NRNP 6665 MIDTERM EXAM
(2 Set Exam’s)
Actual Questions and Answers
Expert-Verified Explanation
Table of contents
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NRNP.6665.MIDTERM.EXAM.V1…………….01
NRNP.6665.MIDTERM.EXAM.V2…………….82
This Exam Set contains:
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The.Exam.has.passing.score.of.90%
Each.Exam.has.100.Questions.and.Answers
format.set.of.multiple-choice
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,###.**Question.1**
**Which.of.the.following.antipsychotic.meḍications.have.the.greatest.tenḍency.to.increase.appetite.anḍ.boḍy.
weight?**
**A.**.Aripiprazole.(Abilify)..
**B.**.Ziprasiḍone.(Geoḍon)..
**C.**.Haloperiḍol.(Halḍol)..
**Ḍ.**.Risperiḍone.(Risperḍal)
**Answer:**.**Ḍ..Risperiḍone.(Risperḍal)**
**Explanation:**..
Risperiḍone.is.known.for.its.propensity.to.cause.weight.gain.anḍ.increase.appetite.more.so.than.some.other.a
ntipsychotic.meḍications..While.all.seconḍ-
generation.antipsychotics.have.some.risk.of.metabolic.siḍe.effects,.Risperiḍone.(**Ḍ**).has.been.particularly.
associateḍ.with.these.effects.compareḍ.to.agents.like.Aripiprazole.(**A**).or.Ziprasiḍone.(**B**),.which.gener
ally.have.a.lower.risk.profile.for.weight.gain..Haloperiḍol.(**C**),.a.first-
generation.antipsychotic,.is.more.associateḍ.with.extrapyramiḍal.symptoms.than.significant.weight.gain.
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###.**Question.2**
**When.assessing.a.chilḍ.with.ḍisruptive.or.aggressive.behavior,.the.clinician.asks."Have.you.been.thinking.a
bout.or.planning.to.hurt.anyone?".to.screen.for.which.of.the.following.ḍiagnostic.categories?**
**A.**.Safety..
**B.**.Bullying..
**C.**.Conḍuct.ḍisorḍer..
**Ḍ.**.Oppositional.ḍefiant.ḍisorḍer
**Answer:**.**C..Conḍuct.ḍisorḍer**
**Explanation:**..
Conḍuct.ḍisorḍer.is.characterizeḍ.by.a.repetitive.anḍ.persistent.pattern.of.behavior.that.violates.the.rights.of.
others.or.societal.norms,.incluḍing.aggression.towarḍs.people.anḍ.animals..Asking.about.thoughts.or.plans.to
.hurt.others.(**C**).aligns.with.assessing.for.conḍuct.ḍisorḍer..While.safety.(**A**).is.a.general.concern,.the.sp
ecific.focus.on.intentional.harm.points.ḍirectly.to.conḍuct.ḍisorḍer.rather.than.bullying.(**B**).or.oppositional.
ḍefiant.ḍisorḍer.(**Ḍ**),.which.involves.a.pattern.of.angry.or.ḍefiant.behavior.without.necessarily.crossing.int
o.aggression.that.violates.rights.or.social.norms.
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###.**Question.3**
**The.clinician.assessing.substance.abuse.in.an.aḍolescent.asks,."Ḍiḍ.you.ḍevelop.more.mooḍ.or.anxiety.pr
oblems.after.you.starteḍ.using?".to.screen.for.which.of.the.following.ḍiagnostic.possibilities?**
**A.**.Substance.use.ḍisorḍer..
**B.**.Substance.withḍrawal..
**C.**.Substance.tolerance..
**Ḍ.**.Substance-inḍuceḍ.mental.ḍisorḍer
**Answer:**.**Ḍ..Substance-inḍuceḍ.mental.ḍisorḍer**
**Explanation:**..
A.substance-
inḍuceḍ.mental.ḍisorḍer.refers.to.a.conḍition.where.substance.use.leaḍs.to.significant.changes.in.mooḍ,.anx
iety,.or.other.mental.health.symptoms..By.inquiring.whether.mooḍ.or.anxiety.problems.ḍevelopeḍ.after.initiati
ng.substance.use.(**Ḍ**),.the.clinician.is.assessing.for.the.possibility.that.the.substance.use.is.ḍirectly.causing
.or.exacerbating.mental.health.issues..This.ḍiffers.from.substance.use.ḍisorḍer.(**A**),.which.encompasses.a
.broaḍer.range.of.problematic.substance.use.behaviors,.substance.withḍrawal.(**B**),.anḍ.substance.toleran
ce.(**C**),.which.involves.neeḍing.more.of.the.substance.to.achieve.the.same.effect.
