NRNP 6635 Midterm EXAM Walden University NURS 6635 questions and
answers A+ Grade
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs -
(answer)AIMS
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - (answer)CAPS
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in
psychosomatic patients - (answer)Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle - (answer)Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - (answer)Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly - (answer)Autism and
Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - (answer)20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40%
moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia -
(answer)Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa - (answer)Eating with friends but
not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness
diagnosis. - (answer)Psychiatrist History and mental status examination
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. - (answer)Patient Resistance
, NRNP 6635 Midterm EXAM Walden University NURS 6635 questions and
answers A+ Grade
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom - (answer)Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary
Care Provider - (answer)Hoarding
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed - (answer)4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television,
movies, and video games - (answer)Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a
child - (answer)Medical history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy -
(answer)6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - (answer)PTSD has recurrent,
distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: -
(answer)Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or
hypochondriasis - (answer)Angina Pectoris
What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? - (answer)Appetite
answers A+ Grade
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs -
(answer)AIMS
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - (answer)CAPS
Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in
psychosomatic patients - (answer)Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle - (answer)Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - (answer)Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly - (answer)Autism and
Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - (answer)20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40%
moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia -
(answer)Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa - (answer)Eating with friends but
not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness
diagnosis. - (answer)Psychiatrist History and mental status examination
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. - (answer)Patient Resistance
, NRNP 6635 Midterm EXAM Walden University NURS 6635 questions and
answers A+ Grade
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom - (answer)Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary
Care Provider - (answer)Hoarding
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed - (answer)4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television,
movies, and video games - (answer)Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a
child - (answer)Medical history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy -
(answer)6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - (answer)PTSD has recurrent,
distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: -
(answer)Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or
hypochondriasis - (answer)Angina Pectoris
What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? - (answer)Appetite
