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NRNP 6610 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NP EXAM 233+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




NRNP 6610 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NP EXAM ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Exam 2
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EXAM CODE: NRNP 6610 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALT
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H NP EXAM ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



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. DIG FAST
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[Verified Solution]: *symptoms of bipolar disorder* Distractibility Indiscretion Grandiosity Flight of I
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deas Activity Increase Sleep Deficit Talkativeness
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Q2. what is the diagnosis criteria for Bipolar I?
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[Verified Solution]: atleast 4 DIGFAST symptoms lasting 1 week OR hospitalization OR known histor
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y of psychosis *atleast one manic episode*
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Q3. Bipolar I
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[Verified Solution]: most severe, marked by shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function -
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highest mortality rate of the three!!
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Q4. what is the diagnosis criteria for Bipolar II?
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[Verified Solution]: atleast 1 hypomanic episode atleast 1 major depressive episode
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Q5. psychosis
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[Verified Solution]: symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and dramatically disturbing thoughts
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,Q6. delusions
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[Verified Solution]: centered around self-importance and grandeur
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Q7. cyclothymic disorder
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[Verified Solution]: alternate with symptoms of mild to moderate depression for atleast 2 years; hypo
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manic and depressive symptoms don't meet criteria for bipolar II or major depressive disorder diagnosis,
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but symptoms are disturbing enough to cause social and occupational impairment
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Q8. rapid cycling
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[Verified Solution]: a pattern of bipolar disorder involving at least four manic or depressive episodes
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Q9. mania S/S
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[Verified Solution]: elevated, expansive, and irritable mood loud-
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rapid speech, poor judgement grandiose delusions hyperactivity and distractibility inappropriate dress fli
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ght of ideas
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Q10. substance/medication-induced bipolar
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[Verified Solution]: mood disturbance is directly related to a specific substance s/s: elevated, expansiv
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e, or irritable mood or depression.
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Q11. bipolar related disorder due to another medical condition
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[Verified Solution]: mania or hypomania that may be mixed with depression that is related to a specifi
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c condition
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Q12. comorbidities: bipolar I disorder
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[Verified Solution]: panic attacks, social anxiety disorder, phobias, ADHD, impulse-
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control or conduct disorders, substance use disorder
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Q13. comorbidities: bipolar II
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[Verified Solution]: eating disorders, substance use disorders
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, Q14. comorbidities: cyclothymic disorder
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[Verified Solution]: sleep disorders, ADHD, substance use disorders
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Q15. genetic risk factors: bipolar disorder
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[Verified Solution]: those with affected family members are at an increased risk
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Q16. neurobiological risk factors: bipolar disorder
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[Verified Solution]: dysfunction in the prefrontal cortical region
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Q17. cognitive risk factors: bipolar disorder
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[Verified Solution]: psychodynamic theory suggests that a faulty ego uses mania when overwhelmed b
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y pleasurable impulses
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Q18. bipolar risk factors
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[Verified Solution]: genetic, stressful events, endocrine issues, substance abuse, neurobiological, neuro
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endocrine, peripheral inflammation, environmental factors, cognitive factors
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Q19. assessment of behavior: bipolar disorder
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[Verified Solution]: can be manipulative and demanding; desire social engagement, spending, and acti
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vity




Q20. splitting
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[Verified Solution]: demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or o
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thers




Q21. assessment of thought processes and speech patterns: bipolar disorder
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[Verified Solution]: pressured speech, circumstantial speech, loose associations, clang associations, gra
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ndiose delusions, persecutory delusions
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Q22. pressured speech
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[Verified Solution]: rapid, loud, excessive speech difficult to interrupt, seen in mania and hypomania -
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conveys an inappropriate sense of urgency
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