NURS 661 MARYVILLE PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Define and identify symptoms of aprosodia. Answer: " Neurological
condition characterized by the inability of a person to properly convey or
interpret emotional prasody (ranges of rhythm, pitch, stress, intonation).
◉ Differentiate between short term and long-term memory. Answer: "
Short term- 30 seconds to several days
" Long term- weeks, months, years
" Vascular dementia and alzheimer's affect short term memory first.
◉ WHAT IS AN ILLUSION. Answer: are distortions of real images or
sensations. Illusions can occur in schizophrenia patients during active
phases but can also occur during the prodromal phases and during
periods of remissions.
◉ WHAT IS A HALLUCINATION. Answer: any of the five senses may
be affected. The most common are auditory with voices that are often
threatening, obscene, accusatory, or insulting. Two or more voices may
converse among themselves or a voice may comment on the patient's life
or behavior. Visual hallucinations are common but tactile olfactory and
gustatory hallucinations are unusual (their presence should prompt
clinician to consider underlying medical or neurological disorder).
,◉ WHAT IS A DELUSION. Answer: may assume persecutory,
grandiose, religious, or somatic forms. Fixed beliefs that do not change.
◉ Identify standards for determining competency. Answer: Decisional
Capacity; ability to communicate a choice/ability to understand
information necessary for the specific decision at hand/ ability to
appreciate the implications and significance of the provided information
or the choice of being made/ ability to reason by weighting the
comparing options as well as consequences of the potential decision.
◉ Know basic principles of why an MRI would be an appropriate study
for a dementia diagnosis (kaplan 715). Answer: differentiate between
dementia of Alzheimer's Type and vascular dementia more
straightforward. Area of research is the single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) to detect patterns of brain metabolism
in dementia types. The use of these images may soon help in clinical
differential diagnosis of dementing illness.
◉ What are the core symptoms needed to meet the criteria for DSM 5
premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Answer: " One or more of the
following must be present"
" Marked affective lability (mood swings, suddenly sad or tearful,
increased sensitivity to rejection)
" Marked irritability or anger or increased interpersonal conflicts
, " Marked depressed mood, feelings of hopelessness, or self deprecating
thoughts,
" Marked anxiety, tension, and or feelings of being keyed up or on edge
" ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING MUST ADDITIONALLY
BE PRESENT TO REACH A TOTAL OF 5 SYMPTOMS when
combined with above criteria.
" Decreased interest in usual activities
" Subjective difficulty in concentration
" Lethargy, easily fatigability, marked lack of energy
" Marked change in appetite, overeating or specific food cravings
" Hypersomnia or insomnia
" Sense of being overwhelmed or out of control
" Physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, joint or
muscle pain, a sense of bloating or weight gain.
◉ WHAT ARE THE AGES OF Early Adolescence. Answer:
(Approximately 12-14 years of age)
◉ Movement Toward Independence - early adolescence. Answer: "
Struggle with sense of identity;
" Moodiness;
" Improved abilities to use speech to express oneself;
" More likely to express feelings by action than by words;
" Close friendships gain importance;
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Define and identify symptoms of aprosodia. Answer: " Neurological
condition characterized by the inability of a person to properly convey or
interpret emotional prasody (ranges of rhythm, pitch, stress, intonation).
◉ Differentiate between short term and long-term memory. Answer: "
Short term- 30 seconds to several days
" Long term- weeks, months, years
" Vascular dementia and alzheimer's affect short term memory first.
◉ WHAT IS AN ILLUSION. Answer: are distortions of real images or
sensations. Illusions can occur in schizophrenia patients during active
phases but can also occur during the prodromal phases and during
periods of remissions.
◉ WHAT IS A HALLUCINATION. Answer: any of the five senses may
be affected. The most common are auditory with voices that are often
threatening, obscene, accusatory, or insulting. Two or more voices may
converse among themselves or a voice may comment on the patient's life
or behavior. Visual hallucinations are common but tactile olfactory and
gustatory hallucinations are unusual (their presence should prompt
clinician to consider underlying medical or neurological disorder).
,◉ WHAT IS A DELUSION. Answer: may assume persecutory,
grandiose, religious, or somatic forms. Fixed beliefs that do not change.
◉ Identify standards for determining competency. Answer: Decisional
Capacity; ability to communicate a choice/ability to understand
information necessary for the specific decision at hand/ ability to
appreciate the implications and significance of the provided information
or the choice of being made/ ability to reason by weighting the
comparing options as well as consequences of the potential decision.
◉ Know basic principles of why an MRI would be an appropriate study
for a dementia diagnosis (kaplan 715). Answer: differentiate between
dementia of Alzheimer's Type and vascular dementia more
straightforward. Area of research is the single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) to detect patterns of brain metabolism
in dementia types. The use of these images may soon help in clinical
differential diagnosis of dementing illness.
◉ What are the core symptoms needed to meet the criteria for DSM 5
premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Answer: " One or more of the
following must be present"
" Marked affective lability (mood swings, suddenly sad or tearful,
increased sensitivity to rejection)
" Marked irritability or anger or increased interpersonal conflicts
, " Marked depressed mood, feelings of hopelessness, or self deprecating
thoughts,
" Marked anxiety, tension, and or feelings of being keyed up or on edge
" ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING MUST ADDITIONALLY
BE PRESENT TO REACH A TOTAL OF 5 SYMPTOMS when
combined with above criteria.
" Decreased interest in usual activities
" Subjective difficulty in concentration
" Lethargy, easily fatigability, marked lack of energy
" Marked change in appetite, overeating or specific food cravings
" Hypersomnia or insomnia
" Sense of being overwhelmed or out of control
" Physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, joint or
muscle pain, a sense of bloating or weight gain.
◉ WHAT ARE THE AGES OF Early Adolescence. Answer:
(Approximately 12-14 years of age)
◉ Movement Toward Independence - early adolescence. Answer: "
Struggle with sense of identity;
" Moodiness;
" Improved abilities to use speech to express oneself;
" More likely to express feelings by action than by words;
" Close friendships gain importance;
