Q.P. Code: 664723

August 2009
[KV 1024] Sub. Code: 4723
B.Sc (Nursing ) DEGREE EXAMINATION

(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Third Year
Paper III – MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Q.P. Code : 664723
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
Answer All questions.
I. Essays: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. Write in detail about the principles of mental health nursing.
2. Discuss the nursing management of a child with severe mental retardation

or mental deficiency.
II. Write Short Notes on : (5 x 5 = 25)

1. National mental health programme.
2. Mental health team.
3. Therapeutic communication.
4. Side effects of antipsychotic drugs.
5. Stress adaptation
III. Short Answer Questions: (10 x 2 = 20)

1. Define antabuse therapy.
2. What is delusion?
3. List two antipsychotic drugs.
4. Define perception.
5. List four types of phobias.
6. ICD classification of Schizophrenia.
7. Define depression.
8. Define anxiety.
9. List four types of hallucination.
10. Define mental status examination.
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February 2011
[KY 1024] Sub. Code: 4723
B.Sc (Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATION

Third Year
Q.P. Code : 664723

Answer All questions.
I. Essays: (2X15=30)
1. Define Therapeutic Communication. Discuss the principles, process, types

and explain the various techniques in communication.
2. Define Schizophrenia. Discuss the causes, clinical manifestations,

psychopathology, medical and nursing management of this patient.
II. Write Short Notes on : (5X 5 = 25)
1. Phobia.
2. Suicide.
3. Difference between Psychosis and Neurosis.
4. Crisis intervention.
5. Civil responsibility.
III. Short Answers Questions: (10X 2 = 20)
1. Objective of National Mental Health Programme.

2. Define mental health nursing.
3. List the types of crisis.
4. Define Dementia.
5. List any three types of behaviour therapy.
6. Trichotillomania.
7. List the types of Mood Disorder.
8. What is projection?
9. List any three goals of occupational therapy.
10. What is Thought Insertion?
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February 2012
[LA 1024] Sub. Code: 4723

Third Year
Q.P. Code: 664723
Answer ALL questions.
I. Elaborate on: (2X15=30)
1. a) What is Bleuler’s disease?
b) Write the etiological theories, ICD-10 classification and Scheneider’s
first rank symptoms of this disease.
c) Explain the nursing assessment and draw nursing care plan for a patient
diagnosed with simple schizophrenia.
2. a) Crisis intervention.
b) Antidepressants.
II. Write notes on : (5X 5 =25)
1. Opioid withdrawal syndrome.

2. Mental health act, 1987.
3. Therapeutic community.
4. Behavioural model.
5. Obsessive compulsive disorder.
III. Short Answers: (10X 2 = 20)
1. Delusions.
2. Ganser’s syndrome.
3. Follow up, home care and rehabilitation for mood disorders.
4. Chlorpromazine.
5. Gerontological considerations in music therapy.
6. Pan phobia.
7. Puerperal mood disorders.
8. GABA.
9. Intellectually disabled.
10. Mental health related legislations.
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[LB 1024] AUGUST 2012 Sub. Code: 4723
Third Year B.Sc – NURSING EXAM
Q.P. Code : 664723
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 marks
(180 Min) Answer ALL questions in the same order.
I. Elaborate on: Pages Time Marks
(Max.) (Max.) (Max.)
1. Etiology, Types and Treatment for Phobic Disorder. 19 33 20
Explain the Nursing management for two priority
Nursing Diagnosis.
2. What are the Mental Health Nursing issues for victims 19 33 20
of HIV and AIDS. Mention the Nursing Care.
II. Write Notes on:

1. Concepts of normality. 3 8 5
2. Minor Tranquilizers. 3 8 5
3. Psychodrama. 3 8 5
4. Differentiate Neurosis and Psychosis. 3 8 5
5. Mental health services at primary, secondary & Tertiary levels. 3 8 5
6. Post traumatic stress disorder. 3 8 5
7. Acute dystonia 3 8 5
8. Senile dementia 3 8 5
III. Short Answers on:

