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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing · Psychiatric Nursing Practice Test for LPNs

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Question 1 of 5

Which anxiety disorder is most likely to be confused with the personality disorder?

A. Generalized anxiety Disorder
B. Specific Phobia
C. Agoraphobia
D. Social Phobia

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Social Phobia

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is explaining the role of serotonin in depression. Which statement is accurate?

A. Serotonin deficiency is unrelated to mood regulation.
B. Serotonin excess is linked to depressive symptoms.
C. Serotonin deficiency is associated with depressive symptoms.
D. Serotonin levels do not influence treatment outcomes.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Serotonin deficiency is associated with depressive symptoms.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following is not classical of schizophrenia?

A. Autism
B. Association defect
C. Automatism
D. Ambivalence

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Automatism

Question 4 of 5

Developmental psychologist who studied cognition in children is

A. Eric Ericson
B. Jean Piaget
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Bowlby

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Jean Piaget

Question 5 of 5

Pyromania is

A. Recurrent deliberate setting of fire
B. Accidental setting of fire
C. Not associated with tension or affective arousal before setting of fire
D. Setting of fire as an oppositional behavior

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Recurrent deliberate setting of fire

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