NR668 WEEK 3 EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ Conduct disorder is thought to be of what degree of hereditability.
Answer: moderate
◉ Hereditability: Answer: -High
• autism
• Tourette's syndrome
• bipolar disoder
• schizophrenia
-Medium
• ADHD
• ODD
• Alzheimer's dementia
• OCD
• Conduct Disorder
• BPD
• Narcissistic
• Antisocial
,• Histrionic
-Low
• ETOH abuse
• MDD (low-medium)
• GAD
• Panic disorder
• Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal)
◉ during the patient exam, the PMHNP notes tongue deviating
towards the left. this is an example of damage to which cranial
nerve?. Answer: XII
◉ During the patient exam, the PMHNP whispers into the patients
ear while covering the other, this is an example of testing which
cranial nerve?. Answer: VIII
◉ Cranial Nerves. Answer: I. Olfactory ➣ sniff test
II. Optic ➣ visual acuity
III. Oculomotor ➣ penlight, raises eyelid
IV. Trochlear ➣ eye movement down & lateral
, V. Trigeminal ➣ chewing & facial sensation, corneal reflex
VI. Abducens ➣ eye movement laterally, outward gaze
VII. Facial ➣ facial expressions, smile symmetrically, sour vs sweet
VIII. Vestibulocochlear (acoustic) ➣hearing & balance
IX. Glossopharyngeal ➣ gag reflex, swallow
X. Vagus ➣ gag reflex, vocal quality, guttural sound (back of the
throat sound)
XI. Accessory (spinal) ➣ shrug shoulders, head side to side
XII. Hypoglossal ➣ tongue position
◉ chewing & facial sensation, corneal reflex; these both test the
___________ cranial nerve. Answer: V. trigeminal
◉ what is the most common eating disorder in the US?. Answer:
binge eating disorder (BED)
*tx: CBT (first line), psychotherapy, self help groups, SSRI, other
meds if warranted
◉ ____________ is ego syntonic
____________ is ego dystonic. Answer: anorexia nervosa is ego syntonic
bulimia nervosa is ego dystonic
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ Conduct disorder is thought to be of what degree of hereditability.
Answer: moderate
◉ Hereditability: Answer: -High
• autism
• Tourette's syndrome
• bipolar disoder
• schizophrenia
-Medium
• ADHD
• ODD
• Alzheimer's dementia
• OCD
• Conduct Disorder
• BPD
• Narcissistic
• Antisocial
,• Histrionic
-Low
• ETOH abuse
• MDD (low-medium)
• GAD
• Panic disorder
• Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal)
◉ during the patient exam, the PMHNP notes tongue deviating
towards the left. this is an example of damage to which cranial
nerve?. Answer: XII
◉ During the patient exam, the PMHNP whispers into the patients
ear while covering the other, this is an example of testing which
cranial nerve?. Answer: VIII
◉ Cranial Nerves. Answer: I. Olfactory ➣ sniff test
II. Optic ➣ visual acuity
III. Oculomotor ➣ penlight, raises eyelid
IV. Trochlear ➣ eye movement down & lateral
, V. Trigeminal ➣ chewing & facial sensation, corneal reflex
VI. Abducens ➣ eye movement laterally, outward gaze
VII. Facial ➣ facial expressions, smile symmetrically, sour vs sweet
VIII. Vestibulocochlear (acoustic) ➣hearing & balance
IX. Glossopharyngeal ➣ gag reflex, swallow
X. Vagus ➣ gag reflex, vocal quality, guttural sound (back of the
throat sound)
XI. Accessory (spinal) ➣ shrug shoulders, head side to side
XII. Hypoglossal ➣ tongue position
◉ chewing & facial sensation, corneal reflex; these both test the
___________ cranial nerve. Answer: V. trigeminal
◉ what is the most common eating disorder in the US?. Answer:
binge eating disorder (BED)
*tx: CBT (first line), psychotherapy, self help groups, SSRI, other
meds if warranted
◉ ____________ is ego syntonic
____________ is ego dystonic. Answer: anorexia nervosa is ego syntonic
bulimia nervosa is ego dystonic
