Question 1
0 out of 1 points
Sally is a 54-year-old female who presents for care at the urging of her employer.
She says that she doesn’t think she needs to be there, but the manager of her
division at work strongly
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Question 1
0 out of 1 points
Sally is a 54-year-old female who presents for care at the urging of her employer.
She says that she doesn’t think she needs to be there, but the manager of her
division at work strongly suggested that she make an appointment. She is the
evening shift manager in the accounting department of a major online sales
organization. Her role requires meticulous accountability of a complex system of
production statistics, and she has done this exceedingly well for years. She has
been a valued employee, and her work is above reproach. A few months ago, the
company adopted a new software program that required a complete revamping of
Sally’s department. She has not adapted well, and her resulting anxiety is almost
prohibitive of functioning in her role. During her interview, Sally is very somber
and serious, and is clearly having difficulty with this change. She is distraught over
the potential of not being able to do her job well and meet her immediate
supervisor’s expectations. Recognizing the likely diagnosis, the PMHNP knows that
Sally is likely to respond best to:
Selected
Answer:
[None Given]
Answers: Pharmacotherapy with
clonazepam
Free-association, nondirective
therapy
Interpersonal therapy
Serotonergic agents
Response
Feedback
:
(b) is the correct answer. These patients often recognize that there is a
problem and will do well with this form of therapy, although it is a long
and complex process. Clonazepam and serotonergic agents are
effective with obsessive-compulsive disorder, but their utility with
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is less clear. Interpersonal
therapy is not among the therapeutic modalities with any
demonstrated success with this personality disorder.
● Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Becci is a 31-year-old female who presents to the PMHNP for evaluation after
being referred by her friend who is a patient of the practice. She describes a
relatively acute, recent onset of panic attacks. Becci says that “out of the blue”
her heart starts to race, her mouth gets dry, she gets shaky, and feels like she
cannot get her breath. She is afraid because her friend has panic disorder and
Becci knows that before her friend got treatment, she basically would not leave
the house in case an attack happened. The PMHNP recognizes that the immediate
priority in assessment for Becci is:
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