Psychiatric Nursing MCQs

Under this Psychiatric Nursing MCQs set we covered these topic;

  • Delusions and their subtypes (grandiose, persecutory, somatic, nihilistic, erotomanic, referential, control, thought insertion, thought broadcasting)

  • Exaltation as an elevated mood state

  • Mania and hypomania diagnostic features

  • Cyclothymia as a chronic mild mood fluctuation

  • Bipolar I and II disorders

  • Brief psychotic disorder and schizoaffective disorder

  • Schizophrenia and delusional disorder

  • Obsessions and compulsions in OCD

  • Hallucinations (auditory, tactile)

  • Dipsomania (episodic uncontrolled alcohol use)

  • Personality disorders (borderline, antisocial, narcissistic, histrionic, paranoid, avoidant, dependent, obsessive–compulsive)

  • Generalized anxiety disorder and impulse control disorders

  • Nursing interventions for acute agitation and pharmacologic management (eg, disulfiram)

1 A stable, pervasive pattern of social inhibition and feelings of inadequacy is
2 Alcohol use with loss of control but without physical dependence suggests
3 Rapid, unstoppable speech seen in mania is
4 A manic patient requiring hospitalization meets criteria of
5 A patient believing they are dead has a
6 Exaggerated sense of power and energy without impairment is
7 A borderline personality patient often fears
8 A persistent belief that one’s hand is crawling with insects is
9 Episodes of uncontrollable drinking every few weeks define
10 A delusion that one’s spouse is unfaithful is a
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