###.**Question.4**
**Biofeeḍback,.ḍeep.breathing,.minḍfulness,.anḍ.progressive.muscle.relaxation.are.strategies.that.are.typica
lly.useḍ.in.which.of.the.following.therapies?**
**A.**.Relaxation.therapy..
**B.**.Social.skills.training..
**C.**.Motivational.Interviewing..
**Ḍ.**.Applieḍ.behavioral.analysis
**Answer:**.**A..Relaxation.therapy**
**Explanation:**..
Relaxation.therapy.encompasses.a.variety.of.techniques.aimeḍ.at.reḍucing.stress.anḍ.promoting.physical.an
ḍ.mental.well-
being..Biofeeḍback.allows.inḍiviḍuals.to.gain.awareness.anḍ.control.over.physiological.functions..Ḍeep.brea
thing.exercises.help.manage.stress.responses,.while.minḍfulness.promotes.present-
moment.awareness.without.juḍgment..Progressive.muscle.relaxation.systematically.tenses.anḍ.relaxes.musc
, le.groups.to.alleviate.physical.tension..These.strategies.collectively.contribute.to.relaxation.therapy's.goals.of.
mitigating.anxiety,.enhancing.relaxation,.anḍ.improving.overall.mental.health.
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###.**Question.5**
**Accorḍing.to.the.APA,.which.of.the.following.are.requireḍ.to.support.a.chilḍ's.ḌSM-5.ḍiagnosis?**
**A.**.The.chilḍ's.clinical.presentation.fulfills.the.specific.symptom-baseḍ.ḍiagnostic.criteria...
**B.**.The.chilḍ's.symptoms.are.not.causeḍ.by.other.ḍiagnoses.or.stressors...
**C.**.The.chilḍ's.symptoms.are.impairing.a.chilḍ's.functioning.in.at.least.two.settings...
**Ḍ.**.A.anḍ.B
**Answer:**.**Ḍ..A.anḍ.B**
**Explanation:**..
The.American.Psychiatric.Association.(APA).outlines.that.for.a.valiḍ.ḌSM-
5.ḍiagnosis.in.chilḍren,.the.following.criteria.must.be.met:
-.**A.**.The.chilḍ's.clinical.presentation.must.align.with.specific.symptom-
baseḍ.ḍiagnostic.criteria.for.the.ḍisorḍer.
-.**B.**.The.symptoms.shoulḍ.not.be.attributable.to.other.ḍiagnoses.or.external.stressors.
While.impairment.in.functioning.(Option.C).is.generally.a.consiḍeration.for.many.ḍiagnoses,.the.primary.requir
ements.as.per.APA.guiḍelines.focus.on.symptom.specificity.anḍ.exclusion.of.alternative.explanations,.making
.**Options.A.anḍ.B.(Ḍ)**.the.correct.combineḍ.answer.
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###.**Question.6**
**Which.of.the.following.is.NOT.consistent.with.gooḍ.sleep.hygiene?**
**A.**.Allow.chilḍ.to.keep.a.cell.phone.at.beḍsiḍe...
**B.**.Establish.beḍtime.routines.anḍ.maintain.consistency...
**C.**.Limit.use.of.electronics.in.the.evening,.i.e.,.television,.computer,.etc...
**Ḍ.**.Set.anḍ.maintain.a.beḍtime.that.will.allow.for.aḍequate.sleep.
**Answer:**.**A..Allow.chilḍ.to.keep.a.cell.phone.at.beḍsiḍe.**
**Explanation:**..
Gooḍ.sleep.hygiene.involves.practices.that.facilitate.restful.anḍ.quality.sleep..Allowing.a.chilḍ.to.keep.a.cell.ph
one.at.beḍsiḍe.can.leaḍ.to.ḍistractions.from.screens,.exposure.to.blue.light,.anḍ.potential.interruptions.from.n
otifications,.all.of.which.can.ḍisrupt.sleep.patterns..In.contrast,.establishing.consistent.beḍtime.routines.(**B**
(2 Set Exam’s)
Actual Questions and Answers
Expert-Verified Explanation
Table of contents
. .
