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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: ANCC PMHNP dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: ANCC PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM QUE
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STIONS ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Termdddd




[Verified Solution]: Definition dd dddd




Q2. Purpose of Dopamine
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[Verified Solution]: Inhibition of prolactin production Sleep Learning Attention Pleasure and reward
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Q3. What term best describes the reelationship between an individual's health and a number
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of other variables, including the amoutn of healthcare consumed?
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[Verified Solution]: Health production function-
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math expression that shows the relationship between an individual's health and a number of other varia
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bles.




Q4. How much time should you allow for Celexa to provide its initial therapeutic effect and t
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he patient to see an improvement in symptoms?
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[Verified Solution]: 4-6 weeks dd dddd dd




Q5. Clients have what rights?
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[Verified Solution]: Right to privacy and confidentiality Right to least restrictive treatment measures R
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ight to consent and withdraw consent at any given time
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,Q6. Which inferential statistic determines whether the means of 2 groups are statistically diffe
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rent from each other?
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[Verified Solution]: t- dd dddd



test enables one to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone (ANOVA tests the di
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fference among 3 or more groups, Pearson's r correlation-
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tests the relationship between 2 variables, probability-likelihood, p value-
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probability of a particular result occurring by chance)
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Q7. What symptoms would a patient exhibit if they were experiencing an excess serotonin?
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[Verified Solution]: Restlessness, agitation, myoclonus, vital sign abnormalilties
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Q8. What term descries a colletion of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts around a co
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mmon interest and seek to influence policymakers?
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[Verified Solution]: Special interest group.
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Q9. What are 3 phases of a therapeutic relationship between NP and pt?
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[Verified Solution]: 1. Intro 2. Working- 3. Termination
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Q10. The following describes what stage of a therapeutic relationship? Clarifying patient expe
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ctations, ID goals, treatment plan, preventative healthcare, measuring outcomes of care, reprio
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ritizing plan dd




[Verified Solution]: Working phase dd dddd dd




Q11. Which type of family therapy uses genograms, structural mapping, emphasizes understa
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nding to produce change in the family structure.
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[Verified Solution]: Structural family therapy
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Q12. Symptoms of exess GABA
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[Verified Solution]: excess sleepiness, increased blood pressure, shallow breathing
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, Q13. Symptoms of insufficient GABA
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[Verified Solution]: Sz, trouble concentrating, insomnia, depression, anxiety
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Q14. A Hamilton Anxiety score of 14-17 indicates what?
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[Verified Solution]: Mild Anxiety
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Q15. A Hamilton Anxiety score of 18-24 indicates what?
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[Verified Solution]: Moderate Anxiety
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Q16. A Hamilton Anxiety score of 25-30 indicates what?
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[Verified Solution]: Severe Anxiety
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Q17. When would you not use seclusion and restraint?
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[Verified Solution]: Extremely unstable medical or psychiatric conditions Delirious or demented patien
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ts unable to tolerate decreased stimulation Overtly suicidal patients
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Q18. When should you use seclusions and restraint?
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[Verified Solution]: Prevent significant disruption to treatment program or physical surroundings Decr
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ease sensory overstimulation
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Q19. What is the difference between pharmacokinetics, and pharmaodynamics?
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[Verified Solution]: pharmacokinetics is whatthe body does to drugs, pharmacodynamics is what the d
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rug does to the body
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Q20. Problems with the frontal lobe could lead to what
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[Verified Solution]: personality changes
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Q21. problems with the temporal lobe can lead to
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[Verified Solution]: aphasia and amnesia
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