NR 668 Week 5 Questions and Answers with Complete Solution | Already Graded A+ | New 2026 Update | Chamberlain University

NR 668 Week 5 Questions and Answers with Complete Solution | Already Graded A+ | New 2026 Update | Chamberlain University Jane is a 27 year old female with no previous psychiatric hx. She was employed at a large company within the outside sales division. The company recently downsized and eliminated 50% of its workforce. Jane was let go 1 month ago. She had recently purchased a condominium near her former employer and expressed worry about the mortgage payment. She stopped attending her weekly outings with her friends from college and no longer attends yoga. She is often tearful and notes that 1-2x a week, she will feel overwhelmed with hopelessness. She denies SI. She denies changes in appetite, weight, sleep or energy level. She has been able to update her resume and denies trouble concentrating. She finds pleasure walking her dog, but is seeking help with her "crying". Given the current info above, what disorder best describes Jane's symptoms? adjustment disorder with depressed mood *key is that it is not chronic Susan is a 22 year old female who has a marked fear of elevators, Uber rides and public transportation. She never shops or travels alone. She is now experiencing "nervousness" when she waits in line at the grocery store. Her husband suggested that she receive counseling after she recently refused to go into Walmart alone. 1. What disorder best describes Susan's behavior? 2. What 1st line pharmacological tx would reduce relapse? 1. Agoraphobia 2. SSRI's *note: one can be diagnosed with agoraphobia and not necessarily panic disorder Michelle, a 28 year old female began having recurring thoughts about people dying somewhere in the USA. One month later, she learns on social media that an act of terrorism occurred on the opposite coast. She felt strongly that she played a role in the act by merely thinking of the act. She complains that the more she tries to not think about the thought, the more often she has the unwanted thought. 1. Michelle linking of the terrorist act to her previous unwanted thought is an example of what? 2. What common disorder is this associated with? 3. When treating this disorder with pharmacotherapy, would the PMHNP expect to prescribe lower or higher dosing of medication compared to the pharmacotherapy of depression? 1. Magical thinking 2. OCD 3. Higher Jim is an 73 year old male with a dx of Major Neurocognitive Disorder. Jim developed parkinsonism around the same time his cognitive impairment became more pronounced. Jim was admitted to a nursing home after his wife could no longer care for him at home at night. Some nights he would hallucinate and some nights he would fall out of bed or act out his dreams. Jim was recently prescribed Haloperidol after believing the FBI was listening to him in the ceiling tiles. He started to tear down the ceiling at his long term care facility. Jim became rigid after receiving his second dose of Haloperidol. Which Major Neurocognitive disorder does Jim likely have? Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) *key information: major neurocognitive disorder with delusions, rigidity/sensitivity to antipsychotic meds, timing and parkinsonism (PDD, parkinsonism sy