NUR 670 QUIZ 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 EDITION
1. An executive visit his PCP frequently with complaints of chest pain. After examination the NP
advises the executive that he is experiencing anxiety. According to the clinical guidelines which
medication should be ordered for this patient first for long term treatment?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. SSRIs
c. Tricyclic antidepressants
d. Opiates - ANS b. SSRIs
2. Which medication is not FDA approved for treatment of OCD?
a. Paroxetine (Paxil)
b. Citalopram (Celexa)
c. Fluoxetine (Prozac)
d. Sertraline (Zoloft) - ANS b. Citalopram (Celexa)
3. A 25-year-old man has thoughts about hating his younger brother and wishing he would die.
He becomes very anxious about these thoughts because he has developed the idea that if
anything really happened to his brother, it would be his fault. For no explainable reason, Tony
starts mentally counting by odd numbers each time he walks past his brother's room and
discovers that this activity makes him less anxious. Tony's behavior can be described as
a. A phobia of going into his brother's room because he is afraid his hatred will actually hurt him
b.A compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother
c. c. A mental compulsion developed to neutralize his bad thoughts - correct one
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,d. An attempt to be better in math than his brother to gain parental acceptance - ANS b.A
compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother
4. A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was
sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go
to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack.
What is the best explanation for this occurrence?
a. The exercise class was an unconditioned stimulus that resulted in a panic attack
b. She was angry with the friend for insisting that she go out
c. The medication that had been prescribed for her was only treating the depression, not the
anxiety
d. The physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal cue for panic to
occur - ANS d. The physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal
cue for panic to occur
5. According to the DSM 5 which of the following terms is associated with generalized anxiety
disorder
a. Fear
b. Worry
c. Panic
d. Emotion - ANS b. Worry
6. A 25-year-old patient with a five-year history of generalized anxiety disorder arrives at the ED.
She complains of severe shortness of breath, chest pain, sweating profusely and is crying
uncontrollably. She just got fired from her job and she has what would you do first.
a. Treat her for acute psychosis
b. Assess her for medical condition
c. Prescribe IV benzodiazepines stat
d. Treat her for generalized anxiety - ANS b. Assess her for medical condition
7. Which herbal preparation is not associated with inducing symptoms of anxiety
a. St. John's Wort
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,b. Ma Huang
c. Yohimbine
d. Kava - ANS d. Kava
8. A patient has been taking a benzodiazepine for 5 weeks. The psychiatric NP wants to replace
this medication with Buspar. How long will it take the new medication to be felt at its full
potential?
a. 10-12 weeks
b. 7-10 days
c. 30-45 days
d. 72 hours - ANS c. 30-45 days
9. A patient has been taking a benzodiazepine for 5 weeks. The psychiatric NP wants to replace
this medication with Buspar. How long will it take the new medication to be felt at its full
potential?
a. 6-8 weeks
b. 7-14 days
c. 3-4 weeks
d. 72 hours - ANS c. 3-4 weeks
10. Which of the following is not a characteristic common to specific phobias
a. significant attempts by the anxious individual to avoid the phobic situation
b. strong and persistent anxiety related to a specific object or situation
c. recognition by the person with the phobia that the anxiety is excessive or unreasonable
d. decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system - ANS d. decreased arousal of the
autonomic nervous system
11. A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder ask you which treatment would have the
longest lasting benefits. Since you have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study
evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication, you tell your relative to first
try
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, a. Rest, improved nutrition, and medication
b. The drug clonazepam (klonopin)
c. Psychological treatment that includes CBT
d. Any available treatment since patients in all treatment conditions achieve the same long-
lasting gains - ANS c. Psychological treatment that includes CBT
12. A college freshman was diagnosed with agoraphobia. Which behavior would be most
characteristic of this disorder
a. She refuses to eat in public places
b. She experiences panic anxiety when she encounters spiders
c. She refuses to fly in an airplane
d. She stays at home for fear of being in a place where she cannot escape - ANS d. She stays
at home for fear of being in a place where she cannot escape
13. Any time a young woman is aboard a bus or subway, stands in line in a crowded
supermarket or crosses a bridge, she develops a rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing sweating,
nausea, and dizziness. She soon stops leaving the house for fear of developing the symptoms.
a. Agoraphobia
b. Delirium
c. Generalized anxiety
d. Panic - ANS a. Agoraphobia
14. Which of the following patients should be treated primarily with an antianxiety medication
a. A patient who experiences panic attacks at night
b. A patient experiencing acute psychosis
c. A patient withdrawing from opioid intoxication
d. A patient with anorexia nervosa - ANS a. A patient who experiences panic attacks at night
15. Which of the following is a physiological symptom of anxiety
a. Irritability
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ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 EDITION
1. An executive visit his PCP frequently with complaints of chest pain. After examination the NP
advises the executive that he is experiencing anxiety. According to the clinical guidelines which
medication should be ordered for this patient first for long term treatment?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. SSRIs
c. Tricyclic antidepressants
d. Opiates - ANS b. SSRIs
2. Which medication is not FDA approved for treatment of OCD?
a. Paroxetine (Paxil)
b. Citalopram (Celexa)
c. Fluoxetine (Prozac)
d. Sertraline (Zoloft) - ANS b. Citalopram (Celexa)
3. A 25-year-old man has thoughts about hating his younger brother and wishing he would die.
He becomes very anxious about these thoughts because he has developed the idea that if
anything really happened to his brother, it would be his fault. For no explainable reason, Tony
starts mentally counting by odd numbers each time he walks past his brother's room and
discovers that this activity makes him less anxious. Tony's behavior can be described as
a. A phobia of going into his brother's room because he is afraid his hatred will actually hurt him
b.A compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother
c. c. A mental compulsion developed to neutralize his bad thoughts - correct one
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,d. An attempt to be better in math than his brother to gain parental acceptance - ANS b.A
compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother
4. A teenage girl had recently been having panic attacks while shopping at the mall. She was
sitting in her room feeling very depressed. To cheer her up, a friend suggested that they both go
to an exercise class. Shortly after the warm-up started, however, she had another panic attack.
What is the best explanation for this occurrence?
a. The exercise class was an unconditioned stimulus that resulted in a panic attack
b. She was angry with the friend for insisting that she go out
c. The medication that had been prescribed for her was only treating the depression, not the
anxiety
d. The physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal cue for panic to
occur - ANS d. The physical sensations experienced during exercise had become an internal
cue for panic to occur
5. According to the DSM 5 which of the following terms is associated with generalized anxiety
disorder
a. Fear
b. Worry
c. Panic
d. Emotion - ANS b. Worry
6. A 25-year-old patient with a five-year history of generalized anxiety disorder arrives at the ED.
She complains of severe shortness of breath, chest pain, sweating profusely and is crying
uncontrollably. She just got fired from her job and she has what would you do first.
a. Treat her for acute psychosis
b. Assess her for medical condition
c. Prescribe IV benzodiazepines stat
d. Treat her for generalized anxiety - ANS b. Assess her for medical condition
7. Which herbal preparation is not associated with inducing symptoms of anxiety
a. St. John's Wort
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,b. Ma Huang
c. Yohimbine
d. Kava - ANS d. Kava
8. A patient has been taking a benzodiazepine for 5 weeks. The psychiatric NP wants to replace
this medication with Buspar. How long will it take the new medication to be felt at its full
potential?
a. 10-12 weeks
b. 7-10 days
c. 30-45 days
d. 72 hours - ANS c. 30-45 days
9. A patient has been taking a benzodiazepine for 5 weeks. The psychiatric NP wants to replace
this medication with Buspar. How long will it take the new medication to be felt at its full
potential?
a. 6-8 weeks
b. 7-14 days
c. 3-4 weeks
d. 72 hours - ANS c. 3-4 weeks
10. Which of the following is not a characteristic common to specific phobias
a. significant attempts by the anxious individual to avoid the phobic situation
b. strong and persistent anxiety related to a specific object or situation
c. recognition by the person with the phobia that the anxiety is excessive or unreasonable
d. decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system - ANS d. decreased arousal of the
autonomic nervous system
11. A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder ask you which treatment would have the
longest lasting benefits. Since you have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study
evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication, you tell your relative to first
try
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, a. Rest, improved nutrition, and medication
b. The drug clonazepam (klonopin)
c. Psychological treatment that includes CBT
d. Any available treatment since patients in all treatment conditions achieve the same long-
lasting gains - ANS c. Psychological treatment that includes CBT
12. A college freshman was diagnosed with agoraphobia. Which behavior would be most
characteristic of this disorder
a. She refuses to eat in public places
b. She experiences panic anxiety when she encounters spiders
c. She refuses to fly in an airplane
d. She stays at home for fear of being in a place where she cannot escape - ANS d. She stays
at home for fear of being in a place where she cannot escape
13. Any time a young woman is aboard a bus or subway, stands in line in a crowded
supermarket or crosses a bridge, she develops a rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing sweating,
nausea, and dizziness. She soon stops leaving the house for fear of developing the symptoms.
a. Agoraphobia
b. Delirium
c. Generalized anxiety
d. Panic - ANS a. Agoraphobia
14. Which of the following patients should be treated primarily with an antianxiety medication
a. A patient who experiences panic attacks at night
b. A patient experiencing acute psychosis
c. A patient withdrawing from opioid intoxication
d. A patient with anorexia nervosa - ANS a. A patient who experiences panic attacks at night
15. Which of the following is a physiological symptom of anxiety
a. Irritability
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