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,quiz 5 Common adult geriatric disorders
1. A 15-year-old boy has refused to go to school for the past month.
Every morning he has a new symptom or develops one and has to
be picked up from school. When he is home, the symptoms
disappear. On weekends the symptoms never present. What is the
most likely diagnosis?
Separation anxiety
Social anxiety
Agoraphobia
Panic disorder
2. Delirium characterized by apathy, psychomotor retardation,
and inattentiveness is known as:
Hypoactive delirium
Mixed delirium
Hyperactive delirium
Mania
3. Which of the following are true regarding dissociative amnesia?
The amnesia is selective for specific events which should be
successfully recalled in stored memory and readily remembered.
Personal identity is completely forgotten as well as previously learned
skills.
Dissociative amnesia is related to neurobiological damage which prevents
memory storage.
All of these statements are true.
Dissociative amnesia involves the inability to recall important
autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature,
that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting. It is potentially reversible and
not associated with neurobiological damage. Loss of one's personality
identity and procedural knowledge is associated with generalized
,amnesia.
4. A 17-year-old girl with major depressive disorder single episode
and bulimia nervosa is unable to actively participate in
psychotherapy because she says she feels too sleepy during the
day because she is
, unable to sleep at night. In addition, she is inattentive, irritable, finds
it difficult to concentrate, and has no desire to do anything. Which
pharmacological agent is preferred for monotherapy?
Atypical antipsychotic
Tricyclic antidepressant
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Mood stabilizer
5. John is a 39 year old business executive who works 60 plus hours a
week. He has no financial challenges but insists on staying in the
office in order to perfect the projects he is working on. His manager
notes that John is stubborn and asked John to delegate part of his
upcoming presentation to junior staff members, but John always
refuses to delegate. John is also saving his money "in case of the
next pandemic" and rarely spends money on anything fun. John is
preoccupied with perfectionism, rules, morality and ethics and is
reluctant to work with others, unless they adopt his exact method
of doing things. John's behavior best describes what?
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Obsessive compulsive
disorder Hoarding disorder
General anxiety disorder
6. Leo is a 32-year-old male with MDD who has been treated with
Citalopram for the last 5 years. Which of the following is
associated with and increased risk of serotonin syndrome?
All of these are associated with increased risk.
Triptans, Oxycodone and
Tramadol 5-HTP, Valproate and
Trypophan
Yohimbe, Panax ginseng and St. John's wart
PRACTICE PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
EXAM REVIEW.
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update.
,quiz 5 Common adult geriatric disorders
1. A 15-year-old boy has refused to go to school for the past month.
Every morning he has a new symptom or develops one and has to
be picked up from school. When he is home, the symptoms
disappear. On weekends the symptoms never present. What is the
most likely diagnosis?
Separation anxiety
Social anxiety
Agoraphobia
Panic disorder
2. Delirium characterized by apathy, psychomotor retardation,
and inattentiveness is known as:
Hypoactive delirium
Mixed delirium
Hyperactive delirium
Mania
3. Which of the following are true regarding dissociative amnesia?
The amnesia is selective for specific events which should be
successfully recalled in stored memory and readily remembered.
Personal identity is completely forgotten as well as previously learned
skills.
Dissociative amnesia is related to neurobiological damage which prevents
memory storage.
All of these statements are true.
Dissociative amnesia involves the inability to recall important
autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature,
that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting. It is potentially reversible and
not associated with neurobiological damage. Loss of one's personality
identity and procedural knowledge is associated with generalized
,amnesia.
4. A 17-year-old girl with major depressive disorder single episode
and bulimia nervosa is unable to actively participate in
psychotherapy because she says she feels too sleepy during the
day because she is
, unable to sleep at night. In addition, she is inattentive, irritable, finds
it difficult to concentrate, and has no desire to do anything. Which
pharmacological agent is preferred for monotherapy?
Atypical antipsychotic
Tricyclic antidepressant
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Mood stabilizer
5. John is a 39 year old business executive who works 60 plus hours a
week. He has no financial challenges but insists on staying in the
office in order to perfect the projects he is working on. His manager
notes that John is stubborn and asked John to delegate part of his
upcoming presentation to junior staff members, but John always
refuses to delegate. John is also saving his money "in case of the
next pandemic" and rarely spends money on anything fun. John is
preoccupied with perfectionism, rules, morality and ethics and is
reluctant to work with others, unless they adopt his exact method
of doing things. John's behavior best describes what?
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Obsessive compulsive
disorder Hoarding disorder
General anxiety disorder
6. Leo is a 32-year-old male with MDD who has been treated with
Citalopram for the last 5 years. Which of the following is
associated with and increased risk of serotonin syndrome?
All of these are associated with increased risk.
Triptans, Oxycodone and
Tramadol 5-HTP, Valproate and
Trypophan
Yohimbe, Panax ginseng and St. John's wart
