age 1 of 53
PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
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
,age 2 of 53
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
,age 3 of 53
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
, age 4 of 53
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
PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
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
,age 2 of 53
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
,age 3 of 53
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
, age 4 of 53
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
