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Prepare confidently for the CMN 552 Final Examination with this comprehensive study guide featuring 300+ exam-style questions and verified answers covering the full spectrum of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing concepts tested in graduate nursing and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) programs. This resource provides an extensive review of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, psychotic disorders, women's mental health, child and adolescent psychiatry, cultural psychiatry, community mental health, complementary and alternative therapies, psychopharmacology, psychiatric assessment, and DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria. Designed in a structured question-and-answer format, this study guide reinforces advanced psychiatric concepts through clinically relevant review questions that closely reflect graduate nursing examinations and PMHNP board-style assessments. 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Final Exam CMN 552 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update



how a person thinks of oneself with regard to romantic and sexual

orientation and behavior - ANSWER ✔✔sexual identity


internalized sense of self as being male, female, or elsewhere along or

outside the gender continum; some persons have complex identities and

may identify as agender, gender binary, etc. - ANSWER ✔✔gender

identity

term describing an enduring physical and emotional atrtaction to another

group; defined by the individual - ANSWER ✔✔sexual orientation

,distress or impairment resulting from incongruence between one's

experienced or expressed gender and sex assigned at borth -

ANSWER ✔✔gender dysphoria


Stress, depression, anxiety, abortion, miscarriage, drug dependence,

and postpartum depression... are all risk factors for ______________? -

ANSWER ✔✔postpartum depression


SSRIs with the highest risk of birth defects? - ANSWER

✔✔Paroxetine and fluoxetine followed by citalopram and sertraline


SSRI with the lowest risk for birth defects? - ANSWER

✔✔Escitalopram


irritability, hyperreflexia, myoclonus, tremor, mild respiratory distress, and

feeding difficulties...are all symptoms of _________________? -

ANSWER ✔✔neonatal adaption syndrome


what is the treatment of choice for bipolar disorder in women of

childbearing years? - ANSWER ✔✔Lamotrigine


Which mood stabilizer has the highest rate of congenital malformations?

- ANSWER ✔✔Valproate

, What is the rate of occurrence of neurobehavioral development for

children exposed to heavy alcohol use in utero? - ANSWER ✔✔70%

of children

what is the standard treatment for opiate use disorders in pregnancy -

ANSWER ✔✔methadone or buprenorphine


what are some factors associated with homelessness that increases

morbidity and mortality? - ANSWER ✔✔Infectious diseases,

cardiovascular disease, cancer, unintentional injury, suicide, homicide,

and substance use, and being unsheltered

Incidences of violence for homeless individuals with mental illness is

reported as high as ___%. - ANSWER ✔✔74-87%


improved cardiorespiratory performance and increased feelings of

general well-being are benefits of ______? - ANSWER ✔✔yoga


____________ therapies are used in addition to traditional medical

practices; deal with connection between the mind and the body -

ANSWER ✔✔complementary therapies


___________ therapies are used in place of traditional medical practices

- ANSWER ✔✔alternative therapies




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