PMHNP Certification Exam Study Latest
4rcomponentsrofrhealthrpolicyr-rcorrectranswers--
Process,rpolicyrreform,rpolicyrenvironment,rpolicyrmakers
4rdimensionsrofrrecoveryr-rcorrectranswers--
Health,rhome,rpurpose,rcommunityr(managerdzrandrberpx/emotionallyrhealthy;rstable/safer
placertorlive;rmeaningfulrdailyractivitiesr-job,rschool,rvolunteer,retc.-
;rrelationships/socialrnetworksrthatrprovidersupport,rfriendship,rlove)
5HTrlocationrofrproductionr-rcorrectranswers--Raphernuclei
Archildrcomesrintortherofficerandrisrpresentingrsexually.rWhatrdoryourdo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Suspectrsexualrabuse;rsuspicionrisrenoughrtorreport,rcallrCPS
Armotherrtellsryourherr3ryearroldrchildrhasrbeenrtouchingrtheirrgenitals.rWhatrdoryouradviserh
errtordo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Nothing,rthisrisrnormalrforrchildrenrthisrage;rmayrexplorergenitals,raskrquestions,rmasturbat
e
Arnativeramericanrpatientrcomesrtortherinpatientrunitrwithrarhealingrstick.rTherstaffrnursertrie
srtortakeritrawayrd/trunitrpolicy.rWhatrdoryourdo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Teachrthernurseraboutrculturalrcompetency,rletrpatientrkeeprit
Arpatientrisrexhibitingrsignsrofrhepatotoxicity.rWhatrisryourrpriorityraction?r-rcorrectranswers-
-d/croffendingragent,rorderrLFTs
Arpatientrprescribedrolanzapinerbeginsrsmokingrduringrtreatment.rHowrshouldryouradjustrth
eirrmedication?r-rcorrectranswers--
Nicotinerisranrinducerrsorneedrtorincreasermedrdosertorreturnrtortherapeuticrlevels
AbnormalitiesrinrthisrpartrofrtherbrainrcauserinattentiverADHD:r-rcorrectranswers--
Prefrontalrcortex
AChrlocationrofrproductionr-rcorrectranswers--NucleusrofrMeynert
ACTrtreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--
AssertivercommunityrtreatmentrforrpatientsrwithrSMI;rintensiverintegratedrapproachrtorcom
munityrmentalrhealthrservices;rpost-
hospitalization,rlessrrestrictiverthanrresidential;rholisticrapproachrtorimproverallraspectsrofrp
atientrlife
acupuncturer-rcorrectranswers--helprw/rpainrandrdep
,Acuterdystoniar-rcorrectranswers--Painful,rstiffrneck
Acuterstressrd/orsxr-rcorrectranswers--
Stressrresponserwithinr4rweeksrofrtraumaticrevent,rlastsrlessrthanr1rmonth.rIfrlastsrgreaterrth
anr1rmonthrlikelyrPTSD.rSx:ranxiety,rinsomnia,rpoorrconcentration,rhelplessness,rfear
Adjustmentrd/or-rcorrectranswers--
Emotional,rbxrrxnrtorarstressfulreventrwithinr3rmonthsrofritrhappening;rdepressedrmood,ranxi
ety,rmixedranx/dep,rconduct,rmixedremotions/conduct
ADOS-Gr-rcorrectranswers--AutismrDiagnosticrObservationrScheduler-rGeneric;rASDrscale
AdultsrdiagnosedrwithrbothrADHDrandrdepressionrwouldrbenefitrfromrbeingrprescribed:r-
rcorrectranswers--Wellbutrin
Agertordxrpersonalityrd/or-rcorrectranswers--18ryearsrold
AgesrtorrememberrforrErikson'srstagesr-rcorrectranswers--1,r3,r6,r12,r20,r35,r65
Akathisiar-rcorrectranswers--motorrrestlessness
AlpharagonistsrclonidinerandrguanfacinerarerFDArapprovedrtortreatrADHDrinrpatientsragesr
