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1. A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of the
following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa?: A) antidepres-
sants
2. Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar symp-
toms to a panic attack?: A) MDD
3. Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the fol-
lowing ethnic/racial groups?: D) African AMericans
4. Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:: A) Dramatic
and affective instability
5. Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:: B) odd, unusu-
al, eccentric. and asocial
6. A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a pa-
tient's competency to make decisions about their own treatment. Which of the
following best describes the concept of competency in mental health care?: D)
the ability to make informed decision about tx options
7. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate partner vio-
lence. Your client states that she had been in the abusive relationship for over
10 years prior to the perpetrator being arrested and jailed. To better establish
a diagnosis, you need more information and decide to perform a mental status
exam on the client.
Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the following
except:: D) having an extroverted personality
8. A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She believes her
father has Alzheimer's disease because he has been depressed and forget-
ful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?: C) Mood
changes
9. Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development of primary
and secondary sex characteristics in both females and males. What is stage 2
of a female's breast development?: B) breast bud stage with elevation of breast
and papilla
10. stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of breast
and papilla: A) stage 5
11. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled convict. This
patient has a history of violent abuse of their partners. All of the following
diagnoses are characteristic of this population except:: D) ODD
12. A PMH-BC evaluates a 77-year-old man with the rapid onset of cognition
with inattentiveness and disturbances in consciousness. On assessment, the
patient presents with episodes of psychomotor agitation and retardation.
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Based on the patient's presentation and symptoms, the PMH-BC should as-
sess them for which of the following diagnoses?: C) mixed delirium
13. Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention strate-
gy for a community mental health clinic to target personality disorders?: A)
provide education and guidance to new and expectant parents through groups,
community education and social outreach
14. When evaluating a patient for anxiety symptoms, a PMHNP assesses for
the presence of cognitive distortions. Which of the following is an example of
a cognitive distortion?: C) fortune telling
15. fortune telling is also known as:: C) A&B
16. Which of the following is a valid screening tool used for the early detec-
tion of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?: B) Conner's 3rd edition
(Conners 3)
17. behavioral assessment system for children (BASC) is used for?: A) com-
prehensive tool used to access a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems
in children/adolescents
18. the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is used for:: D) to identify a broad range
of emotional and behavioral problems in children/adolescents
19. A PMHNP who is working at a community mental health clinic is assigned
to collaborate with school leaders on developing primary prevention strate-
gies to promote mental health for teenagers with histories of truancy. Which of
the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?: D) an emotional
intelligence skills class for at risk adolescents
20. A PMHNP is working with a family experiencing conflict related to a child's
mental health diagnosis. Which of the following mediation strategies would
be most effective for the PMHNP to use in this situation?: B) encouraging each
family member to voice their concerns without interrruption
21. A PMHNP is working with a community organization to develop prevention
strategies to reduce homelessness. Which of the following interventions is
most effective for preventing homelessness among individuals with mental
health conditions?: C) providing CM services and MH tx
22. All of the following statements are true about gray matter except:: C) it is
the myelinated axons of neurons
23. white matter is the:: A) myelinated axons of neurons
24. A client has been diagnosed with an enzyme deficiency disorder known
to cause intellectual disability. Which of the following disorders causes a defi-
ciency in hexosaminidase A which is related to the development of intellectual
disability?: B) Tay-Sachs disease
25. Tay Sach's disease is also known as: C) A&B
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1. A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of the
following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa?: A) antidepres-
sants
2. Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar symp-
toms to a panic attack?: A) MDD
3. Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the fol-
lowing ethnic/racial groups?: D) African AMericans
4. Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:: A) Dramatic
and affective instability
5. Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:: B) odd, unusu-
al, eccentric. and asocial
6. A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a pa-
tient's competency to make decisions about their own treatment. Which of the
following best describes the concept of competency in mental health care?: D)
the ability to make informed decision about tx options
7. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate partner vio-
lence. Your client states that she had been in the abusive relationship for over
10 years prior to the perpetrator being arrested and jailed. To better establish
a diagnosis, you need more information and decide to perform a mental status
exam on the client.
Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the following
except:: D) having an extroverted personality
8. A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She believes her
father has Alzheimer's disease because he has been depressed and forget-
ful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?: C) Mood
changes
9. Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development of primary
and secondary sex characteristics in both females and males. What is stage 2
of a female's breast development?: B) breast bud stage with elevation of breast
and papilla
10. stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of breast
and papilla: A) stage 5
11. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled convict. This
patient has a history of violent abuse of their partners. All of the following
diagnoses are characteristic of this population except:: D) ODD
12. A PMH-BC evaluates a 77-year-old man with the rapid onset of cognition
with inattentiveness and disturbances in consciousness. On assessment, the
patient presents with episodes of psychomotor agitation and retardation.
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Based on the patient's presentation and symptoms, the PMH-BC should as-
sess them for which of the following diagnoses?: C) mixed delirium
13. Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention strate-
gy for a community mental health clinic to target personality disorders?: A)
provide education and guidance to new and expectant parents through groups,
community education and social outreach
14. When evaluating a patient for anxiety symptoms, a PMHNP assesses for
the presence of cognitive distortions. Which of the following is an example of
a cognitive distortion?: C) fortune telling
15. fortune telling is also known as:: C) A&B
16. Which of the following is a valid screening tool used for the early detec-
tion of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?: B) Conner's 3rd edition
(Conners 3)
17. behavioral assessment system for children (BASC) is used for?: A) com-
prehensive tool used to access a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems
in children/adolescents
18. the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is used for:: D) to identify a broad range
of emotional and behavioral problems in children/adolescents
19. A PMHNP who is working at a community mental health clinic is assigned
to collaborate with school leaders on developing primary prevention strate-
gies to promote mental health for teenagers with histories of truancy. Which of
the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy?: D) an emotional
intelligence skills class for at risk adolescents
20. A PMHNP is working with a family experiencing conflict related to a child's
mental health diagnosis. Which of the following mediation strategies would
be most effective for the PMHNP to use in this situation?: B) encouraging each
family member to voice their concerns without interrruption
21. A PMHNP is working with a community organization to develop prevention
strategies to reduce homelessness. Which of the following interventions is
most effective for preventing homelessness among individuals with mental
health conditions?: C) providing CM services and MH tx
22. All of the following statements are true about gray matter except:: C) it is
the myelinated axons of neurons
23. white matter is the:: A) myelinated axons of neurons
24. A client has been diagnosed with an enzyme deficiency disorder known
to cause intellectual disability. Which of the following disorders causes a defi-
ciency in hexosaminidase A which is related to the development of intellectual
disability?: B) Tay-Sachs disease
25. Tay Sach's disease is also known as: C) A&B
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