[LQ 1024] . Q.P. Code: 664723 Sub Code: 4723
B.Sc. (Nursing) Degree Examination Third year
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Paper III
Mental Health Nursing
February 2020
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 75 Marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. Define mental health and mental illness. Explain the characteristics of a mentally healthy person and state the principles of mental health nursing.
2. a) List the clinical features of Depressive Disorder.
b) Describe the nursing management of a patient with severe depressive disorder.
II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)
1. Difference between psychosis and neurosis.
2. Behavioural model.
3. Hallucination.
4. Occupational therapy.
5. Milieu therapy.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Define anxiety.
2. What is projection?
3. Chlorpromazine.
4. Insight.
5. Déjà vu.
6. Mention any four techniques of behavior therapy.
7. What is Bulimia Nervosa?
8. Define Verbigeration.
9. Write any four extra-pyramidal symptoms.
10. Define Perception.
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