NU665B WEEK 8 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
2025/2026 FALL-SPRING SEMESTER 100%
ACCURATE (CORRECTLY ANSWERED)
The brain structure associated with new memories and consolidation of new memories is the.
Select one:
a.frontal cortex
b.amygdala
c.hippocampus
d.hypothalamus
c.hippocampus
Serotonin is produced in which part of the brain? Select one:
a.Locus ceruleus
b.Nucleus basalis
c.Raphi nuclei
d.Substantia nigra
e.None of the answers are
c.Raphi nuclei
Sarah has been diagnosed with MDD. She is started on Sertraline 25 mg for her depression. She
will take one-half of the dose in the a.m. for two weeks. You will follow up with her. To
effectively monitor the client's use of medication, which of the following steps will be part of
her ongoing care? Select one:
a.Monitoring for potential cardiac side effects
b.Monitoring for potential abuse of the medication
c.Monitoring of baseline labs of renal functioning
d.Use of a standardized rating scale of depression
d.Use of a standardized rating scale of depression
What teratogenic effects can occur by the psychotropics divalproex and lithium? Select one:
a.Divalproex-Epstein Anomaly; lithium-cleft palate
b.Lithium-spina bifida; divalproex-mental retardation
c.Lithium-Epstein anomaly; divalproex-spina bifida
d.Divalproex-limb malformations; lithium-seizure disorder
, c.Lithium-Epstein anomaly; divalproex-spina bifida
A 24-year-old female is brought to the ER after attempting suicide by swallowing a bottle of her
pills. Select the nursing action of highest priority that the PMHNP will take initially, once the
patient is medically stable.
Select one:
a.Take her vital signs.
b.Assess her health history.
c.Assess her coping behaviors.
d.Assess her current level of suicidality.
a.Take her vital signs.
Some family therapists focus primarily on the nuclear family, which is based on Western
notions, and this could clearly be a shortcoming in working with clients in extended families.?
Select one: True False
True
All of the following are characteristics of the behavioral approaches except: Select one:
a. behavior therapy relies on the principles and procedures of the scientific method.
b. behavior therapy specifies treatment goals in concrete and objective terms. c. behavior
therapy focuses on the client's current problems and the factors influencing them.
d. behavior therapy employs the same procedures to every client with a particular
dysfunctional behavior.
d. behavior therapy employs the same procedures to every client with a particular
dysfunctional behavior.
Question 19 Which of the following is not a basic characteristic of behavior therapy? Select one:
a.Treatment goals are specific and concrete.
b.It is grounded in learning theory.
c.Many specific techniques are supported by research.
d.The therapist is manipulative and controlling.
d.The therapist is manipulative and controlling.
The techniques of joining, boundary setting, unbalancing, reframing, ordeals, enactments, and
paradoxical interventions are most likely to be part of which approach to family therapy??
Select one:
2025/2026 FALL-SPRING SEMESTER 100%
ACCURATE (CORRECTLY ANSWERED)
The brain structure associated with new memories and consolidation of new memories is the.
Select one:
a.frontal cortex
b.amygdala
c.hippocampus
d.hypothalamus
c.hippocampus
Serotonin is produced in which part of the brain? Select one:
a.Locus ceruleus
b.Nucleus basalis
c.Raphi nuclei
d.Substantia nigra
e.None of the answers are
c.Raphi nuclei
Sarah has been diagnosed with MDD. She is started on Sertraline 25 mg for her depression. She
will take one-half of the dose in the a.m. for two weeks. You will follow up with her. To
effectively monitor the client's use of medication, which of the following steps will be part of
her ongoing care? Select one:
a.Monitoring for potential cardiac side effects
b.Monitoring for potential abuse of the medication
c.Monitoring of baseline labs of renal functioning
d.Use of a standardized rating scale of depression
d.Use of a standardized rating scale of depression
What teratogenic effects can occur by the psychotropics divalproex and lithium? Select one:
a.Divalproex-Epstein Anomaly; lithium-cleft palate
b.Lithium-spina bifida; divalproex-mental retardation
c.Lithium-Epstein anomaly; divalproex-spina bifida
d.Divalproex-limb malformations; lithium-seizure disorder
, c.Lithium-Epstein anomaly; divalproex-spina bifida
A 24-year-old female is brought to the ER after attempting suicide by swallowing a bottle of her
pills. Select the nursing action of highest priority that the PMHNP will take initially, once the
patient is medically stable.
Select one:
a.Take her vital signs.
b.Assess her health history.
c.Assess her coping behaviors.
d.Assess her current level of suicidality.
a.Take her vital signs.
Some family therapists focus primarily on the nuclear family, which is based on Western
notions, and this could clearly be a shortcoming in working with clients in extended families.?
Select one: True False
True
All of the following are characteristics of the behavioral approaches except: Select one:
a. behavior therapy relies on the principles and procedures of the scientific method.
b. behavior therapy specifies treatment goals in concrete and objective terms. c. behavior
therapy focuses on the client's current problems and the factors influencing them.
d. behavior therapy employs the same procedures to every client with a particular
dysfunctional behavior.
d. behavior therapy employs the same procedures to every client with a particular
dysfunctional behavior.
Question 19 Which of the following is not a basic characteristic of behavior therapy? Select one:
a.Treatment goals are specific and concrete.
b.It is grounded in learning theory.
c.Many specific techniques are supported by research.
d.The therapist is manipulative and controlling.
d.The therapist is manipulative and controlling.
The techniques of joining, boundary setting, unbalancing, reframing, ordeals, enactments, and
paradoxical interventions are most likely to be part of which approach to family therapy??
Select one:
