NRNP 6635 MIDTERM STUDY TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Patient Resistance
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
Hoarding
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to seek help from a Primary Care
Provider initially
CAPS
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
4
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television,
movies, and video games
,Medical history
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a
child
Erickson
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
, Eating with friends but not Family
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness
diagnosis.
6-8 weeks
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or
hypochondriasis
Appetite
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Patient Resistance
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
Hoarding
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to seek help from a Primary Care
Provider initially
CAPS
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
4
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television,
movies, and video games
,Medical history
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a
child
Erickson
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
, Eating with friends but not Family
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness
diagnosis.
6-8 weeks
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or
hypochondriasis
Appetite
