ANCC PMHNP Exam Review Questions
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Who was interpersonal therapy (ITP) developed by? - ANSWER ✓ Myrna
Weissman and Gerald Klerman
Amoxapine - ANSWER ✓ The active metabolite of loxapine.
What does Medicare Part A cover? - ANSWER ✓ hospitalizations (for up to 90
days)
skilled nursing facility admission (up to 100 days)
Hospice (up to 6 months for terminally ill patient)
some home health care
p-value - ANSWER ✓ level of significance. describes probability of a particular
result occurring by chance alone.
Third generation Antipsychotics list and mechanism of action - ANSWER ✓
MOA: partial dopamine receptor agonism and blocks 5HT2A.
There are only 3: Rexulti, Vraylar, and Abilify
Second generation antipsychotics mechanism of action - ANSWER ✓ Blocks
dopamine everywhere, blocks 5HT2A, decreasing side effects of the dopamine
blockade.
valproic acid (normal/therapeutic level) - ANSWER ✓ 50-120 mcg/mL
What does medicare part B cover? - ANSWER ✓ ambulatory practitioner services
(outpatient); physical/occupational/speech therapies; medical equipment;
diagnostic tests; some preventative care: pap smears, mammograms, influenza and
,pneumonia vaccines, screenings for diabetes/glaucoma/carviovascular
disease/prostate and colorectal cancer.
What does medicare part 3 cover? - ANSWER ✓ optional coverage for
beneficiaries who can choose to receive all of their health care services through
one of the providers covered under the Medical Advantage Plan.
What does medicare part D cover? - ANSWER ✓ Optional coverage for
outpatient pharmaceuticals (think D for DRUG).
Medical savings account - ANSWER ✓ a healthcare reform plan that allows
individuals to establish tax-free savings funds to finance their medical care
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER ✓ What the body does to the drug. Types include:
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
Cerebellum - ANSWER ✓ coordinates balance, posture, movement, memory,
impulse control, cognition, language
Hippocampus - ANSWER ✓ involved in memory and converting short-term
memory into long term memory; learning
Amygdala - ANSWER ✓ regulates basic powerful emotions: fear, rage, sexual
desire
Bowlby - ANSWER ✓ attachment theory: kids who come from parents with
highly expressed emotions and unresolved losses tend to develop disorganized
attachment characterized by not feeling safe with their caregivers & an inability to
feel soothing comfort
antagonistic effect - ANSWER ✓ drug binds to receptors and activates a
biological response
inverse agonist - ANSWER ✓ drug causes the opposite effect of an agonist
partial agonistic effect - ANSWER ✓ drug does not fully activate the receptors
, antagonistic effect - ANSWER ✓ drug binds to the receptor but does not activate a
biological response.
carbamazepine and lamotrigine drug-drug interaction - ANSWER ✓ when taken
together, carbamazepine will cause an increase in lamotrigine levels in the
blood(up to 200% increase)
First generation antipsychotics mechanism of action - ANSWER ✓ blocks
dopamine everywhere.
Descriptive Vividness - ANSWER ✓ The researcher describes the data gathering
process in sufficient detail that the reader can personally experience it. The data
collected, often in the form of personal statements, should be quoted directly and
extensively, because this is the raw data from the study.
standard deviation - ANSWER ✓ indication of the possible deviations from the
mean
variance - ANSWER ✓ how the values are dispersed around the mean - the larger
the variance, the larger the dispersion of scores
inferential statistics - ANSWER ✓ numerical value that enable one to reach
conclusions that extend beyond immediate data alone - generated by quantitative
research designs
t-test - ANSWER ✓ assess whether means of 2 groups are statistically different
from each other
ANOVA - ANSWER ✓ analysis of variance - tests difference of 3 or more groups
Pearson's r-correlation - ANSWER ✓ relationship between 2 variables
probability - ANSWER ✓ 0-1: likelihood of an event occurring
p value - ANSWER ✓ level of significance: describes the probability of a
particular result occurring by chance alone
with Correct Solutions Updated
2025/2026 Newest Syllabus A+
GRADED!! 100% Guaranteed
Pass!!!<<Latest Version>>
Who was interpersonal therapy (ITP) developed by? - ANSWER ✓ Myrna
Weissman and Gerald Klerman
Amoxapine - ANSWER ✓ The active metabolite of loxapine.
