VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 LATEST UPDATE
1. One of the most effective treatments for alcoholism is? active participation in 12 step program
2. Patient presentation possibly common to anxiety and depression includes: Agitation
3. When treating a 25 y/o woman for mild anxiety, appropriate initial includes:
Referral to mental health services, including cognitive-behavioral therapy
4. In prescribing benzodiazepines, the NP considers that ( select2): This drugs
have a high potential abuse, and the onset of therapeutic effect is usually rapid
5. Tx recommendations for depression should always include: cognitive-behavioral therapy
6. The NP knows that the full therapeutic effect of SSRI used for the tx of
depression/anxiety may take? 12 weeks.
7. When assessing the patient for IVP, the provider should always: Screen pts
presenting for a PCP visit
8. Appropriate txs for insomnia include all the following (select 3) Encourage pts to
have a regular bed/awake times, Use of sleep machine that provides white nose,
limiting alcohol and caffeine use
9. In a patient complaining of insomnia, education would include the following except: Do not
exercise before sleep
10.Which of the following is one of the criteria used in screening for major
depression disorder (MDD)? Loss of interest or pleasure in activities for more than
, 2 weeks.
11.Which of the following is one of true about mental health? Disorders can be difficult to
specifically identify and may overlap with others.
12.Evidenced-based first-line pharmacological txs for insomnia include: Use a
short-acting benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA)
13.What class of drug represents the first choice for the management of both
depression and chronic anxiety? SSRI
14.Which of the following meds can be used in tx a patient in opioid
withdrawal (select 2) Methadone and clonodine
15.DSM 5 criteria for substance tolerance/dependence includes: Diminished effect with the same