ANCC PMHNP BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS and ANSWERS (100% Verified).

MOOD D/O: MDD CRITERIA A - ANSWER - A. Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure. Note: Do not include symptoms that are clearly attributable to another medical condition. 1. Depressed mood daily 2. Loss of pleasure of joy in activities/inerests 3. Significant weight loss/gain 4. insomnia/hypersomnia 5. fatigue or loss of energy daily 6. psychomotor retardationagitation 7. feelings of worthlessness or guilt 8. diminished ability to think/concentrate, indecisiveness 9. recurrent thoughts of death, SI, or SI attempt MOOD D/O: MDD CRITERIA B-E - ANSWER - B. The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. C. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or to another medical condition. D. The occurrence of the major depressive episode is not better explained by schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. E. There has never been a manic episode or a hypomanic episode. Note: This exclusion does not apply if all of the manic-like or hypomanic-like episodes are substance-induced or are attributable to the physiological effects of another medical condition. MOOD D/O: MDD PREVALENCE - ANSWER - Twelve-month prevalence of major depressive disorder in the United States is approximately 7%, with marked differences by age group such that the prevalence in 18- to 29-year-old individuals is threefold higher than the prevalence in individuals age 60 years or older. Females experience 1.5- to 3-fold higher rates than males beginning in early adolescence. MOOD D/O: MDD DEVELOPMENT AND COURSE - ANSWER - -Recovery typically begins within 3 months of onset for two in five individuals with major depression and within 1 year for four in five individuals. -The risk is higher in individuals whose preceding episode was severe, in younger individuals, and in individuals who have already experienced multiple episodes. -The persistence of even mild depressive symptoms during remission is a powerful predictor of recurrence. MOOD D/O: MDD RISK FACTORS - ANSWER - -Neuroticism (negative affectivity) is a well-established risk factor for the onset