NRNP 6635 Midterm Study exam questions and answers 2024

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.