TBI: Module 11 TBI & Mental Health : PRE-Test

Page 1 of 2       This PRE-Test includes: 7 multiple choice questions. On completion of the questions your answers will be emailed to you. After you complete Module 11 and the POST-Test at the end of Module 11 you will be re-directed to a page of sample answers so that you can compare your answers with the correct answers.         The 7 Pre-Test questions       1. How confident are you that you have a good introductory understanding of mental health problems and TBI?*   Not confident at all   Somewhat confident   Reasonably confident   Very confident       2. How confident do you feel to explain to family members the factors affecting the risk of psychiatric illness after a TBI?*   a) not confident at all   b) somewhat confident   c) reasonably confident   d) very confident       3. Do you feel confident you understand the main types of mental health problems after at TBI?*   a) not confident at all   b) somewhat confident   c) reasonably confident   d) very confident       4. Do you feel confident you understand the diagnostic challenges for people with mental health problems after a TBI?*   a) not confident at all   b) somewhat confident   c) reasonably confident   d) very confident       5. Do you feel confident you understand the management challenges for people with mental health problems after a TBI? *   a) not confident at all   b) somewhat confident   c) reasonably confident   d) very confident       6. How does the rate of psychiatric illness following a TBI compare with the rate in the normal population?*   Rates following a TBI are less   Rates following a TBI are the same   Rates following a TBI are more       7. Which of the following are true?*   Is it easy to distinguish between apathy and depression following a brain injury?   Is it easy to differentiate between thought disorder and dysphasia (a brain injury in the area of the brain controlling language).   If a person with mental illness and TBI is living by themselves that fact will create a significant problem for management.   Often following a brain injury a person’s attention span may only be minutes to maybe 15 to 20 minutes at most.   The family is a more important part of assessment and management for people with TBI and mental health issues than with people with only mental health issues.