NRNP 6635 Midterm Exam (3 Versions, 300 Q & A, Latest-2022/2023)

Potassium - ANSWER Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients Erickson - ANSWER Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANSWER Select two causes of dissociative amnesia AIMS - ANSWER Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs Autism and Intellectual disability - ANSWER Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly 20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse - ANSWER Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients Sequential events - ANSWER Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia Eating with friends but not Family - ANSWER The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANSWER Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis. Patient Resistance - ANSWER Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. Central Apnea - ANSWER Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom Hoarding - ANSWER Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider CAPS - ANSWER Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder 4 - ANSWER Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed Dysthymia - ANSWER Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games Medical history - ANSWER Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child 6-8 weeks - ANSWER Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANSWER What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? Short duration of symptoms - ANSWER Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: Angina Pectoris - ANSWER Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis Appetite - ANSWER What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? Acetylcholine - ANSWER Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Privacy - ANSWER Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANSWER Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children Echolalia - ANSWER All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT: Concurrent substance abuse - ANSWER Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor Generativity versus - ANSWER All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: Caudate - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa separation - ANSWER Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months. Dizziness and Constipation - ANSWER Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety Melatonin - ANSWER Select the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-wake cycle. unplanned travel - ANSWER Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue