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