NR 601 WEEK 3 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND
SCREENING 2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Define compulsions as they relate to OCD.
Answer: Ritualistic or repetitive behaviors or mental acts carried out
to neutralize anxiety.
◉ At what age does OCD commonly begin in females?
Answer: More commonly begins in the 20s.
◉ What is the average age of early onset OCD?
Answer: Average age is 11.
◉ What is the average age of late onset OCD?
Answer: Average age is 23.
◉ Which gender is more likely to experience early onset OCD?
Answer: Males are more likely to be affected.
,◉ List common compulsions associated with OCD.
Answer: Checking rituals, counting rituals, washing/scrubbing,
praying/chanting, touching/rubbing/tapping, ordering, and
establishing rigid performance.
◉ What is the cognitive model of OCD based on?
Answer: Aaron Beck's cognitive approach to emotional disorders,
focusing on childhood and environmental experiences.
◉ What genetic factors contribute to OCD?
Answer: A complex network of several genes may contribute to the
genetic risk for OCD.
◉ How is OCD diagnosed?
Answer: When thoughts or behaviors consume the person to the
point of interfering with personal, social, and/or occupational
functioning.
◉ What are some self-soothing behaviors related to OCD?
Answer: Excoriation (skin picking), trichotillomania (hair-pulling),
onychophagia (chronic nail-biting), and body dysmorphic disorder
(mirror checking).
◉ What are reward-seeking behaviors associated with OCD?
, Answer: Kleptomania (compulsive stealing), oniomania (compulsive
buying), and BIID (Body identity integrity disorder).
◉ What cultural considerations are there regarding OCD?
Answer: Symptoms may vary internationally, with heightened
personal guilt in highly religious individuals and beliefs in
supernatural causes in some cultures.
◉ What is the first-line pharmacologic treatment for OCD?
Answer: SSRIs such as fluvoxamine and sertraline.
◉ What is a second-line medication for treatment-resistant OCD?
Answer: SNRIs like venlafaxine.
◉ What type of therapy focuses on confronting avoided situations in
OCD treatment?
Answer: Exposure therapy.
◉ What does response prevention in OCD therapy aim to do?
Answer: Focuses on delaying or avoiding performing the rituals and
learning to tolerate thoughts and anxiety.
◉ What assessment tool is used for OCD?
SCREENING 2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Define compulsions as they relate to OCD.
Answer: Ritualistic or repetitive behaviors or mental acts carried out
to neutralize anxiety.
◉ At what age does OCD commonly begin in females?
Answer: More commonly begins in the 20s.
◉ What is the average age of early onset OCD?
Answer: Average age is 11.
◉ What is the average age of late onset OCD?
Answer: Average age is 23.
◉ Which gender is more likely to experience early onset OCD?
Answer: Males are more likely to be affected.
,◉ List common compulsions associated with OCD.
Answer: Checking rituals, counting rituals, washing/scrubbing,
praying/chanting, touching/rubbing/tapping, ordering, and
establishing rigid performance.
◉ What is the cognitive model of OCD based on?
Answer: Aaron Beck's cognitive approach to emotional disorders,
focusing on childhood and environmental experiences.
◉ What genetic factors contribute to OCD?
Answer: A complex network of several genes may contribute to the
genetic risk for OCD.
◉ How is OCD diagnosed?
Answer: When thoughts or behaviors consume the person to the
point of interfering with personal, social, and/or occupational
functioning.
◉ What are some self-soothing behaviors related to OCD?
Answer: Excoriation (skin picking), trichotillomania (hair-pulling),
onychophagia (chronic nail-biting), and body dysmorphic disorder
(mirror checking).
◉ What are reward-seeking behaviors associated with OCD?
, Answer: Kleptomania (compulsive stealing), oniomania (compulsive
buying), and BIID (Body identity integrity disorder).
◉ What cultural considerations are there regarding OCD?
Answer: Symptoms may vary internationally, with heightened
personal guilt in highly religious individuals and beliefs in
supernatural causes in some cultures.
◉ What is the first-line pharmacologic treatment for OCD?
Answer: SSRIs such as fluvoxamine and sertraline.
◉ What is a second-line medication for treatment-resistant OCD?
Answer: SNRIs like venlafaxine.
◉ What type of therapy focuses on confronting avoided situations in
OCD treatment?
Answer: Exposure therapy.
◉ What does response prevention in OCD therapy aim to do?
Answer: Focuses on delaying or avoiding performing the rituals and
learning to tolerate thoughts and anxiety.
◉ What assessment tool is used for OCD?