___r-rcorrectranswers--6-17
AmphetaminesrarerFDArapprovedrforrchildrenrbeginningratr_ryearsroldr-rcorrectranswers--3
Amygdalarfxr-rcorrectranswers--Survival;rAggression,rfear,ranxiety,remotions
Anteriorrcingulater-rcorrectranswers--
Cognitiverfx/decisionrmaking;rempathy,rimpulsercontrol,remotions
Anytimerarpatientrpresentsrwithrdelirium,rwhatrlabsrshouldryourorder?r-rcorrectranswers--
UArwithrculturerandrspecificityrd/trinfxrbeingrarpotentialrcauserforrdelirium,resprinrolderradults
Apoptosisr-rcorrectranswers--Neuronalrloss/cellrdeath
Appreciativerinquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
Organizationalrchangerapproach,rfocusronrstrengthsrinsteadrofrweaknesses
Arercancerousrnodesrmobile/fixedrandrpainless/painful?r-rcorrectranswers--
Cancerousrnodes:rfixedrandrpainless
aromatherapyr-rcorrectranswers--reducerstress/anxiety
AspectsrofrMSEr-rcorrectranswers--
Consciousness,rorientation,rappearance,rattitude,rattention/concentration,rpsychomotor,re
,yercontact,rspeech,rmood,raffect,rmemory,rintelligence,rthought,rperception,rinsight/judgme
nt,rSI/HI
ASQr-rcorrectranswers--
AgesrandrStagesrQuestionnaire;rdevelopmentrandrsocial/emotionalrscreening
Atrwhatrlevelrisrdepakotertoxic?r-rcorrectranswers-->150
Atrwhatrlevelrisrlithiumrtoxic?r-rcorrectranswers--1.5
Ataquerdernerviosr-rcorrectranswers--
Hispanicrculturalrsyndrome;routrofrconsciousnessrstaterresultingrfromrevilrspirits
AUDITrscreensrforrwhat?r-rcorrectranswers--Alcoholrconsumption
Autonomyr-rcorrectranswers--rightrtorself-determination
Averageragerofronsetrforrschizophreniarinrmenrandrwomenr-rcorrectranswers--Men:r18-25
Women:r25-35
Avoidantrpersonalityrd/or-rcorrectranswers--
Wantrtorsocializerbutrfeelrtheyrcan'trd/trinadequacy;rfearrofrcriticism,rrejection,rdisapproval;rr
eluctantrtorengagerinrnewractivities
Babinskirreflexr-rcorrectranswers--Birth-2ryrs;rsolerofrfootrstroked,rtoesrfanrout
BeckrDepressionrScalermoderaterranger-rcorrectranswers--19-29
Behavioralrtherapyr-rcorrectranswers--
Changermaladaptiverbx;rparticipaterinractiverbxrtechniques:rexposure,rrelaxation,rskillsrtrai
ning,rproblem-solving,rrole-playing,rmodeling
Beneficencer-rcorrectranswers--doingrgood
Benefitsrofrbodyrmassager-rcorrectranswers--
Decreaserstressrbyrloweringrcortisolrlevels,rreducerpainrbyrimprovingrcirculation
Benefitsrofrcasermanagementrapproachr-rcorrectranswers--Optimizerclientrself-
care;rreducerfragmentationrofrcare;rproviderqualityrcareracrossrcontinuum;rimproverQOL;ri
mprovercare/outcomes;rreducerLOS,rincreaserpatient/providerrsatisfaction;rpromotercost-
effectiveruserofrscarcerresources
Benefitsrofrreferringrthoserwithrschizophreniartoranrexerciserprogramr-rcorrectranswers--
Metabolicrbenefits;rimprovesrcognition,rbrainrfx,rqualityrofrlife
, Bestrmedicationsrforrthoserwithr5HT2Crdysfunctionr-rcorrectranswers--
SSRIs,rmirtazapine,rbupropion
Bestrpharmacologicalrtreatmentrforrcomorbidrdepressionrandrfibromyalgiar-
rcorrectranswers--
SNRIr(duloxetine),rTCAs,ralphar2rdeltarligandr(gabapentin,rpregabalin);ralwaysrchooserSN
RIroverrTCArifrpossiblerd/trsafety
Bestrtreatmentrforrdepressionrwithrlowrenergyrandrfatigue?r-rcorrectranswers--
Bupropion;rcontraindicatedrinrthoserwithrseizuresrorrEDrhx
biofeedbackr-rcorrectranswers--learnrhowrtorcontrolrphysiologicalrfx,rreduceranx/stress
BipolarrIrvs.rbipolarrIIr-rcorrectranswers--
BP1:rfullrmaniaratrleastr1rweek,rsevererenoughrtorinterfererw/rfx,rcanrrequirerhospitalization
BP2:rhypomanicrsxratrleastr4rdays,rlessrsevere
Boysragesr9-
16rmayrexperiencerswelling/tendernessrunderrthernipples,rwhichrisrnormalrdevelopment.rW
henrwillrthisrresolve?r-rcorrectranswers--W/inr6rmonths
Brainrareasrimplicatedrinraddictionr-rcorrectranswers--
Hippocampus,rbasalrganglia,ramygdala,rPFC,rorbitofrontalrcortex,rcingulatergyrus,rnucleus
racumbens
Brokenrmirrorrtheoryr-rcorrectranswers--
DysfunctionrofrthermirrorrneuronrsystemrresultsrinrpoorrsocialrinteractionrandrcognitionrinrAS
Drpatients
Carercoordinationr-rcorrectranswers--
Deliberatelyrorganizingrpatientrcareractivities,rsharingrinforamongrallrparticipantsrinrpatient'
srcare;rsaferrandrmorereffective
CaringrTheoryr-rcorrectranswers--
JeanrWatson;rcaringrisressencerofrnursingrandressentialrforrhealthrpromotion/healing;rholist
icrandrgoesrbeyondrpxraspectsrofrcare;rrecognizesrimportancerofrnurturingrmind,rbody,rspirit
Casermanagementrmodelr-rcorrectranswers--
Considersrpatientrandrproviderrsatisfaction,rcostrconsiderationrtorhelprmanageroverallrhealt
h
CBTr-rcorrectranswers--
Replacerirrationalrbeliefsrandrchangerbx;rjournaling,rcognitiverrestructuring,rcognitiverrehea
rsal
4rcomponentsrofrhealthrpolicyr-rcorrectranswers--
Process,rpolicyrreform,rpolicyrenvironment,rpolicyrmakers
4rdimensionsrofrrecoveryr-rcorrectranswers--
Health,rhome,rpurpose,rcommunityr(managerdzrandrberpx/emotionallyrhealthy;rstable/safer
placertorlive;rmeaningfulrdailyractivitiesr-job,rschool,rvolunteer,retc.-
;rrelationships/socialrnetworksrthatrprovidersupport,rfriendship,rlove)
5HTrlocationrofrproductionr-rcorrectranswers--Raphernuclei
Archildrcomesrintortherofficerandrisrpresentingrsexually.rWhatrdoryourdo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Suspectrsexualrabuse;rsuspicionrisrenoughrtorreport,rcallrCPS
Armotherrtellsryourherr3ryearroldrchildrhasrbeenrtouchingrtheirrgenitals.rWhatrdoryouradviserh
errtordo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Nothing,rthisrisrnormalrforrchildrenrthisrage;rmayrexplorergenitals,raskrquestions,rmasturbat
e
Arnativeramericanrpatientrcomesrtortherinpatientrunitrwithrarhealingrstick.rTherstaffrnursertrie
srtortakeritrawayrd/trunitrpolicy.rWhatrdoryourdo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Teachrthernurseraboutrculturalrcompetency,rletrpatientrkeeprit
Arpatientrisrexhibitingrsignsrofrhepatotoxicity.rWhatrisryourrpriorityraction?r-rcorrectranswers-
-d/croffendingragent,rorderrLFTs
Arpatientrprescribedrolanzapinerbeginsrsmokingrduringrtreatment.rHowrshouldryouradjustrth
eirrmedication?r-rcorrectranswers--
Nicotinerisranrinducerrsorneedrtorincreasermedrdosertorreturnrtortherapeuticrlevels
