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BCPP EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| BCPP EXAM REVIEW 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
A 7-year old patient with severe separation anxiety disorder is
undergoing treatment with CBT which has only slightly improved
symptoms. A decision is made to start sertraline 25 mg once daily.
Which adverse effect should be monitored with this treatment?
A) Dependence
B) Suicidality
C) Disinhibition
D) Hirsutism - Correct Answer - B
A 26 year old patient presents to your clinic today for a medication
check-up post-hospitalization. While inpatient, the patient was started on
carbamazepine for manic symptoms and dose optimization was
completed 1 month ago with serum concentration monitoring and
subsequent dose adjustment. Today, the patient is voicing trouble with
depressive symptoms. The patient also takes a multivitamin, Vitamin B
complex, and fish oil supplement, but no other prescriptive medications.
The psychiatric NP is weighing the option of starting lamotrigine for this
patient due to complaints of depressive symptoms. If lamotrigine is
started in this patient, what is the correct dose titration for the first four
weeks of therapy?
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A) 25 mg daily x 2 weeks, then 50 mg daily x 2 weeks
B) 25 mg BID x 2 weeks, then 50 mg BID x 2 weeks
C) 50 mg daily x 2 weeks, then 100 mg d x 2 weeks
D) 50 mg daily x 2 weeks, then 50 mg BID x 2 weeks - Correct Answer
-D
A patient is interested in a "natural" approach to help with depressive
symptoms. Which natural product has evidence for efficacy in bipolar
disorder?
A) NAC
B) Choline
C) Magnesium
D) Folic acid - Correct Answer - A
Which is the preferred treatment option for OCD in a pregnant patient?
A) Clomipramine 25 mg PO D
B) Aripiprazole 5 mg PO D
C) Bupropion XL 150 mg PO D
D) Clonazepam 0.25 mg PO BID - Correct Answer - A
A patient is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and is about to
begin eye-movement desensitization reprocessing therapy. Which
educational point should be discussed with the patient regarding
treatment options?
A) Benzodiazepines should not be used
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B) Prazosin should only be prescribed monotherapy
C) Antidepressants should be started after psychotherapy has failed
D) Antipsychotics are only for treatment reisstant avoidance symptoms -
Correct Answer - A
A 35 year old patient recently diagnosed with MDD asks you about
different antidepressant options. The individual's medical co-morbidities
include diabetes, neuropathic pain, and seizures. Current medications
include metformin 1000 mg by mouth twice daily and gabapentin 600
mg by mouth three times daily. All laboratory values and vital signs are
within normal limits. You inquire about the patient's daily adherence,
and the patient reports very few missed medication doses. Which of the
following medications would be most appropriate to initiate for this
patient?
A) Amitriptyline
B) Bupropion
C) Duloxetine
D) Fluoxetine - Correct Answer - C
Which of the following medications would be best for an individual with
MDD that endorses partial adherence with medication?
A) Fluoxetine
B) Fluvoxamine
C) Paroxetine
D) Venlafaxine - Correct Answer - A
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BCPP EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| BCPP EXAM REVIEW 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
A 7-year old patient with severe separation anxiety disorder is
undergoing treatment with CBT which has only slightly improved
symptoms. A decision is made to start sertraline 25 mg once daily.
Which adverse effect should be monitored with this treatment?
A) Dependence
B) Suicidality
C) Disinhibition
D) Hirsutism - Correct Answer - B
A 26 year old patient presents to your clinic today for a medication
check-up post-hospitalization. While inpatient, the patient was started on
carbamazepine for manic symptoms and dose optimization was
completed 1 month ago with serum concentration monitoring and
subsequent dose adjustment. Today, the patient is voicing trouble with
depressive symptoms. The patient also takes a multivitamin, Vitamin B
complex, and fish oil supplement, but no other prescriptive medications.
The psychiatric NP is weighing the option of starting lamotrigine for this
patient due to complaints of depressive symptoms. If lamotrigine is
started in this patient, what is the correct dose titration for the first four
weeks of therapy?
pg. 1
,2|Page
A) 25 mg daily x 2 weeks, then 50 mg daily x 2 weeks
B) 25 mg BID x 2 weeks, then 50 mg BID x 2 weeks
C) 50 mg daily x 2 weeks, then 100 mg d x 2 weeks
D) 50 mg daily x 2 weeks, then 50 mg BID x 2 weeks - Correct Answer
-D
A patient is interested in a "natural" approach to help with depressive
symptoms. Which natural product has evidence for efficacy in bipolar
disorder?
A) NAC
B) Choline
C) Magnesium
D) Folic acid - Correct Answer - A
Which is the preferred treatment option for OCD in a pregnant patient?
A) Clomipramine 25 mg PO D
B) Aripiprazole 5 mg PO D
C) Bupropion XL 150 mg PO D
D) Clonazepam 0.25 mg PO BID - Correct Answer - A
A patient is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and is about to
begin eye-movement desensitization reprocessing therapy. Which
educational point should be discussed with the patient regarding
treatment options?
A) Benzodiazepines should not be used
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B) Prazosin should only be prescribed monotherapy
C) Antidepressants should be started after psychotherapy has failed
D) Antipsychotics are only for treatment reisstant avoidance symptoms -
Correct Answer - A
A 35 year old patient recently diagnosed with MDD asks you about
different antidepressant options. The individual's medical co-morbidities
include diabetes, neuropathic pain, and seizures. Current medications
include metformin 1000 mg by mouth twice daily and gabapentin 600
mg by mouth three times daily. All laboratory values and vital signs are
within normal limits. You inquire about the patient's daily adherence,
and the patient reports very few missed medication doses. Which of the
following medications would be most appropriate to initiate for this
patient?
A) Amitriptyline
B) Bupropion
C) Duloxetine
D) Fluoxetine - Correct Answer - C
Which of the following medications would be best for an individual with
MDD that endorses partial adherence with medication?
A) Fluoxetine
B) Fluvoxamine
C) Paroxetine
D) Venlafaxine - Correct Answer - A
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