NRNP 6635 Midterm Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
Potassium - ANSWERS-Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing
drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - ANSWERS-Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the
psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANSWERS-Select two causes of dissociative
amnesia
AIMS - ANSWERS-Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - ANSWERS-Select the two comorbid disorders with
which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
- ANSWERS-Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - ANSWERS-Select the memory category retained in transient global
amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - ANSWERS-The following is NOT an endocrine
change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANSWERS-Select the two most
important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - ANSWERS-Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia
nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - ANSWERS-Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common
symptom
Hoarding - ANSWERS-Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is
likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - ANSWERS-Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive
disorder
4 - ANSWERS-Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
, Dysthymia - ANSWERS-Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure
to observing violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - ANSWERS-Select a provider's most important knowledge area
essential to a successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - ANSWERS-Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness
of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANSWERS-What is one main difference
between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - ANSWERS-Factors that indicate a good prognosis for
PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - ANSWERS-Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a
cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - ANSWERS-What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing
depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - ANSWERS-Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Privacy - ANSWERS-Select the most important component of the patient-provider
rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANSWERS-Select the
most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - ANSWERS-All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing
speech and language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - ANSWERS-Select the factor that is required to cause
PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus - ANSWERS-All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in
the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations
EXCEPT:
Caudate - ANSWERS-Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated
a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?
Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause - ANSWERS-
Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
Correct Answers
Potassium - ANSWERS-Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing
drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - ANSWERS-Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the
psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANSWERS-Select two causes of dissociative
amnesia
AIMS - ANSWERS-Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - ANSWERS-Select the two comorbid disorders with
which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
- ANSWERS-Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - ANSWERS-Select the memory category retained in transient global
amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - ANSWERS-The following is NOT an endocrine
change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANSWERS-Select the two most
important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - ANSWERS-Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia
nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - ANSWERS-Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common
symptom
Hoarding - ANSWERS-Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is
likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - ANSWERS-Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive
disorder
4 - ANSWERS-Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
, Dysthymia - ANSWERS-Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure
to observing violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - ANSWERS-Select a provider's most important knowledge area
essential to a successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - ANSWERS-Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness
of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANSWERS-What is one main difference
between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - ANSWERS-Factors that indicate a good prognosis for
PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - ANSWERS-Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a
cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - ANSWERS-What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing
depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - ANSWERS-Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Privacy - ANSWERS-Select the most important component of the patient-provider
rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANSWERS-Select the
most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - ANSWERS-All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing
speech and language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - ANSWERS-Select the factor that is required to cause
PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus - ANSWERS-All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in
the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations
EXCEPT:
Caudate - ANSWERS-Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated
a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?
Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause - ANSWERS-
Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
