PMHNP Exam Reported Questions 2026
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
What is dissemination? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Getting the research information
out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
,What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Moderate cognitive
impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inducer -->will
lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inducer - will lower dose
of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There IS a difference but
you say there isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There is NO difference
but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cognitive impairment
secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia
won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The time it takes for 50% of a
drug to be eliminated from the body.
,What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Zyprexa,
Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Serotonin Syndrome as
it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔With
worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔1st degree - mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Factors that affect genes -
environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
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, What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Basal
Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dendritic
pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10-
25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔You will need to
decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heart
Failure
HTN
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
What is dissemination? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Getting the research information
out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
,What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Moderate cognitive
impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inducer -->will
lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inducer - will lower dose
of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There IS a difference but
you say there isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There is NO difference
but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cognitive impairment
secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia
won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The time it takes for 50% of a
drug to be eliminated from the body.
,What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Zyprexa,
Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Serotonin Syndrome as
it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔With
worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔1st degree - mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Factors that affect genes -
environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Basal
Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dendritic
pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10-
25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔You will need to
decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heart
Failure
HTN
