CMN 552 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMHNP). - Answers - CMN 552 Exam 2 is a
comprehensive study resource designed to help students prepare confidently for their
second course exam. It includes verified questions and answers, key psychiatric-mental
health concepts, clinical scenarios, and focused review material aligned with course
objectives. Ideal for reinforcing essential topics, improving exam readiness, and
enhancing understanding of advanced nursing practice concepts. Field: Psychiatric-
Mental Health Nursing (PMHNP).
What is the relapse rate for panic disorder after discontinuing effective antidepressant
treatment? - Answers - Greater than 50 percent within 12 months.
Which disorders were removed from the anxiety disorders category in DSM-5? -
Answers - Obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.
What is the new term for 'social phobia' in DSM-5? - Answers - Social anxiety disorder
(SAD).
What is the prevalence of agoraphobia without panic disorder compared to with panic
disorder? - Answers - Agoraphobia without panic disorder is considered rarer than with
comorbid panic disorder.
What is the typical age of onset for agoraphobia? - Answers - Late teens to early
twenties.
What are the major subtypes of anxiety disorders in the DSM-5? - Answers -
What is a common comorbidity with social anxiety disorder? - Answers - Other anxiety
disorders and affective disorders.
What screening tool is appropriate for adults with social anxiety disorder? - Answers -
The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN).
What are some risk factors for social anxiety disorder? - Answers - Female gender,
family history, and childhood signs of behavioral inhibition.
What is the cross-national prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder? - Answers - 2 to 3
percent.
What distinguishes specific phobias from normal fears? - Answers - Specific phobias
cause avoidance and functional impairment and last longer than 6 months.
,What is an example of a specific phobia? - Answers - Fear of spiders or blood.
What unique physiological response is associated with blood-injury-illness phobia? -
Answers - Bradycardia and hypotension.
What is the heritability factor for specific phobias? - Answers - There is a genetic
component, but it is not specific to the type of phobia.
How do environmental factors influence specific phobias? - Answers - Trauma may play
a more significant role in the development of many specific phobias.
What is the relationship between social anxiety disorder and suicide attempts? -
Answers - There is a markedly increased rate of suicide attempts among patients with
social anxiety disorder.
What treatment has demonstrated efficacy for social anxiety disorder? - Answers -
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
What are the first-line pharmacologic treatments for social anxiety disorder? - Answers -
Serotonergic agents, with beta blockers used for the performance subtype.
What is the typical course of social anxiety disorder? - Answers - It is a chronic
condition with a high rate of symptom re-emergence after remission.
What differentiates agoraphobia from social anxiety disorder? - Answers - Agoraphobia
involves fear of panic or shame in public situations, while social anxiety disorder
involves fear of being judged.
What is the prevalence of comorbid depressive disorders in patients with agoraphobia?
- Answers - 33 to 52 percent.
What is a common confusion in diagnosing agoraphobia? - Answers - It can be
confused with social anxiety disorder or PTSD due to context-dependent fears.
What is the typical duration for a specific phobia to be diagnosed? - Answers - Longer
than 6 months.
What is the significance of the DSM-5's recognition of agoraphobia without panic
disorder? - Answers - It encourages clinicians to screen for agoraphobia more
frequently.
What is a common characteristic of patients with specific phobias? - Answers - They
often have multiple phobic stimuli, each coded separately.
, What is the impact of parenting styles on the familial risk of social anxiety disorder? -
Answers - Parenting styles may contribute to the familial risk, although specific genetic
factors are not well understood.
What environmental factors may contribute to phobias? - Answers - Trauma and
conditioning.
What is the treatment of choice for Specific Phobia? - Answers - Behavioral therapy
series that includes exposure-based, systematic desensitization.
What insight do patients with Specific Phobia often recognize? - Answers - Their anxiety
exceeds the true threat of the stimulus.
What is the lifetime prevalence rate of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)? - Answers
- 5 percent.
What age group commonly begins to experience GAD? - Answers - Late teens.
Which gender is more commonly affected by GAD? - Answers - Women.
What are common comorbidities associated with GAD? - Answers - Other anxiety
spectrum disorders and substance use disorders.
What significant change occurred in the DSM-5 regarding Separation Anxiety Disorder?
- Answers - Removal of the age-of-onset restriction.
What is a prominent symptom of Separation Anxiety Disorder? - Answers - Worry.
What is the relationship between anxiety disorders and physical conditions? - Answers -
Anxiety disorders have a high magnitude of comorbidity with several medical conditions.
What was found in the Australian National Survey of Health and Wellbeing regarding
anxiety disorders? - Answers - There were two-fold greater rates of physical conditions
among those with anxiety disorders.
How do comorbid anxiety and physical disorders affect disability? - Answers - They are
associated with substantially greater disability than anxiety disorders alone.
What role do physical symptoms play in panic disorder and GAD? - Answers - They are
a core feature of these disorders.
What is the focus of genetic epidemiology? - Answers - Understanding how diseases
and their risk factors are distributed in families.
What does a higher relative risk (RR) or odds ratio (OR) in family studies suggest? -
Answers - Familial aggregation of the condition.
