ANCC PMHNP Cert Exam Review
Questions AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATES 2023 ALREADY GRADED
EXAM.
*ICP*
*CHILDREN* signs and symptoms - answers-• Headache
• Vomiting (usually projectile)
• Seizures
• Diplopia (Dbl vision), blurred vision
Acetylcholine - answers-A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also
triggers muscle contraction
AIDS dementia complex (ADC) - answers-Encephalitis, behavioral changes, decline in
cognitive function
Progressive slowing of motor functions
Amygdala role in aggression - answers-Small volume increase aggression.
Amygdala's role in emotion - answers-- Aggression center
- Role in storing implicit emotional memories
- Stimulation (+) anger/violence or fear/anxiety
- Damage (-) mellow; hyperorality; hypersexuality; dis-inhibited behavior
Apoptosis - answers-process of programmed cell death
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - answers-1-10 normal
11-16 Mild
17-20 Borderline depression
21-30 Moderate
31-40 Severe
Over 40 Extreme
boderline personality disorder - answers-impulsive actions, often with the potential for
self-harm as well as mood instability and chaotic relationships
Carbamazepine mechanism - answers-Block voltage-dependent sodium channels
congestive heart failure and depression - answers-MDD is highly prevalent in these
patients
, crisis intervention - answers-five-step problem-solving technique to promote adaptation
and improve future coping
Crisis training is proven to be effective in helping to deescalate situations to prevent the
officer from using what? - answers-Lethal force
CYP450 inducers - answers-Carbamazepine
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Rifampin
Griseofulvin
St John's Wort
CYP450 inhibitors - answers-Fluvoxamine
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Duloxetine
Sertraline
DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) - answers-a form of therapy used to treat borderline
personality disorder that combines elements of the behavioral and cognitive treatments
with a mindfulness approach based on Eastern meditative practices
delirium - answers-an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication,
and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of
thought and speech.
Dementia - answers-a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory,
thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
Dopamine - answers-a neurotransmitter that regulates motor behavior, motivation,
pleasure, and emotional arousal
eating disorder treatment - answers--correct dangerous eating patterns
-address psychological and situational factors that have led to / are maintaining the
disorder
-often requires family and friend participation
Four dopaminergic pathways - answers-mesocortical
mesolimbic
nigrostriatal
tuberoinfundibular
Frontal Lobe Atrophy - answers-As neurons die in the frontal and temporal regions,
these lobes atrophy, or shrink. Gradually, this damage causes difficulties in thinking and
behaviors normally controlled by these parts of the brain. ... Scientists think that FTLD
Questions AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATES 2023 ALREADY GRADED
EXAM.
*ICP*
*CHILDREN* signs and symptoms - answers-• Headache
• Vomiting (usually projectile)
• Seizures
• Diplopia (Dbl vision), blurred vision
Acetylcholine - answers-A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also
triggers muscle contraction
AIDS dementia complex (ADC) - answers-Encephalitis, behavioral changes, decline in
cognitive function
Progressive slowing of motor functions
Amygdala role in aggression - answers-Small volume increase aggression.
Amygdala's role in emotion - answers-- Aggression center
- Role in storing implicit emotional memories
- Stimulation (+) anger/violence or fear/anxiety
- Damage (-) mellow; hyperorality; hypersexuality; dis-inhibited behavior
Apoptosis - answers-process of programmed cell death
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - answers-1-10 normal
11-16 Mild
17-20 Borderline depression
21-30 Moderate
31-40 Severe
Over 40 Extreme
boderline personality disorder - answers-impulsive actions, often with the potential for
self-harm as well as mood instability and chaotic relationships
Carbamazepine mechanism - answers-Block voltage-dependent sodium channels
congestive heart failure and depression - answers-MDD is highly prevalent in these
patients
, crisis intervention - answers-five-step problem-solving technique to promote adaptation
and improve future coping
Crisis training is proven to be effective in helping to deescalate situations to prevent the
officer from using what? - answers-Lethal force
CYP450 inducers - answers-Carbamazepine
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Rifampin
Griseofulvin
St John's Wort
CYP450 inhibitors - answers-Fluvoxamine
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Duloxetine
Sertraline
DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) - answers-a form of therapy used to treat borderline
personality disorder that combines elements of the behavioral and cognitive treatments
with a mindfulness approach based on Eastern meditative practices
delirium - answers-an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication,
and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of
thought and speech.
Dementia - answers-a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory,
thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
Dopamine - answers-a neurotransmitter that regulates motor behavior, motivation,
pleasure, and emotional arousal
eating disorder treatment - answers--correct dangerous eating patterns
-address psychological and situational factors that have led to / are maintaining the
disorder
-often requires family and friend participation
Four dopaminergic pathways - answers-mesocortical
mesolimbic
nigrostriatal
tuberoinfundibular
Frontal Lobe Atrophy - answers-As neurons die in the frontal and temporal regions,
these lobes atrophy, or shrink. Gradually, this damage causes difficulties in thinking and
behaviors normally controlled by these parts of the brain. ... Scientists think that FTLD