AbnormalitiesrinrthisrpartrofrtherbrainrcauserinattentiverADHD:r-rcorrectranswers--
Prefrontalrcortex
AChrlocationrofrproductionr-rcorrectranswers--NucleusrofrMeynert
ACTrtreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--
AssertivercommunityrtreatmentrforrpatientsrwithrSMI;rintensiverintegratedrapproachrtorcom
munityrmentalrhealthrservices;rpost-
hospitalization,rlessrrestrictiverthanrresidential;rholisticrapproachrtorimproverallraspectsrofrp
atientrlife
acupuncturer-rcorrectranswers--helprw/rpainrandrdep
,Acuterdystoniar-rcorrectranswers--Painful,rstiffrneck
Acuterstressrd/orsxr-rcorrectranswers--
Stressrresponserwithinr4rweeksrofrtraumaticrevent,rlastsrlessrthanr1rmonth.rIfrlastsrgreaterrth
anr1rmonthrlikelyrPTSD.rSx:ranxiety,rinsomnia,rpoorrconcentration,rhelplessness,rfear
Adjustmentrd/or-rcorrectranswers--
Emotional,rbxrrxnrtorarstressfulreventrwithinr3rmonthsrofritrhappening;rdepressedrmood,ranxi
ety,rmixedranx/dep,rconduct,rmixedremotions/conduct
ADOS-Gr-rcorrectranswers--AutismrDiagnosticrObservationrScheduler-rGeneric;rASDrscale
AdultsrdiagnosedrwithrbothrADHDrandrdepressionrwouldrbenefitrfromrbeingrprescribed:r-
rcorrectranswers--Wellbutrin
Agertordxrpersonalityrd/or-rcorrectranswers--18ryearsrold
AgesrtorrememberrforrErikson'srstagesr-rcorrectranswers--1,r3,r6,r12,r20,r35,r65
Akathisiar-rcorrectranswers--motorrrestlessness
AlpharagonistsrclonidinerandrguanfacinerarerFDArapprovedrtortreatrADHDrinrpatientsragesr
___r-rcorrectranswers--6-17
AmphetaminesrarerFDArapprovedrforrchildrenrbeginningratr_ryearsroldr-rcorrectranswers--3
Amygdalarfxr-rcorrectranswers--Survival;rAggression,rfear,ranxiety,remotions
Anteriorrcingulater-rcorrectranswers--
Cognitiverfx/decisionrmaking;rempathy,rimpulsercontrol,remotions
Anytimerarpatientrpresentsrwithrdelirium,rwhatrlabsrshouldryourorder?r-rcorrectranswers--
UArwithrculturerandrspecificityrd/trinfxrbeingrarpotentialrcauserforrdelirium,resprinrolderradults
Apoptosisr-rcorrectranswers--Neuronalrloss/cellrdeath
Appreciativerinquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
Organizationalrchangerapproach,rfocusronrstrengthsrinsteadrofrweaknesses
Arercancerousrnodesrmobile/fixedrandrpainless/painful?r-rcorrectranswers--
Cancerousrnodes:rfixedrandrpainless
aromatherapyr-rcorrectranswers--reducerstress/anxiety
AspectsrofrMSEr-rcorrectranswers--
Consciousness,rorientation,rappearance,rattitude,rattention/concentration,rpsychomotor,re
,yercontact,rspeech,rmood,raffect,rmemory,rintelligence,rthought,rperception,rinsight/judgme
nt,rSI/HI
ASQr-rcorrectranswers--
AgesrandrStagesrQuestionnaire;rdevelopmentrandrsocial/emotionalrscreening
Atrwhatrlevelrisrdepakotertoxic?r-rcorrectranswers-->150
Atrwhatrlevelrisrlithiumrtoxic?r-rcorrectranswers--1.5
Ataquerdernerviosr-rcorrectranswers--
Hispanicrculturalrsyndrome;routrofrconsciousnessrstaterresultingrfromrevilrspirits
AUDITrscreensrforrwhat?r-rcorrectranswers--Alcoholrconsumption
Autonomyr-rcorrectranswers--rightrtorself-determination
