NU 665C REGIS FINAL EXAM BANK (2 VERSIONS)
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. What is the clinical presentation of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
A) One distinct identity with memory gaps
B) Presence of two or more distinct identity states with amnesia and identity
disruption
C) Intrusive memories without identity fragmentation
D) Hyperarousal and avoidance only
Answer B: Presence of two or more distinct identity states with amnesia and
identity disruption
Rationale: DID involves identity fragmentation and amnesia not explained by
normal forgetting, unlike PTSD which focuses on fear/hyperarousal.
2. Which of the following is a phase of DID treatment?
A) Pharmacological stabilization only
B) Stabilization (safety, symptom management, emotional regulation)
C) Immediate trauma processing
D) Identity elimination
,Answer B: Stabilization (safety, symptom management, emotional
regulation)
Rationale: Phase 1 is stabilization; Phase 2 is trauma processing; Phase 3 is
integration. Safety is the priority.
3. What are the primary types of trauma in children and adolescents?
A) Physical abuse only
B) Acute trauma, chronic trauma, and complex trauma (ACEs)
C) Emotional trauma only
D) Sexual trauma only
Answer B: Acute trauma, chronic trauma, and complex trauma (ACEs)
Rationale: Children may experience acute (single event), chronic (ongoing), or
complex trauma (multiple, prolonged events).
4. Which psychotherapeutic approach is evidence-based for treating trauma
in children?
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
C) Supportive therapy only
D) Hypnotherapy
Answer B: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Rationale: TF-CBT incorporates gradual exposure, cognitive restructuring, and
caregiver involvement for children.
,5. A patient with PTSD is experiencing nightmares and sleep disturbances.
Which medication may be helpful?
A) Fluoxetine
B) Prazosin
C) Quetiapine
D) Clonazepam
Answer B: Prazosin
Rationale: Prazosin has evidence for reducing trauma-related nightmares. SSRIs
are first-line for PTSD but prazosin targets nightmares specifically.
6. The DSM-5 eliminated which terms from substance use disorder
identification?
A) Abuse and addiction
B) Substance abuse and substance dependence
C) Addiction and dependence
D) Abuse and tolerance
Answer B: Substance abuse and substance dependence
Rationale: DSM-5 now uses "substance-related and addictive disorders" and
eliminated the terms abuse and dependence.
7. According to SAMHSA, what does SBIRT stand for?
, A) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
B) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
C) Substance, Brief, Intervention, Referral, Therapy
D) Screening, Brief, Intervention, Response, Treatment
Answer A: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
Rationale: SBIRT is a SAMHSA model for early identification and intervention in
substance use disorders.
8. Which pathway is known as the brain's "pleasure center"?
A) Frontotemporal pathway
B) Nucleus accumbens
C) Nigrostriatal pathway
D) Tuberoinfundibular pathway
Answer B: Nucleus accumbens
Rationale: The nucleus accumbens is the dopamine-powered pleasure center
involved in addiction pathways.
9. A patient on antipsychotic medication develops motor restlessness,
inability to remain still, and pacing. This is most likely:
A) Tardive dyskinesia
B) Dystonia
C) Akinesia
D) Akathisia
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. What is the clinical presentation of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
A) One distinct identity with memory gaps
B) Presence of two or more distinct identity states with amnesia and identity
disruption
C) Intrusive memories without identity fragmentation
D) Hyperarousal and avoidance only
Answer B: Presence of two or more distinct identity states with amnesia and
identity disruption
Rationale: DID involves identity fragmentation and amnesia not explained by
normal forgetting, unlike PTSD which focuses on fear/hyperarousal.
2. Which of the following is a phase of DID treatment?
A) Pharmacological stabilization only
B) Stabilization (safety, symptom management, emotional regulation)
C) Immediate trauma processing
D) Identity elimination
,Answer B: Stabilization (safety, symptom management, emotional
regulation)
Rationale: Phase 1 is stabilization; Phase 2 is trauma processing; Phase 3 is
integration. Safety is the priority.
3. What are the primary types of trauma in children and adolescents?
A) Physical abuse only
B) Acute trauma, chronic trauma, and complex trauma (ACEs)
C) Emotional trauma only
D) Sexual trauma only
Answer B: Acute trauma, chronic trauma, and complex trauma (ACEs)
Rationale: Children may experience acute (single event), chronic (ongoing), or
complex trauma (multiple, prolonged events).
4. Which psychotherapeutic approach is evidence-based for treating trauma
in children?
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
C) Supportive therapy only
D) Hypnotherapy
Answer B: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Rationale: TF-CBT incorporates gradual exposure, cognitive restructuring, and
caregiver involvement for children.
,5. A patient with PTSD is experiencing nightmares and sleep disturbances.
Which medication may be helpful?
A) Fluoxetine
B) Prazosin
C) Quetiapine
D) Clonazepam
Answer B: Prazosin
Rationale: Prazosin has evidence for reducing trauma-related nightmares. SSRIs
are first-line for PTSD but prazosin targets nightmares specifically.
6. The DSM-5 eliminated which terms from substance use disorder
identification?
A) Abuse and addiction
B) Substance abuse and substance dependence
C) Addiction and dependence
D) Abuse and tolerance
Answer B: Substance abuse and substance dependence
Rationale: DSM-5 now uses "substance-related and addictive disorders" and
eliminated the terms abuse and dependence.
7. According to SAMHSA, what does SBIRT stand for?
, A) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
B) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
C) Substance, Brief, Intervention, Referral, Therapy
D) Screening, Brief, Intervention, Response, Treatment
Answer A: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
Rationale: SBIRT is a SAMHSA model for early identification and intervention in
substance use disorders.
8. Which pathway is known as the brain's "pleasure center"?
A) Frontotemporal pathway
B) Nucleus accumbens
C) Nigrostriatal pathway
D) Tuberoinfundibular pathway
Answer B: Nucleus accumbens
Rationale: The nucleus accumbens is the dopamine-powered pleasure center
involved in addiction pathways.
9. A patient on antipsychotic medication develops motor restlessness,
inability to remain still, and pacing. This is most likely:
A) Tardive dyskinesia
B) Dystonia
C) Akinesia
D) Akathisia
