ANCC PMHNP CERTIFICATION NEWEST EXAM VERSION 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Niacin - (answers)Nutritional deficiency in vegan diet that mimics psychiatric symptoms
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) - (answers)Deficiency associated with chronic alcohol abuse
Birth to age 2 - (answers)Positive Babinski reflex is normal for what age range
Managed Care Organization (MCO) - (answers)System where the insurer is not only the payer but also
the provider of healthcare
0.5 mg/day; 3 mg/day - (answers)2 part Q: Recommended starting dose of risperidone (Risperdal) for
adolescence age 13 to 17; and recommended therapeutic dose for adolescence
Structural family therapy - (answers)What type of family therapy use a structural mapping or genograms
as a treatment intervention
Structural family therapy - (answers)Emphasizes how, when, and to whom family members relate in
order to understand and change family structure; goal is to produce structural change in family
organization; uses genograms to illustrate Relationships using symbols for overinvolvement, conflict, and
coalitions.
case management - (answers)Involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality
outcomes
Normalcy; crazy - (answers)Example of mental health promotion is: validating _______ of feelings and
ensuring patients they are not _______.
Special interest group - (answers)Collection of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts Around a
common interest and seek to influence policy makers
, Legislative assistant - (answers)Employee of a senator or representative Who keeps the legislator
informed, meets with constituents, And drafts reports
caucus (congressional) - (answers)A group of members of Congress or a political party created to support
a defined political ideology
grassroots lobbying - (answers)When unpaid individuals contact their legislators to influence policy
14-17 - (answers)The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild
anxiety?
18-24 - (answers)The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild
anxiety?
25-30 - (answers)The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate severe
anxiety?
sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children
develop object permanence (things exist even when they cannot be seen).
preoperational stage (2-5 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children tend
to be egocentric, think concretely, and develop language and thinking.
concrete operational stage (6-11 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when
children begin using logic or reasoning about concrete events.
formal operational stage (11-19 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when
children begin to think abstractly, reason hypothetically, use deductive logic,
Infancy (birth to 2 years) - (answers)Piaget's sensoriomotor stage of cognitive development when
children develop object permanence
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Niacin - (answers)Nutritional deficiency in vegan diet that mimics psychiatric symptoms
Thiamine (Vitamin B1) - (answers)Deficiency associated with chronic alcohol abuse
Birth to age 2 - (answers)Positive Babinski reflex is normal for what age range
Managed Care Organization (MCO) - (answers)System where the insurer is not only the payer but also
the provider of healthcare
0.5 mg/day; 3 mg/day - (answers)2 part Q: Recommended starting dose of risperidone (Risperdal) for
adolescence age 13 to 17; and recommended therapeutic dose for adolescence
Structural family therapy - (answers)What type of family therapy use a structural mapping or genograms
as a treatment intervention
Structural family therapy - (answers)Emphasizes how, when, and to whom family members relate in
order to understand and change family structure; goal is to produce structural change in family
organization; uses genograms to illustrate Relationships using symbols for overinvolvement, conflict, and
coalitions.
case management - (answers)Involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality
outcomes
Normalcy; crazy - (answers)Example of mental health promotion is: validating _______ of feelings and
ensuring patients they are not _______.
Special interest group - (answers)Collection of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts Around a
common interest and seek to influence policy makers
, Legislative assistant - (answers)Employee of a senator or representative Who keeps the legislator
informed, meets with constituents, And drafts reports
caucus (congressional) - (answers)A group of members of Congress or a political party created to support
a defined political ideology
grassroots lobbying - (answers)When unpaid individuals contact their legislators to influence policy
14-17 - (answers)The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild
anxiety?
18-24 - (answers)The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild
anxiety?
25-30 - (answers)The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate severe
anxiety?
sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children
develop object permanence (things exist even when they cannot be seen).
preoperational stage (2-5 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children tend
to be egocentric, think concretely, and develop language and thinking.
concrete operational stage (6-11 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when
children begin using logic or reasoning about concrete events.
formal operational stage (11-19 years) - (answers)Piaget's stages of cognitive development when
children begin to think abstractly, reason hypothetically, use deductive logic,
Infancy (birth to 2 years) - (answers)Piaget's sensoriomotor stage of cognitive development when
children develop object permanence
