EXAMINATION

NRNP 6635 WEEK 6 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
REVISED CORRECT ANSWERS & RATIONALES (2025 /
2026)


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 patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs -
ANSWER-AIMS

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

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 the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - ANSWER-CAPS

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

Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. - ANSWER-
Acetylcholine

Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. - ANSWER-Privacy

Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children - ANSWER-Cognitive-
behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants

All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT:
- ANSWER-Echolalia

Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor - ANSWER-Concurrent substance
abuse

All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where
humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Generativity versus

Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased activation in what part
of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors? - ANSWER-Caudate

Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa - ANSWER-Secracy of
eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause

Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months. - ANSWER-separation

Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety - ANSWER-Dizziness and Constipation

Select the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-
wake cycle. - ANSWER-Melatonin

Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue - ANSWER-unplanned
travel

Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood - ANSWER-Intellect

Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children - ANSWER-negligent parenting

Select the psychiatric disorder for which drug and non-drug treatments are least effective - ANSWER-
Depersonalisation disorder

Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder - ANSWER-Experienced Violence and
natural disaster

Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must appear to diagnose an
adjustment disorder - ANSWER-6 months