Fitzgerald PMHNP Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
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Theory - self-actualization - Answer✔✔ -Maslow
Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR) - Answer✔✔ -The risk in a control group minus the
risk in a treatment group
The concomitant use of MAOIs and St. John's wort can lead to - Answer✔✔ -
serotonin syndrome
Relative Risk Reduction (RRR) - Answer✔✔ -The percentage of risk removed by
the treatment
True randomization sample - Answer✔✔ -no bias in sample selection
Stratified sample - Answer✔✔ -a selective reproduction of the population
,non-probability sampling - Answer✔✔ -a sampling technique in which there is no
way to calculate the likelihood that a specific element of the population being
studied will be chosen
Reliability - Answer✔✔ -the concept that results can be repeated and are not just
a fluke
Validity - Answer✔✔ -The results indicate what the researcher thinks they indicate
Internal validity - Answer✔✔ -includes research design and steps of the scientific
method
External validity - Answer✔✔ -includes assessment of the interference's or causal
relationship
Retrospective study - Answer✔✔ -existing data are analyzed, either qualitatively
or quantitatively
Veracity - Answer✔✔ -The healthcare provider must be truthful and avoid
deception
LACE Essentials - Answer✔✔ -Licensure
Accreditation
Certification
Education
,Licensure - Answer✔✔ -granting of authority to practice
Primary prevention - Answer✔✔ --preventing the health problem
-most cost-effective form of healthcare
-immunizations
Secondary prevention - Answer✔✔ --detecting the disease -screening
Tertiary prevention - Answer✔✔ --minimizing negative disease induced outcomes
-disease already present
-adjust therapy to avoid further damage
Conditions that originate during brain development - Answer✔✔ -schizophrenia,
depression, autism, ADHD
The Reptilian Brain - Answer✔✔ -Brainstem and Cerebellum
Brainstem Structure - Answer✔✔ -Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
Brainstem Function - Answer✔✔ --Regulates blood pressure, respiration, level of
arousal, and digestion
-Information relay to cerebellum
, Brainstem effects of damage - Answer✔✔ -impaired inhibition, anxiety,
depression, and personality changes
Brainstem specific psychiatric conditions - Answer✔✔ -PTSD, paralysis, psychosis,
coma, and death
Cerebellum function - Answer✔✔ -coordinates balance, posture, movement,
memory, impulse control, cognition, language
Cerebellum effects of damage - Answer✔✔ -damage can cause ataxia, tremors,
emotional blunting, and lack of inhibition
cerebellum specific psychiatric conditions - Answer✔✔ -autism and ADHD,
depression, bipolar do, schizophrenia
The emotional brain - Answer✔✔ -The Limbic System
The Limbic system major structures - Answer✔✔ -Amygdala, Hippocampus
Amygdala key functions - Answer✔✔ -Regulates basic, powerful emotions:
fear, rage, sexual desire
Amygdala effects of damage - Answer✔✔ -Irritability, anger, aggression
Amygdala specific psychiatric conditions - Answer✔✔ -PTSD, panic do, depression,
autism, and schizophrenia
Guide – Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
Theory - self-actualization - Answer✔✔ -Maslow
Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR) - Answer✔✔ -The risk in a control group minus the
risk in a treatment group
The concomitant use of MAOIs and St. John's wort can lead to - Answer✔✔ -
serotonin syndrome
Relative Risk Reduction (RRR) - Answer✔✔ -The percentage of risk removed by
the treatment
True randomization sample - Answer✔✔ -no bias in sample selection
Stratified sample - Answer✔✔ -a selective reproduction of the population
,non-probability sampling - Answer✔✔ -a sampling technique in which there is no
way to calculate the likelihood that a specific element of the population being
studied will be chosen
Reliability - Answer✔✔ -the concept that results can be repeated and are not just
a fluke
Validity - Answer✔✔ -The results indicate what the researcher thinks they indicate
Internal validity - Answer✔✔ -includes research design and steps of the scientific
method
External validity - Answer✔✔ -includes assessment of the interference's or causal
relationship
Retrospective study - Answer✔✔ -existing data are analyzed, either qualitatively
or quantitatively
Veracity - Answer✔✔ -The healthcare provider must be truthful and avoid
deception
LACE Essentials - Answer✔✔ -Licensure
Accreditation
Certification
Education
,Licensure - Answer✔✔ -granting of authority to practice
Primary prevention - Answer✔✔ --preventing the health problem
-most cost-effective form of healthcare
-immunizations
Secondary prevention - Answer✔✔ --detecting the disease -screening
Tertiary prevention - Answer✔✔ --minimizing negative disease induced outcomes
-disease already present
-adjust therapy to avoid further damage
Conditions that originate during brain development - Answer✔✔ -schizophrenia,
depression, autism, ADHD
The Reptilian Brain - Answer✔✔ -Brainstem and Cerebellum
Brainstem Structure - Answer✔✔ -Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
Brainstem Function - Answer✔✔ --Regulates blood pressure, respiration, level of
arousal, and digestion
-Information relay to cerebellum
, Brainstem effects of damage - Answer✔✔ -impaired inhibition, anxiety,
depression, and personality changes
Brainstem specific psychiatric conditions - Answer✔✔ -PTSD, paralysis, psychosis,
coma, and death
Cerebellum function - Answer✔✔ -coordinates balance, posture, movement,
memory, impulse control, cognition, language
Cerebellum effects of damage - Answer✔✔ -damage can cause ataxia, tremors,
emotional blunting, and lack of inhibition
cerebellum specific psychiatric conditions - Answer✔✔ -autism and ADHD,
depression, bipolar do, schizophrenia
The emotional brain - Answer✔✔ -The Limbic System
The Limbic system major structures - Answer✔✔ -Amygdala, Hippocampus
Amygdala key functions - Answer✔✔ -Regulates basic, powerful emotions:
fear, rage, sexual desire
Amygdala effects of damage - Answer✔✔ -Irritability, anger, aggression
Amygdala specific psychiatric conditions - Answer✔✔ -PTSD, panic do, depression,
autism, and schizophrenia
