PMHNP Board Exam Reported Questions | 100% Accurate Answers & Review

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PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS100%

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frontal lobe function ......ANSWER........voluntary movement

problem solving, memory, decision making, impulse control,

language


Broca's area ......ANSWER........frontal lobe- expressive speech


Wernicke's area ......ANSWER........temporal lobe- receptive

speech


Temporal lobe damage can cause: ......ANSWER........a/v

hallucinations, aphasia, amnesia


Frontal lobe damage can cause: ......ANSWER........personality

changes, emotional and intellectual changes

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Occipital lobe damage can cause: ......ANSWER........visual field

defects, blindness, visual hallucinations


Parietal lobe damage can cause: ......ANSWER........sensory-

perceptual disturbances and agnosia


Agnosia ......ANSWER........the inability to recognize familiar

objects


cerebral cortex is responsible for: ......ANSWER........"what makes

us human" speech, cognition, judgment, perception, motor

function


Amygdala function ......ANSWER........aggression, fear, anxiety,

emotions


What medications reduce amygdala hyperactivity?

......ANSWER........SSRI's, benzos

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hippocampus function ......ANSWER........Emotions


Stress


Learning


Motivation


Memory conversion ST to LT


hypothalamus function ......ANSWER........appetite, thirst, sleep,

temp, hormones


cerebellum function ......ANSWER........balance, posture,

coordination


4 main parts of the lymbic system? ......ANSWER........amygdala,

hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus

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How to Perform the Romberg Test ......ANSWER........Assesses

cerebellum:


Ask the patient to stand with feet together and arms at sides.


First, observe balance with eyes open (baseline).


Then, ask the patient to close their eyes.


Observe for swaying or loss of balance for about 20-30

seconds.


CYP450 inducers ......ANSWER........Carbamazepine


Oxcarbazepine


St. John's Wort


Phenytoin


Phenobarbital