NRNP 6665 / NRNP6665 WEEK 11 FINAL EXAM
(2024/2025 UPDATE) – 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | EXPERT-RATED |
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
1. Which statement is consistent with the epidemiology of pyromania?
A. Pyromania is equally prevalent in men and women.
B. Most individuals who set fires meet criteria for pyromania.
C. Over 40% of individuals with pyromania are under 18 years old.
D. Pyromania is primarily diagnosed in older adults.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pyromania is more common in younger individuals, with over 40% of cases
diagnosed in those under 18. It is also more prevalent in males than females.
2. A patient believes they experienced trauma in early life without evidence. This is
characteristic of:
A. Ganser syndrome
B. False memory syndrome
C. Factitious dissociative identity disorder
D. Imitative dissociative identity disorder
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: False memory syndrome involves erroneous beliefs about past trauma, often
influenced by suggestion or therapy.
3. Which brain-imaging finding is associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
A. Decreased brain volume
B. Increased head size and brain volume
C. Reduced gray matter in the frontal lobe
D. Decreased connectivity in all brain regions
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ASD is associated with increased head size and brain volume, particularly in
early childhood.
4. Which is NOT consistent with dissociative fugue epidemiology?
A. Rare prevalence in the general population
B. Higher incidence during wartime or disasters
C. Equal prevalence across genders
D. Association with severe stress or trauma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dissociative fugue is more common in males and linked to extreme stress, not
equally prevalent across genders.
5. A child’s delayed fine motor skills may indicate impairment in:
A. Cognitive, sensory, or motor abilities
B. Social/emotional development
C. Speech and language processing
, D. Adaptive behavioral skills
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fine motor delays often stem from cognitive, sensory, or motor impairments,
as these skills rely on visual and motor coordination.
6. Which medication is NOT typically used for Parkinson’s disease psychosis?
A. Quetiapine
B. Pimavanserin
C. Clozapine
D. Memantine
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Memantine is used for dementia, not psychosis in Parkinson’s disease.
Quetiapine, pimavanserin, and clozapine are appropriate.
7. Delirium due to polypharmacy is classified as:
A. Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition
B. Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to treatment
C. Medical complications of psychiatric conditions
D. Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Delirium from polypharmacy is a psychiatric symptom caused by a medical
condition (medication effects).
8. Depression secondary to interferon treatment represents:
A. Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
B. Psychiatric complications of medical conditions
C. Medical complications of psychiatric treatment
D. Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to medical treatment
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Depression induced by interferon is a psychiatric reaction to medical
treatment.
9. A patient with end-stage renal disease and schizophrenia exemplifies:
A. Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
B. Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition
C. Medical complications of psychiatric treatment
D. Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to treatment
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Schizophrenia and renal disease are independent, co-occurring conditions.
10. Which symptom is indicative of imitative dissociative identity disorder?
A. Symptom exaggeration
B. Confusion and shame related to symptoms
C. Use of symptoms to excuse antisocial behavior
D. Both A and C
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Imitative dissociative identity disorder is characterized by confusion and
shame, not exaggeration or antisocial behavior.
11. A patient with acute confusion and cognitive changes due to a physiological cause likely
has:
A. Dementia
(2024/2025 UPDATE) – 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | EXPERT-RATED |
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
1. Which statement is consistent with the epidemiology of pyromania?
A. Pyromania is equally prevalent in men and women.
B. Most individuals who set fires meet criteria for pyromania.
C. Over 40% of individuals with pyromania are under 18 years old.
D. Pyromania is primarily diagnosed in older adults.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pyromania is more common in younger individuals, with over 40% of cases
diagnosed in those under 18. It is also more prevalent in males than females.
2. A patient believes they experienced trauma in early life without evidence. This is
characteristic of:
A. Ganser syndrome
B. False memory syndrome
C. Factitious dissociative identity disorder
D. Imitative dissociative identity disorder
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: False memory syndrome involves erroneous beliefs about past trauma, often
influenced by suggestion or therapy.
3. Which brain-imaging finding is associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
A. Decreased brain volume
B. Increased head size and brain volume
C. Reduced gray matter in the frontal lobe
D. Decreased connectivity in all brain regions
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ASD is associated with increased head size and brain volume, particularly in
early childhood.
4. Which is NOT consistent with dissociative fugue epidemiology?
A. Rare prevalence in the general population
B. Higher incidence during wartime or disasters
C. Equal prevalence across genders
D. Association with severe stress or trauma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dissociative fugue is more common in males and linked to extreme stress, not
equally prevalent across genders.
5. A child’s delayed fine motor skills may indicate impairment in:
A. Cognitive, sensory, or motor abilities
B. Social/emotional development
C. Speech and language processing
, D. Adaptive behavioral skills
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fine motor delays often stem from cognitive, sensory, or motor impairments,
as these skills rely on visual and motor coordination.
6. Which medication is NOT typically used for Parkinson’s disease psychosis?
A. Quetiapine
B. Pimavanserin
C. Clozapine
D. Memantine
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Memantine is used for dementia, not psychosis in Parkinson’s disease.
Quetiapine, pimavanserin, and clozapine are appropriate.
7. Delirium due to polypharmacy is classified as:
A. Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition
B. Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to treatment
C. Medical complications of psychiatric conditions
D. Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Delirium from polypharmacy is a psychiatric symptom caused by a medical
condition (medication effects).
8. Depression secondary to interferon treatment represents:
A. Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
B. Psychiatric complications of medical conditions
C. Medical complications of psychiatric treatment
D. Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to medical treatment
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Depression induced by interferon is a psychiatric reaction to medical
treatment.
9. A patient with end-stage renal disease and schizophrenia exemplifies:
A. Co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions
B. Psychiatric symptoms secondary to a medical condition
C. Medical complications of psychiatric treatment
D. Psychiatric symptoms as a reaction to treatment
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Schizophrenia and renal disease are independent, co-occurring conditions.
10. Which symptom is indicative of imitative dissociative identity disorder?
A. Symptom exaggeration
B. Confusion and shame related to symptoms
C. Use of symptoms to excuse antisocial behavior
D. Both A and C
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Imitative dissociative identity disorder is characterized by confusion and
shame, not exaggeration or antisocial behavior.
11. A patient with acute confusion and cognitive changes due to a physiological cause likely
has:
A. Dementia
