PRITE Exam Advanced Practice 2026|2027
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By what age is cisgender identity usually well established?
A. One year
B. Three years
C. Five years
D. Seven years
E. Nine years
B. Three years
Erikson theorized that a successful developmental task in the 40- to 60-year-old age group is
to:
A. master intimate relationships despite the demands of work.
B. learn to love people without a desire for them to be different.
C. become comfortable with one's identity as perceived by society.
D. feel useful to society through behaviors that protect future generations.
E. develop a sense of integrity that is able to tolerate the knowledge of impending death.
D. feel useful to society through behaviors that protect future generations.
The primary taste cortex in humans is located in which of the following cortical areas?
A. Dorsolateral
B. Orbitofrontal
C. Anterior insular
D. Somatosensory
E. Posterior temporal
C. Anterior insular
PMID: 26277487
,Which of the following assumes a theoretical model of the condition being measured and
includes an explanation of how the components of the model are related?
A. Face validity
B. Content validity
C. Criterion validity
D. Construct validity
E. Concurrent validity
D. Construct validity
A 32-year-old patient with schizophrenia, stable on olanzapine, gained over 20 pounds in one
year (BMI now at 31 kg/m) and has elevated fasting glucose and triglycerides. Which of the
following is the best supported treatment for the metabolic side effects?
A. Insulin
B. Orlistat
C. Metformin
D. Gemfibrozil
E. Atorvastatin
C. Metformin
Which of the following entities mandates that public schools provide educational services to
children
with identified disabilities?
A. School
B. School district
C. State legislatures
D. Federal government
E. State educational department
D. Federal government
According to Kohut, which of the following traits is normal in children and a significant aspect
of healthy
personality development?
A. Altruism
B. Likeability
,C. Narcissism
D. Persistence
E. Assertiveness
C. Narcissism
PMID: 20428310
Which of the following behavioral techniques should be utilized in the de-escalation of an
agitated
patient?
A. Maintain constant eye contact
B. Acknowledge the patient's frustrations
C. Speak louder than the patient as a show of force
D. Stand while the patient sits to allow for a quicker exit
E. Make gentle physical contact to demonstrate empathy
B. Acknowledge the patient's frustrations
The family of an eight year-old child drives to a hospital so the child can receive
chemotherapy for acute leukemia. The child begins to develop nausea and vomits every time
they visit the hospital for repeat chemotherapy. According to learning theory, this is an
example of:
A. attribution
B. behaviorism
C. social learning
D. operant conditioning
E. classical conditioning
E. classical conditioning
Which of the following abnormal elevated metabolic findings has been associated with
increased risk
of stroke in patients under the age of 50?
A. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
B. Plasma homocysteine
C. Aldolase levels
D. Tyrosine levels
E. Serum iron
, B. Plasma homocysteine
Who is considered to be the pioneer of cognitive behavior therapy?
A. Aaron Beck
B. Carl Rogers
C. Gerald Klerman
D. Marsha Linehan
E. Nathan Ackerman
A. Aaron Beck
An overweight teenager is seen for headache and visual disturbance. She describes the
headache as 4/10 pain intensity over her entire head and worse with coughing and sneezing.
She has been noticing worsening of vision described as periods of blurring and darkening of
vision. MRI of the brain is normal. Which of the following would confirm the suspected
diagnosis?
A. Lumbar puncture
B. Carotid ultrasound
C. CT scan of the brain
D. Electroencephalogram
E. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
A. Lumbar puncture
A patient in his thirties is undergoing a mental status exam after developing cognitive
difficulties. He is asked to produce, in one minute, as many words as possible starting with the
letter P, without using any proper names or words from a single stem, such as pot, pots,
potter. He is able to come up with nine words. However, when asked to name as many
animals as possible in one minute, he can name twelve. What would these findings, by
themselves, suggest?
A. Normal finding
B. Frontal lobe injury
C. Parietal lobe injury
D. Factitious disorder
E. Temporal lobe injury
B. Frontal lobe injury
Questions and Answers with Complete A+
Solutions 100% Correct!!!
