NURS 6635 Final Exam ACTUAL EXAM
NURS 6635 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Select the personality disorder in which patients are preoccupied with
perfectionism and interpersonal control.
A. Passive-aggressive
B. Obsessive compulsive
C. Narcissistic
D. Avoidance - ANSWER-B
Select the neurotransmitter for which the metabolite 5-HIAA in CSF is evident and
predictive of suicide.
A.
Serotonin
B.
Dopamine
C.
Norepinephrine
D.
GABA - ANSWER-p. 575 A serotonin low metabolite
In the diagnosis of schizophrenia, symptoms must persist for how long?
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, NURS 6635 Final Exam ACTUAL EXAM
A . 1-2 months
B . 3-4 months
C . 6-8 months
D . 8-10 months - ANSWER-C. 6-8mos
What substance is known to decrease blood concentrations of antipsychotics, yet
improve cognitive impairments and parkinsonism in schizophrenia illnesses?
A . Alcohol
B . Benzodiazepines
C . Marijuana
D . Nicotine - ANSWER-D. Nicotine
Select the drug that is most likely to cause parkinsonian movement symptoms.
A . Lorazepam
B . Propranolol
C . Benztropine
D . Haloperidol - ANSWER-D. Haloperidol
Schizophrenia is equally prevalent in men and women.
A . True
B . False - ANSWER-B. True
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, NURS 6635 Final Exam ACTUAL EXAM
Bleuler identified "Four As" as fundamental symptoms of schizophrenia to frame
his theory of internal mental schisms of patients that include all the following
EXCEPT:
A . Ambivalence
B . Affective disturbances
C . Arrogance
D . Autism - ANSWER-C. Arrogance
Select the two defense mechanisms used commonly by patients with personality
disorders.
A . Introjection
B . Repression
C . Splitting
D . Projection - ANSWER-C. Splitting and D. Projection
What is the term for patients who mimic mental health symptoms without having
the disorder for secondary gain?
A . Schizophrenia
B . Borderline
C . Fictitious
D . Maladaptation - ANSWER-C. Factitious disorder
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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NURS 6635 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Select the personality disorder in which patients are preoccupied with
perfectionism and interpersonal control.
A. Passive-aggressive
B. Obsessive compulsive
C. Narcissistic
D. Avoidance - ANSWER-B
Select the neurotransmitter for which the metabolite 5-HIAA in CSF is evident and
predictive of suicide.
A.
Serotonin
B.
Dopamine
C.
Norepinephrine
D.
GABA - ANSWER-p. 575 A serotonin low metabolite
In the diagnosis of schizophrenia, symptoms must persist for how long?
1|Page
, NURS 6635 Final Exam ACTUAL EXAM
A . 1-2 months
B . 3-4 months
C . 6-8 months
D . 8-10 months - ANSWER-C. 6-8mos
What substance is known to decrease blood concentrations of antipsychotics, yet
improve cognitive impairments and parkinsonism in schizophrenia illnesses?
A . Alcohol
B . Benzodiazepines
C . Marijuana
D . Nicotine - ANSWER-D. Nicotine
Select the drug that is most likely to cause parkinsonian movement symptoms.
A . Lorazepam
B . Propranolol
C . Benztropine
D . Haloperidol - ANSWER-D. Haloperidol
Schizophrenia is equally prevalent in men and women.
A . True
B . False - ANSWER-B. True
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, NURS 6635 Final Exam ACTUAL EXAM
Bleuler identified "Four As" as fundamental symptoms of schizophrenia to frame
his theory of internal mental schisms of patients that include all the following
EXCEPT:
A . Ambivalence
B . Affective disturbances
C . Arrogance
D . Autism - ANSWER-C. Arrogance
Select the two defense mechanisms used commonly by patients with personality
disorders.
A . Introjection
B . Repression
C . Splitting
D . Projection - ANSWER-C. Splitting and D. Projection
What is the term for patients who mimic mental health symptoms without having
the disorder for secondary gain?
A . Schizophrenia
B . Borderline
C . Fictitious
D . Maladaptation - ANSWER-C. Factitious disorder
1. Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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