ATI RN
ATI Mental Health RN 400 Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following best describes illness anxiety disorder, formerly known as hypochondriac?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Illness anxiety disorder involves excessive worry about health with minimal or no symptoms (
D). Overreaction (
A) aligns with somatic symptom disorder, faked symptoms (
B) are factitious disorder, and motor dysfunction (
C) is conversion disorder.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following ADHD medications is not a stimulant?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strattera (
B) is a non-stimulant norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Adderall (
A), Vyvanse (
C), and Ritalin (
D) are stimulants increasing dopamine and norepinephrine.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following best describes neologism?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Neologisms are made-up words with personal meaning (
C). Meaningless word rhythms (
A) describe word salad, roundabout speech (
B) is circumstantiality, and repeating words (
D) is echolalia.
Question 4 of 5
Which dopamine pathway is responsible for the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The mesolimbic pathway (
A) is hyperactive in schizophrenia, causing positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions. Nigrostriatal (
B) affects motor function, tuberoinfundibular (
C) regulates prolactin, and mesocortical (
D) is linked to negative symptoms.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following best describes avolition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Avolition is a lack of motivation (
A) in schizophrenia. No emotion (
B) is flat affect, inability to experience pleasure (
C) is anhedonia, and no empathy (
D) aligns with antisocial personality disorder.