Nurs 6635 Midterm Exam Prep With 100 Questions
And Correct Answers/ Nurs 6635 Psychopathology
And Diagnostic Reasoning Week 6 Exam Prep
Select the serum assessment that is used when
prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in
psychosomatic patients - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the
psychosocial life cycle - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and
during prescribing antipsychotic drugs - ...ANSWER...✓✓
AIMS
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica
occurs most commonly - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Autism and
Intellectual disability
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Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40%
moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global
amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with
anorexia nervosa - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Eating with friends
but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric
interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Psychiatrist History and mental status
examination
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa
patients. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Patient Resistance
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common
symptom - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Central Apnea
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Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a
patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care
Provider - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hoarding
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-
compulsive disorder - ...ANSWER...✓✓ CAPS
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly
diagnosed - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic
exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and
video games - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area
essential to a successful mental health interview of a
child - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Medical history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the
effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 6-8 weeks