LMR PMHNP CORRECT SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What 3 neurotransmitters are associated with autism spectrum disorder? -
✔✔Glutamate, GABA, Serotonin
✔✔A child who does not respond when called by name may have? - ✔✔Autism
✔✔A child that has little or no eye contact may have? - ✔✔Autism
✔✔A child who likes to line up, stack, or organize objects and toys in tidy rows may
have? - ✔✔Autism
✔✔What theory claims that dysfunction of a particular neuron system may be a cause
of poor social interaction and cognition in autism? - ✔✔Broken Mirror Theory
✔✔What is the DSM-5 criteria for number of tics in Tourette's Disorder? - ✔✔Motor: 2 or
more and Vocal: 1 or more (not necessarily at same time)
✔✔What is the DSM-5 criteria for the duration of symptoms in Tourette's Disorder? -
✔✔>1 year
✔✔What is the age criteria for a DSM-5 diagnosis of Tourette's Disorder? - ✔✔<18 yrs
✔✔What is the pharmacological treatment of Tourette's Disorder? - ✔✔Antipsychotic
(haloperidol, pimozide, aripiprazole*)
✔✔What are the 3 primary neurotransmitters involved in Tourette's Disorder? -
✔✔Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin
✔✔What are 11 risk factors for suicide? - ✔✔Previous suicide attempt, 45 and older (55
for women), Divorced/single/separated, White (Caucasian), Living alone, Psychiatric
,disorder, Physical illness, Substance abuse, Family history of suicide, Recent loss, Male
gender
✔✔What age is a risk factor for suicide? - ✔✔45 and older
✔✔What gender is a risk factor for suicide? - ✔✔Male
✔✔What race is a risk factor for suicide? - ✔✔White (Caucasian)
✔✔What are 4 demographic characteristics that are risk factors for suicide? - ✔✔45 and
older, Single, White, Male
✔✔What are 5 physical characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa? - ✔✔Low BMI,
Amenorrhea, Emaciation, Bradycardia, Hypotension
✔✔Low BMI, Amenorrhea, Emaciation, Bradycardia, and Hypotension are
characteristics of what psychiatric disorder? - ✔✔Anorexia Nervosa
✔✔What is the BMI in a patient with Bulimia Nervosa? - ✔✔Normal range
✔✔For a DSM-5 diagnosis of Acute Stress Disorder, what is the onset of symptoms? -
✔✔Within 4 weeks of traumatic event
✔✔Intense anxiety and fear, helplessness, re-experiencing the event, and avoidance
behaviors within 4 weeks of a traumatic event is DSM-5 criteria for what disorder? -
✔✔Acute Stress Disorder
✔✔What are the 3 hallmark symptoms of PTSD? - ✔✔Intrusive re-experiencing,
Increased arousal, Avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma
✔✔What are 3 pharmacological treatments for PTSD? - ✔✔SSRIs, TCAs, Prazosin for
nightmares
✔✔What are 2 nonpharmacologic treatments for PTSD? - ✔✔EMDR, CBT
✔✔What are the 11 components/symptoms of the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
(COWS)? - ✔✔Resting Pulse Rate, Sweating, Restlessness, Pupil size, Bone or joint
aches, Running nose or tearing, GI upset, Yawning, Tremors, Anxiety/irritability,
Gooseflesh
✔✔What are the 9 components/symptoms of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal
Assessment Alcohol (CIWA) Scale? - ✔✔Nausea/vomiting, Tremor, Paroxysmal
, Sweats, Anxiety, Agitation, Tactile disturbances, Auditory disturbances, Visual
Disturbances, Headaches
✔✔What are 3 treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder? - ✔✔Acamprosate, Disulfiram,
Naltrexone
✔✔Which agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder is not metabolized by the
liver? - ✔✔Acamprosate
✔✔What are 4 therapeutic factors in Yalom's Group Therapy? - ✔✔Instillation of hope,
Universality, Group cohesiveness, Altruism
✔✔What is an approach to organizational change which focuses on strengths rather
than weaknesses? - ✔✔Appreciative Inquiry
✔✔What are the 3 goals of Quality Improvement? - ✔✔Projects designed to improve
systems, Decrease cost, Improve productivity
✔✔What is the process/strategy of Quality Improvement called? - ✔✔Plan Do Study Act
(PDSA) Cycle
✔✔What are the 4 components of Health Policy? - ✔✔Process, Policy reform, Policy
environment, Policy makers
✔✔What is the 'process' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔Formulation,
Implementation, and Evaluation (FIE)
✔✔What is the 'policy reform' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔Changes in programs
and practices
✔✔What is the 'policy environment' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔The arena the
process takes place in (government, media, public)
✔✔What is the 'policy makers' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔Key players and
stakeholders
✔✔What is the first action when developing Health Policy? - ✔✔Assess/address
organizational barriers and facilitators
✔✔What is the Recovery Model? - ✔✔A treatment approach that does not focus on full
symptom resolution but emphasizes resilience and control over problems.
