Walden NRNP 6665 Final Exam study
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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 - ANSWER B
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 - ANSWER D (Synopsis page 444)
All of the following medications are used to treat Parkinson's Disease EXCEPT:
A. NuLaid
B. Rivastigmine
C. Pimavanserin
D. Memantine - ANSWER D
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 - ANSWER A (Synopsis page p. 224)
Which of the following is recommended in the treatment of pyromania?
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Cognitive Therapy
C. Supervision of patient to prevent repeated episodes of fire setting
D. All the above - ANSWER D (Synopsis page 558)
A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment confined to a specific
area of academic achievement (i.e. reading, writing, arthemic, spelling) without
deficits in intellectual and adaptive behaviors.
A. Intellectual Disability
, B. Communication Disorder
C. Specific Learning Disorder
D. Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER C (Rutter's page 702)
According to the DSM-5 delirium is specified as acute or persistent. Which of the
following time frames are consistent with acute delirium specifications?
A. A few hours or days
B. Three weeks or less
C. One month or less
D. Less than 3 months - ANSWER A (Synopsis page 226)
MRI findings in patients with intermittent explosive disorder may reveal changes in
which area of the brain that is associated with a loss of impulse control
A. Cerebellum
B. Prefrontal Cortex
C. Temporal Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe - ANSWER B (Synopsis page 555)
Patient's with kleptomania have a high lifetime comorbidity of which of the following?
A. Mood disorders
B. Schizophrenia
C. Dissociative Disorders
D. All the Above - ANSWER A
The PMHNP is meeting with a person who reports a fascination with fire, along with
recurrent deliberate and purposeful setting of fires. The PMHNP realizes that these
behaviors are consistent with:
A. Pyromania
B. OCD
C. Intermittent explosive disorder
D. Pyrophobia - ANSWER A
The symptoms of giving approximate answers is known as which of the following?
A. Alogia
B. Paralogia
C. Analogia
C. Symlogia - ANSWER B (common in Ganser syndrome)
Predisposing factors for delirium include which of the following (SATA)
A. Dementia
B. History of falls
C. Age 65 and older
D. Sensory impairment - ANSWER All of them
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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 - ANSWER B
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 - ANSWER D (Synopsis page 444)
All of the following medications are used to treat Parkinson's Disease EXCEPT:
A. NuLaid
B. Rivastigmine
C. Pimavanserin
D. Memantine - ANSWER D
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 - ANSWER A (Synopsis page p. 224)
Which of the following is recommended in the treatment of pyromania?
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Cognitive Therapy
C. Supervision of patient to prevent repeated episodes of fire setting
D. All the above - ANSWER D (Synopsis page 558)
A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment confined to a specific
area of academic achievement (i.e. reading, writing, arthemic, spelling) without
deficits in intellectual and adaptive behaviors.
A. Intellectual Disability
, B. Communication Disorder
C. Specific Learning Disorder
D. Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER C (Rutter's page 702)
According to the DSM-5 delirium is specified as acute or persistent. Which of the
following time frames are consistent with acute delirium specifications?
A. A few hours or days
B. Three weeks or less
C. One month or less
D. Less than 3 months - ANSWER A (Synopsis page 226)
MRI findings in patients with intermittent explosive disorder may reveal changes in
which area of the brain that is associated with a loss of impulse control
A. Cerebellum
B. Prefrontal Cortex
C. Temporal Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe - ANSWER B (Synopsis page 555)
Patient's with kleptomania have a high lifetime comorbidity of which of the following?
A. Mood disorders
B. Schizophrenia
C. Dissociative Disorders
D. All the Above - ANSWER A
The PMHNP is meeting with a person who reports a fascination with fire, along with
recurrent deliberate and purposeful setting of fires. The PMHNP realizes that these
behaviors are consistent with:
A. Pyromania
B. OCD
C. Intermittent explosive disorder
D. Pyrophobia - ANSWER A
The symptoms of giving approximate answers is known as which of the following?
A. Alogia
B. Paralogia
C. Analogia
C. Symlogia - ANSWER B (common in Ganser syndrome)
Predisposing factors for delirium include which of the following (SATA)
A. Dementia
B. History of falls
C. Age 65 and older
D. Sensory impairment - ANSWER All of them