What does Medicare Part A cover? - ANSWER ✓ hospitalizations (for up to 90
days)
skilled nursing facility admission (up to 100 days)
Hospice (up to 6 months for terminally ill patient)
some home health care
p-value - ANSWER ✓ level of significance. describes probability of a particular
result occurring by chance alone.
Third generation Antipsychotics list and mechanism of action - ANSWER ✓
MOA: partial dopamine receptor agonism and blocks 5HT2A.
There are only 3: Rexulti, Vraylar, and Abilify
Second generation antipsychotics mechanism of action - ANSWER ✓ Blocks
dopamine everywhere, blocks 5HT2A, decreasing side effects of the dopamine
blockade.
valproic acid (normal/therapeutic level) - ANSWER ✓ 50-120 mcg/mL
What does medicare part B cover? - ANSWER ✓ ambulatory practitioner services
(outpatient); physical/occupational/speech therapies; medical equipment;
diagnostic tests; some preventative care: pap smears, mammograms, influenza and
,pneumonia vaccines, screenings for diabetes/glaucoma/carviovascular
disease/prostate and colorectal cancer.
What does medicare part 3 cover? - ANSWER ✓ optional coverage for
beneficiaries who can choose to receive all of their health care services through
one of the providers covered under the Medical Advantage Plan.
What does medicare part D cover? - ANSWER ✓ Optional coverage for
outpatient pharmaceuticals (think D for DRUG).
Medical savings account - ANSWER ✓ a healthcare reform plan that allows
individuals to establish tax-free savings funds to finance their medical care
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER ✓ What the body does to the drug. Types include:
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
Cerebellum - ANSWER ✓ coordinates balance, posture, movement, memory,
impulse control, cognition, language
Hippocampus - ANSWER ✓ involved in memory and converting short-term
memory into long term memory; learning
Amygdala - ANSWER ✓ regulates basic powerful emotions: fear, rage, sexual
desire
Bowlby - ANSWER ✓ attachment theory: kids who come from parents with
highly expressed emotions and unresolved losses tend to develop disorganized
attachment characterized by not feeling safe with their caregivers & an inability to
feel soothing comfort
antagonistic effect - ANSWER ✓ drug binds to receptors and activates a
biological response
inverse agonist - ANSWER ✓ drug causes the opposite effect of an agonist
partial agonistic effect - ANSWER ✓ drug does not fully activate the receptors
, antagonistic effect - ANSWER ✓ drug binds to the receptor but does not activate a
biological response.
carbamazepine and lamotrigine drug-drug interaction - ANSWER ✓ when taken
together, carbamazepine will cause an increase in lamotrigine levels in the
blood(up to 200% increase)
First generation antipsychotics mechanism of action - ANSWER ✓ blocks
dopamine everywhere.
Descriptive Vividness - ANSWER ✓ The researcher describes the data gathering
process in sufficient detail that the reader can personally experience it. The data
collected, often in the form of personal statements, should be quoted directly and
extensively, because this is the raw data from the study.
standard deviation - ANSWER ✓ indication of the possible deviations from the
mean
variance - ANSWER ✓ how the values are dispersed around the mean - the larger
the variance, the larger the dispersion of scores
inferential statistics - ANSWER ✓ numerical value that enable one to reach
conclusions that extend beyond immediate data alone - generated by quantitative
research designs
t-test - ANSWER ✓ assess whether means of 2 groups are statistically different
from each other
ANOVA - ANSWER ✓ analysis of variance - tests difference of 3 or more groups
Pearson's r-correlation - ANSWER ✓ relationship between 2 variables
probability - ANSWER ✓ 0-1: likelihood of an event occurring
p value - ANSWER ✓ level of significance: describes the probability of a
particular result occurring by chance alone