Averageragerofronsetrforrschizophreniarinrmenrandrwomenr-rcorrectranswers--Men:r18-25
Women:r25-35
Avoidantrpersonalityrd/or-rcorrectranswers--
Wantrtorsocializerbutrfeelrtheyrcan'trd/trinadequacy;rfearrofrcriticism,rrejection,rdisapproval;rr
eluctantrtorengagerinrnewractivities
Babinskirreflexr-rcorrectranswers--Birth-2ryrs;rsolerofrfootrstroked,rtoesrfanrout
BeckrDepressionrScalermoderaterranger-rcorrectranswers--19-29
Behavioralrtherapyr-rcorrectranswers--
Changermaladaptiverbx;rparticipaterinractiverbxrtechniques:rexposure,rrelaxation,rskillsrtrai
ning,rproblem-solving,rrole-playing,rmodeling
Beneficencer-rcorrectranswers--doingrgood
Benefitsrofrbodyrmassager-rcorrectranswers--
Decreaserstressrbyrloweringrcortisolrlevels,rreducerpainrbyrimprovingrcirculation
Benefitsrofrcasermanagementrapproachr-rcorrectranswers--Optimizerclientrself-
care;rreducerfragmentationrofrcare;rproviderqualityrcareracrossrcontinuum;rimproverQOL;ri
mprovercare/outcomes;rreducerLOS,rincreaserpatient/providerrsatisfaction;rpromotercost-
effectiveruserofrscarcerresources
Benefitsrofrreferringrthoserwithrschizophreniartoranrexerciserprogramr-rcorrectranswers--
Metabolicrbenefits;rimprovesrcognition,rbrainrfx,rqualityrofrlife
, Bestrmedicationsrforrthoserwithr5HT2Crdysfunctionr-rcorrectranswers--
SSRIs,rmirtazapine,rbupropion
Bestrpharmacologicalrtreatmentrforrcomorbidrdepressionrandrfibromyalgiar-
rcorrectranswers--
SNRIr(duloxetine),rTCAs,ralphar2rdeltarligandr(gabapentin,rpregabalin);ralwaysrchooserSN
RIroverrTCArifrpossiblerd/trsafety
Bestrtreatmentrforrdepressionrwithrlowrenergyrandrfatigue?r-rcorrectranswers--
Bupropion;rcontraindicatedrinrthoserwithrseizuresrorrEDrhx
biofeedbackr-rcorrectranswers--learnrhowrtorcontrolrphysiologicalrfx,rreduceranx/stress
BipolarrIrvs.rbipolarrIIr-rcorrectranswers--
BP1:rfullrmaniaratrleastr1rweek,rsevererenoughrtorinterfererw/rfx,rcanrrequirerhospitalization
BP2:rhypomanicrsxratrleastr4rdays,rlessrsevere
Boysragesr9-
16rmayrexperiencerswelling/tendernessrunderrthernipples,rwhichrisrnormalrdevelopment.rW
henrwillrthisrresolve?r-rcorrectranswers--W/inr6rmonths
Brainrareasrimplicatedrinraddictionr-rcorrectranswers--
Hippocampus,rbasalrganglia,ramygdala,rPFC,rorbitofrontalrcortex,rcingulatergyrus,rnucleus
racumbens
Brokenrmirrorrtheoryr-rcorrectranswers--
DysfunctionrofrthermirrorrneuronrsystemrresultsrinrpoorrsocialrinteractionrandrcognitionrinrAS
Drpatients
Carercoordinationr-rcorrectranswers--
Deliberatelyrorganizingrpatientrcareractivities,rsharingrinforamongrallrparticipantsrinrpatient'
srcare;rsaferrandrmorereffective
CaringrTheoryr-rcorrectranswers--
JeanrWatson;rcaringrisressencerofrnursingrandressentialrforrhealthrpromotion/healing;rholist
icrandrgoesrbeyondrpxraspectsrofrcare;rrecognizesrimportancerofrnurturingrmind,rbody,rspirit
Casermanagementrmodelr-rcorrectranswers--
Considersrpatientrandrproviderrsatisfaction,rcostrconsiderationrtorhelprmanageroverallrhealt
h
CBTr-rcorrectranswers--
Replacerirrationalrbeliefsrandrchangerbx;rjournaling,rcognitiverrestructuring,rcognitiverrehea
rsal
