ATI LPN
ATI LPN Mental Health Exam V Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is reviewing treatment options for a client who has functional neurological symptom disorder. Which of the following treatments should the nurse identify as being most effective for this disorder?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Medication and psychotherapy (e.g., CBT) address psychological and comorbid issues. Desensitization, benzodiazepines, and physical therapy alone are less comprehensive.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has an eating disorder about mindfulness and distress tolerance skills. This is an example of which of the following treatment modalities?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: DBT teaches mindfulness and distress tolerance, ideal for eating disorders. IPT focuses on relationships, humanistic on growth, and cognitive on thoughts.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for a psychiatric evaluation after displaying aggressive behavior towards their partner and 2-year-old child. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as potentially contributing to aggression?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Childhood physical abuse can normalize aggression. Fishing, parental abuse history, and occasional drinking are less directly linked.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is providing care to a client who was admitted to the emergency department with superficial lacerations on their leg. The client states "I was feeling bored so I used a pair of gardening scissors to cut myself." The client denies current depression and suicidal thoughts. The client is demonstrating manifestations of which of the following disorders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Self-harm for attention aligns with factitious disorder. Somatic symptom involves distress from symptoms, illness anxiety involves disease fear, and functional neurological involves involuntary deficits.
Question 5 of 5
A community health nurse is presenting epidemiological and etiological data related to somatic symptom disorder and related disorders. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Somatic symptom disorder is more prevalent in women. It doesn’t involve multiple personalities, most depressed clients don’t have it, and symptoms aren’t faked.