SWIFT RIVER- MENTAL HEALTH:
EXAM, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Slow onset forgetting most
recent events, inability to process new information, easily
confused, can be depressed or anxious, lacking familiarity.
Antisocial Personality Disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS- Tom
Richards, age 25, has a history of adolescent behavior problems,
including animal abuse and aggressive behaviors. He is
intoxicated and has recently been engaged in physical assaults at
a local bar.
Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Elliot
Simpson, 42 yo, is brought in by ambulance with chest pain,
nausea, accelerated heart rate and fears death. EMTs reported
difficulty with patient who was resistant to leaving his house. His
labs are all negative. Patient states he has been unable to leave
house for the past few months.
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Roger McClusky, 70yo, arrives
at the ER accompanied by his daughter who states her father is
irritable, anxious, keeping to himself, and has problems sleeping.
She states it is getting worse and is concerned about memory loss
in recent events.
, Dissociative Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Betty Parmen, 31 yo,
upon awakening in the morning, goes to her son's room and finds
it empty. She becomes hysterical. She cannot remember what
happened last week. Her husband reports that their 15-month-old
son Steven was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. He died
last week and the funeral was three days ago. Betty remembers
none of this.
Bipolar Maniac - CORRECT ANSWERS- Sally Stoval, a 25 yo, states
she will be an astronaut. She is exhibiting promiscuous behaviors,
but is also very religious, evidenced by her constant preaching.
Her speech is pressured. She is sleeping poorly, worrying about
her large credit card debt.
PTSD - CORRECT ANSWERS- Tom Marshall, a 33 yo combat
veteran, recently returned from Afghanistan, is complaining of
poor concentration. His history includes an inability to keep a job,
and unstable relationships. He has been married twice, and has
one child by each wife. He also has legal issues pending involving
domestic violence and nonpayment of child support. He shares
that she sleeps poorly and often has flashback or nightmares of
combat days. He frequently uses alcohol or other substances to
relax. He is easily angered and has been in several fights at local
clubs and at a past employment positions.
Bulimia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Robin West, 19 yo female, reports
eating a gallon of ice cream, a bag of potato chips, an a dozen
chocolate chip cookies, followed by three slices of pizza- all in the
middle of the night. She tells her PCP that she feels guilty
EXAM, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Slow onset forgetting most
recent events, inability to process new information, easily
confused, can be depressed or anxious, lacking familiarity.
Antisocial Personality Disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS- Tom
Richards, age 25, has a history of adolescent behavior problems,
including animal abuse and aggressive behaviors. He is
intoxicated and has recently been engaged in physical assaults at
a local bar.
Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Elliot
Simpson, 42 yo, is brought in by ambulance with chest pain,
nausea, accelerated heart rate and fears death. EMTs reported
difficulty with patient who was resistant to leaving his house. His
labs are all negative. Patient states he has been unable to leave
house for the past few months.
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Roger McClusky, 70yo, arrives
at the ER accompanied by his daughter who states her father is
irritable, anxious, keeping to himself, and has problems sleeping.
She states it is getting worse and is concerned about memory loss
in recent events.
, Dissociative Amnesia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Betty Parmen, 31 yo,
upon awakening in the morning, goes to her son's room and finds
it empty. She becomes hysterical. She cannot remember what
happened last week. Her husband reports that their 15-month-old
son Steven was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. He died
last week and the funeral was three days ago. Betty remembers
none of this.
Bipolar Maniac - CORRECT ANSWERS- Sally Stoval, a 25 yo, states
she will be an astronaut. She is exhibiting promiscuous behaviors,
but is also very religious, evidenced by her constant preaching.
Her speech is pressured. She is sleeping poorly, worrying about
her large credit card debt.
PTSD - CORRECT ANSWERS- Tom Marshall, a 33 yo combat
veteran, recently returned from Afghanistan, is complaining of
poor concentration. His history includes an inability to keep a job,
and unstable relationships. He has been married twice, and has
one child by each wife. He also has legal issues pending involving
domestic violence and nonpayment of child support. He shares
that she sleeps poorly and often has flashback or nightmares of
combat days. He frequently uses alcohol or other substances to
relax. He is easily angered and has been in several fights at local
clubs and at a past employment positions.
Bulimia - CORRECT ANSWERS- Robin West, 19 yo female, reports
eating a gallon of ice cream, a bag of potato chips, an a dozen
chocolate chip cookies, followed by three slices of pizza- all in the
middle of the night. She tells her PCP that she feels guilty
