10.

At the start of the Cognitive Therapy session,

RGO Review Center Margie said that she changed her mind and is not
COMPREHENSIVE DRILLS 2 ready to talk about the rape incident. Margie
Scott Elbanbuena, RN, MAN uses:
a. Dissociation c. Conversion
b. Suppression d.
1. Mental Health is defined as: Substitution
a. Ability to distinguish what is real from what is
not 11. Grace did not make it successfully in the
b. A state of well-being where a person can Licensure Examination for teachers so she rushes
realize his own abilities and cope with normal into marriage. This is an example of:
stresses of life and work productively a. Dissociation c.
c. Promotion of mental health, prevention of Suppression
mental disorders, nursing care of patients during b. Conversion d. Substitution
illness and rehabilitation
d. Absence of mental illness 12. Jules gave Olga, his boss, a bottle of an
expensive fragrance. This is interpreted as:
2. Liza says, “Give me ten minutes to recall the a. Dissociation c.
name of our college professor who failed many Symbolization
students in our anatomy class.” She is operating b. Conversion d. Substitution
on her:
a. Subconcious c. Conscious 13. Cris, a board exam taker, develops night
b. Unconscious d. Ego chills and sweat on the eve of the Nurse
Licensure Examinations. This is:
3. Ben wants an Ipod and purchased it through a. Dissociation c.
the use of his friend’s credit card inspite the fact Symbolization
that he has no work. As a nurse, you know that b. Conversion d. Substitution
the primitive force that dictates this impulsive
behavior is the: 14. Preparation for the termination of the nurse-
a. Ego b. Id c. Superego d. Self patient relationship begins during the:
a. Termination c. Pre-
4. Ed, 65 years old was diagnosed to have orientation
diagnosed with diabetes but doesn’t stay on his b. Working d. Orientation
diet. The ego defense mechanism Ed is using is
the: 15. The longest and most productive phase of the
a. Denial c. Fantasy Nurse-Patient relationship is the:
b. Rationalization d. Projection a. Termination c. Pre-
orientation
5. Kat was scolded by her Mom when she got b. Working d. Orientation
home drunk and blames her boyfriend on the
phone. Which defense mechanism did Kat use? 16. Which of the following is most appropriate
a. Denial c. during the orientation phase?
Rationalization a. developing self-awareness
b. Fantasy d. Projection b. identification of ore effective ways of coping
c. exploration of coping skills
6. Angeline did not make it to the July 2010 Nurse d. establishment of regular schedule of meeting
Licensure Examinations and says that the board
exam questions were poorly organized and stated 17. The most important task of a nurse as a
unclearly. She is using: Counselor is:
a. Denial c. a. encourage client to express feelings and
Rationalization concern
b. Fantasy d. Projection b. help the client to learn a dance or song to
enable her to participate in activities
7. Ponchit, 22 years old. Is an accident victim who c. help the client in group activities
does not remember the details of the accident . d. set limits on the client’s behavior
Initially, the nurse suspects that Ponchit is using:
a. Suppression b. Repression 18. The nurse must posses the capacity to initiate
c. Dissocation/amnesia d. Regression and sustain a therapeutic relationship. An
essential part of the therapeutic process is:
8. Tricia was punished by her Mom and was given a. understanding goals c.
a cookie after the incident. The defense development of insight
mechanism used by the Mom is: b. free association d. therapeutic
a. Reaction Formation c. use of self
Identification
b. Undoing d. Introjection 19. A patient tells you that she has been hearing
voices. An appropriate response would be:
9. After watching the concert of pussycat dolls, a. “I don’t hear anything but I realize that you
Mikaela dresses and dons her hair the way the do.”
artist would do. This is an example of: b. “Why do you think you hear voices that aren’t
a. Reaction Formation c. real.”
Identification c. “What are those voices saying?”
b. Undoing d. Introjection d. “I hear them too.”
