ANCC Certification PMHNP Chapter 7 (Latest 2023/2024) Rated A+

ANCC Certification PMHNP Chapter 7 Mood Disorders - Correct Answer Most common psych illnesses Primary characteristic is persistent disturbance in mood - Correct Answer Major Depressive Disorder Often occurs without precipitating event - Correct Answer MDD Object loss theory - Correct Answer Fairbairn, Winnicott & guntrip Aggression turned inward theory of MDD - Correct Answer Freud Cognitive Theory - Correct Answer Beck Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory - Correct Answer Seligman Genetic predisposition - Correct Answer Strong genetic load for depression for child of depressed parent -having 3 fold increase in lifetime risk of MDD & 40% chance of depressive episode before age 18. Endocrine dysfunction Theory - Correct Answer Probably related to etiology of MDD Sleep disturbances, appetite disturbances, libido disturbances, lethargy, anhedonia are neurovegitative symptoms that are related to functions of the - Correct Answer Hypothalamus and pituitary gland secretions Endocrine dysfunction and pregnancy - Correct Answer A high incidence of postpartum mood disturbances is suggested with this Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) - Correct Answer A theory of MDD, may be a result of an abnormal stress response related to dysregulation of this system HPA axis - Correct Answer Controls the physiological response to stress and is composed of interconnective feedback pathways between the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal gland. Hypothalamus releases - Correct Answer corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) Adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) - Correct Answer Released by pituitary in response to CRH by hypothalamus Cortisol - Correct Answer Released by adrenal glands in response to ACTH by pituitary gland