✔✔What is a nonlinear treatment approach? - ✔✔Not a step-by-step process, but one
based on continual growth and occasional setbacks
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What 3 neurotransmitters are associated with autism spectrum disorder? -
✔✔Glutamate, GABA, Serotonin
✔✔A child who does not respond when called by name may have? - ✔✔Autism
✔✔A child that has little or no eye contact may have? - ✔✔Autism
✔✔A child who likes to line up, stack, or organize objects and toys in tidy rows may
have? - ✔✔Autism
✔✔What theory claims that dysfunction of a particular neuron system may be a cause
of poor social interaction and cognition in autism? - ✔✔Broken Mirror Theory
✔✔What is the DSM-5 criteria for number of tics in Tourette's Disorder? - ✔✔Motor: 2 or
more and Vocal: 1 or more (not necessarily at same time)
✔✔What is the DSM-5 criteria for the duration of symptoms in Tourette's Disorder? -
✔✔>1 year
✔✔What is the age criteria for a DSM-5 diagnosis of Tourette's Disorder? - ✔✔<18 yrs
✔✔What is the pharmacological treatment of Tourette's Disorder? - ✔✔Antipsychotic
(haloperidol, pimozide, aripiprazole*)
✔✔What are the 3 primary neurotransmitters involved in Tourette's Disorder? -
✔✔Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin
✔✔What are 11 risk factors for suicide? - ✔✔Previous suicide attempt, 45 and older (55
for women), Divorced/single/separated, White (Caucasian), Living alone, Psychiatric
,disorder, Physical illness, Substance abuse, Family history of suicide, Recent loss, Male
gender
✔✔What age is a risk factor for suicide? - ✔✔45 and older
✔✔What gender is a risk factor for suicide? - ✔✔Male
✔✔What race is a risk factor for suicide? - ✔✔White (Caucasian)
✔✔What are 4 demographic characteristics that are risk factors for suicide? - ✔✔45 and
older, Single, White, Male
✔✔What are 5 physical characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa? - ✔✔Low BMI,
Amenorrhea, Emaciation, Bradycardia, Hypotension
✔✔Low BMI, Amenorrhea, Emaciation, Bradycardia, and Hypotension are
characteristics of what psychiatric disorder? - ✔✔Anorexia Nervosa
✔✔What is the BMI in a patient with Bulimia Nervosa? - ✔✔Normal range
✔✔For a DSM-5 diagnosis of Acute Stress Disorder, what is the onset of symptoms? -
✔✔Within 4 weeks of traumatic event
✔✔Intense anxiety and fear, helplessness, re-experiencing the event, and avoidance
behaviors within 4 weeks of a traumatic event is DSM-5 criteria for what disorder? -
✔✔Acute Stress Disorder
✔✔What are the 3 hallmark symptoms of PTSD? - ✔✔Intrusive re-experiencing,
Increased arousal, Avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma
✔✔What are 3 pharmacological treatments for PTSD? - ✔✔SSRIs, TCAs, Prazosin for
nightmares
✔✔What are 2 nonpharmacologic treatments for PTSD? - ✔✔EMDR, CBT
✔✔What are the 11 components/symptoms of the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
(COWS)? - ✔✔Resting Pulse Rate, Sweating, Restlessness, Pupil size, Bone or joint
aches, Running nose or tearing, GI upset, Yawning, Tremors, Anxiety/irritability,
Gooseflesh
✔✔What are the 9 components/symptoms of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal
Assessment Alcohol (CIWA) Scale? - ✔✔Nausea/vomiting, Tremor, Paroxysmal
, Sweats, Anxiety, Agitation, Tactile disturbances, Auditory disturbances, Visual
Disturbances, Headaches
✔✔What are 3 treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder? - ✔✔Acamprosate, Disulfiram,
Naltrexone
✔✔Which agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder is not metabolized by the
liver? - ✔✔Acamprosate
✔✔What are 4 therapeutic factors in Yalom's Group Therapy? - ✔✔Instillation of hope,
Universality, Group cohesiveness, Altruism
✔✔What is an approach to organizational change which focuses on strengths rather
than weaknesses? - ✔✔Appreciative Inquiry
✔✔What are the 3 goals of Quality Improvement? - ✔✔Projects designed to improve
systems, Decrease cost, Improve productivity
✔✔What is the process/strategy of Quality Improvement called? - ✔✔Plan Do Study Act
(PDSA) Cycle
✔✔What are the 4 components of Health Policy? - ✔✔Process, Policy reform, Policy
environment, Policy makers
✔✔What is the 'process' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔Formulation,
Implementation, and Evaluation (FIE)
✔✔What is the 'policy reform' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔Changes in programs
and practices
✔✔What is the 'policy environment' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔The arena the
process takes place in (government, media, public)
✔✔What is the 'policy makers' component of Health Policy? - ✔✔Key players and
stakeholders
✔✔What is the first action when developing Health Policy? - ✔✔Assess/address
organizational barriers and facilitators
✔✔What is the Recovery Model? - ✔✔A treatment approach that does not focus on full
symptom resolution but emphasizes resilience and control over problems.
✔✔What is a nonlinear treatment approach? - ✔✔Not a step-by-step process, but one
based on continual growth and occasional setbacks
