NRNP 6635 Midterm EXAM Walden University NURS 6635
actual questions, answers and complete solutions| grade A+
2026.
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat
psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients - ANSWER: Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle -
ANSWER: Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - ANSWER: Sexual abuse and Partner
Betrayal
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing
antipsychotic drugs - ANSWER: AIMS
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly -
ANSWER: Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - ANSWER: 20% recover, 10%
mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in
dissociative amnesia - ANSWER: Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa - ANSWER:
Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a
mental illness diagnosis. - ANSWER: Psychiatrist History and mental status
examination
, Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. - ANSWER:
Patient Resistance
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom - ANSWER:
Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially
seek help from a Primary Care Provider - ANSWER: Hoarding
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - ANSWER:
CAPS
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed - ANSWER: 4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing
violence in television, movies, and video games - ANSWER: Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful
mental health interview of a child - ANSWER: Medical history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant
drug therapy - ANSWER: 6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - ANSWER:
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following
EXCEPT: - ANSWER: Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom
disorder or hypochondriasis - ANSWER: Angina Pectoris
actual questions, answers and complete solutions| grade A+
2026.
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat
psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients - ANSWER: Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle -
ANSWER: Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - ANSWER: Sexual abuse and Partner
Betrayal
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing
antipsychotic drugs - ANSWER: AIMS
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly -
ANSWER: Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - ANSWER: 20% recover, 10%
mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in
dissociative amnesia - ANSWER: Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa - ANSWER:
Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a
mental illness diagnosis. - ANSWER: Psychiatrist History and mental status
examination
, Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. - ANSWER:
Patient Resistance
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom - ANSWER:
Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially
seek help from a Primary Care Provider - ANSWER: Hoarding
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - ANSWER:
CAPS
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed - ANSWER: 4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing
violence in television, movies, and video games - ANSWER: Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful
mental health interview of a child - ANSWER: Medical history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant
drug therapy - ANSWER: 6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - ANSWER:
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following
EXCEPT: - ANSWER: Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom
disorder or hypochondriasis - ANSWER: Angina Pectoris