CMN 552 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ contraindications of bright light therapy. Answer: patients with glaucoma,
cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa or
retinopathy, patients taking photosensitizing medications
▶ indications for bright light therapy. Answer: seasonal affective disorder,
circadian rhythm sleep disorders, insomnia, postpartum depression,
nonseasonal depression, bipolar depression, parkinson's disease, adhd,
dementia, fibromyalgia, delirium
▶ 3 levels of CBT therapy:. Answer: automatic thoughts, intermediate
beliefs, cognitive schemata
▶ automatic thoughts:. Answer: the conscious response to stimuli
▶ intermediate beliefs:. Answer: assumptions about the self, the world,
and the future that led to the automatic thought occurring in response to a
particular stimulus
▶ cognitive schema:. Answer: the content (the beliefs) and the
organization of that content, an individual schema determines which stimuli
are most likely noticed and encoded in memory, which stimuli are ignored
or discounted, how encoded information is linked to associated in memory,
and which memories are most easily recalled
▶ probability overestimation, catastrophic thinking, all-or-nothing thinking,
overgeneralization, only considering evidence that is consistent with
existing beliefs. Answer: cognitive distortions
▶ potential functional consequences of disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder include. Answer: chronic severe irritability, marked disruption in
child's family and peer relationships, school performance, friendships,
,dangerous behavior, suicidal ideations or attempts, severe aggression,
psychiatric hospitalization
▶ usually defined by its subjective component as the sensation of not
sleeping well or enough.. Answer: insomnia
▶ characterized by either excessive nighttime sleep or excessive
sleepiness during the day. Answer: hypersomnia
▶ form of therapy focused more on identifying the negatively valanced
automatic thoughts associated with depressed moods and using strategies
to both test the accuracy of the negative thoughts and consider more
rational alternatives. Answer: Cognitive Therapy
▶ therapy that develops a time-limited approach to address the common
problematic patterns in relationships that plague the lives of people with
depression, including unresolved grief, role disputes, role transitions, and
interpersonal deficits. elicits an interpersonal inventory and identifies the
area or areas of interpersonal difficulty of greatest relevance to a particular
patient. Answer: interpersonal psychotherapy
▶ emphasizes two skills: observing one's perceived sensations and
accepting and experiencing those sensations nonjudgmentally. Answer:
mindfulness meditation therapy
▶ identify thoughts and behaviors that you want to change, and the
therapist helps you create a plan to change those thoughts and behaviors..
Answer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
▶ draws connections between your mood and relationships to underlying
interpersonal issues. Answer: Interpersonal Therapy
▶ focuses on changing problematic behaviors, feelings, and thoughts by
discovering their unconscious meanings and motivations. Answer:
psychoanalysis therapy
▶ Name some signs of psychomotor agitation. Answer: emotional distress,
restlessness, tapping, starting and ending tasks abruptly, fidgeting, pacing,
hand-wringing, fast talking, racing thoughts, crowded thoughts, moving
objects for no reason
, ▶ set of behaviors that goes along with psychomotor agitation. Answer:
packing back and forth, taking off and on clothes, twisting their hands,
tapping feet on floor, tapping fingers on surface, picking up and moving
objects around a room for no reason
▶ most reliable somatic indicators of depressive disorder:. Answer:
anorexia and weight loss
▶ other somatic indicators of depressive disorder. Answer: blunted
olfactory or taste sensations, decreased enjoyment of food, dizziness,
lethargy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever, sweating, chills,
malaise, incoordination, insomnia, vivid dreams
▶ contraindications to ECT treatment. Answer: rheumatoid arthritis
complicated by erosion of the odontoid process, recent mi (must wait 8
weeks), increased intracranial pressure, recent intracerebral
hemorrhage/aneurysm or stroke (must wait 8 weeks), extremely loose
teeth, threatened retinal detachment, concurrent administration of an
irreversible MAOI (must be discontinued 14 days prior to elective
anesthesia), concurrent drug toxicity
▶ baseline labs recommended prior to treatment with Celexa?. Answer:
serum sodium at baseline and after 4 weeks
▶ antidepressant that can cause dose dependent cardiac irregularities.
