NRNP 6635 MIDTERM EXAM (V1) ( QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) WALDEN UNIVERSITY(NEW,)

NRNP 6635 MIDTERM EXAM (V1) ( QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS) WALDEN
UNIVERSITY(NEW,2025-2026)
Question 1
What is the recommended duration of treatment with psychopharmacology of panic disorder
once treatment becomes effective?
 4-6 weeks

 1-2 months

 3-7 months

 8-12 months

Question 2

Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed.

 2

 3

 4

 6

Question 3

Select the antidepressant drug that is most likely to cause death when taken in an overdose.

 Fluoxetine

 Mirtazapine

 Imipramine

 Trazodone

Question 4

Select the disorder in which inflicting injury to self or others is common.
Pain

 Conversion

,  Somatic symptom

 Factitious

Question 5

Select the therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L.

 A. 0.1-0.5

 B. 0.6-1.2

 C. 1.4-1.9

 D. 2.0-2.6

Question 6

Select the antidepressant drug that inhibits reuptake of both norepinephrine and serotonin (5-
HT).
 Fluoxetine

 Desipramine

 Venlafaxine

 Bupropion

Question 7

Select the psychiatric disorder that occurs most commonly in patients hospitalized for medical
problems and surgery.


 Depression

 Adjustment

 Bipolar

 Short D. Anxiety

Question 8
Select the short rating scale used to assess change in psychiatric inpatients.

 PANSS

,  BPRS

 HAM-D

 CAPS

Question 9

Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder.
 Opioid analgesics

 TCA and SSRI antidepressants

 Beta-adrenergic blockers

 Mood stabilizers

Question 10

Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or
hypochondriasis.
Angina pectoris

 Asthma

 Diabetes

 Multiple sclerosis

Question 11

Select the most commonly occurring eating disorder.

 Anorexia nervosa

 Bulimia nervosa

 Purging

 Binge

Question 12

Select the age stage of life in which identity crisis typically emerges.

 Childhood