NFDN 2007 Final Exam (7-12) questions with
accurate answers
--- is the 1st line of treatment in psychotherapy for chronic pain, eating
disorders, and sleep problems Ans✓✓✓ CBT
--- treatment of chose for agoraphobia, OCD, specific phobias
Ans✓✓✓ systemic desensitization therapy (exposure therapy)
---- is an essential skill for coping Ans✓✓✓ *Self awareness
-This is the ability to recognize their feelings and manage their anger.
-An example would be a person's parents divorced - the child must learn
that it is not their fault.
---- is considered a sub-type of OCD Ans✓✓✓ hoarding disorder
---- is generally not used due to side effects and dietary restrictions (red
wine, cheese, chocolate) Ans✓✓✓ MAOIs
----- is the 1st line of treatment for most anxiety disorders Ans✓✓✓
SSRIs
----- is used for intensely distressed patients Ans✓✓✓ Benzodiazepines
3 Categories of Dementia Ans✓✓✓ 1. Early onset familial AD (FAD)
,2. Rapidly progressive dementia
3. Later-onset dementia
* Later-onset has 4 primary types:
- AD
-dementia with levy bodies
-vascular dementia
-fronto-temporal dementia
4 methods: Management of Delirium Ans✓✓✓ 1. elimination or
correction of underlying cause
2. management of behavioural disturbances
3. anticipation & prevention of complications of delirium
4. support & restoration of functional needs
Acute Stress Disorder Ans✓✓✓ may include experiencing dissociative
symptoms (depersonalization, numbing, amnesia); person must have
experienced/witnessed or been confronted by the event; event involved
actual or threatened death or serious injury.
ADHD Ans✓✓✓ -impulsiveness
-inability to concentrate on one activity at a time
-inability to sustain focus
-hyperactivity
-talkative
, -symptoms must be present for 6 months
-restlessness
-interferes with development
-fails to consider consequences of actions; poor judgement
-more common in boys
Treatment: CNS stimulants, antidepressants.
Agoraphobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of certain environments such as open
spaces, enclosed spaces, crowded spaces, public transportation.
Can occur with or without Panic Disorder
Alzheimer's disease (AD) Ans✓✓✓ - terminal illness
-type of dementia
-2 subtypes
-not related to delirium
-progressive neurocognitive illness
-memory loss, irreversible cognitive deficits, & behavioural changes
Anorexia (psych characteristics) Ans✓✓✓ -dietary restraint
-perfectionism
-maturity fears
-sexuality conflict/fears
-ritualistic behaviours
accurate answers
--- is the 1st line of treatment in psychotherapy for chronic pain, eating
disorders, and sleep problems Ans✓✓✓ CBT
--- treatment of chose for agoraphobia, OCD, specific phobias
Ans✓✓✓ systemic desensitization therapy (exposure therapy)
---- is an essential skill for coping Ans✓✓✓ *Self awareness
-This is the ability to recognize their feelings and manage their anger.
-An example would be a person's parents divorced - the child must learn
that it is not their fault.
---- is considered a sub-type of OCD Ans✓✓✓ hoarding disorder
---- is generally not used due to side effects and dietary restrictions (red
wine, cheese, chocolate) Ans✓✓✓ MAOIs
----- is the 1st line of treatment for most anxiety disorders Ans✓✓✓
SSRIs
----- is used for intensely distressed patients Ans✓✓✓ Benzodiazepines
3 Categories of Dementia Ans✓✓✓ 1. Early onset familial AD (FAD)
,2. Rapidly progressive dementia
3. Later-onset dementia
* Later-onset has 4 primary types:
- AD
-dementia with levy bodies
-vascular dementia
-fronto-temporal dementia
4 methods: Management of Delirium Ans✓✓✓ 1. elimination or
correction of underlying cause
2. management of behavioural disturbances
3. anticipation & prevention of complications of delirium
4. support & restoration of functional needs
Acute Stress Disorder Ans✓✓✓ may include experiencing dissociative
symptoms (depersonalization, numbing, amnesia); person must have
experienced/witnessed or been confronted by the event; event involved
actual or threatened death or serious injury.
ADHD Ans✓✓✓ -impulsiveness
-inability to concentrate on one activity at a time
-inability to sustain focus
-hyperactivity
-talkative
, -symptoms must be present for 6 months
-restlessness
-interferes with development
-fails to consider consequences of actions; poor judgement
-more common in boys
Treatment: CNS stimulants, antidepressants.
Agoraphobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of certain environments such as open
spaces, enclosed spaces, crowded spaces, public transportation.
Can occur with or without Panic Disorder
Alzheimer's disease (AD) Ans✓✓✓ - terminal illness
-type of dementia
-2 subtypes
-not related to delirium
-progressive neurocognitive illness
-memory loss, irreversible cognitive deficits, & behavioural changes
Anorexia (psych characteristics) Ans✓✓✓ -dietary restraint
-perfectionism
-maturity fears
-sexuality conflict/fears
-ritualistic behaviours
