BARKLEY PMHNP ACTUAL EXAM | 100% GRADED AND COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 VERSION , GET IT CORRECT!!!
To begin the process of assessment you would establish: - (ANSWER)Therapeutic relationship/
working diagnosis/need for further evaluation and testing/initial plan of care.
Prior to the interview review: - (ANSWER)referral information/ patient questionnaires/ health
assessments
You would set the stage and make the client comfortable by: - (ANSWER)introducing yourself (
consider cultural norms)/ ensure that you won't be interrupted/ consider clinician safety, with exit
strategies if patient should escalate.
Chief complaint: - (ANSWER)Document the problem in the patient's words/
are symptoms: affective/ cognitive/ physical
seek permission to consult with family member
History of presenting problems: - (ANSWER)duration of problem (s)
What other things were going on in their life when they started to have problems.
, Precipitating factors: - (ANSWER)1. exacerbating factors
2. triggers
3. connecting events
4. causality
Social History: - (ANSWER)1. changes in role or social function
2. history of abuse and victimization
Social and developmental history: - (ANSWER)1. identify who played roles in person's life.
2. Who are presently involved.
3. Social support
Family genogram: - (ANSWER)biological: eval autosomal dominant genetic inheritance which
is rare: present in more than one generation
~autosomal recessive- expressed in one generation
process: examine family patterns of communication and relating.
Social history continued: - (ANSWER)1. friendships/ relationships with service providers
2. religious groups and/or clergy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 VERSION , GET IT CORRECT!!!
To begin the process of assessment you would establish: - (ANSWER)Therapeutic relationship/
working diagnosis/need for further evaluation and testing/initial plan of care.
Prior to the interview review: - (ANSWER)referral information/ patient questionnaires/ health
assessments
You would set the stage and make the client comfortable by: - (ANSWER)introducing yourself (
consider cultural norms)/ ensure that you won't be interrupted/ consider clinician safety, with exit
strategies if patient should escalate.
Chief complaint: - (ANSWER)Document the problem in the patient's words/
are symptoms: affective/ cognitive/ physical
seek permission to consult with family member
History of presenting problems: - (ANSWER)duration of problem (s)
What other things were going on in their life when they started to have problems.
, Precipitating factors: - (ANSWER)1. exacerbating factors
2. triggers
3. connecting events
4. causality
Social History: - (ANSWER)1. changes in role or social function
2. history of abuse and victimization
Social and developmental history: - (ANSWER)1. identify who played roles in person's life.
2. Who are presently involved.
3. Social support
Family genogram: - (ANSWER)biological: eval autosomal dominant genetic inheritance which
is rare: present in more than one generation
~autosomal recessive- expressed in one generation
process: examine family patterns of communication and relating.
Social history continued: - (ANSWER)1. friendships/ relationships with service providers
2. religious groups and/or clergy
