ATI LPN Mental Health Proctored Exam

Mrs. S consciously pushes unwelcome memories of a troubled first marriage into her subconscious mind as she attempts to begin a new relationship. This is termed

Versatility in mental wellness means:

Factors that can help accomplish crisis intervention that assists the client to resolve the crisis and return to a pre-crisis level are all of the following except

Sam's five-year-old son has just been brought into the emergency room after a serious motor vehicle accident. Sam, frightened and crying promised God that he would never be mad at his son, for any rea

Retreat from the present pattern of behavior to a previous level of behavior that appears more comfortable or safer is:

Attempting to correct a problem using coping mechanisms, solutions, or behaviors previously found to be effective is what phase of a crisis?

A negative characteristic of someone or something with attributes considered disgraceful or discrediting is termed

When the patient is experiencing situations which interfere with goal-directed activity, this may result in

An emotional experience that is disquieting or threatening and requires some type of coping behavior is

A person is classified as being mentally ill based on:

A 38-year-old female presents to urgent care. She has a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old child with her. She is frightened and badly bruised. "He'll kill us all if he knows we came here," she screams. What

When the nurse is dealing with the mental health of a patient, there must be an understanding of the way a patient performs any or all of the activities of daily life. This performance is called:

Some of the considerations to observe when conducting crisis intervention involving children are all the following except

Therapeutic communication during crisis intervention always begins with

All the following are examples of positive adaptive behavior except

A patient in crisis tells the nurse he has feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. The nurse identifies that the patient is at risk for:

Seeking ways to deal w stress and resolve it leads the patient to learn to use a strategy called:

Which of the following should be avoided when communicating with a mentally ill patient?

Emotional reactions associated with an experience, including inner feelings and their external manifestations are called:

The nurse is developing a care plan for a mentally ill patient. The nurses' first priority would be to assess:

A crisis is sometimes brought about by some specific event and is often the "last straw." What element of a crisis is this?

Psychopharmacology (drug therapy) is used for which of the following purposes?

The part of Freud's personality structure which provides a conscience is the

When discussing mental health with a group of patients, the nurse attempts to define mental health as:

Which data are important to collect during a mental health assessment? (select all that apply)