
B) Schizophrenia
C) Frotomania
D) Flight of ideas
3. A patient seeing a strange person and believing that he/she has seen that persor before is having
A) A dejavu
B) Hallucinations
C) An illusion
D) Delusions
4. A person that sees a plece from a horse pipe and believes it is a snake, this is an Example of
a) Idea of reference
b) Hallucinations
c) Illusion
d) Delusion
5. Delusions are characteristically seen in
a) Dementia
b) Depression
c) Schizophrenia
d) Delirium
6. What differentiates neurosis from psychosis is the
a) Onset
b) Insight
c) Clinical features
d) Severity
7. During a psychiatric interview, it is important for the physician to first:
a) Let the patient talk about what is bothering them
b) Obtain information about the patients' mood
c) Obtain details on previous illness
d) Record the family history
8. The most common causes of learning difficulties are:
a) Genetics e.g downs syndrome
b) Postnatal trauma
c) Deprived upbringing
d) Perinatal infections e.g rubella
9. A child with Autism is more likely to have:
a) Impairment in pattern of behavior
b) High pitch hearing
c) Delusions
d) Delirium
10. The construction of socially acceptable reasons for actions that actually reflect unworthy motives is:
a) Regression
b) Displacement
c) Rationalization
d) Denial
11. The showing of personality traits characteristic of an earlier stage of development is:
a) Childishness
b) Fixation
c) Oedipus
d) Personality
12. Social skills training is based on the premise that:
a) Skills are learned and unfortunately cannot be taught to those who do not have them
b) Skills are learned and therefore it is impossible to teach them
c) Skills are learned and therefore can be taught to those who do not have them
d) Skills are learned and therefore can be taught to those who do have them
13. Therapeutic listening has been described as being composed of the following:
a) Being actively weak
b) 'Hearing' unattractively with all senses
c) Using less eye contact
d) Exhibiting an attending posture
14. One of the risk factors to post-partum depression is:
a) Lifestyle changes
b) Married life
c) Non-existing mental illness
d) High self esteem
15. In the classification of mental retardation, an individual with an intellectual QXAN in the range of 35-40 to 50-55 is said to have:
a) Mild retardation
b) Moderate retardation
c) Severe retardation
d) Profound retardation
16. In the mild form of retardation, the individual may progress to:
a) Second grade level
b) b) Sixth grade level
c) Performing simple tasks with supervision in adulthood
d) Developing basic self-care skills in childhood
17. Which of the following is a characteristic of assertiveness behavior:
a) Speaks loudly
b) Prolonged eye contact
c) Threatening gestures
d) Does not invade other peoples’ space
18. Which of the following falls under the physical health domain of vulnerable population:
a) Individuals who are suicidal
b) Those with chronic mental conditions
c) The chronically ill
d) Those living in abusive families
19. One of the reasons why drugs are abused is:
a) Peer resistance
b) Low self esteem
c) Lack of media exposure
d) For good morals
20. Which one of the following is used in alcohol intoxication?
a) Disulfiram
b) Naltrexone
c) c) Naloxone
d) Oxytocin
21. “My ideas and thoughts are known all over by everyone in the country and so I have no secrets at all. The belief is typical of which thought disorder
a) Passivity feeling
b) Thought broadcasting
c) Thought insertion
d) Ideas of reference
22. “Even if people see me eat food and drink water, I have no intestines and stomach What do we call such a false belief?
a) Delusion of death
b) Nihilistic delusion
c) Paranoid delusion
d) Holothymic delusion
23. Mwaba is fond of peeping at naked ladies in the night through windows. At one time he was caught peeping and was told to stop but has not stopped at all. His relative brings him to you for a diagnosis, what do you telt them that he is suffering from?
a) Fetishism
b) Voyeurism
c) Sadism
d) Homosexuals
24. A syndrome involving the loss of contact with reality is called:
a) Neurosis
b) Mental
c) Psychosis
d) Anxiety
25. Mania is the opposite of depression: the patient feels:
a) Euphoric
b) Aggressive
c) Mute
d) Isolated
26. The atypical example of antipsychotic drug is:
a) Fluphenazine
b) Trifluoperizine
c) Chlorpromazine
d) Clozapine
27. Typical antipsychotic drugs are known to cause major side effects in mental pati The drug reaction is commonly referred to as:
a) Anticholinergic reaction
b) Extrapyramidal reaction
c) Agranulocytosis
d) Korsakoff’s syndrome
28. Which of the following is the hallmark indication of delirium?
a) Fluctuation of sensorium and limited attention span
b) b) Global cognitive impairment
c) Severe agitation
d) Dysphonia
29. An eating disorder which is characterized by weight loss self- induced and weight Phobia is called:
a) Anorexia nervosa
b) Bulimia nervosa
c) Binge
d) Obesity
30. When screening families for post-traumatic stress disorder following a major natural disaster, psychiatric-mental health nurses are practicing which type of disease prevention?
a) Primary.
b) Secondary.
c) Tertiary.
d) Universal.