By what age is cisgender identity usually well established?
A. One year
B. Three years
C. Five years
D. Seven years
E. Nine years
B. Three years
Erikson theorized that a successful developmental task in the 40- to 60-year-old age group is
to:
A. master intimate relationships despite the demands of work.
B. learn to love people without a desire for them to be different.
C. become comfortable with one's identity as perceived by society.
D. feel useful to society through behaviors that protect future generations.
E. develop a sense of integrity that is able to tolerate the knowledge of impending death.
D. feel useful to society through behaviors that protect future generations.
The primary taste cortex in humans is located in which of the following cortical areas?
A. Dorsolateral
B. Orbitofrontal
C. Anterior insular
D. Somatosensory
E. Posterior temporal
C. Anterior insular
PMID: 26277487
,Which of the following assumes a theoretical model of the condition being measured and
includes an explanation of how the components of the model are related?
A. Face validity
B. Content validity
C. Criterion validity
D. Construct validity
E. Concurrent validity
D. Construct validity
A 32-year-old patient with schizophrenia, stable on olanzapine, gained over 20 pounds in one
year (BMI now at 31 kg/m) and has elevated fasting glucose and triglycerides. Which of the
following is the best supported treatment for the metabolic side effects?
A. Insulin
B. Orlistat
C. Metformin
D. Gemfibrozil
E. Atorvastatin
C. Metformin
Which of the following entities mandates that public schools provide educational services to
children
with identified disabilities?
A. School
B. School district
C. State legislatures
D. Federal government
E. State educational department
D. Federal government
According to Kohut, which of the following traits is normal in children and a significant aspect
of healthy
personality development?
A. Altruism
B. Likeability
,C. Narcissism
D. Persistence
E. Assertiveness
C. Narcissism
PMID: 20428310
Which of the following behavioral techniques should be utilized in the de-escalation of an
agitated
patient?
A. Maintain constant eye contact
B. Acknowledge the patient's frustrations
C. Speak louder than the patient as a show of force
D. Stand while the patient sits to allow for a quicker exit
E. Make gentle physical contact to demonstrate empathy
B. Acknowledge the patient's frustrations
The family of an eight year-old child drives to a hospital so the child can receive
chemotherapy for acute leukemia. The child begins to develop nausea and vomits every time
they visit the hospital for repeat chemotherapy. According to learning theory, this is an
example of:
A. attribution
B. behaviorism
C. social learning
D. operant conditioning
E. classical conditioning
E. classical conditioning
Which of the following abnormal elevated metabolic findings has been associated with
increased risk
of stroke in patients under the age of 50?
A. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
B. Plasma homocysteine
C. Aldolase levels
D. Tyrosine levels
E. Serum iron
, B. Plasma homocysteine
Who is considered to be the pioneer of cognitive behavior therapy?
A. Aaron Beck
B. Carl Rogers
C. Gerald Klerman
D. Marsha Linehan
E. Nathan Ackerman
A. Aaron Beck
An overweight teenager is seen for headache and visual disturbance. She describes the
headache as 4/10 pain intensity over her entire head and worse with coughing and sneezing.
She has been noticing worsening of vision described as periods of blurring and darkening of
vision. MRI of the brain is normal. Which of the following would confirm the suspected
diagnosis?
A. Lumbar puncture
B. Carotid ultrasound
C. CT scan of the brain
D. Electroencephalogram
E. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
A. Lumbar puncture
A patient in his thirties is undergoing a mental status exam after developing cognitive
difficulties. He is asked to produce, in one minute, as many words as possible starting with the
letter P, without using any proper names or words from a single stem, such as pot, pots,
potter. He is able to come up with nine words. However, when asked to name as many
animals as possible in one minute, he can name twelve. What would these findings, by
themselves, suggest?
A. Normal finding
B. Frontal lobe injury
C. Parietal lobe injury
D. Factitious disorder
E. Temporal lobe injury
B. Frontal lobe injury
