NRNP 6635 Midterm Exam Prep (Walden
University) – Practice Questions & Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Graded A+
Potassium - correct answerSelect the serum assessment that is used when prescribing
drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - correct answerSelect the theorist who developed the eight stages of the
psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - correct answerSelect two causes of dissociative
amnesia
AIMS - correct answerSelect the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - correct answerSelect the two comorbid disorders with
which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
- correct answerSelect the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - correct answerSelect the memory category retained in transient
global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - correct answerThe following is NOT an endocrine
change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - correct answerSelect the two most
important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - correct answerSelect the greatest impediment to treat anorexia
nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - correct answerSelect the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a
common symptom
Hoarding - correct answerSelect the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient
is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - correct answerSelect the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive
disorder
,4 - correct answerSelect age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia - correct answerSelect the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic
exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - correct answerSelect a provider's most important knowledge area
essential to a successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - correct answerSelect the minimum treatment time to assess the
effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - correct answerWhat is one main difference
between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - correct answerFactors that indicate a good prognosis for
PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - correct answerSelect the medical condition that must be excluded as
a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - correct answerWhat is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing
depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - correct answerSelect the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Privacy - correct answerSelect the most important component of the patient-provider
rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - correct answerSelect the
most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - correct answerAll the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing
speech and language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - correct answerSelect the factor that is required to cause
PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus - correct answerAll the following are classes of coping mechanisms
in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful
situations EXCEPT:
Caudate - correct answerAnatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have
associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive
behaviors?
, Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause - correct
answerSelect the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
separation - correct answerSelect the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18
months.
Dizziness and Constipation - correct answerSelect the two most common peripheral
symptoms of anxiety
Melatonin - correct answerSelect the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in
regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-wake cycle.
unplanned travel - correct answerSelect the event most associated with the occurrence
of dissociative fugue
Intellect - correct answerSelect the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in
childhood
negligent parenting - correct answerSelect the primary cause of reactive attachment
disorder in children
Depersonalisation disorder - correct answerSelect the psychiatric disorder for which
drug and non-drug treatments are least effective
Experienced Violence and natural disaster - correct answerSelect two events that are
causes of dissociative trance disorder
6 months - correct answerSelect the time from occurrence of the stressor in which
symptoms must appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder
Magnesium - correct answerSelect the serum substance that should be measured to aid
the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome.
Dissociative disorder - correct answerSelect the DSM-5 disorder formerly called multiple
personality disorder
Seizures, Substance abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder - correct
answerDifferential diagnosis for consideration when suspecting a cyclothymic disorder
include:
Chelation Therapy - correct answerThe following psychotherapy interventions is NOT a
recommended in the treatment of PTSD:
2% placebo 4% drugs - correct answerSelect the difference in rates of suicidal thoughts
and behaviors between placebo and drug in children and adolescents observed from
University) – Practice Questions & Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Graded A+
Potassium - correct answerSelect the serum assessment that is used when prescribing
drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - correct answerSelect the theorist who developed the eight stages of the
psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - correct answerSelect two causes of dissociative
amnesia
AIMS - correct answerSelect the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - correct answerSelect the two comorbid disorders with
which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
- correct answerSelect the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - correct answerSelect the memory category retained in transient
global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - correct answerThe following is NOT an endocrine
change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - correct answerSelect the two most
important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - correct answerSelect the greatest impediment to treat anorexia
nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - correct answerSelect the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a
common symptom
Hoarding - correct answerSelect the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient
is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - correct answerSelect the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive
disorder
,4 - correct answerSelect age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia - correct answerSelect the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic
exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - correct answerSelect a provider's most important knowledge area
essential to a successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - correct answerSelect the minimum treatment time to assess the
effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - correct answerWhat is one main difference
between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - correct answerFactors that indicate a good prognosis for
PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - correct answerSelect the medical condition that must be excluded as
a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - correct answerWhat is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing
depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - correct answerSelect the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Privacy - correct answerSelect the most important component of the patient-provider
rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - correct answerSelect the
most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - correct answerAll the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing
speech and language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - correct answerSelect the factor that is required to cause
PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus - correct answerAll the following are classes of coping mechanisms
in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful
situations EXCEPT:
Caudate - correct answerAnatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have
associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive
behaviors?
, Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause - correct
answerSelect the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
separation - correct answerSelect the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18
months.
Dizziness and Constipation - correct answerSelect the two most common peripheral
symptoms of anxiety
Melatonin - correct answerSelect the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in
regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-wake cycle.
unplanned travel - correct answerSelect the event most associated with the occurrence
of dissociative fugue
Intellect - correct answerSelect the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in
childhood
negligent parenting - correct answerSelect the primary cause of reactive attachment
disorder in children
Depersonalisation disorder - correct answerSelect the psychiatric disorder for which
drug and non-drug treatments are least effective
Experienced Violence and natural disaster - correct answerSelect two events that are
causes of dissociative trance disorder
6 months - correct answerSelect the time from occurrence of the stressor in which
symptoms must appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder
Magnesium - correct answerSelect the serum substance that should be measured to aid
the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome.
Dissociative disorder - correct answerSelect the DSM-5 disorder formerly called multiple
personality disorder
Seizures, Substance abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder - correct
answerDifferential diagnosis for consideration when suspecting a cyclothymic disorder
include:
Chelation Therapy - correct answerThe following psychotherapy interventions is NOT a
recommended in the treatment of PTSD:
2% placebo 4% drugs - correct answerSelect the difference in rates of suicidal thoughts
and behaviors between placebo and drug in children and adolescents observed from