1. Anti craving Agent. 1 5 2
2. Asperger’s syndrome. 1 5 2
3. Narcolepsy. 1 5 2
4. Dysthymia. 1 5 2
5. Transference. 1 5 2
6. Verbatim Reporting. 1 5 2
7. Reaction Formation. 1 5 2
8. Transvestism. 1 5 2
9. Insight. 1 5 2
10. Classify Schizophrenia. 1 5 2
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[LC1024] FEBRUARY 2013 Sub. Code: 4723
Third Year
Q.P. Code : 664723
1. Explain the different psychological therapies used in the treatment of

mental disorders
2. Discuss the nursing management of a child with Autism.
II. Write Short Notes on : (8X 5 = 40)
1. Mental status exam

2. Behavioural model
3. Phases of nurse patient relationship
4. Major tranquilizers
5. Psychopathology of mood disorders
6. Phobias
7. Theories of grieving process
8. Objectives of national mental health programme.
1. Mental health team

2. Positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
3. Post –traumatic stress disorder
4. Withdrawal syndrome
5. Alzheimer’s disease
6. Types of crisis
7. Right of the mentally ill clients
8. Concept of abnormal behavior
9. Borderline personality disorder
10. Déjà vu.
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[LD1024] AUGUST 2013 Sub. Code: 4723
Third Year
Q.P. Code: 664723
1. Define mental health and mental illness. Explain the characteristics of a

mentally healthy person and state the principles of mental health nursing
2. Define Bipolar affective disorder. Discuss in detail the etiology, symptoms
and signs, psychopathology and nursing management of a client with
depression
II. Write Short Notes on: (8X 5 = 40)
1. Therapeutic communication
2. Behaviour therapy
3. Obsessive compulsive disorder
4. Mc Naughten’s Rule
5. Delirium tremens
6. Lithium Toxicity
7. Protective measures for a suicidal patient
8. Electro convulsive therapy
1. Mention two main mental health classification systems

2. Define mental status examination
3. What is thought insertion?
4. List the types of crisis
5. Define Dementia
6. What is reaction formation?
7. Mention the indications for light therapy
8. What is Bulimia nervosa?
9. Mention five types of admission in a mental hospital
10. What is Nihilistic delusion?
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[LE 1024] FEBRUARY 2014 Sub. Code: 4723
Third Year
Q.P. Code: 664723
1. Discuss 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: (5X5 = 25)
1. Admission procedure
2. Alcohol dependence syndrome
3. Concepts of normality and abnormality
4. Anti - depressants
5. Aggression
III. Short Answer Questions: (10X 2 = 20)
2. Mention any four defense mechanisms
3. What is masochism?
4. What is dystonia?
5. Define phobia
6. Write any two differences between psychosis and neurosis
7. Write down the objectives of the National Mental Health Programme.
8. Mention any four techniques of behavior therapy
9. What is kleptomania?
10. Define Hallucination
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[LF 1024] AUGUST 2014 Sub. Code: 4723

Third Year
Q.P. Code: 664723
1. a) Define E.C.T.
b) What are the indications & Contra indications of E.C.T?
c) Explain the Nurses role before, during and after E.C.T
2. a) Define Mania
b) Discuss in detail the etiology, signs and symptoms, psychopathology
of Mania.
c) Explain the Nursing management of a client with Mania.
II. Write Notes on: (5X5 = 25)
1. Crisis Intervention
2. Behavioral Model
3. Differentiate Neurosis & Psychosis
4. MC Naughten’s Rule
5. Hallucination
III. Short Answer Questions: (10X2=20)
1. Define Anxiety
2. What is Dellusion?
3. List the types of Phobia
4. List the types of Crisis
5. What is Projection?
6. Mention any four EPS
7. What is Anti Craving Agent?
8. Define Post – Traumatic Stress Disorder
9. Mention any four clinical features of withdrawal Syndrome
10. What is bulimia Nervosa?
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[LG 1024] FEBRUARY 2015 Sub. Code: 4723

THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723
I. Essays: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. a) Define Schizophrenia.
b) Discuss the causes, clinical features and types of Schizophrenia.
c) Explain in detail on Nursing care of patient with Schizophrenia.
2. a) Define Communication.
b) Discuss the Techniques of Communication.
c) Explain the Barriers of Communication.
II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)
1. Prevention of suicide
2. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
3. Electro Convulsive Therapy
4. Cognitive development theory
5. Mental Status Examination
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Define depression
2. What is Reaction Formation?
3. Define Transvertism
5. Mention four types of admission in a Mental Hospital
6. What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
7. Define Hallucination
8. Concept of abnormal behavior
9. What is insight?
10. Mention any four causes of organic mental disorders
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[LH 1024] AUGUST 2015 Sub. Code: 4723
B.Sc. (Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATION

THIRD YEAR
PAPER III – MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Q.P. Code: 664723
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 75 marks
Answer ALL questions
I. Essays: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. a) Define Mental Health and Mental Illness.

b) Explain the characteristics of a mentally healthy person.
c) State the principles of Mental Health Nursing.
2. a) Define Mental Retardation.

b) Discuss in detail the etiology, signs and symptoms, and types of Mental Retardation.
c) Explain the management of a child with Mental Retardation.
1. Nurse – Patient relationship.

