Registered Public Health Nursing NMC trial Test

 

Principles of Disease Management and Control

1. Pseudo-dementia is also known as:

A. General paralysis of insane (G.P.I)
B. Gansers syndrome
C. Huntington’s chorea

Correct Answer: B. Ganser’s syndrome.
Pseudo-dementia refers to cognitive impairment due to psychiatric causes, often depression, and is sometimes called Ganser’s syndrome.

2. In which type of schizophrenia is personality much more preserved?

A. Paranoid schizophrenia
B. Catatonic schizophrenia
C. Hebephrenic schizophrenia

Correct Answer: A. Paranoid schizophrenia.
Patients with paranoid type usually retain personality and cognitive functions better than other forms.

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of psychopath?

A. Aggressive psychopath
B. Depressive psychopath
C. Creative psychopath

Correct Answer: C. Creative psychopath.
This is not a recognized category; the others are recognized subtypes of psychopaths.

4. When an idea exists simultaneously with a counter idea, it is called:

A. Negativism
B. Conative disorder
C. Ambivalence

Correct Answer: C. Ambivalence.
It is the coexistence of opposing emotions or ideas toward the same object.

5. Ophelia sees a rag on her table and screams “It’s a snake!” This is:

A. Phobia
B. Delusion
C. Illusion

Correct Answer: C. Illusion.
It is a misperception of a real external stimulus (rag mistaken for snake).

6. Regina is educated and beautiful but cries like a baby when frustrated. This is:

A. Repression
B. Reaction formation
C. Regression

Correct Answer: C. Regression.
This is a return to earlier, childlike behaviors under stress.

7. Which of the following is NOT a mental defense mechanism?

A. Oppression
B. Intellectualization
C. Reaction formation

Correct Answer: A. Oppression.
The correct term is "repression." Oppression is not a psychological defense mechanism.

8. All the following are psychosomatic disorders EXCEPT:

A. Epistaxis
B. Peptic ulcer
C. Migraine

Correct Answer: A. Epistaxis.
Nosebleeds are usually due to trauma or local causes, not psychosomatic origin.

9. Which of the following diets may NOT be restricted in a patient taking MAOI drugs?

A. Cheese
B. Rice
C. Broad beans

Correct Answer: B. Rice.
Cheese and broad beans contain tyramine and should be avoided, but rice is safe.

10. Which of the following is an anticonvulsant drug used in epilepsy?

A. Haloperidol
B. Phenytoin
C. Phenelzine

Correct Answer: B. Phenytoin.
It is a classical anticonvulsant. The others are antipsychotic or antidepressant drugs.