NRNP-6635: Psychopathology Midterm Exam 2023

NRNP-6635: Psychopathology Midterm Exam | Select the serum assessment that is required when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients. Selected Answer: A. Potassiu m  Question 2 Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of psychosocial life cycle. Selected Answer: C. Erikso n  Question 3 Select two causes of dissociative amnesia. Selected Answers: A. Sexual abuse D. Partner betrayal  Question 4 Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs. Selected Answer: A. MMS E  Question 5 Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly. Selected Answers: C. Autism D. Intellectual disability  Question 6 Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients. Selected Answer: A. 10% recover, 20% mild symptoms, 30% moderate symptoms, 40% no change or worse  Question 7 Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia. Selected Answer: B. Sequential events  Question 8 The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa: Selected A. Answer: Increased Glucose  Question 9 Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis. Selected Answers: A. Psychiatric history C. Mental status examination  Question 10 Select the greatest impediment to treating anorexia nervosa patients. Selected Answer: D. Noncompliance with therapy  Question 11 Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom. Selected Answer: D. Narcolep sy  Question 12 Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider. Selected Answer: D. Body dysmorphia  Question 13 Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder. Selected Answer: C. YBOC S  Question 14 Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed. Selected Answer: C. 4  Question 15 Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games. Selected Answer: A. Bipola r  Question 16 Select a provider’s most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child. Selected Answer: A. Normal development  Question 17 Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy. Selected Answer: A. 1-2 weeks  Question 18 What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? Selected Answer: A. PTSD diagnosis require symptoms to last at least for one month.  Question 19 Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: Selected Answer: B. short duration of symptoms  Question 20 Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis. Selected Answer: A. Angina pectoris  Question 21 What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? Selected Answer: B. Safet y  Question 22 Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Selected Answer: B. Dopami ne  Question 23 Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. Selected Answer: A. Empat hy  Question 24 Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children. Selected Answer: B. Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and SSRI antidepressants  Question 25 All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT: Selected Answer: A. Normal articulation  Question 26 Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor. Selected Answer: A. Intense horror  Question 27 All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: Selected Answer: B. Generativity versus Stagnation  Question 28 Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?