NRNP 6635 Midterm EXAM
Potassium ANSWER: Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing
drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson ANSWER: Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the
psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal ANSWER: Select two causes of dissociative
amnesia
AIMS ANSWER: Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during
prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability ANSWER: Select the two comorbid disorders
with which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or
worse ANSWER: Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events ANSWER: Select the memory category retained in transient
global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family ANSWER: The following is NOT an endocrine
change noted with anorexia nervosa
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Psychiatrist History and mental status examination ANSWER: Select the two most
important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness
diagnosis.
Patient Resistance ANSWER: Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia
nervosa patients.
Central Apnea ANSWER: Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a
common symptom
Hoarding ANSWER: Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient
is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS ANSWER: Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive
disorder
4 ANSWER: Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia ANSWER: Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic
exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history ANSWER: Select a provider's most important knowledge area
essential to a successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks ANSWER: Select the minimum treatment time to assess the
effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy