ANCC PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ANCC PMHNP CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nutritional deficiency in vegan diet that mimics psychiatric symptoms - ANSWERS-
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Niacin

Deficiency associated with chronic alcohol abuse - ANSWERS- gf gf gf gf gf gf gf


Thiamine (Vitamin B1) gf gf




Positive Babinski reflex is normal for what age range - ANSWERS-Birth to age 2
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System where the insurer is not only the payer but also the provider of healthcare -
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ANSWERS-Managed Care Organization (MCO)
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2 part Q: Recommended starting dose of risperidone (Risperdal) for adolescence ag
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e 13 to 17; and recommended therapeutic dose for adolescence - ANSWERS-
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0.5 mg/day; 3 mg/day
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What type of family therapy use a structural mapping or genograms as a treatment in
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tervention - ANSWERS-Structural family therapy gf gf gf gf




Emphasizes how, when, and to whom family members relate in order to understand
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and change family structure; goal is to produce structural change in family organizati
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on; uses genograms to illustrate Relationships using symbols for overinvolvement, c
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onflict, and coalitions. - ANSWERS-Structural family therapy
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Involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality outcomes -
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ANSWERS-case management
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Example of mental health promotion is: validating _______ of feelings and ensuring
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patients they are not _______. - ANSWERS-Normalcy; crazy
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Collection of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts Around a common interest a
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nd seek to influence policy makers - ANSWERS-Special interest group
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Employee of a senator or representative Who keeps the legislator informed, meets w
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ith constituents, And drafts reports - ANSWERS-Legislative assistant
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A group of members of Congress or a political party created to support a defined poli
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tical ideology - ANSWERS-caucus (congressional)
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When unpaid individuals contact their legislators to influence policy - ANSWERS-
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grassroots lobbying gf

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A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? -
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ANSWERS-14-17
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The HAM- gf


A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? -
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ANSWERS-18-24
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A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate severe anxiety?
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- ANSWERS-25-30
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Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children develop object permanence
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(things exist even when they cannot be seen). - ANSWERS-
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Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children tend to be egocentric, think c
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oncretely, and develop language and thinking. - ANSWERS-preoperational stage (2-
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5 years)
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Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin using logic or reasonin
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g about concrete events. - ANSWERS-concrete operational stage (6-11 years)
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Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin to think abstractly, rea
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son hypothetically, use deductive logic, - ANSWERS-formal operational stage (11-
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Piaget's sensoriomotor stage of cognitive development when children develop object
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permanence - ANSWERS-Infancy (birth to 2 years)
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Piagets preoperational stage - ANSWERS-Early childhood (2-5 years)
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Piagets concrete operational stage - ANSWERS-Middle childhood (6-11 years)
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Piagets formal operational stage - ANSWERS-Adolescence (11-19 years)
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Commonly seen in Japan and Korea taijin kyofusho is a form of what mental illness -
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ANSWERS-Social phobia
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Time frame for Celexa to have a therapeutic effect - ANSWERS-4-6 weeks
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When started on an SSRI may take _____ weeks for effect and should be continued
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for _____ months to prevent relapse - ANSWERS-4-6 weeks, 6-12 months
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Thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide [increase/decrease?] lithium clearanc
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e, thus [increase/decrease?] the amount of lithium in the body - ANSWERS-
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inferential statistics that assess whether the means of two groups are statistically diff
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erent from each other - ANSWERS-t-test
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