NRNP 6635 Midterm Examination – Walden University:
Questions and Answers – Updated Version
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat
psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients - CORRECT ANSWER-
Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life
cycle - CORRECT ANSWER-Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Sexual
abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing
antipsychotic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-AIMS
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly -
CORRECT ANSWER-Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - CORRECT
ANSWER-20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms,
30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is
absent in dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Sequential events
, The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa -
CORRECT ANSWER-Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to
establish a mental illness diagnosis. - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychiatrist
History and mental status examination
Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood -
CORRECT ANSWER-Intellect
Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children -
CORRECT ANSWER-negligent parenting
Select the psychiatric disorder for which drug and non-drug treatments are
least effective - CORRECT ANSWER-Depersonalisation disorder
Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder -
CORRECT ANSWER-Experienced Violence and natural disaster
Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must
appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder - CORRECT ANSWER-6
months
Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis
of restless leg syndrome. - CORRECT ANSWER-Magnesium
Questions and Answers – Updated Version
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat
psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients - CORRECT ANSWER-
Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life
cycle - CORRECT ANSWER-Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Sexual
abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing
antipsychotic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-AIMS
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly -
CORRECT ANSWER-Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - CORRECT
ANSWER-20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms,
30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is
absent in dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Sequential events
, The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa -
CORRECT ANSWER-Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to
establish a mental illness diagnosis. - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychiatrist
History and mental status examination
Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood -
CORRECT ANSWER-Intellect
Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children -
CORRECT ANSWER-negligent parenting
Select the psychiatric disorder for which drug and non-drug treatments are
least effective - CORRECT ANSWER-Depersonalisation disorder
Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder -
CORRECT ANSWER-Experienced Violence and natural disaster
Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must
appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder - CORRECT ANSWER-6
months
Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis
of restless leg syndrome. - CORRECT ANSWER-Magnesium
