NURS 665 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT III EXAM 1
2026 FINAL REVIEW BUNDLED SOLUTION
PACKAGE
◉ localized amnesia. Answer: Failure to recall events during a
circumscribed period of time.
◉ selective amnesia. Answer: The inability to recall only certain
incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period
following the event.
◉ generalized amnesia. Answer: total inability to recall any aspect of
one's life.
◉ continuous amnesia. Answer: failure to recall successive events as
they occur
◉ systemized amnesia. Answer: failure to recall certain categories of
information
◉ During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers
yes to any of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next?.
Answer: -Ask the patient to describe the event.
,-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an
episode of intoxication.
◉ What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Depression, mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety,
and panic attack.
◉ What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Ordinary forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia
◉ What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia?.
Answer: Restoring the patients memory loss to conciousness as soon as
possible
◉ What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative
amnesia?. Answer: The repressed memory may form a nucleus in the
unconscious mind.
◉ Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia. Answer: -Cognitive behavioral
therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
, ◉ Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Somatic therapy will only be used to facilitate an interview.
◉ What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating
interview in dissociative amnesia?. Answer: Diazepam, sodium
amobarbital, thiopental and amphetamines.
◉ IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative
amnesia cases?. Answer: Refractory cases of chronic dissociative
amnesia when patients are unresponsive to other interventions.
◉ How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Identifies the specific cognitive distortions that are based in the trauma
may provide an entree into autobiographical memory.
◉ How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia?. Answer: -Its
used to contain, modulate, and titrate the intensity of the symptoms.
-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
◉ How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia. Answer: -May be
helpful in recovering memories from amnesia
-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and
mastery of the dissociative material.
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT III EXAM 1
2026 FINAL REVIEW BUNDLED SOLUTION
PACKAGE
◉ localized amnesia. Answer: Failure to recall events during a
circumscribed period of time.
◉ selective amnesia. Answer: The inability to recall only certain
incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period
following the event.
◉ generalized amnesia. Answer: total inability to recall any aspect of
one's life.
◉ continuous amnesia. Answer: failure to recall successive events as
they occur
◉ systemized amnesia. Answer: failure to recall certain categories of
information
◉ During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers
yes to any of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next?.
Answer: -Ask the patient to describe the event.
,-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an
episode of intoxication.
◉ What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Depression, mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety,
and panic attack.
◉ What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Ordinary forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia
◉ What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia?.
Answer: Restoring the patients memory loss to conciousness as soon as
possible
◉ What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative
amnesia?. Answer: The repressed memory may form a nucleus in the
unconscious mind.
◉ Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia. Answer: -Cognitive behavioral
therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
, ◉ Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Somatic therapy will only be used to facilitate an interview.
◉ What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating
interview in dissociative amnesia?. Answer: Diazepam, sodium
amobarbital, thiopental and amphetamines.
◉ IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative
amnesia cases?. Answer: Refractory cases of chronic dissociative
amnesia when patients are unresponsive to other interventions.
◉ How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia?. Answer:
Identifies the specific cognitive distortions that are based in the trauma
may provide an entree into autobiographical memory.
◉ How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia?. Answer: -Its
used to contain, modulate, and titrate the intensity of the symptoms.
-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
◉ How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia. Answer: -May be
helpful in recovering memories from amnesia
-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and
mastery of the dissociative material.
