Reg. No: ........................
Sixth Semester B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular Examinations February 2025
Mental Health Nursing - I & II
Time: 3 Hrs
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Max. Marks: 75Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between answers
? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers
Draw diagrams wherever necessary
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(12x1=12)
(Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given)
The Answers to MCQ questions (Q.No. i to Q.No. xii) shall be written continuously on the
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first two writing sheets (ie Page No. 3 & 4) onlyi. Electroconvulsive therapy is most effective for clients with:
a) Depression with suicidal risk
b) Obsessive compulsive disorder
c) Alcohol dependence syndrome
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d) Personality disorderii. The defense mechanism in which instinctual energies are redirected into socially acceptable
ways is called as:
a) Repression
b) Sublimation
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c) Regressiond) Projection
iii. Exposing the client to phobic object in a non-graded manner, where escape is made
impossible is termed as:
a) Chaining
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b) Modelingc) Flooding
d) Extinction
iv. Very severe elevation of mood is termed as
a) Exaltation
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b) Elationc) Euphoria
d) Ecstasy
v. The therapeutic level of Tab. Lithium Carbonate is
a) 0.6 to 1 mEq/lt
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b) 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/ltc) 0.6 to 2 mEq/lt
d) 0.6 to 2.5 mEq/lt
vi. The drug given to treat Acute Dystonia is
a) Inj. Diazepam
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b) Inj. Lorazepamc) Inj. Phenargan
d) Inj. Atropine
vii. Sundowner syndrome that is seen in patients with dementia is best understood as
a) Restlessness and confusion worsening in the evening
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b) Unconscious filling up of memory gapsc) Attempts to compensate stereotyped activities
d) Memory impairment seen in the morning
viii. When caring for patients under physical restraint, the nurse should:
a) Perform passive range of motion exercise every 4 hourly
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b) Increase the sensory stimulic) Leave the patient unattended for 2 hours
d) Observe numbness and cyanosis over the extremities
ix. Repeated change of physicians /doctor shopping is common among patients with :
a) Hypochondriasis
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b) Post Traumatic Stress Disorderc) Phobic disorder
d) Depressive Neurosis
(PTO)
x. Patient believes that there is a computer in his stomach that controls his bowel movements,
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this symptom is an example ofa) Ideas of reference
b) Somatic delusion
c) Delusion of grandeur
d) Somatic Hallucination
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xi. Among the following diagnosis, which has the typical symptom of early morning awakening
a) Mani
a
b) Depression
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c) Schizophrenia
d) Cyclothymia
xii. The characteristic clinical features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is
a) Poor attention span, hyperactivity, motor tics
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b) Hyperactivity, vocal tics, obsessions and compulsionsc) Impulsivity, hyperactivity, poor attention span with distractibility.
d) Physical violence, fire setting, assaulting
Essays
(2x15=30)
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2. a) Define Intellectual Disabilityb) Describe the etiology and clinical manifestations of intellectual disability
c) Device a nursing care plan for a child with Intellectual Disability
(2+5+8)
3. Describe the Principles of Mental Health Nursing in detail
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(5x5=25)4. Therapeutic communication techniques
5. Types of Schizophrenia
6. Delirium Tremens
7. Paraphilias
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8. Types of admission in Psychiatric HospitalDifferentiate between (4x2=8)
9. Visual Hallucination and Illusion
10. Circumstantiality and Tangentiality
11. Obsession and Compulsion
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12. Delirium and Dementia**********************************
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