WALDEN UNIVERSITY EXAM | COMPLETE
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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
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
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
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - answer-PTSD
has recurrent, distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following
EXCEPT: - answer-Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom
disorder or hypochondriasis - answer-Angina Pectoris