PMHNP Test Questions with Verified Correct
Answers
DBT (dialectical behavior therapy)
relaxation muscle prior to DBT
Greatest patient at risk for Violence
Substance abuse
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
What is dissemination?
Getting the research information out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean?
Moderate cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system?
Inducer -->will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal?
Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal
,What is a Type I research error?
There IS a difference but you say there isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error?
There is NO difference but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia?
Cognitive impairment secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly.
Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp?
Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life?
The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens?
Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol?
Serotonin Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS?
HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis?
With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram?
, 1st degree - mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for?
Amino Acids
What is epigenetics?
Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD?
Basal Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence?
Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia?
10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia?
25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal?
You will need to decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
inhibitor
Answers
DBT (dialectical behavior therapy)
relaxation muscle prior to DBT
Greatest patient at risk for Violence
Substance abuse
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
What is dissemination?
Getting the research information out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean?
Moderate cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system?
Inducer -->will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal?
Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal
,What is a Type I research error?
There IS a difference but you say there isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error?
There is NO difference but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia?
Cognitive impairment secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly.
Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp?
Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life?
The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens?
Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol?
Serotonin Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS?
HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis?
With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram?
, 1st degree - mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for?
Amino Acids
What is epigenetics?
Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD?
Basal Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence?
Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia?
10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia?
25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal?
You will need to decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
inhibitor
