WALDEN UNIVERSITY NRNP 6645
PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH MULTIPLE
MODALITIES TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to
establish a mental illness diagnosis. Answer: Psychiatrist History and
mental status examination
⩥ Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Answer: Patient Resistance
⩥ Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom.
Answer: Central Apnea
⩥ Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely
to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider. Answer: Hoarding
⩥ Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Answer: CAPS
,⩥ Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed.
Answer: 4
⩥ Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to
observing violence in television, movies, and video games. Answer:
Dysthymia
⩥ Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child. Answer: Medical history
⩥ Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of
antidepressant drug therapy. Answer: 6-8 weeks
⩥ What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and
PTSD?. Answer: PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
⩥ Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all
the following EXCEPT:. Answer: Short duration of symptoms
⩥ Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of
somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis. Answer: Angina Pectoris
⩥ What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression
in adolescents?. Answer: Appetite
, ⩥ Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia.. Answer: Acetylcholine
⩥ Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport..
Answer: Privacy
⩥ Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in
children. Answer: Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI
antidepressants
⩥ All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech
and language in children EXCEPT:. Answer: Echolalia
⩥ Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor.
Answer: Concurrent substance abuse
⩥ All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of
Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations
EXCEPT:. Answer: Generativity versus
⩥ Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a
decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive
behaviors?. Answer: Caudate
PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH MULTIPLE
MODALITIES TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to
establish a mental illness diagnosis. Answer: Psychiatrist History and
mental status examination
⩥ Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Answer: Patient Resistance
⩥ Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom.
Answer: Central Apnea
⩥ Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely
to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider. Answer: Hoarding
⩥ Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Answer: CAPS
,⩥ Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed.
Answer: 4
⩥ Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to
observing violence in television, movies, and video games. Answer:
Dysthymia
⩥ Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child. Answer: Medical history
⩥ Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of
antidepressant drug therapy. Answer: 6-8 weeks
⩥ What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and
PTSD?. Answer: PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
⩥ Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all
the following EXCEPT:. Answer: Short duration of symptoms
⩥ Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of
somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis. Answer: Angina Pectoris
⩥ What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression
in adolescents?. Answer: Appetite
, ⩥ Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia.. Answer: Acetylcholine
⩥ Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport..
Answer: Privacy
⩥ Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in
children. Answer: Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI
antidepressants
⩥ All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech
and language in children EXCEPT:. Answer: Echolalia
⩥ Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor.
Answer: Concurrent substance abuse
⩥ All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of
Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations
EXCEPT:. Answer: Generativity versus
⩥ Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a
decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive
behaviors?. Answer: Caudate
