NRNP 6635 FINAL EXAM | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING PRACTICUM| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADED

NRNP 6635 FINAL EXAM | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND
DIAGNOSTIC REASONING PRACTICUM| QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADED


Question V1

Select Vthe Vmental Vfunction Vthat Vis Vmost Vaffected Vin Vmild Vcognitive Vimpairment.

Selected

Answer: D. Recent memory
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 VQuestion V2

Select Vthe Vmost Vfrequent Vcause Vof Vinfant Vand Vchildhood Vintellectual Vdisability Vthat Vis

attributed Vto Va Vspecific

gene. VSelected
V




Answer: C. Down syndrome
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 VQuestion V3

Select Vthe Vneurotransmitter Vthat Vis Vmost Vassociated Vwith Vthe Voccurrence Vof VADHD.

Selected

Answer: B. Dopamine
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 VQuestion V4

Select Vthe Vdrug Vof Vchoice Vto Vtreat Vpsychosis Vin Vdelirious Vpatients.

Selected
V



Answer:

D. Haloperidol
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 VQuestion V5

Select Vthe Vcharacteristic Vthat Vis Vgreater Vin Vchildhood Vthan Vadult Vonset

schizophrenia. VSelected
V




Answer: B. Social withdrawal
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 VQuestion V6

Select Vthe Vpersonality Vdisorder Vin Vwhich Vpatients Vare Vcontinually Vin Vcrisis Vand Vexhibit

,unpredictable

behavior. VSelected
V




Answer: C. Borderline
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 VQuestion V7

,Select Vthe Vfactor Vthat Vbest Vcorrelates Vwith Vattempted Vand Vcompleted Vsuicide.

Selected
V




Answer: A. Mental illness
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 VQuestion V8

Select Vthe Vbrain Vregion Vthat Vshows Vthe Vgreatest Vanatomical Vabnormalities Vin Vschizophrenic

patients.

Selected VBy Vthe Vend Vof Vthe V20th Vcentury, Vhowever, Vresearchers Vhad Vmade Vsignificant Vstrides Vin
Vrevealing Va Vpotential Vneuropathological Vbasis Vfor Vschizophrenia, Vprimarily Vin Vthe Vlimbic Vsystem Vand

Vthe Vbasal Vganglia, Vincluding Vneuropathological Vor Vneurochemical Vabnormalities Vin Vthe Vcerebral

Vcortex, Vthe Vthalamus, Vand Vthe Vbrainstem. VBecause Vthe Vbasal Vganglia Vand Vcerebellum Vare Vinvolved

Vin Vthe Vcontrol Vof Vmovement, Vdisease Vin Vthese Vareas Vis Vimplicated Vin Vthe Vpathophysiology Vof

Vschizophrenia.




Answer: D. Basal ganglia
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 VQuestion V9

Select Vthe Vgender Vdysphoria Vin Vwhich Vgenital Vsurgery Vis Vusually Vnot Vchosen.

Selected
V



Answer: Vbut Vwho Vmaintain Va Vgender Videntity Vthat Vis Vthe Vsame Vas Vtheir Vbirth-assigned Vgender Vknown Vas
Vcrossdressers.




C. Crossdresser
V



 VQuestion V10

Select Vthe Vantipsychotic Vdrug Vfor Vwhich Vthe Vlabeling Vcarries Va Vblack Vbox Vwarning Vfor

agranulocytosis.

Selected
V



V Answer:

A. Clozapine
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 VQuestion V11

Select Vthe Vtime Vof Vonset Vfor Vtolerance Vto Vdevelop Vfrom Vcontinuous Vuse Vof Vhallucinogens

such Vas

LSD.
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Selected
V

, Answer: VTolerance, Vparticularly Vto Vthe Vsensory Vand Vother Vpsychological Veffects, Vis Vevident Vas Vsoon
Vas Vthe Vsecond Vor Vthird Vday Vof Vsuccessive VLSD Vuse. VFour Vto V6 Vdays Vfree Vof VLSD Vare Vnecessary Vto

Vlose Vsignificant Vtolerance.




B.4-7 days
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 VQuestion V12

Select Vthe Vmost Vreliable Vmethod Vto Vmake Va Vdiagnosis Vof

schizophrenia.VSelected
V



Answer: VTherefore, Va Vpatient’s Vhistory Vis Vessential Vfor Vthe Vdiagnosis Vof Vschizophrenia; Vclinicians Vcannot
Vdiagnose Vschizophrenia Vsimply Vby Vresults Vof Va Vmental Vstatus Vexamination, Vwhich Vmay Vvary.




D. Patient history
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 VQuestion V13

Select Vthe Vdysfunction Vthat Vis Vcommon Vto V50% Vto V85% Vof Vschizophrenic Vpatients.

Selected
V



Answer: VVarious Vstudies Vhave Vreported Vabnormal Veye Vmovements Vin V50 Vto V85 Vpercent Vof Vpatients
Vwith Vschizophrenia Vcompared Vwith Vabout V25 Vpercent Vin Vpsychiatric Vpatients Vwithout

Vschizophrenia Vand Vfewer Vthan V10 Vpercent Vin Vnonpsychiatrically Vill Vcontrol Vparticipant.




D. Eye movement
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 VQuestion V14

Select Vtwo Vof Vthe V“Four VA’s” Vsymptoms Vof Vschizophrenia Vdescribed Vby VBleuler.

Selected VThese Vsymptoms Vincluded Vassociational Vdisturbances Vof Vthought, Vespecially Vlooseness,
Vaffective Vdisturbances, Vautism, Vand Vambivalence, Vsummarized Vas Vthe Vfour VAs: Vassociations, Vaffect,

Vautism, Vand Vambivalence.



Answers:

A. autism B. ambivalence
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 VQuestion V15

Select Vthe Vpersonality Vdisorder Vin Vwhich Vpatients Vexhibit Vcovert Vobstructionism,

procrastination Vand Vpessimism.

Selected VIn Vpsychoanalytic Vterms, Vthis Vphenomenon Vis Vcalled Vmasochism Vand Vincludes Vfailure,
Vprocrastination, Vsilly Vor Vprovocative Vbehavior, Vself-demeaning Vclowning, Vand Vfrankly Vself-destructive

Vacts.




Answer: D. Passive aggressive
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 VQuestion V16