2. Antipsychotic.
3. Family therapy.
4. Rights of Mentally ill patients.
5. Obsessive compulsive disorders.
1. Define Dementia.
2. What is Transference?
4. Mention the clinical features of Opioid withdrawal syndrome.
5. List the types of Mood Disorder.
6. List any four goals of Occupational therapy.
7. Define Perception.
8. List four types of Hallucination.
9. Define Antabuse therapy.
10. List two mood stabilizers.
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[LI 1024] FEBRUARY 2016 Sub. Code: 4723

THIRD YEAR
PAPER III – MENTAL SURGICAL NURSING
Q.P. Code : 664723
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 75 Marks
Answer ALL questions
I. Essays: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. a) Describe the clinical features of patient suffering from Mania.
b) Develop a Nursing care plan for a patient suffering with Mania using
nursing process approach.
2. Explain the rule of the nurses in prevention of mental illness in a community.

1. Anti-anxiety drugs.
2. Suicide prevention.
3. Differences between psychosis and Neurosis.
4. Sleep disorders.
5. Occupational Therapy.

1. Define Perception.
2. Mention Bleuler’s four A’s in Schizophrenia.
3. What is Projection?
4. What is Anhedonia?
5. Define Verbigeration.
6. Define hallucination.
7. Mention any four clinical features of Catatonic Schizophrenia.
8. Mention any four EPS.
9. Mention any four Neurotic disorders.
10. Mention the phases of Therapeutic Relationship.
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[LJ 1024] AUGUST 2016 Sub. Code: 4723
THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 Marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)
b) List the characteristic features of Schizophrenia.
c) Draw a nursing care plan for a client with Paranoid Schizophrenia.
2. a) Define communication.
b) Explain the techniques of therapeutic communication.
c) Discuss the phases of nurse-patient relationship in detail.

2. Role of the nurses in ECT.
3. Anti-depressive drugs.
4. Nursing management of patient with mania.
5. Future challenges in psychiatric nursing.
1. What is repression?
3. Define phobia.
4. Mention any four Psychiatric emergencies.
5. What is flight of ideas?
6. What is Post-traumatic stress disorder?
7. Define mental retardation.
8. What is Enuresis?
9. Define circumstantiality.
10. List four types of hallucination.
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[LK 1024] FEBRUARY 2017 Sub. Code: 4723
THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723

1. a) Define depression.
b) Discuss in detail the etiology of depression.
c) Discuss the nursing management of a client with depression.
2. a) Define mental health.

b) List the causes of mental illness.
c) State the principles of mental health nursing.
1. Mental Health Act.

2. Nurse patient relationship.
3. Antipsychotic drugs.
4. Generalized anxiety disorder.
5. Psychiatric emergencies.
1. Define schizophrenia.
2. Define delusion.
3. Mention four clinical features of mania.
4. Define counseling.
5. Mention four types of mental retardation.
6. Mention any four neurotic disorders.
7. Write any four extra pyramidal symptoms.
8. What is hallucination?
10. Define addiction.
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[LM 1024] FEBRUARY 2018 Sub. Code: 4723
THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723

1. a) Define crisis.
b) Explain the phases, types and techniques of crisis.
c) Explain crisis intervention.
2. a) Define mental retardation.

b) List the types of mental retardation.
c) Discuss the nursing management of a child with severe mental retardation.
1. Difference between psychosis and neurosis.

2. Lithium toxicity.
3. Histrionic personality disorder.
4. Milieu therapy.
5. Autism.
1. Narcolepsy.
2. Name four types of delusions.
3. Trichotillomania.
4. Mention four complications of ECT.
5. Define neologism.
6. Four types of hallucination.
7. What is projection?
8. Mention five types of admission in a mental hospital.
9. What is anti-craving agent?
10. Any four clinical features of withdrawal syndrome.
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[LN 1024] AUGUST 2018 Sub. Code: 4723

THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723

1. a) Define Mania.
b) Briefly explain the clinical features of mania.
c) Write down the management and nursing care of patient with mania.
2. a) Types of admission and discharge procedures in a psychiatric hospital.

b) National mental health programme.
1. Major tranquilizers.
2. Gender identity disorder.
3. Family therapy.
4. Therapeutic communication.
5. Briefly explain panic attack.
1. Define homicide.
2. What is enuresis?
3. Voyeurism.
4. Mention some of the specific developmental disorders.
5. What is personality?
6. What is Zoophilia?
7. Classification of mental retardation by IQ.
8. Define mental health nursing.
10. What is confabulation?
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[LO 1024] FEBRUARY 2019 Sub. Code: 4723

THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723

1. a) Define obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

b) Discuss in detail the etiology of OCD.
c) Discuss the Nursing management of a client with OCD.
2. a) Define community mental health nursing.

b) Discuss model of preventive psychiatry and levels of prevention.
c) Explain role of nurse in preventive psychiatry.
1. Cognitive behaviour therapy.

3. Electro Convulsive therapy.
4. Mood stabilizers.
5. Legal aspects in mental health.
1. Define mental status examination.

2. Transvestism.
4. Disulfiram.
5. Define Dementia.
6. Four types of Crisis.
7. What is reaction formation?
8. List four types of phobia.
9. What is normal IQ? How will you calculate IQ?
10. Write the types of personality.
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[LP 1024] AUGUST 2019 Sub. Code: 4723

THIRD YEAR
Q.P. Code: 664723

b) Discuss the causes, clinical features and types of Schizophrenia.
c) Explain in detail the nursing care of patients with schizophrenia.
2. Discuss the nursing management of child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
disorder.
1. Phases of Nurse – patient relationship.

2. Mental health act, 1987.
3. Psychodrama.
4. Lithium toxicity.
5. Rights of mentally ill patients.
1. List any three types of behavior therapy.

2. What is thought insertion?
3. Mention any four clinical features of withdrawal syndrome.
4. Narcolepsy.
6. List any three goals of occupational therapy.
7. Puerperal mood disorders.
8. Define Tangentiality.
9. What is Alzheimer’s disease?
10. Mention any four causes of Organic Mental disorders.
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August 2009

[KV 1024] Sub. Code: 4723

B.Sc (Nursing ) DEGREE EXAMINATION

2. Discuss the nursing management of a child with severe mental retardation

II. Write Short Notes on : (5 x 5 = 25)

III. Short Answer Questions: (10 x 2 = 20)

(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)

Q.P. Code : 664723

1. Define Therapeutic Communication. Discuss the principles, process, types

2. Define Schizophrenia. Discuss the causes, clinical manifestations,

II. Write Short Notes on : (5X 5 = 25)

III. Short Answers Questions: (10X 2 = 20)

1. Objective of National Mental Health Programme.

[LA 1024] Sub. Code: 4723

II. Write notes on : (5X 5 =25)

1. Opioid withdrawal syndrome.

III. Short Answers: (10X 2 = 20)

II. Write Notes on:

III. Short Answers on:

1. Explain the different psychological therapies used in the treatment of

II. Write Short Notes on : (8X 5 = 40)

1. Mental status exam

III. Short Answers Questions: (10X 2 = 20)

1. Mental health team

1. Define mental health and mental illness. Explain the characteristics of a

II. Write Short Notes on: (8X 5 = 40)

III. Short Answers Questions: (10X 2 = 20)

1. Mention two main mental health classification systems

1. Discuss the principles of mental health nursing

II. Write Notes on: (5X5 = 25)

III. Short Answer Questions: (10X 2 = 20)

B.Sc (Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATION

B.Sc (Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATION

B.Sc. (Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATION

1. a) Define Mental Health and Mental Illness.

2. a) Define Mental Retardation.

II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)

1. Nurse – Patient relationship.

III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)

B.Sc. (Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATION

2. Explain the rule of the nurses in prevention of mental illness in a community.

II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)

III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)

Q.P. Code: 664723

I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)

II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)

1. National mental health programme.

III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)

Q.P. Code: 664723

I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)

2. a) Define mental health.

II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)

1. Mental Health Act.

III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)

Q.P. Code: 664723

I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)

2. a) Define mental retardation.

II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)