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Clinical Education Associates (CEA) PMHNP
Certification Review (2025 | 2026) Questions with
100% Correct Answers
PMHNP Certification Review Q&A List (Final Set)
Child & Adolescent Disorders
Question Answer
Conduct D/O: Key Violates others' rights,
symptoms and destruction, robbery, bullying,
distinguishing feature? truant before age 13.
Early intervention, screening,
Conduct D/O: Key school-based programs, CBT,
treatments? SSRIs, Risperdal and other
antipsychotics.
Upsetting those around the child,
ODD: Key symptoms
vindictive, angry, hostile, argues
and distinguishing
w/ authority/rules/adults, blames
features?
others.
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Question Answer
Family interventions, eliminate
ODD: Key treatments? punitive parenting, use praise,
ignore bad behavior, role play.
Symptoms start prior to 12 y/o,
ADHD: Diagnostic
last >6 months, in more than 1
criteria?
setting.
ADHD: Prevalence
5% of children, 2.5% of adults.
(Children/Adults)?
ADHD: Male/Female
2:1 male/female.
ratio?
ADHD: Validated
Vanderbilt Scale (parents 55
screening tool for 6-12
questions, teachers 43 questions).
year olds?
Developmental, Genetics & Attachment Theory
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Question Answer
What is the genetic cause
of ADHD, hypotonia, flat
Fragile X Syndrome.
feet, short stature, and
long head/face?
What is the syndrome
characterized by
intellectual disability,
Prader-Willi Syndrome.
obesity, short stature,
small hands/feet, and loss
of muscle tone?
What is the leading cause
of preventable congenital
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
anomalies and
(FAS).
developmental
disabilities?
Flat nasal bridge, smooth
FAS: Key facial features? philtrum, thin upper lip,
epicanthal folds.
Clinical Education Associates (CEA) PMHNP
Certification Review (2025 | 2026) Questions with
100% Correct Answers
PMHNP Certification Review Q&A List (Final Set)
Child & Adolescent Disorders
Question Answer
Conduct D/O: Key Violates others' rights,
symptoms and destruction, robbery, bullying,
distinguishing feature? truant before age 13.
Early intervention, screening,
Conduct D/O: Key school-based programs, CBT,
treatments? SSRIs, Risperdal and other
antipsychotics.
Upsetting those around the child,
ODD: Key symptoms
vindictive, angry, hostile, argues
and distinguishing
w/ authority/rules/adults, blames
features?
others.
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Question Answer
Family interventions, eliminate
ODD: Key treatments? punitive parenting, use praise,
ignore bad behavior, role play.
Symptoms start prior to 12 y/o,
ADHD: Diagnostic
last >6 months, in more than 1
criteria?
setting.
ADHD: Prevalence
5% of children, 2.5% of adults.
(Children/Adults)?
ADHD: Male/Female
2:1 male/female.
ratio?
ADHD: Validated
Vanderbilt Scale (parents 55
screening tool for 6-12
questions, teachers 43 questions).
year olds?
Developmental, Genetics & Attachment Theory
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Question Answer
What is the genetic cause
of ADHD, hypotonia, flat
Fragile X Syndrome.
feet, short stature, and
long head/face?
What is the syndrome
characterized by
intellectual disability,
Prader-Willi Syndrome.
obesity, short stature,
small hands/feet, and loss
of muscle tone?
What is the leading cause
of preventable congenital
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
anomalies and
(FAS).
developmental
disabilities?
Flat nasal bridge, smooth
FAS: Key facial features? philtrum, thin upper lip,
epicanthal folds.
