NUR 6665 FINAL EXAM Nur6665 FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers Walden University

Question 1
The Confusion Assessment Methods Instrument (CAMI) is a standardized assessment tool
for which of the following disorders?
A . Dementia
B . Delirium
C . Pick's disease
D . A and C
The answer is B-Delirium

Question 2
Which of the following is a common sensory deficit of conversion disorder? Check all that
apply.
A . Blindness
B . Tunnel vision
C . Blindness
D . Deafness
The answer is A-Blindness and D-Deafness

Question 3 Delirium is an example of which type of clinical problem in psychosomatic
medicine?
A . Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition
B . Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to a medical condition of treatment
C . Psychiatric complications of medical conditions and treatment
D . Medical complications of psychiatric conditions or treatment
The answer is A- Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition

Question 4
All the following medications are used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
dementia/psychosis EXCEPT for
A . Nuplazid
B . Rivastigmine
C . Pimavanserin
D . Memantine
The answer is D-Memantine

Question 5
Indicators of imitative dissociative identity disorder include which of the following symptoms?
A . Symptom exaggeration
B . Confusion and shame related to symptoms
C . Use of symptoms to excuse antisocial behaviors
D . A and C only
The answer is B- confusion and shame related to symptoms

Question 6
Which of the following can lower a person's resistance to control impulses?
A . Fatigue
B . Incessant stimulation
C . Psychic trauma
D . All of the above
The answer is D-All of the above

Question 7

,Schizophrenia in a patient with end-stage renal disease is an example of which type of clinical
problem in psychosomatic medicine?
A . Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
B . Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition
C . Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to a medical condition
D . Psychiatric complications of medical conditions and treatments
the answer is A-Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions

Question 8
An acute onset, short-term confusion, with changes in cognition and level of awareness due
to a physiological cause is known as which of the following?
A . Delirium
B . Dementia
C . Psychosis
D . Traumatic brain injury
The answer is A -Delirium

Question 9
A patient expresses feelings of unreality or of being detached from their environment,
describing the perception of the outside world as unreal, dreamlike, and visually distorted.
The ARNP recognizes this as which of the following?
A . Derealization
B . Depersonalization
C . Generalized amnesia
D . Dissociative identity disorder
The answer is A-derealization

Question 10
A patient presents with persistent feelings of detachment from one's self, like watching one's
self in a movie. The ARNP recognizes this as which of the following?
A . Derealization
B . Depersonalization
C . Generalized amnesia
D Dissociative identity disorder
The answer is B-Depersonalization

Question 11
Which of the following is recommended in the treatment of pyromania?
A . Psychoanalysis
B . Cognitive therapy
C . Supervision of patient to prevent a repeated episode of fire setting
D . All the above
The answer is B- Cognitive therapy
Question 12
Which of the following biological factors have been associated with kleptomania? Check all
that apply.
A . Brain diseases
B . Cortical atrophy
C . Mental retardation
D . Enlarged lateral ventricles
The answers are:A-brain diseases,B-Cortical atrophy,and D-enlarged lateral ventricles

Question 13

, A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment confined to a specific area of
academic achievement (i.e., reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling) without deficits in
intellectual and adaptive behaviors is
A . Intellectual disability
B . Communication disorder
C . Specific learning disorder
D . Autism spectrum disorder
The answer is A-Intellectual disability




Step-by-step explanation
Question 14 Which of the following approaches/treatments are recommended in working with
patients with a conversion disorder?
A . After a very thorough evaluation to r/o any medical cause, tell the patient that the
symptoms are imaginary.
B . Recommend psychotherapy to focus on issues of stress and coping.
C . Recommend psychoanalysis to explore intrapsychic conflicts.
D . B and C only
The answer is B -Recommend psychotherapy to focus on issues of stress and coping

Question 15
Experiences of depersonalization and derealization are common in which of the following
patients?
A . Patients with seizures
B . Patients with migraines
C . Patients who use marijuana
D . All of the above
The answer is C- Patients who use marijuana

Question 16
Under hypnosis or during psychotherapy, a patient may recover a memory of a painful
experience that is etiologically significant. This is known as which of the following?
A . False memory syndrome
B . Recalled memory syndrome

C . Dissociative trance disorder
D . Recovered identity disorder
The answer is C- Dissociative trance disorder

Question 17
Which of the following is recommended as a first line therapy for a patient with dementia and
behavioral disturbance?
A Valproic acid (Depakote)
B . Risperdal
C . Haloperidol
D . None of the above
The answer is D-none of the above

Question 18 According to the DSM-5, delirium is specified as acute or persistent. Which of the
following time frames is consistent with acute delirium specification?
A . A few hours or days