LMR GEORGETTE PMHNP CERTIFICATION 2026
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ What are the 11 components/symptoms of the Clinical Opiate
Withdrawal Scale (COWS)? Answer: Resting Pulse Rate, Sweating,
Restlessness, Pupil size, Bone or joint aches, Running nose or
tearing, GI upset, Yawning, Tremors, Anxiety/irritability, Gooseflesh
◉ What are the 9 components/symptoms of the Clinical Institute
Withdrawal Assessment Alcohol (CIWA) Scale? Answer:
Nausea/vomiting, Tremor, Paroxysmal Sweats, Anxiety, Agitation,
Tactile disturbances, Auditory disturbances, Visual Disturbances,
Headaches
◉ What are 3 treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder? Answer:
Acamprosate, Disulfiram, Naltrexone
◉ Which agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder is not
metabolized by the liver? Answer: Acamprosate
◉ What are 4 therapeutic factors in Yalom's Group Therapy?
Answer: Instillation of hope, Universality, Group cohesiveness,
Altruism
,◉ What is an approach to organizational change which focuses on
strengths rather than weaknesses? Answer: Appreciative Inquiry
◉ What are the 3 goals of Quality Improvement? Answer: Projects
designed to improve systems, Decrease cost, Improve productivity
◉ What is the process/strategy of Quality Improvement called?
Answer: Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) Cycle
◉ What are the 4 components of Health Policy? Answer: Process,
Policy reform, Policy environment, Policy makers
◉ What is the 'process' component of Health Policy? Answer:
Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation (FIE)
◉ What is the 'policy reform' component of Health Policy? Answer:
Changes in programs and practices
◉ What is the 'policy environment' component of Health Policy?
Answer: The arena the process takes place in (government, media,
public)
,◉ What is the 'policy makers' component of Health Policy? Answer:
Key players and stakeholders
◉ What is the first action when developing Health Policy? Answer:
Assess/address organizational barriers and facilitators
◉ What is the Recovery Model? Answer: A treatment approach that
does not focus on full symptom resolution but emphasizes resilience
and control over problems.
◉ What is a nonlinear treatment approach? Answer: Not a step-by-
step process, but one based on continual growth and occasional
setbacks
◉ What are 3 characteristics of the Recovery Model? Answer:
Learning from experience, Nonlinear, Self-
directed/Individualized/Person-Centered
◉ What is the SBIRT? Answer: Screening, Brief Intervention, and
Referral Treatment (Screens for Substance Use Disorders)
◉ What is the Tarasoff Principle? Answer: Duty to warn victim of
imminent danger of homicidal patients
, ◉ What is the Rennie vs Klein Court Case? Answer: Patients have the
right to refuse treatment and use an appeal process
◉ What is the Donaldson vs. O'Connor court case? Answer: You
cannot confine (commit a person involuntarily) who is not
dangerous to self or others
◉ What are 4 key components of Strategic Therapy? Answer:
Problem Focused, Paradoxical directive/intervention, Straight
forward directive, Reframe belief system
◉ Which 3 techniques are used in Solution-Focused Therapy?
Answer: Miracle Questions, Exception-finding questions, Scaling
Questions
◉ Miracle Questions, Exception-finding questions, and Scaling
Questions are used in which therapy? Answer: Solution-Focused
Therapy
◉ Which therapy uses triangles/triangulation, self-differentiation,
and Genograms? Answer: Family Systems Therapy
◉ What are 3 characteristics of Family Systems Therapy? Answer:
Triangles/Triangulation, Self-differentiation, Genograms
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ What are the 11 components/symptoms of the Clinical Opiate
Withdrawal Scale (COWS)? Answer: Resting Pulse Rate, Sweating,
Restlessness, Pupil size, Bone or joint aches, Running nose or
tearing, GI upset, Yawning, Tremors, Anxiety/irritability, Gooseflesh
◉ What are the 9 components/symptoms of the Clinical Institute
Withdrawal Assessment Alcohol (CIWA) Scale? Answer:
Nausea/vomiting, Tremor, Paroxysmal Sweats, Anxiety, Agitation,
Tactile disturbances, Auditory disturbances, Visual Disturbances,
Headaches
◉ What are 3 treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder? Answer:
Acamprosate, Disulfiram, Naltrexone
◉ Which agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder is not
metabolized by the liver? Answer: Acamprosate
◉ What are 4 therapeutic factors in Yalom's Group Therapy?
Answer: Instillation of hope, Universality, Group cohesiveness,
Altruism
,◉ What is an approach to organizational change which focuses on
strengths rather than weaknesses? Answer: Appreciative Inquiry
◉ What are the 3 goals of Quality Improvement? Answer: Projects
designed to improve systems, Decrease cost, Improve productivity
◉ What is the process/strategy of Quality Improvement called?
Answer: Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) Cycle
◉ What are the 4 components of Health Policy? Answer: Process,
Policy reform, Policy environment, Policy makers
◉ What is the 'process' component of Health Policy? Answer:
Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation (FIE)
◉ What is the 'policy reform' component of Health Policy? Answer:
Changes in programs and practices
◉ What is the 'policy environment' component of Health Policy?
Answer: The arena the process takes place in (government, media,
public)
,◉ What is the 'policy makers' component of Health Policy? Answer:
Key players and stakeholders
◉ What is the first action when developing Health Policy? Answer:
Assess/address organizational barriers and facilitators
◉ What is the Recovery Model? Answer: A treatment approach that
does not focus on full symptom resolution but emphasizes resilience
and control over problems.
◉ What is a nonlinear treatment approach? Answer: Not a step-by-
step process, but one based on continual growth and occasional
setbacks
◉ What are 3 characteristics of the Recovery Model? Answer:
Learning from experience, Nonlinear, Self-
directed/Individualized/Person-Centered
◉ What is the SBIRT? Answer: Screening, Brief Intervention, and
Referral Treatment (Screens for Substance Use Disorders)
◉ What is the Tarasoff Principle? Answer: Duty to warn victim of
imminent danger of homicidal patients
, ◉ What is the Rennie vs Klein Court Case? Answer: Patients have the
right to refuse treatment and use an appeal process
◉ What is the Donaldson vs. O'Connor court case? Answer: You
cannot confine (commit a person involuntarily) who is not
dangerous to self or others
◉ What are 4 key components of Strategic Therapy? Answer:
Problem Focused, Paradoxical directive/intervention, Straight
forward directive, Reframe belief system
◉ Which 3 techniques are used in Solution-Focused Therapy?
Answer: Miracle Questions, Exception-finding questions, Scaling
Questions
◉ Miracle Questions, Exception-finding questions, and Scaling
Questions are used in which therapy? Answer: Solution-Focused
Therapy
◉ Which therapy uses triangles/triangulation, self-differentiation,
and Genograms? Answer: Family Systems Therapy
◉ What are 3 characteristics of Family Systems Therapy? Answer:
Triangles/Triangulation, Self-differentiation, Genograms