Answer: Celexa or Tricyclics
▶ which SNRI is recommended for use in the treatment of panic and major
depression?. Answer: Venlafaxine (Effexor)
▶ Which antidepressant has the potential to cause a false amphetamine
lab result?. Answer: Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
▶ Least sedating SSRI?. Answer: Lexapro (Escitalopram)
▶ most likely SSRI to cause discontinuation syndrome?. Answer: Paxil
(Fluoxetine)
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ contraindications of bright light therapy. Answer: patients with glaucoma,
cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa or
retinopathy, patients taking photosensitizing medications
▶ indications for bright light therapy. Answer: seasonal affective disorder,
circadian rhythm sleep disorders, insomnia, postpartum depression,
nonseasonal depression, bipolar depression, parkinson's disease, adhd,
dementia, fibromyalgia, delirium
▶ 3 levels of CBT therapy:. Answer: automatic thoughts, intermediate
beliefs, cognitive schemata
▶ automatic thoughts:. Answer: the conscious response to stimuli
▶ intermediate beliefs:. Answer: assumptions about the self, the world,
and the future that led to the automatic thought occurring in response to a
particular stimulus
▶ cognitive schema:. Answer: the content (the beliefs) and the
organization of that content, an individual schema determines which stimuli
are most likely noticed and encoded in memory, which stimuli are ignored
or discounted, how encoded information is linked to associated in memory,
and which memories are most easily recalled
▶ probability overestimation, catastrophic thinking, all-or-nothing thinking,
overgeneralization, only considering evidence that is consistent with
existing beliefs. Answer: cognitive distortions
▶ potential functional consequences of disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder include. Answer: chronic severe irritability, marked disruption in
child's family and peer relationships, school performance, friendships,
,dangerous behavior, suicidal ideations or attempts, severe aggression,
psychiatric hospitalization
▶ usually defined by its subjective component as the sensation of not
sleeping well or enough.. Answer: insomnia
▶ characterized by either excessive nighttime sleep or excessive
sleepiness during the day. Answer: hypersomnia
▶ form of therapy focused more on identifying the negatively valanced
automatic thoughts associated with depressed moods and using strategies
to both test the accuracy of the negative thoughts and consider more
rational alternatives. Answer: Cognitive Therapy
▶ therapy that develops a time-limited approach to address the common
problematic patterns in relationships that plague the lives of people with
depression, including unresolved grief, role disputes, role transitions, and
interpersonal deficits. elicits an interpersonal inventory and identifies the
area or areas of interpersonal difficulty of greatest relevance to a particular
patient. Answer: interpersonal psychotherapy
▶ emphasizes two skills: observing one's perceived sensations and
accepting and experiencing those sensations nonjudgmentally. Answer:
mindfulness meditation therapy
▶ identify thoughts and behaviors that you want to change, and the
therapist helps you create a plan to change those thoughts and behaviors..
Answer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
▶ draws connections between your mood and relationships to underlying
interpersonal issues. Answer: Interpersonal Therapy
▶ focuses on changing problematic behaviors, feelings, and thoughts by
discovering their unconscious meanings and motivations. Answer:
psychoanalysis therapy
▶ Name some signs of psychomotor agitation. Answer: emotional distress,
restlessness, tapping, starting and ending tasks abruptly, fidgeting, pacing,
hand-wringing, fast talking, racing thoughts, crowded thoughts, moving
objects for no reason
, ▶ set of behaviors that goes along with psychomotor agitation. Answer:
packing back and forth, taking off and on clothes, twisting their hands,
tapping feet on floor, tapping fingers on surface, picking up and moving
objects around a room for no reason
▶ most reliable somatic indicators of depressive disorder:. Answer:
anorexia and weight loss
▶ other somatic indicators of depressive disorder. Answer: blunted
olfactory or taste sensations, decreased enjoyment of food, dizziness,
lethargy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever, sweating, chills,
malaise, incoordination, insomnia, vivid dreams
▶ contraindications to ECT treatment. Answer: rheumatoid arthritis
complicated by erosion of the odontoid process, recent mi (must wait 8
weeks), increased intracranial pressure, recent intracerebral
hemorrhage/aneurysm or stroke (must wait 8 weeks), extremely loose
teeth, threatened retinal detachment, concurrent administration of an
irreversible MAOI (must be discontinued 14 days prior to elective
anesthesia), concurrent drug toxicity
▶ baseline labs recommended prior to treatment with Celexa?. Answer:
serum sodium at baseline and after 4 weeks
▶ antidepressant that can cause dose dependent cardiac irregularities.
Answer: Celexa or Tricyclics
▶ which SNRI is recommended for use in the treatment of panic and major
depression?. Answer: Venlafaxine (Effexor)
▶ Which antidepressant has the potential to cause a false amphetamine
lab result?. Answer: Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
▶ Least sedating SSRI?. Answer: Lexapro (Escitalopram)
▶ most likely SSRI to cause discontinuation syndrome?. Answer: Paxil
(Fluoxetine)