31. A supervisor observes inconsistency in the psychiatric-mental health nurse’s behavior toward a patient; the nurse is unreasonably concerned, overly kind, or irrationally hostile. The most appropriate explanation is that the nurse is displaying:
a) Countertransference
b) Empathic resonance.
c) Splitting behavior.
d) Transference.
32. A short-term goal for a patient with Alzheimer’s disease is:
a) Improved functioning in the least restrictive environment.
b) Improved problem solving in activities of daily living.
c) Increased self-esteem and improved self-concept.
d) Regained sensory perception and cognitive function
33. Which of the following is NOT associated with increased risk of developer G following a stroke?
a) Diabetes
b) Older age
c) A previous history of stroke
d) A higher level of education
34. The most common cause of dementia is
a) Head injury
b) Alzheimer’s disease
c) Cerebrovascular disease
d) HIV/AIDS
35. Cognitive disorders were formerly referred to a
a) Thought disorders
b) Organic brain disorders
c) Amnestic disorders
d) Multi-infarct disorders
36. A syndrome characterized by impairment of recent and remote memory with preservation of immediate recall in the absence of cognitive impairment is called
a) Amnesic syndrome
b) Dysthymia
c) Cyclothymia
d) Aphasia
37. The type of amnesia where there is inability to recall events that occurred before the onset of the illness is known as?
a) Amnesic syndrome
b) Dysthynia
c) Retrograde
d) Anterograde
38. An act deliberately undertaken by a patient who imitates the act of suicide, but which does not result in a fatal outcome is called?
a) Parasuicide
b) Dysthymia
c) Suicide
d) Cyclothynia
39. In dementia which of the following terms refers to inability to recognize obje people?
a) Apraxia
b) Alogia
c) Agnosia
d) Aphasia
40. Which of the following is the hallmark indication of delirium?
a) Fluctuation of sensorium and limited attention span
b) Global cognitive impairment
c) Severe agitation
d) Dysphonia
41. An act deliberately undertaken by a patient who imitates the act of suicide, but which does not result in a fatal outcome is called?
a) Parasuicide
b) Dysthymia
c) Suicide
d) Cyclothymia
42. A group of physiological, behavioral and cognitive function in which the use of drugs takes much on higher priority for the individual than other behaviors that once had higher value is referred to as?
A) Dependence syndrome
B) Intoxication
C) Tolerance
D) Substance misuse
43. Unpleasant feeling and sustained emotion that colors the person’s perception of the world is called?
A) Mood
B) Affect
C) Mutism
D) Stammering
44. To manage a mental patient experiencing mood swings, a clinician will prescribe:
a) New antipsychotic
b) Anti-depressants
c) Anticholinergic
d) Antiepileptic
45. Typical antipsychotic drugs are known to cause major side effects in mental patient The drug reaction is commonly referred to as
a) Anticholinergic reaction
b) Extrapyramidal reaction
c) Agranulocytosis
d) Korsakoff’s syndrome.
46. An 18 year old female was sexually attacked while on her way home from work. She is brought to the hospital by her mother. Rape is an example of which type of crisis?
A) Situational
B) Adventitious
C) Developmental
D) Internal
47. The common sign of catatonia is:
a) Clang association
b) Echolalia
c) Loosening of association
d) Waxy flexibility
48. In the mild form of retardation, the individual may progress to
a) Second grade level
b) Performing simple tasks with supervision in adulthood
c) Sixth grade level
d) Developing basic self-care skills in childhood
49. The intelligence quotient IQ of a child with mental retardation is or around:
a) 60
b) 50
c) 90
d) 70
50. Which of the following stages do epileptic patient commit crimes?
a) Ictal
b) Post-ictal
c) Post-traumatic
d) Pre-ictal
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