NR548 EXAM 2 NEWEST EXAM
80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
2026.
Focused Questions for The Psychiatric Assessment: History of Present Illness - ANSWER--
How long have you been feeling this way?
-Did something happen in your life that may have triggered these emotions?
-How is this current situation impacting your life?
Common precipitants of psychiatric syndromes - ANSWER--arguments with friends or
relatives
-rejection or abandonment
-death or major illness of loved ones
-anniversary of a negative event, such as a death or divorce
-major medical illness or age-related deterioration in functioning
-stressful events at work or school
,-mental health clinician going on vacation
-medication noncompliance
-substance abuse
To assess overall functioning: - ANSWER-ask about the three basic aspects of life:
love
-important relationships: family, spouse, close friends
work
-paid employment, school, volunteer activities, structured day activities
fun
-hobbies and recreational pursuits
essential questions: Syndromal history - ANSWER-How old were you when you first had
these symptoms?
,How many episodes have you had?
When was the last episode?
Go CHaMP - ANSWER-Mnemonic for tx hx:
General questions
Current caregivers
Hospitalization history
Medication history
Psychotherapy history
MIDAS - ANSWER-Mnemonic to ask about medical hx:
Medications
Illness hx
primary care Doctor
Allergies
, Surgical hx
Relative risk - ANSWER-compares the risk for people with such a family history against the
risk of people in the general population, who are assigned a relative risk of 1.0.
-example, relative risk of developing bipolar disorder is 25; patient's father is bipolar, she is
25 times more likely to develop bipolar disorder than the average person
Psychiatric interview - ANSWER-the process by which psychiatric assessment is conducted
-primary tasks
• building a therapeutic alliance between the PMHNP & client
• obtaining a database of psychiatric info about the client
• establishing a dx
• negotiating a tx plan
Therapeutic Alliance - ANSWER-a feeling that you should create over the course of the
diagnostic interview, a sense of rapport, trust, and warmth
-most important goal of the interview process
80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
2026.
Focused Questions for The Psychiatric Assessment: History of Present Illness - ANSWER--
How long have you been feeling this way?
-Did something happen in your life that may have triggered these emotions?
-How is this current situation impacting your life?
Common precipitants of psychiatric syndromes - ANSWER--arguments with friends or
relatives
-rejection or abandonment
-death or major illness of loved ones
-anniversary of a negative event, such as a death or divorce
-major medical illness or age-related deterioration in functioning
-stressful events at work or school
,-mental health clinician going on vacation
-medication noncompliance
-substance abuse
To assess overall functioning: - ANSWER-ask about the three basic aspects of life:
love
-important relationships: family, spouse, close friends
work
-paid employment, school, volunteer activities, structured day activities
fun
-hobbies and recreational pursuits
essential questions: Syndromal history - ANSWER-How old were you when you first had
these symptoms?
,How many episodes have you had?
When was the last episode?
Go CHaMP - ANSWER-Mnemonic for tx hx:
General questions
Current caregivers
Hospitalization history
Medication history
Psychotherapy history
MIDAS - ANSWER-Mnemonic to ask about medical hx:
Medications
Illness hx
primary care Doctor
Allergies
, Surgical hx
Relative risk - ANSWER-compares the risk for people with such a family history against the
risk of people in the general population, who are assigned a relative risk of 1.0.
-example, relative risk of developing bipolar disorder is 25; patient's father is bipolar, she is
25 times more likely to develop bipolar disorder than the average person
Psychiatric interview - ANSWER-the process by which psychiatric assessment is conducted
-primary tasks
• building a therapeutic alliance between the PMHNP & client
• obtaining a database of psychiatric info about the client
• establishing a dx
• negotiating a tx plan
Therapeutic Alliance - ANSWER-a feeling that you should create over the course of the
diagnostic interview, a sense of rapport, trust, and warmth
-most important goal of the interview process
