Finals: 100-Item MCQ Quiz - NCM 117

1. 1. Symptoms like flight of ideas and grandiosity suggest:

 Depression
 Mania
 Catatonia
 Psychosis

2. 2. Which age group is at high suicide risk?

 10-12
 30-35
 18-25 and 40
 60-70

3. 3. Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by:

 Full manic episodes

 Severe depression
 Mild ups and downs over 2 years
 No mood changes

4. 4. What is the term for excessive use of pompous language?

 Neologism
 Word salad
 Stilted language
 Echolalia

5. 5. Which personality disorder involves eccentric behavior and transient psychotic

symptoms?

 Paranoid
 Schizotypal
 Avoidant
 Narcissistic

6. 6. Which disorder involves non-bizarre but believable delusions?

 Schizophrenia
 Delusional disorder
 Schizoaffective disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder
7. 7. Adopting a friend's trait unconsciously is called:

 Projection
 Introjection
 Repression
 Sublimation

8. 8. Adopting a friend's trait unconsciously is called:

 Projection
 Introjection
 Repression
 Sublimation

9. 9. Two people sharing a delusional belief most likely have:

 Delusional disorder
 Catatonia
 Shared psychotic disorder
 Cyclothymic disorder

10. 10. Two people sharing a delusional belief most likely have:

 Delusional disorder
 Catatonia
 Shared psychotic disorder
 Cyclothymic disorder

11. 11. Blaming a teacher for failing a test is an example of:

 Denial
 Regression
 Projection
 Introjection

12. 12. Major depressive disorder is diagnosed when symptoms last at least:

 1 week
 2 weeks
 3 days
 6 months

13. 13. What is the first priority in managing a client with suicidal ideation?

 Encourage rest
 Ensure safety
 Provide meals
 Call family

14. 14. Two people sharing a delusional belief most likely have:

 Delusional disorder
 Catatonia
 Shared psychotic disorder
 Cyclothymic disorder

15. 15. Which psychotic disorder involves a sudden onset and lasts less than one month?

 Schizophrenia
 Schizophreniform disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder
 Shared psychotic disorder

16. 16. Adopting a friend's trait unconsciously is called:

 Projection
 Introjection
 Repression
 Sublimation

17. 17. Passive suicidal ideation involves:

 Making a plan
 Wishing to die with no plan
 Self-harming behavior
 Delusions

18. 18. What is the term for excessive use of pompous language?

 Neologism
 Word salad
 Stilted language
 Echolalia

19. 19. Which is NOT typically seen in depression?

 Reduced appetite
 Increased motor activity
 Social withdrawal
 Emotional blunting

20. 20. Two people sharing a delusional belief most likely have:
 Delusional disorder
 Catatonia
 Shared psychotic disorder
 Cyclothymic disorder

21. 21. Major depressive disorder is diagnosed when symptoms last at least:

 1 week
 2 weeks
 3 days
 6 months

22. 22. Which is NOT typically seen in depression?

 Reduced appetite
 Increased motor activity
 Social withdrawal
 Emotional blunting

23. 23. Blaming a teacher for failing a test is an example of:

 Denial
 Regression
 Projection
 Introjection

24. 24. Which is NOT typically seen in depression?

 Reduced appetite
 Increased motor activity
 Social withdrawal
 Emotional blunting

25. 25. Verbigeration is characterized by:

 Rhyming
 Repetition of meaningless phrases
 New words
 Confused thoughts

26. 26. Which is a correct intervention for delusions?

 Confront the delusion

 Maintain reality and distract
 Reinforce beliefs
 Avoid communication
27. 27. Blaming a teacher for failing a test is an example of:

 Denial
 Regression
 Projection
 Introjection

28. 28. What does the term 'word salad' refer to?

 Rhyming words
 Jumbled, incoherent speech
 Invented words
 Repetition of phrases

29. 29. Which is NOT typically seen in depression?

 Reduced appetite
 Increased motor activity
 Social withdrawal
 Emotional blunting

30. 30. Major depressive disorder is diagnosed when symptoms last at least:

 1 week
 2 weeks
 3 days
 6 months

31. 31. Which personality disorder involves eccentric behavior and transient psychotic
symptoms?

 Paranoid
 Schizotypal
 Avoidant
 Narcissistic

32. 32. What is the first priority in managing a client with suicidal ideation?

 Encourage rest
 Ensure safety
 Provide meals
 Call family

33. 33. What does the term 'word salad' refer to?

