PMHNP certification Exam 2025(Actual test verified A+)

PMHNP certification Exam 2025(Actual test verified A+) "rest and digest" related to this NT and what part of ANS - ANSWER-ACh (acetylcholine) in PARAsympathetic nervous system ."should" statements - ANSWER-lead to guilt or anger, frustration, resentment. Don't "should" on yourself! .2 parts of CNS - ANSWER-brain and spinal cord make up which nervous system .2 parts of PNS - ANSWER-somatic and autonomic nervous systems make up which of 2 primary nervous systems .4 tenets of recovery based care - ANSWER-home, health, purpose, community are tenets of this biopsychosocial framework .5-HT functions - ANSWER-Neurotransmitter that regulates sleep, aggression, inhibits behavior; calming .5HT clinical effects - ANSWER-loose bowels after starting medication, sexual dysfunction after starting med .90% of 5-HT is found where? - ANSWER-90% of which neurotransmitter is found in gut- leading to GI SE .acetycholine (ACh) - ANSWER-fight or flight NT found in ANS .active immunity - ANSWER-resistance developed in response to an antigen (agent or vaccine) ;presence of antibody produced by host, years or lifelong .all or nothing thinking - ANSWER-black/white; dualistic,; good/bad; perfect/failure .allele found in Asians related to SJ syndrome - ANSWER-HLA-B*1502 .ALT elevation 40 - ANSWER-liver stress, depakote .Amygdala functions - ANSWER-part of brain that regulates fear, rage, sexual desire .aortic regurgitation (MSARD) - ANSWER-diastolic, "blowing" murmur at second ICS .aortic stenosis (MRPASS) - ANSWER-systolic, "blowing" , rough harsh murmur at second right ICS usually radiating to neck; often from calcification .aspartate - ANSWER-excitatory NT works with glutamate .AST elevation 40 - ANSWER-alcohol, statin, tylenol, depakote .ataque de nervios - ANSWER-cultural syndrome in Latin American countries shouting, crying, trembling and out of control due to stressful event .Autonomic nervous system - ANSWER-part of PNS that contains sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems .basal ganglia (corpus striatum) function - ANSWER-movement, EPS .Behavioral theorists - ANSWER-Skinner, Lazarus- operant, classical conditioning, 3Cs, token economies, DBT, ABC model (antecedent, behavior, consequences .Blocks a specific enzymatic pathway keeping substrate from exiting and INCREASING substrate levels - ANSWER-inhibitor- increases substrate .Brainstem functions - ANSWER-part of brain that regulate body functions .Buspirone is partial agonist to which neurotransmitter - ANSWER-Which drug is partial agonist to 5-HT1a? .case control study - ANSWER-level 4 evidence heirarchy- retrospective study of cases and controls compared .case series/ reports - ANSWER-level 5 evidence heirarchyone study or narrative of one study/patient .catastrophizing - ANSWER-exaggerating negative, awfulising .Cerebellum functions - ANSWER-part of brain that regulates balance, posture, movement, impulse control, cognition, language .Cerebral cortex "thinking brain" - ANSWER-Frontal lobe (PFC, DLPFC), parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe .cholinergic -mediated response to ACh include which subtypes - ANSWER-nicotinic and muscarinc activation regulated by which NT .CK elevation 240 - ANSWER-possible NMS .Cognitive theorists - ANSWER-Beck, Ellis (REBT)- irrational beliefs, downward arrow, socratic .cohort study - ANSWER-level 3 evidence heirarchy- specific variable and a specific outcome tested .damage to frontal lobe - ANSWER-damage to _______________= lack of inhibition, promiscuity, poor judgment, defects in EF, language expression .damage to occipital lobe - ANSWER-damage to _____________ part of brain = vision loss, visual hallucinations .denial - ANSWER-refusal to admit or recognize problem or event- primitive defense mechanism .displacement - ANSWER-taking out frustrations, etc on people or objects less threatening- neurotic defense mechanism .dopamine clinical effects - ANSWER-clinincal effects of NT= galactorrhea, focus and concentration, dyskinesias, SUD .Dopamine deficit results in nigrostriatal pathway - ANSWER-Parkinsons's disease is due to deficit of which neurotransmitter; which pathway .Dopamine excess in mesolimbic pathway results - ANSWER-schizophrenia, psychosis due to excess of which neurotransmitter in which pathwya .Dopamine functions - ANSWER-funtions of which NT are reward, pleasure, euphoria, motor function, compulsion, perseveration