NRNP 6635 Final EXAM Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum

Question 1 Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment. Selected Answer: D. Recent memory Question 2 Select the most frequent cause of infant and childhood intellectual disability that is attributed to a specific gene. Selected Answer: C. Down syndrome Question 3 Select the neurotransmitter that is most associated with the occurrence of ADHD. Selected Answer: B. Dopamine Question 4 Select the drug of choice to treat psychosis in delirious patients. Selected Answer: D. Haloperidol Question 5 Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onsetschizophrenia. Selected Answer: B. Social withdrawal Question 6 Select the personality disorder in which patients are continually in crisis and exhibit unpredictable behavior. Selected Answer: C. Borderline Question 7 lOMoAR cPSD| Downloaded by John Wachira () Select the factor that best correlates with attempted and completed suicide. Selected Answer: A. Mental illness Question 8 Select the brain region thatshowsthe greatest anatomical abnormalities in schizophrenic patients. Selected By the end of the 20th century, however, researchers had made significant stridesin revealing a potential neuropathological basis for schizophrenia, primarily in the limbic system and the basal ganglia, including neuropathological or neurochemical abnormalities in the cerebral cortex, the thalamus, and the brainstem. Because the basal ganglia and cerebellum are involved in the control of movement, disease in these areas is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Answer: D. Basal ganglia Question 9 Select the gender dysphoria in which genital surgery is usually not chosen. Selected Answer: but who maintain a gender identity that isthe same astheir birth-assigned gender known as crossdressers. C. Crossdresser