PMHNP Certification Exam:PMHNP:PMHNP Certification Exam Study
Guide:PMHNP Exam: LMR Georgette’s PMHNP Certification
Exam:Georgettes LMR
Nutritional deficiency in vegan diet that mimics psychiatric symptoms - ANSWER:Niacin
Deficiency associated with chronic alcohol abuse - ANSWER:Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Positive Babinski reflex is normal for what age range - ANSWER:Birth to age 2
System where the insurer is not only the payer but also the provider of healthcare - ANSWER:Managed
Care Organization (MCO)
2 part Q: Recommended starting dose of risperidone (Risperdal) for adolescence age 13 to 17; and
recommended therapeutic dose for adolescence - ANSWER:0.5 mg/day; 3 mg/day
What type of family therapy use a structural mapping or genograms as a treatment intervention -
ANSWER:Structural family therapy
Emphasizes how, when, and to whom family members relate in order to understand and change family
structure; goal is to produce structural change in family organization; uses genograms to illustrate
Relationships using symbols for overinvolvement, conflict, and coalitions. - ANSWER:Structural family
therapy
Involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality outcomes - ANSWER:case
management
Example of mental health promotion is: validating _______ of feelings and ensuring patients they are not
_______. - ANSWER:Normalcy; crazy
Collection of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts Around a common interest and seek to
influence policy makers - ANSWER:Special interest group
Employee of a senator or representative Who keeps the legislator informed, meets with constituents,
And drafts reports - ANSWER:Legislative assistant
A group of members of Congress or a political party created to support a defined political ideology -
ANSWER:caucus (congressional)
When unpaid individuals contact their legislators to influence policy - ANSWER:grassroots lobbying
The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? -
ANSWER:14-17
The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? -
ANSWER:18-24
The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate severe anxiety? -
ANSWER:25-30
, Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children develop object permanence (things exist even
when they cannot be seen). - ANSWER:sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years)
Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children tend to be egocentric, think concretely, and
develop language and thinking. - ANSWER:preoperational stage (2-5 years)
Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin using logic or reasoning about concrete
events. - ANSWER:concrete operational stage (6-11 years)
Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin to think abstractly, reason hypothetically,
use deductive logic, - ANSWER:formal operational stage (11-19 years)
Piaget's sensoriomotor stage of cognitive development when children develop object permanence -
ANSWER:Infancy (birth to 2 years)
Piagets preoperational stage - ANSWER:Early childhood (2-5 years)
Piagets concrete operational stage - ANSWER:Middle childhood (6-11 years)
Piagets formal operational stage - ANSWER:Adolescence (11-19 years)
Commonly seen in Japan and Korea taijin kyofusho is a form of what mental illness - ANSWER:Social
phobia
Time frame for Celexa to have a therapeutic effect - ANSWER:4-6 weeks
When started on an SSRI may take _____ weeks for effect and should be continued for _____ months to
prevent relapse - ANSWER:4-6 weeks, 6-12 months
Thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide [increase/decrease?] lithium clearance, thus
[increase/decrease?] the amount of lithium in the body - ANSWER:Decrease; increase
inferential statistics that assess whether the means of two groups are statistically different from each
other - ANSWER:t-test
inferential statistics that tests the difference among three or more groups - ANSWER:Analysis of variance
(ANOVA)
inferential statistics that tests the relationship etween two variables - ANSWER:Pearson's r correlation
inferential statistics that shows the likelihood of an event occurring - ANSWER:probability
inferential statistic that describes the probability of a particular result occurring by chance alone -
ANSWER:p-value/level of significance
any event that alters patient progress toward expected outcomes (practitioner competency, severity of
illness) - ANSWER:variance
mathematical expression that shows the relationship between an individual's health and a number of
other variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice: health alliance, health
economics, health care system, health production function) - ANSWER:health production function
Guide:PMHNP Exam: LMR Georgette’s PMHNP Certification
Exam:Georgettes LMR
Nutritional deficiency in vegan diet that mimics psychiatric symptoms - ANSWER:Niacin
Deficiency associated with chronic alcohol abuse - ANSWER:Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
Positive Babinski reflex is normal for what age range - ANSWER:Birth to age 2
System where the insurer is not only the payer but also the provider of healthcare - ANSWER:Managed
Care Organization (MCO)
2 part Q: Recommended starting dose of risperidone (Risperdal) for adolescence age 13 to 17; and
recommended therapeutic dose for adolescence - ANSWER:0.5 mg/day; 3 mg/day
What type of family therapy use a structural mapping or genograms as a treatment intervention -
ANSWER:Structural family therapy
Emphasizes how, when, and to whom family members relate in order to understand and change family
structure; goal is to produce structural change in family organization; uses genograms to illustrate
Relationships using symbols for overinvolvement, conflict, and coalitions. - ANSWER:Structural family
therapy
Involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality outcomes - ANSWER:case
management
Example of mental health promotion is: validating _______ of feelings and ensuring patients they are not
_______. - ANSWER:Normalcy; crazy
Collection of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts Around a common interest and seek to
influence policy makers - ANSWER:Special interest group
Employee of a senator or representative Who keeps the legislator informed, meets with constituents,
And drafts reports - ANSWER:Legislative assistant
A group of members of Congress or a political party created to support a defined political ideology -
ANSWER:caucus (congressional)
When unpaid individuals contact their legislators to influence policy - ANSWER:grassroots lobbying
The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? -
ANSWER:14-17
The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? -
ANSWER:18-24
The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate severe anxiety? -
ANSWER:25-30
, Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children develop object permanence (things exist even
when they cannot be seen). - ANSWER:sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years)
Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children tend to be egocentric, think concretely, and
develop language and thinking. - ANSWER:preoperational stage (2-5 years)
Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin using logic or reasoning about concrete
events. - ANSWER:concrete operational stage (6-11 years)
Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin to think abstractly, reason hypothetically,
use deductive logic, - ANSWER:formal operational stage (11-19 years)
Piaget's sensoriomotor stage of cognitive development when children develop object permanence -
ANSWER:Infancy (birth to 2 years)
Piagets preoperational stage - ANSWER:Early childhood (2-5 years)
Piagets concrete operational stage - ANSWER:Middle childhood (6-11 years)
Piagets formal operational stage - ANSWER:Adolescence (11-19 years)
Commonly seen in Japan and Korea taijin kyofusho is a form of what mental illness - ANSWER:Social
phobia
Time frame for Celexa to have a therapeutic effect - ANSWER:4-6 weeks
When started on an SSRI may take _____ weeks for effect and should be continued for _____ months to
prevent relapse - ANSWER:4-6 weeks, 6-12 months
Thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide [increase/decrease?] lithium clearance, thus
[increase/decrease?] the amount of lithium in the body - ANSWER:Decrease; increase
inferential statistics that assess whether the means of two groups are statistically different from each
other - ANSWER:t-test
inferential statistics that tests the difference among three or more groups - ANSWER:Analysis of variance
(ANOVA)
inferential statistics that tests the relationship etween two variables - ANSWER:Pearson's r correlation
inferential statistics that shows the likelihood of an event occurring - ANSWER:probability
inferential statistic that describes the probability of a particular result occurring by chance alone -
ANSWER:p-value/level of significance
any event that alters patient progress toward expected outcomes (practitioner competency, severity of
illness) - ANSWER:variance
mathematical expression that shows the relationship between an individual's health and a number of
other variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice: health alliance, health
economics, health care system, health production function) - ANSWER:health production function
