NURS 6635 MIDTERM 4 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child.
Answer: Medical history
◉ Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of
antidepressant drug therapy.
Answer: 6-8 weeks
◉ What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and
PTSD?.
Answer: PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
◉ Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include
all the following EXCEPT:.
Answer: Short duration of symptoms
◉ Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of
somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis.
,Answer: Angina Pectoris
◉ What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing
depression in adolescents?.
Answer: Appetite
◉ Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia..
Answer: Acetylcholine
◉ Select the most important component of the patient-provider
rapport..
Answer: Privacy
◉ Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in
children.
Answer: Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants
◉ All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing
speech and language in children EXCEPT:.
Answer: Echolalia
◉ Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor.
, Answer: Concurrent substance abuse
◉ All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of
Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful
situations EXCEPT:.
Answer: Generativity versus
◉ Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated
a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-
compulsive behaviors?.
Answer: Caudate
◉ Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia
nervosa.
Answer: Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a
medical cause
◉ Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months..
Answer: separation
◉ Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety.
Answer: Dizziness and Constipation
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a
successful mental health interview of a child.
Answer: Medical history
◉ Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of
antidepressant drug therapy.
Answer: 6-8 weeks
◉ What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and
PTSD?.
Answer: PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
◉ Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include
all the following EXCEPT:.
Answer: Short duration of symptoms
◉ Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of
somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis.
,Answer: Angina Pectoris
◉ What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing
depression in adolescents?.
Answer: Appetite
◉ Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia..
Answer: Acetylcholine
◉ Select the most important component of the patient-provider
rapport..
Answer: Privacy
◉ Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in
children.
Answer: Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants
◉ All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing
speech and language in children EXCEPT:.
Answer: Echolalia
◉ Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor.
, Answer: Concurrent substance abuse
◉ All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of
Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful
situations EXCEPT:.
Answer: Generativity versus
◉ Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated
a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-
compulsive behaviors?.
Answer: Caudate
◉ Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia
nervosa.
Answer: Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a
medical cause
◉ Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months..
Answer: separation
◉ Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety.
Answer: Dizziness and Constipation