 Rhyming words
 Jumbled, incoherent speech
 Invented words
 Repetition of phrases

34. 34. Which sex has higher suicide attempts?

 Male
 Female
 Equal
 Children

35. 35. Adopting a friend's trait unconsciously is called:

 Projection
 Introjection
 Repression
 Sublimation

36. 36. Which psychotic disorder involves a sudden onset and lasts less than one month?

 Schizophrenia
 Schizophreniform disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder
 Shared psychotic disorder

37. 37. How should a nurse respond to hallucinations?

 Ignore them
 Provide reality-based activities
 Agree with client
 Avoid eye contact

38. 38. Which disorder involves non-bizarre but believable delusions?

 Schizophrenia
 Delusional disorder
 Schizoaffective disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder

39. 39. Passive suicidal ideation involves:

 Making a plan
 Wishing to die with no plan
 Self-harming behavior
 Delusions
40. 40. What is the first priority in managing a client with suicidal ideation?

 Encourage rest
 Ensure safety
 Provide meals
 Call family

41. 41. Which is a suicide risk factor?

 Having a pet
 Being under 15
 Chronic illness
 Living with family

42. 42. Which psychotic disorder involves a sudden onset and lasts less than one month?

 Schizophrenia
 Schizophreniform disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder
 Shared psychotic disorder

43. 43. Which personality disorder involves eccentric behavior and transient psychotic
symptoms?

 Paranoid
 Schizotypal
 Avoidant
 Narcissistic

44. 44. Verbigeration is characterized by:

 Rhyming
 Repetition of meaningless phrases
 New words
 Confused thoughts

45. 45. Adopting a friend's trait unconsciously is called:

 Projection
 Introjection
 Repression
 Sublimation

46. 46. Blaming a teacher for failing a test is an example of:

 Denial
 Regression
 Projection
 Introjection

47. 47. Which age group is at high suicide risk?

 10-12
 30-35
 18-25 and 40
 60-70

48. 48. Which is a correct intervention for delusions?

 Confront the delusion

 Maintain reality and distract
 Reinforce beliefs
 Avoid communication

49. 49. Passive suicidal ideation involves:

 Making a plan
 Wishing to die with no plan
 Self-harming behavior
 Delusions

50. 50. Passive suicidal ideation involves:

 Making a plan
 Wishing to die with no plan
 Self-harming behavior
 Delusions

51. 51. Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by:

 Full manic episodes

 Severe depression
 Mild ups and downs over 2 years
 No mood changes

52. 52. Which psychotic disorder involves a sudden onset and lasts less than one month?

 Schizophrenia
 Schizophreniform disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder
 Shared psychotic disorder
53. 53. Which sex has higher suicide attempts?

 Male
 Female
 Equal
 Children

54. 54. Which sex has higher suicide attempts?

 Male
 Female
 Equal
 Children

55. 55. Which personality disorder involves eccentric behavior and transient psychotic
symptoms?

 Paranoid
 Schizotypal
 Avoidant
 Narcissistic

56. 56. Which is a suicide risk factor?

 Having a pet
 Being under 15
 Chronic illness
 Living with family

57. 57. What is the term for excessive use of pompous language?

 Neologism
 Word salad
 Stilted language
 Echolalia

58. 58. How should a nurse respond to hallucinations?

 Ignore them
 Provide reality-based activities
 Agree with client
 Avoid eye contact

59. 59. Which sex has higher suicide attempts?

 Male
 Female
 Equal
 Children

60. 60. What is the first priority in managing a client with suicidal ideation?

 Encourage rest
 Ensure safety
 Provide meals
 Call family

61. 61. Which disorder involves non-bizarre but believable delusions?

 Schizophrenia
 Delusional disorder
 Schizoaffective disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder

62. 62. Symptoms like flight of ideas and grandiosity suggest:

 Depression
 Mania
 Catatonia
 Psychosis

63. 63. How should a nurse respond to hallucinations?

 Ignore them
 Provide reality-based activities
 Agree with client
 Avoid eye contact

64. 64. What does the term 'word salad' refer to?

 Rhyming words
 Jumbled, incoherent speech
 Invented words
 Repetition of phrases

65. 65. Which is a suicide risk factor?

 Having a pet
 Being under 15
 Chronic illness
 Living with family
66. 66. What is the term for excessive use of pompous language?

 Neologism
 Word salad
 Stilted language
 Echolalia

67. 67. Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by:

 Full manic episodes

 Severe depression
 Mild ups and downs over 2 years
 No mood changes

68. 68. Which sex has higher suicide attempts?

