NRNP 6635 Midterm Study
Potassium Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat
psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic
drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs
most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse Select
the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is
absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with
anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination Select the two most important elements of
the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
Hoarding Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially
seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
, 4 Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing
violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant
drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams What is one main difference between acute stress
disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include
all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic
symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in
adolescents?
Acetylcholine Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of
schizophrenia.
Privacy Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants Select the most effective
treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and
language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of
Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT:
Caudate Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased
activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?
Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause Select the two
complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
separation Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months.
Potassium Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat
psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic
drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs
most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse Select
the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is
absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with
anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination Select the two most important elements of
the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
Hoarding Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially
seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
, 4 Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing
violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant
drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams What is one main difference between acute stress
disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include
all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic
symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in
adolescents?
Acetylcholine Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of
schizophrenia.
Privacy Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants Select the most effective
treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and
language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of
Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT:
Caudate Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased
activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?
Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause Select the two
complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
separation Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months.