20. The nurse offers himself/herself to the patient
by
a. Being with the patient all the time
b. Winking, sticking tongue out and smacking the
lips
c. Saying. “I’ll sit here with you for a while.”
d. Giving the patient telephone number
21. The nurse knows that the most therapeutic
distance in a psychiatric setting is:
a. Intimate c. Social
b. Personal d. Public
22. A patient says, “ I am in North Pole.” An
appropriate response would be:
a. “Do you want me to get you a fur coat?”
b. “I feel like that myself when I visit Mars.”
c. “Why do you think that way?”
d. It so hot right now and we are both in Manila.
Are you telling me that you feel isolated?”
23. A patient is relating a story about an
argument with another patient. An appropriate
response would be:
a. I’m not here to choose sides. I like everybody
just the same.”
b. “Tell me more about it.”
c. “That is not good. We are all here to
cooperate.”
d. “Why give a damn about this?”
24. A patient begins discussing early sexual
experiences. An appropriate response from the
nurse would be:
a. nodding
b. “That sounds sexy. Tell me more about it.”
c. “You are behaving inappropriately. Please stop
it.”
d. “You really should be discussing this with your
doctor.”
25. A patient tells you that he has just been
crowned King of England. An appropriate
response would be:
a. “It is extremely clear to me that you want to
feel powerful.”
b. “Of course, your majesty.”
c. “Why do you say that?”
d. “Are you telling me that you would like to feel
more powerful?
26. To maintain therapeutic posture while
interacting with an aggressive patient, the nurse
should:
a. keep eye contact by staring to the client
b. jeep hands behind back
c. fold arms across chest
d. keep hands at sides but palms turned outwards
27. At the end of the discussion, it is valuable to:
a. Summarize c. Give Broad
Opening
b. reflect d. explore
28. The lobe responsible for visual interpretation
is:
a. Frontal c. Temporal
b. Parietal d. Occipital
29. The major neurotransmitter involved in
schizophrenia is:
a. epinephrine and norepinephrine c. dopamine
b. serotonin d. GABA
30. The nurse asks a toddler to drink his
medication and gets a No for an answer. The
nurse:
a. asks the mother to help her administer the
medication
b. offer rewards for the toddler
c. lets the toddler choose to take it with water or
juice
d. ignores the attention-seeking behavior
31. A 16-year old boy was hospitalized. Basing on
Erickson’s theory, the nurse suggests that:
a. friends be allowed to visit the child
b. the child should be helped with lessons missed
c. the girlfriend should come and visit the child
d. the boy should be left alone
32. A nurse overhears a girl in her preschool in
the ward saying, “I love my Daddy but I hate my
Mommy very much.” The nurse:
a. documents this on the chart and further
investigates
b. asks the mother of a possible abuse
c. does nothing
d. asks the mother of her relationship with her
daughter
33. According to Erickson, the 18-month-old child
is developing a sense of:
a. Trust vs. Mistrust c. Initiative
vs. Guilt
b. Autonomy vs. Shame d. Industry vs.
Inferiority
34. 3 days post admission, the nurse notices a
toddler to have no Stool and he seems to be
fighting the urge to defecate. The nurse:
a. Reports the finding to the doctor
b. Anticipates the administration of laxatives
c. Asks the mother about her toilet training
d. Increases oral fluid intake
35. A patient says, “Cant go to the zoo, no
money. Oh. I have a hat. These memners make
no sense man. What’s the problem?” The nurse
notes this on the chart as:
a. Word Salad c. Clang Association
b. Flight of Ideas d. Neologism
36. Another patient says, “ I am fine apple pie. No
sale furniture store. Take it slow cellar door.” This
is:
a. Word Salad c. Clang Association
b. Flight of Ideas d. Echolalia
37. Which of the following is not an example of
disturbance in thinking?
a. Delusion c. Illusion
b. Flight of Ideas d. Echolalia
38.