 Male
 Female
 Equal
 Children

69. 69. Major depressive disorder is diagnosed when symptoms last at least:

 1 week
 2 weeks
 3 days
 6 months

70. 70. Symptoms like flight of ideas and grandiosity suggest:

 Depression
 Mania
 Catatonia
 Psychosis

71. 71. Which is a correct intervention for delusions?

 Confront the delusion

 Maintain reality and distract
 Reinforce beliefs
 Avoid communication

72. 72. Major depressive disorder is diagnosed when symptoms last at least:

 1 week
 2 weeks
 3 days
 6 months

73. 73. What is the first priority in managing a client with suicidal ideation?

 Encourage rest
 Ensure safety
 Provide meals
 Call family

74. 74. Which age group is at high suicide risk?

 10-12
 30-35
 18-25 and 40
 60-70

75. 75. Verbigeration is characterized by:

 Rhyming
 Repetition of meaningless phrases
 New words
 Confused thoughts

76. 76. Which age group is at high suicide risk?

 10-12
 30-35
 18-25 and 40
 60-70

77. 77. How should a nurse respond to hallucinations?

 Ignore them
 Provide reality-based activities
 Agree with client
 Avoid eye contact

78. 78. Which disorder involves non-bizarre but believable delusions?

 Schizophrenia
 Delusional disorder
 Schizoaffective disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder

79. 79. Verbigeration is characterized by:

 Rhyming
 Repetition of meaningless phrases
 New words
 Confused thoughts

80. 80. What does the term 'word salad' refer to?

 Rhyming words
 Jumbled, incoherent speech
 Invented words
 Repetition of phrases

81. 81. Passive suicidal ideation involves:

 Making a plan
 Wishing to die with no plan
 Self-harming behavior
 Delusions

82. 82. Which is NOT typically seen in depression?

 Reduced appetite
 Increased motor activity
 Social withdrawal
 Emotional blunting

83. 83. Symptoms like flight of ideas and grandiosity suggest:

 Depression
 Mania
 Catatonia
 Psychosis

84. 84. Verbigeration is characterized by:

 Rhyming
 Repetition of meaningless phrases
 New words
 Confused thoughts

85. 85. Which psychotic disorder involves a sudden onset and lasts less than one month?

 Schizophrenia
 Schizophreniform disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder
 Shared psychotic disorder
86. 86. Which disorder involves non-bizarre but believable delusions?

 Schizophrenia
 Delusional disorder
 Schizoaffective disorder
 Brief psychotic disorder

87. 87. How should a nurse respond to hallucinations?

 Ignore them
 Provide reality-based activities
 Agree with client
 Avoid eye contact

88. 88. Two people sharing a delusional belief most likely have:

 Delusional disorder
 Catatonia
 Shared psychotic disorder
 Cyclothymic disorder

89. 89. What is the term for excessive use of pompous language?

 Neologism
 Word salad
 Stilted language
 Echolalia

90. 90. Which is a correct intervention for delusions?

 Confront the delusion

 Maintain reality and distract
 Reinforce beliefs
 Avoid communication

91. 91. Which is a suicide risk factor?

 Having a pet
 Being under 15
 Chronic illness
 Living with family

92. 92. Which personality disorder involves eccentric behavior and transient psychotic
symptoms?

 Paranoid
 Schizotypal
 Avoidant
 Narcissistic

93. 93. Which is a correct intervention for delusions?

 Confront the delusion

 Maintain reality and distract
 Reinforce beliefs
 Avoid communication

94. 94. Which is a suicide risk factor?

 Having a pet
 Being under 15
 Chronic illness
 Living with family

95. 95. Symptoms like flight of ideas and grandiosity suggest:

 Depression
 Mania
 Catatonia
 Psychosis

96. 96. Which age group is at high suicide risk?

 10-12
 30-35
 18-25 and 40
 60-70

97. 97. Blaming a teacher for failing a test is an example of:

 Denial
 Regression
 Projection
 Introjection

98. 98. Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by:

 Full manic episodes

 Severe depression
 Mild ups and downs over 2 years
 No mood changes
99. 99. What does the term 'word salad' refer to?

 Rhyming words
 Jumbled, incoherent speech
 Invented words
 Repetition of phrases

100. 100. Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by:

 Full manic episodes

 Severe depression
 Mild ups and downs over 2 years
 No mood changes