NRNP 6635 Midterm Study questions and answers
2025-2026 update
Potassium - ANS >>Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatri
disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - ANS >>Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANS >>Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS - ANS >>Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychoti
drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - ANS >>Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs mos
commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse - ANS >>Select th
prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - ANS >>Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absen
in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - ANS >>The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexi
nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANS >>Select the two most important elements o
the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - ANS >>Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - ANS >>Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
, Hoarding - ANS >>Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially see
help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - ANS >>Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
4 - ANS >>Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia - ANS >>Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violenc
in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - ANS >>Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successfu
mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - ANS >>Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant dru
therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANS >>What is one main difference between acute stres
disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - ANS >>Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders includ
all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - ANS >>Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somati
symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - ANS >>What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - ANS >>Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology o
schizophrenia.
Privacy - ANS >>Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANS >>Select the most effective treatmen
for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - ANS >>All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language i
children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - ANS >>Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor
2025-2026 update
Potassium - ANS >>Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatri
disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - ANS >>Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANS >>Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS - ANS >>Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychoti
drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - ANS >>Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs mos
commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse - ANS >>Select th
prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - ANS >>Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absen
in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - ANS >>The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexi
nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANS >>Select the two most important elements o
the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - ANS >>Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - ANS >>Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
, Hoarding - ANS >>Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially see
help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - ANS >>Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
4 - ANS >>Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia - ANS >>Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violenc
in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - ANS >>Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successfu
mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - ANS >>Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant dru
therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANS >>What is one main difference between acute stres
disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - ANS >>Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders includ
all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - ANS >>Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somati
symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - ANS >>What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - ANS >>Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology o
schizophrenia.
Privacy - ANS >>Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANS >>Select the most effective treatmen
for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - ANS >>All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language i
children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - ANS >>Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor
