NRNP 6635 Midterm Exam Study Guide Answered 100% (Graded A+) Created for 2022/2023

Potassium - ANSWER Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients Erickson - ANSWER Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the p ...

Potassium - ANSWER Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients Erickson - ANSWER Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANSWER Select two causes of dissociative amnesia AIMS - ANSWER Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs Autism and Intellectual disability - ANSWER Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly 20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse - ANSWER Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients Sequential events - ANSWER Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia Eating with friends but not Family - ANSWER The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANSWER Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis. Patient Resistance - ANSWER Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. Central Apnea - ANSWER Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom Hoarding - ANSWER Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider CAPS - ANSWER Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder 4 - ANSWER Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed Dysthymia - ANSWER Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games Medical history - ANSWER Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child 6-8 weeks - ANSWER Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANSWER What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? Short duration of symptoms - ANSWER Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: Angina Pectoris - ANSWER Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis Appetite - ANSWER What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? Acetylcholine - ANSWER Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Privacy - ANSWER Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANSWER Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children Echolalia - ANSWER All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT: Concurrent substance abuse - ANSWER Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor Generativity versus - ANSWER All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: Caudate - ANSWER Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors? Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause - ANSWER Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa separation - ANSWER Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months. Dizziness and Constipation - ANSWER Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety Melatonin - ANSWER Select the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-wake cycle. unplanned travel - ANSWER Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue Intellect - ANSWER Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood negligent parenting - ANSWER Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children Depersonalisation disorder - ANSWER Select the psychiatric disorder for which drug and non-drug treatments are least effective Experienced Violence and natural disaster - ANSWER Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder 6 months - ANSWER Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder Magnesium - ANSWER Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome. Dissociative disorder - ANSWER Select the DSM-5 disorder formerly called multiple personality disorder Seizures, Substance abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ANSWER Differential diagnosis for consideration when suspecting a cyclothymic disorder include: Chelation Therapy - ANSWER The following psychotherapy interventions is NOT a recommended in the treatment of PTSD: 2% placebo 4% drugs - ANSWER Select the difference in rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors between placebo and drug in children and adolescents observed from random controlled trials of nine antidepressant drugs that resulted in the 2004 FDA "black box" warning in labeling of antidepressant drugs. Fluoxetine - ANSWER Select the drug that has been effective in treating social anxiety in children. 6 to 7 - ANSWER Select the youngest age range at which alarm therapy is effective to treat enuresis Prefrontal Cortex - ANSWER Which part of the brain is essential to the maintenance of attention? Weekly binge eating for at least 3 months and abuse of emetic drugs and substances - ANSWER Select two signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa. withdrawal - ANSWER Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents Sexual assault - ANSWER Select the most common stressor of PTSD in women Vehicle accident - ANSWER Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder Dopamine - ANSWER Select the neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorder Opioid Analgesics - ANSWER Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder anorexia nervosa - ANSWER The most commonly occurring eating disorder Pain - ANSWER the disorder in which inflicting injury to self or others is common TMS and MRI - ANSWER Two imaging methods used to study anxiety disorders 20% incidence by age 18 - ANSWER Epidemiological fact about major depression in children and adolescents Hippocampus - ANSWER Brain region most implicated in the function of memory Insomnia - ANSWER Most common sleep disorder Intense Horror - ANSWER Factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor Male infants from 3-12 months - ANSWER The population in which rumination disorder occurs most frequently