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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: PMHNP certification dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: PMHNP CERTIFICATION BOARD EXAM RE
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VIEW-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. CAGE
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[Verified Solution]: items responses are scored either 1 or 0. A score 2 or higher is considered clinical
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ly significant
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Q2. OCD
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[Verified Solution]: obsessive thoughts interfere with your daily life -
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are you concern about things being contaminated, keeping things in perfect order -
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do you feel driven to perform certain acts over and over again? -
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have unwanted images or thought that you cant seem to get out of your head
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Q3. layman's explanation of mental illness
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[Verified Solution]: Abnormal functioning of neurotransmitters. Neuroanatomical differences have bee
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n found in some cases. -
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can arise from multiple sources, not a single or consistent cause has been established
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Q4. biomedical psychiatry
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[Verified Solution]: mental illness is conceptualized as a disorder of the brain circuit caused by a com
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plex interplay of genetic and environmental factor
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,Q5. state-dependent learning
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[Verified Solution]: when a memory is formed a new neural pathway is created. If the memory was fo
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rmed under specific chemical conditions (on a drug, manic), then the pathway will be primed to work
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most effectively under these circumstances. -state-
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dependent learning in bipolar. Bipolar individuals in a depressed episode may not be able to recall detai
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ls of manic episodes. Corroboration is needed.
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Q6. Assessment tools to screen for cognitive impairment
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[Verified Solution]: -folstein mini-
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mental: perfect score is 30. <24 impairment. If only 9th grade education <17
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Q7. Abnormal sodium levels
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[Verified Solution]: -increased: dehydration, methyldopa, -
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decreased: SIADH, heart failure, nephrotic syndrome, hepatic disease.
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Q8. Abnormal Potassium levels
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[Verified Solution]: Increased: amiloride, spirolactone, lithium, propranolol. Decreased
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Q9. alpha 1 antagonists
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[Verified Solution]: -vasodilator and used for hypertension -raynauds -PTSD and GAD -
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benign prostatic hyperplasia (tamsulosin) -agonism: vasoconstrictor -trazadone and many antipsychotics
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Q10. ESR-erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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[Verified Solution]: high values indicate autoimmune, malignancies, infections
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Q11. absolute neurophil count calculations
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[Verified Solution]: total WBC x percentage of neurophil in differential=ANC
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Q12. Calcium
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increased: >10.8 caused by hyperparathyroidism from tumor of renal disease, lithium
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, Q13. PET vs. fMRI
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[Verified Solution]: measures brain activity by associated changes in blood flow. Relies on fact that ce
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rebral blood flow and neuronal activity are coupled. -
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In addition, PET has the advantage of being able to identify specific receptors associated with neurotran
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smitter through its ability to image radioactive ligands
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Q14. ELISA testing
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first screen with ELISA. ELISA tests for HIV antibodies. Vast majority of HIV positive people have de
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tectable antibodies by 3 months after exposure.
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Q15. displacement
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[Verified Solution]: separation of emotion from it object of discontent and redirected to a less threaten
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ing and intimidating --example: displaced aggression-
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If expressing or dismay to the source of the anger could lead to negative consequences, we may rather
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than express our angry to a person or object that pose no threat.
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Q16. introjecion
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[Verified Solution]: a process whereby an individual unconsciously incorporates the qualities of anothe
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r person into his or her ego structure
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Q17. Gestalt Therapy
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[Verified Solution]: emphasizes personal responsibility. Cultivate a greater self-
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awareness and mindfulness. -greater self-awareness of mind and body -chair technique: a role-
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playing exercise. The client is asked to adopt one role in one chair, and another in the other chair (e.g.
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plays parent and then plays child)
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Q18. Hyperprolactinemia and Risperidone
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[Verified Solution]: -prolactin levels peak the first 6 to 8 weeks -
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returns to normal range in 3 t0 5 months -hyperprolactinemia is dose-dependent -
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osteopenia, amenorrhea, galactorrhea, gynecomastia -
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get baseline, repeat in two months. ask about nipple discharge, menstruation, sexual dysfunction. If the
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patient has elevated prolactin after 2 months but no symptoms, repeat test in two months.
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Q19. Antipsychotics that cause the most hypotension
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[Verified Solution]: olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine
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