ANSWERS
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMHNP). - Answers - CMN 552 Exam 2 is a
comprehensive study resource designed to help students prepare confidently for their
second course exam. It includes verified questions and answers, key psychiatric-mental
health concepts, clinical scenarios, and focused review material aligned with course
objectives. Ideal for reinforcing essential topics, improving exam readiness, and
enhancing understanding of advanced nursing practice concepts. Field: Psychiatric-
Mental Health Nursing (PMHNP).
What is the relapse rate for panic disorder after discontinuing effective antidepressant
treatment? - Answers - Greater than 50 percent within 12 months.
Which disorders were removed from the anxiety disorders category in DSM-5? -
Answers - Obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.
What is the new term for 'social phobia' in DSM-5? - Answers - Social anxiety disorder
(SAD).
What is the prevalence of agoraphobia without panic disorder compared to with panic
disorder? - Answers - Agoraphobia without panic disorder is considered rarer than with
comorbid panic disorder.
What is the typical age of onset for agoraphobia? - Answers - Late teens to early
twenties.
What are the major subtypes of anxiety disorders in the DSM-5? - Answers -
What is a common comorbidity with social anxiety disorder? - Answers - Other anxiety
disorders and affective disorders.
What screening tool is appropriate for adults with social anxiety disorder? - Answers -
The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN).
What are some risk factors for social anxiety disorder? - Answers - Female gender,
family history, and childhood signs of behavioral inhibition.
What is the cross-national prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder? - Answers - 2 to 3
percent.
What distinguishes specific phobias from normal fears? - Answers - Specific phobias
cause avoidance and functional impairment and last longer than 6 months.
,What is an example of a specific phobia? - Answers - Fear of spiders or blood.
What unique physiological response is associated with blood-injury-illness phobia? -
Answers - Bradycardia and hypotension.
What is the heritability factor for specific phobias? - Answers - There is a genetic
component, but it is not specific to the type of phobia.
How do environmental factors influence specific phobias? - Answers - Trauma may play
a more significant role in the development of many specific phobias.
What is the relationship between social anxiety disorder and suicide attempts? -
Answers - There is a markedly increased rate of suicide attempts among patients with
social anxiety disorder.
What treatment has demonstrated efficacy for social anxiety disorder? - Answers -
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
What are the first-line pharmacologic treatments for social anxiety disorder? - Answers -
Serotonergic agents, with beta blockers used for the performance subtype.
What is the typical course of social anxiety disorder? - Answers - It is a chronic
condition with a high rate of symptom re-emergence after remission.
What differentiates agoraphobia from social anxiety disorder? - Answers - Agoraphobia
involves fear of panic or shame in public situations, while social anxiety disorder
involves fear of being judged.
What is the prevalence of comorbid depressive disorders in patients with agoraphobia?
- Answers - 33 to 52 percent.
What is a common confusion in diagnosing agoraphobia? - Answers - It can be
confused with social anxiety disorder or PTSD due to context-dependent fears.
What is the typical duration for a specific phobia to be diagnosed? - Answers - Longer
than 6 months.
What is the significance of the DSM-5's recognition of agoraphobia without panic
disorder? - Answers - It encourages clinicians to screen for agoraphobia more
frequently.
What is a common characteristic of patients with specific phobias? - Answers - They
often have multiple phobic stimuli, each coded separately.
, What is the impact of parenting styles on the familial risk of social anxiety disorder? -
Answers - Parenting styles may contribute to the familial risk, although specific genetic
factors are not well understood.
What environmental factors may contribute to phobias? - Answers - Trauma and
conditioning.
What is the treatment of choice for Specific Phobia? - Answers - Behavioral therapy
series that includes exposure-based, systematic desensitization.
What insight do patients with Specific Phobia often recognize? - Answers - Their anxiety
exceeds the true threat of the stimulus.
What is the lifetime prevalence rate of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)? - Answers
- 5 percent.
What age group commonly begins to experience GAD? - Answers - Late teens.
Which gender is more commonly affected by GAD? - Answers - Women.
What are common comorbidities associated with GAD? - Answers - Other anxiety
spectrum disorders and substance use disorders.
What significant change occurred in the DSM-5 regarding Separation Anxiety Disorder?
- Answers - Removal of the age-of-onset restriction.
What is a prominent symptom of Separation Anxiety Disorder? - Answers - Worry.
What is the relationship between anxiety disorders and physical conditions? - Answers -
Anxiety disorders have a high magnitude of comorbidity with several medical conditions.
What was found in the Australian National Survey of Health and Wellbeing regarding
anxiety disorders? - Answers - There were two-fold greater rates of physical conditions
among those with anxiety disorders.
How do comorbid anxiety and physical disorders affect disability? - Answers - They are
associated with substantially greater disability than anxiety disorders alone.
What role do physical symptoms play in panic disorder and GAD? - Answers - They are
a core feature of these disorders.
What is the focus of genetic epidemiology? - Answers - Understanding how diseases
and their risk factors are distributed in families.
What does a higher relative risk (RR) or odds ratio (OR) in family studies suggest? -
Answers - Familial aggregation of the condition.
