BEE ENN COLLEGE OF NURSING, JAMMU
Assignment
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Multiple Choice
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Submitted to: Submitted by:
Ms. Nikita Sharma Ms. Ambreen Hassan
Assistant Professor M.Sc. Nursing 1st Year
OBG Nursing Mental Health Nursing
BECON BECON
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BEE ENN COLLEGE OF NURSING JAMMU
[Total No. of Questions: 20] [Total No. of Printed Pages – 3]
M.Sc. Nursing First Year Regular
Mental Health Nursing
Course code: MSCNUR107
Session 2024
Time Allowed: 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 20
Note:
Attempt all questions, each question carries 1 mark.
Write the most appropriate answer among the four choices given to the following
questions
1. What is the primary goal of mental health promotion?
a) Treating mental illnesses
b) Preventing mental illnesses
c) Managing symptoms of mental illnesses
d) Diagnosing mental illnesses
2. Which of the following is NOT a strategy for promoting mental health?
a) Encouraging social connections
b) Providing access to mental health services
c) Promoting healthy lifestyle habits
d) Stigmatizing individuals with mental illnesses
3. Which of the following factors contributes to good mental health?
a) Regular exercise
b) Poor nutrition
c) Isolation
d) Substance abuse
4. Which approach focuses on creating supportive environments and fostering resilience to
promote mental health?
a) Medical model
b) Biopsychosocial model
c) Socioecological model
d) Cognitive-behavioural model
5. Which of the following is an example of a community-based mental health promotion
initiative?
a) Offering therapy sessions in hospitals
b) Hosting workshops on stress management
c) Distributing medication for mental illnesses
d) Researching new psychiatric medications
6. What is the role of education in mental health promotion?
a) Increasing awareness and reducing stigma
b) Providing treatment for mental illnesses
c) Diagnosing mental illnesses
d) None of the above
7. Which of the following is NOT a protective factor for mental health?
a) Strong social support
b) Access to healthcare services
c) History of trauma
d) Effective coping skills
8. Which demographic group is often targeted in mental health promotion efforts due to
increased vulnerability?
a) Adolescents
b) Older adults
c) Middle-aged adults
d) Children
9. What is the importance of cultural competence in mental health promotion?
a) It ensures that interventions are sensitive to diverse cultural backgrounds
b) It promotes the use of medication as the primary treatment.
c) It focuses solely on individual-level interventions.
d) It excludes certain cultural groups from receiving support.
10. Which of the following is NOT a common strategy for mental health promotion?
a) Encouraging social support networks
b) Providing access to quality healthcare services
c) Promoting unhealthy coping mechanisms
d) Educating individuals about mental health awareness
11. Which of the following is the primary goal of therapeutic communication in mental
health nursing?
a) To build a social relationship
b) To exchange information
c) To promote client well-being
d) To provide personal opinions
12. The term ‘psychosis’ refers to which of the following?
a) A mild form of mental illness
b) A loss of contact with reality
c) An excessive feeling of guilt
d) A phobia of social situations
13. Which of the following is an example of a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
a) Social withdrawal
b) Affective flattening
c) Hallucinations
d) Lack of motivation
14. Which type of personality disorder is characterized by a disregard for the rights of others
and violation of social norms?
a) Borderline personality disorder
b) Narcissistic personality disorder
c) Antisocial personality disorder
d) Avoidant personality disorder
15. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention for a patient experiencing a panic
attack?
a) Encourage the patient to ignore the symptoms
b) Administer anti-anxiety medication immediately
c) Stay with the patient and remain calm
d) Allow the patient to leave the area to calm down
16. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is most commonly used for which of the following
conditions?
a) Anxiety disorder
b) Major depressive disorder
c) Personality disorder
d) Substance abuse disorder
17. Which neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with mood disorders such as
depression?
a) Dopamine
b) Serotonin
c) Acetylcholine
d) Norepinephrine
18. In mental health nursing, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is most effective for
treating which condition?
a) Schizophrenia
b) Bipolar disorder
c) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
d) Generalized anxiety disorder
19. Which of the following is a key characteristic of borderline personality disorder?
a) Recurrent suicidal behavior
b) Grandiosity and need for admiration
c) Persistent avoidance of social situations
d) Excessive focus on orderliness
20. In psychiatric nursing, which is the best approach when communicating with a patient
experiencing auditory hallucinations?
a) Argue with the patient about the reality of the hallucinations
b) Encourage the patient to describe the hallucinations in detail
c) Acknowledge the hallucination without validating it
d) Ignore the hallucination and change the subject
Answers:
1. Preventing mental illnesses
2. Stigmatizing individuals with mental illnesses
3. Regular exercise
4. Socioecological model
5. Hosting workshops on stress management
6. Increasing awareness and reducing stigma
7. History of trauma
8. Adolescents
9. It ensures that interventions are sensitive to diverse cultural backgrounds.
10. Promoting unhealthy coping mechanisms
11. To promote client's well-being
12. A loss of contact with reality
13. Hallucinations
14. Antisocial personality disorder
15. Stay with the patient and remain calm
16. Major depressive disorder
17. Serotonin
18. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
19. Recurrent suicidal behavior
20. Acknowledge the hallucination without validating it