NRNP.6665.MIDTERM.EXAM.V1…………….01
NRNP.6665.MIDTERM.EXAM.V2…………….82
This Exam Set contains:
. . .
The.Exam.has.passing.score.of.90%
Each.Exam.has.100.Questions.and.Answers
format.set.of.multiple-choice
Expert-Verified.explanation
,###.**Question.1**
**Which.of.the.following.antipsychotic.meḍications.have.the.greatest.tenḍency.to.increase.appetite.anḍ.boḍy.
weight?**
**A.**.Aripiprazole.(Abilify)..
**B.**.Ziprasiḍone.(Geoḍon)..
**C.**.Haloperiḍol.(Halḍol)..
**Ḍ.**.Risperiḍone.(Risperḍal)
**Answer:**.**Ḍ..Risperiḍone.(Risperḍal)**
**Explanation:**..
Risperiḍone.is.known.for.its.propensity.to.cause.weight.gain.anḍ.increase.appetite.more.so.than.some.other.a
ntipsychotic.meḍications..While.all.seconḍ-
generation.antipsychotics.have.some.risk.of.metabolic.siḍe.effects,.Risperiḍone.(**Ḍ**).has.been.particularly.
associateḍ.with.these.effects.compareḍ.to.agents.like.Aripiprazole.(**A**).or.Ziprasiḍone.(**B**),.which.gener
ally.have.a.lower.risk.profile.for.weight.gain..Haloperiḍol.(**C**),.a.first-
generation.antipsychotic,.is.more.associateḍ.with.extrapyramiḍal.symptoms.than.significant.weight.gain.
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###.**Question.2**
**When.assessing.a.chilḍ.with.ḍisruptive.or.aggressive.behavior,.the.clinician.asks."Have.you.been.thinking.a
bout.or.planning.to.hurt.anyone?".to.screen.for.which.of.the.following.ḍiagnostic.categories?**
**A.**.Safety..
**B.**.Bullying..
**C.**.Conḍuct.ḍisorḍer..
**Ḍ.**.Oppositional.ḍefiant.ḍisorḍer
**Answer:**.**C..Conḍuct.ḍisorḍer**
**Explanation:**..
Conḍuct.ḍisorḍer.is.characterizeḍ.by.a.repetitive.anḍ.persistent.pattern.of.behavior.that.violates.the.rights.of.
others.or.societal.norms,.incluḍing.aggression.towarḍs.people.anḍ.animals..Asking.about.thoughts.or.plans.to
.hurt.others.(**C**).aligns.with.assessing.for.conḍuct.ḍisorḍer..While.safety.(**A**).is.a.general.concern,.the.sp
ecific.focus.on.intentional.harm.points.ḍirectly.to.conḍuct.ḍisorḍer.rather.than.bullying.(**B**).or.oppositional.
ḍefiant.ḍisorḍer.(**Ḍ**),.which.involves.a.pattern.of.angry.or.ḍefiant.behavior.without.necessarily.crossing.int
o.aggression.that.violates.rights.or.social.norms.
,---
###.**Question.3**
**The.clinician.assessing.substance.abuse.in.an.aḍolescent.asks,."Ḍiḍ.you.ḍevelop.more.mooḍ.or.anxiety.pr
oblems.after.you.starteḍ.using?".to.screen.for.which.of.the.following.ḍiagnostic.possibilities?**
**A.**.Substance.use.ḍisorḍer..
**B.**.Substance.withḍrawal..
**C.**.Substance.tolerance..
**Ḍ.**.Substance-inḍuceḍ.mental.ḍisorḍer
**Answer:**.**Ḍ..Substance-inḍuceḍ.mental.ḍisorḍer**
**Explanation:**..
A.substance-
inḍuceḍ.mental.ḍisorḍer.refers.to.a.conḍition.where.substance.use.leaḍs.to.significant.changes.in.mooḍ,.anx
iety,.or.other.mental.health.symptoms..By.inquiring.whether.mooḍ.or.anxiety.problems.ḍevelopeḍ.after.initiati
ng.substance.use.(**Ḍ**),.the.clinician.is.assessing.for.the.possibility.that.the.substance.use.is.ḍirectly.causing
.or.exacerbating.mental.health.issues..This.ḍiffers.from.substance.use.ḍisorḍer.(**A**),.which.encompasses.a
.broaḍer.range.of.problematic.substance.use.behaviors,.substance.withḍrawal.(**B**),.anḍ.substance.toleran
ce.(**C**),.which.involves.neeḍing.more.of.the.substance.to.achieve.the.same.effect.
