Swift River Mental Health Exam V2

Swift River Mental Health Exam V2 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct

Question:

Somatic Symptom Disorder

Answer:

"Symptoms of physical illnesses lasting six months or longer that cause distress or disruption in daily life; persistent high level of anxiety and preoccupation with physical symptoms; no physiological cause for symptoms."

is diagnosed when a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.

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Question:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Answer:

Experienced overwhelming negative event in life characterized by nightmares, flashbacks of the traumatic events, withdrawn in denial or overanxious and panicky. Afraid of crowds, hypervigilant, unable to return to previous functioning levels.

Question:

Bipolar Disorder with Mania

Answer:

Inflated self-esteem, grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, excessive talking, flight of ideas, easily distracted, engaging in risky activities physical or financial.

Question:

Roger McClusky, 70 years old, is accompanied by his adult child to a visit to his provider. The child reports that Roger has become increasingly irritable, anxious, and is having problems sleeping. He is also forgetting to pay his bills on time and take his daily medications. The provider notes the client has a flat affect.

Answer:

Dementia

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Medication: Rivastigmine (Aricept)

Question:

A client who is a veteran, returns from a combat-related tour of duty in Iraq.They cannot remember who they are or recognize anyone in their family. After six months, they begin to remember seeing colleagues mortally wounded during combat.

Answer:

PTSD

Medication: Paxil

-Do not take with aspirin.-Do not stop abruptly

Question:

Jennifer Evans, a 20-year-old student, presents to the ER with suicidal ideations and some confusion. She has an irregular heart rate. Her mother accompanies her and provides a recent history. Jennifer vomits after each meal and has diarrhea. Lab results show low potassium and low sodium.Questioning reveals Jennifer has been using laxatives liberally.

Answer:

Bulima

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Medication: imipramine

• Do not take with a MAOI
• Do not stop abruptly

Question:

Danny Wiles, age 23, has not been able to hold down a job. He states that, when he was in high school, he could not complete tasks, resulting in his not graduating. When attending a group activity, patient is unable to remain seated or focused.

Answer:

ADHD

Medication:

benztpropine (Cogentin)

• Aggressively treat hyperthermia, if present, with cooling blankets and ice

packs.-Stop all antipsychotic medications immediately.

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