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EXAM 2025 COMPLETE QUESTION
BANK WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS AND
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COPY!!!!!!!)
AUDIT-C - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test - Consumption, > 13
Documents use and frequency in prior year
0-4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking
CAGE-AID - THE CORRECT ANSWER-IDs problem drinking or
druging, 13 and older
(C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-opener, AID=altered
to include drugs
CRAFFT - THE CORRECT ANSWER-6-item screen for alcohol or drugs
in adolescents, 14-18
(C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T=
trouble)
BAI - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Beck Anxiety Inventory, 17 and older
Assesses 21 symptoms of anxiety, 0-36 scores
,HAM-A - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Hamilton Anxiety Scale, most
commonly used
14 domains, 14=mild, 18-24= moderate, 25-30=severe
LSAS-CA - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-
Child/Adolescent Version, 7 and older
24 items, social and performance
55-65=moderate social phobia, 65-80=marked, 80-95=severe,
>95=very severe
MMSE - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Mini Mental Status Exam
30 items, 24-30= no cognitive impairment; 18-23=mild
cognitive impairment; 0-17= severe cognitive impairment
MOCA - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Montreal Cognitive Assessment
>26=normal, add point for <12th grade education
SPMSQ - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Short Portable Mental Status
Questionnaire
10 items, more than 3 incorrect indicates dementia
BDI-2 - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Beck Depression inventory, 13 and
older
presence and impact of depressive symptoms
21 items, <10=normal; 11-17=mild depression; 18-
23=moderate; 24+=severe
,CCSD - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Cornell Scale for Depression in
Dementia
19 items, <6=no significant depression; 8-17=probable major
depression; >18=definite depression
MDQ - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Mood Disorder Questionnaire
Screen for mania or hypomania
positive if 7 or more of 13 items in question #1 present and #2 is
yes and #3 gets moderate or serious problem response
YMRS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Young Mania Rating Scale, 11 items
(adult)
Range 0-60; adults with 12 or more=mania
CY-BOCS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-...
YBOCS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive
Scale
10 items; age 14 and older
gold standard for OC symptoms
score indicates level of severity
BPRS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, 18 and
older
Assesses psychopathology (+, - and affective) with
schizophrenia, not for screening or DX
, PANSS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Positive and Negative Syndrome
Scale, 18 and older
measures changes in symptom intensity in psychosis and
schizophrenia
Gold standard in studies of treatment efficacy
SPS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Suicide Probability Scale, 13 and older
Rapid measure of suicide risk
higher score indicates greater risk
CIWA-Ar - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical Institute Withdrawal
Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised
9 item symptom rating scale, max score 67; <10 does not
warrant intervention
COWS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Quantifies severity of withdrawal syndrome, guides dosing,
monitors over time
Used for induction of Suboxone
5-12=mild; 13-24= moderate; 25-36=mod to severe;
>36=severe
T4, FREE THYROXINE - THE CORRECT ANSWER-0.8-2.8
Increased In Graves
Decreased In Hypothyroidism
EXAM 2025 COMPLETE QUESTION
BANK WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS AND
100% PASS GUARANTEE (ORIGINAL
COPY!!!!!!!)
AUDIT-C - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test - Consumption, > 13
Documents use and frequency in prior year
0-4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking
CAGE-AID - THE CORRECT ANSWER-IDs problem drinking or
druging, 13 and older
(C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-opener, AID=altered
to include drugs
CRAFFT - THE CORRECT ANSWER-6-item screen for alcohol or drugs
in adolescents, 14-18
(C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T=
trouble)
BAI - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Beck Anxiety Inventory, 17 and older
Assesses 21 symptoms of anxiety, 0-36 scores
,HAM-A - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Hamilton Anxiety Scale, most
commonly used
14 domains, 14=mild, 18-24= moderate, 25-30=severe
LSAS-CA - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-
Child/Adolescent Version, 7 and older
24 items, social and performance
55-65=moderate social phobia, 65-80=marked, 80-95=severe,
>95=very severe
MMSE - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Mini Mental Status Exam
30 items, 24-30= no cognitive impairment; 18-23=mild
cognitive impairment; 0-17= severe cognitive impairment
MOCA - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Montreal Cognitive Assessment
>26=normal, add point for <12th grade education
SPMSQ - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Short Portable Mental Status
Questionnaire
10 items, more than 3 incorrect indicates dementia
BDI-2 - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Beck Depression inventory, 13 and
older
presence and impact of depressive symptoms
21 items, <10=normal; 11-17=mild depression; 18-
23=moderate; 24+=severe
,CCSD - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Cornell Scale for Depression in
Dementia
19 items, <6=no significant depression; 8-17=probable major
depression; >18=definite depression
MDQ - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Mood Disorder Questionnaire
Screen for mania or hypomania
positive if 7 or more of 13 items in question #1 present and #2 is
yes and #3 gets moderate or serious problem response
YMRS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Young Mania Rating Scale, 11 items
(adult)
Range 0-60; adults with 12 or more=mania
CY-BOCS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-...
YBOCS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive
Scale
10 items; age 14 and older
gold standard for OC symptoms
score indicates level of severity
BPRS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, 18 and
older
Assesses psychopathology (+, - and affective) with
schizophrenia, not for screening or DX
, PANSS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Positive and Negative Syndrome
Scale, 18 and older
measures changes in symptom intensity in psychosis and
schizophrenia
Gold standard in studies of treatment efficacy
SPS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Suicide Probability Scale, 13 and older
Rapid measure of suicide risk
higher score indicates greater risk
CIWA-Ar - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical Institute Withdrawal
Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised
9 item symptom rating scale, max score 67; <10 does not
warrant intervention
COWS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Quantifies severity of withdrawal syndrome, guides dosing,
monitors over time
Used for induction of Suboxone
5-12=mild; 13-24= moderate; 25-36=mod to severe;
>36=severe
T4, FREE THYROXINE - THE CORRECT ANSWER-0.8-2.8
Increased In Graves
Decreased In Hypothyroidism