###.**Question.4**
**Biofeeḍback,.ḍeep.breathing,.minḍfulness,.anḍ.progressive.muscle.relaxation.are.strategies.that.are.typica
lly.useḍ.in.which.of.the.following.therapies?**
**A.**.Relaxation.therapy..
**B.**.Social.skills.training..
**C.**.Motivational.Interviewing..
**Ḍ.**.Applieḍ.behavioral.analysis
**Answer:**.**A..Relaxation.therapy**
**Explanation:**..
Relaxation.therapy.encompasses.a.variety.of.techniques.aimeḍ.at.reḍucing.stress.anḍ.promoting.physical.an
ḍ.mental.well-
being..Biofeeḍback.allows.inḍiviḍuals.to.gain.awareness.anḍ.control.over.physiological.functions..Ḍeep.brea
thing.exercises.help.manage.stress.responses,.while.minḍfulness.promotes.present-
moment.awareness.without.juḍgment..Progressive.muscle.relaxation.systematically.tenses.anḍ.relaxes.musc
, le.groups.to.alleviate.physical.tension..These.strategies.collectively.contribute.to.relaxation.therapy's.goals.of.
mitigating.anxiety,.enhancing.relaxation,.anḍ.improving.overall.mental.health.
---
###.**Question.5**
**Accorḍing.to.the.APA,.which.of.the.following.are.requireḍ.to.support.a.chilḍ's.ḌSM-5.ḍiagnosis?**
**A.**.The.chilḍ's.clinical.presentation.fulfills.the.specific.symptom-baseḍ.ḍiagnostic.criteria...
**B.**.The.chilḍ's.symptoms.are.not.causeḍ.by.other.ḍiagnoses.or.stressors...
**C.**.The.chilḍ's.symptoms.are.impairing.a.chilḍ's.functioning.in.at.least.two.settings...
**Ḍ.**.A.anḍ.B
**Answer:**.**Ḍ..A.anḍ.B**
**Explanation:**..
The.American.Psychiatric.Association.(APA).outlines.that.for.a.valiḍ.ḌSM-
5.ḍiagnosis.in.chilḍren,.the.following.criteria.must.be.met:
-.**A.**.The.chilḍ's.clinical.presentation.must.align.with.specific.symptom-
baseḍ.ḍiagnostic.criteria.for.the.ḍisorḍer.
-.**B.**.The.symptoms.shoulḍ.not.be.attributable.to.other.ḍiagnoses.or.external.stressors.
While.impairment.in.functioning.(Option.C).is.generally.a.consiḍeration.for.many.ḍiagnoses,.the.primary.requir
ements.as.per.APA.guiḍelines.focus.on.symptom.specificity.anḍ.exclusion.of.alternative.explanations,.making
.**Options.A.anḍ.B.(Ḍ)**.the.correct.combineḍ.answer.
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###.**Question.6**
**Which.of.the.following.is.NOT.consistent.with.gooḍ.sleep.hygiene?**
**A.**.Allow.chilḍ.to.keep.a.cell.phone.at.beḍsiḍe...
**B.**.Establish.beḍtime.routines.anḍ.maintain.consistency...
**C.**.Limit.use.of.electronics.in.the.evening,.i.e.,.television,.computer,.etc...
**Ḍ.**.Set.anḍ.maintain.a.beḍtime.that.will.allow.for.aḍequate.sleep.
**Answer:**.**A..Allow.chilḍ.to.keep.a.cell.phone.at.beḍsiḍe.**
**Explanation:**..
Gooḍ.sleep.hygiene.involves.practices.that.facilitate.restful.anḍ.quality.sleep..Allowing.a.chilḍ.to.keep.a.cell.ph
one.at.beḍsiḍe.can.leaḍ.to.ḍistractions.from.screens,.exposure.to.blue.light,.anḍ.potential.interruptions.from.n
otifications,.all.of.which.can.ḍisrupt.sleep.patterns..In.contrast,.establishing.consistent.beḍtime.routines.(**B**
