NRNP 6635 ALL 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Electronic Media - ✔✔The exposure to violence that is excluded as a DSM-5
diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents
✔✔Infancy - ✔✔The life stage at which emotional and social behavior begin
✔✔Substance abuse and appropriate drug therapy - ✔✔The two events that are
excluded as causes of dissociative trance disorder
✔✔Cognitive therapy - ✔✔The non-drug therapy with the greatest evidence of
effectiveness in treating major depression disorder
✔✔few or lack of somatic symptoms and frequent provider visits - ✔✔The two common
characteristics of illness anxiety disorder
✔✔Dysthymia - ✔✔The alternate name for persistent depressive disorder
✔✔Piaget - ✔✔The scientist most associated with the development of learning theory
✔✔Paroxetine - ✔✔The drug proven most effective in treating PTSD
✔✔40% - 50% - ✔✔The percentage that most accurately represents the rate of
heritability of major depression disorder
✔✔Dopamine and GABA - ✔✔Two neurotransmitters associated with anxiety
✔✔Valproate - ✔✔The drug with the most rapid onset of action to treat acute mania
✔✔Major depression - ✔✔The mental health disorder that commonly coexists with
generalized anxiety disorder
✔✔20% - 30% - ✔✔The percentage range of correlation between obesity and
psychiatric disorders
✔✔Psychoanalytical and Behavioral - ✔✔Two types of theories that have contributed to
causes of anxiety
✔✔Childhood - ✔✔The age group in which adjustment disorder occur most frequently
✔✔Lithium - ✔✔The drug used to treat bipolar disorder that may cause hypothyroidism
, ✔✔Anxiety - ✔✔The psychiatric disorder that occurs most commonly in patients
hospitalized for medical problems and surgery
✔✔Public Speaking - ✔✔The public performance that is most associated with social
anxiety in children
✔✔6 months - ✔✔The maximum time period recommended for treatment of insomnia
with hypnotic drugs
✔✔Serotonin - ✔✔The neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood
and adolescent depression
✔✔Impramine - ✔✔The antidepressant drug most likely to cause death when taken in
an overdose
✔✔Amitriptyline - ✔✔The antidepressant most likely to cause sexual dysfunction
✔✔Concentration - ✔✔The cognitive function category in a mental examination that is
represented by the question, "starting at 3 A.M., count back the time 2 hours at a time."
✔✔0.6 - 1.2 - ✔✔The therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L
✔✔CBCL - ✔✔The rating scale used to assess children and adolescents for ADHD
✔✔CAGE - ✔✔The rating scale used to assess significant alcohol problem
✔✔Mania - ✔✔the criterion that differentiates Bipolar II and Bipolar I disorder
✔✔33% - ✔✔The largest percentage prevalance of psychiatric disorders in patients
hospitalized for medical conditions
✔✔HAM-D - ✔✔The rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug
therapy
✔✔antianxiety drugs - ✔✔The treatment of choice for Identity Crisis
✔✔Dreaming - ✔✔The most exclusive feature rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
✔✔Reliability and Validity - ✔✔The two primary psychometric properties of psychiatric
rating scales
✔✔2/3 - ✔✔The percent of OCD patients who also have depressive symptoms
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Electronic Media - ✔✔The exposure to violence that is excluded as a DSM-5
diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents
✔✔Infancy - ✔✔The life stage at which emotional and social behavior begin
✔✔Substance abuse and appropriate drug therapy - ✔✔The two events that are
excluded as causes of dissociative trance disorder
✔✔Cognitive therapy - ✔✔The non-drug therapy with the greatest evidence of
effectiveness in treating major depression disorder
✔✔few or lack of somatic symptoms and frequent provider visits - ✔✔The two common
characteristics of illness anxiety disorder
✔✔Dysthymia - ✔✔The alternate name for persistent depressive disorder
✔✔Piaget - ✔✔The scientist most associated with the development of learning theory
✔✔Paroxetine - ✔✔The drug proven most effective in treating PTSD
✔✔40% - 50% - ✔✔The percentage that most accurately represents the rate of
heritability of major depression disorder
✔✔Dopamine and GABA - ✔✔Two neurotransmitters associated with anxiety
✔✔Valproate - ✔✔The drug with the most rapid onset of action to treat acute mania
✔✔Major depression - ✔✔The mental health disorder that commonly coexists with
generalized anxiety disorder
✔✔20% - 30% - ✔✔The percentage range of correlation between obesity and
psychiatric disorders
✔✔Psychoanalytical and Behavioral - ✔✔Two types of theories that have contributed to
causes of anxiety
✔✔Childhood - ✔✔The age group in which adjustment disorder occur most frequently
✔✔Lithium - ✔✔The drug used to treat bipolar disorder that may cause hypothyroidism
, ✔✔Anxiety - ✔✔The psychiatric disorder that occurs most commonly in patients
hospitalized for medical problems and surgery
✔✔Public Speaking - ✔✔The public performance that is most associated with social
anxiety in children
✔✔6 months - ✔✔The maximum time period recommended for treatment of insomnia
with hypnotic drugs
✔✔Serotonin - ✔✔The neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood
and adolescent depression
✔✔Impramine - ✔✔The antidepressant drug most likely to cause death when taken in
an overdose
✔✔Amitriptyline - ✔✔The antidepressant most likely to cause sexual dysfunction
✔✔Concentration - ✔✔The cognitive function category in a mental examination that is
represented by the question, "starting at 3 A.M., count back the time 2 hours at a time."
✔✔0.6 - 1.2 - ✔✔The therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L
✔✔CBCL - ✔✔The rating scale used to assess children and adolescents for ADHD
✔✔CAGE - ✔✔The rating scale used to assess significant alcohol problem
✔✔Mania - ✔✔the criterion that differentiates Bipolar II and Bipolar I disorder
✔✔33% - ✔✔The largest percentage prevalance of psychiatric disorders in patients
hospitalized for medical conditions
✔✔HAM-D - ✔✔The rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug
therapy
✔✔antianxiety drugs - ✔✔The treatment of choice for Identity Crisis
✔✔Dreaming - ✔✔The most exclusive feature rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
✔✔Reliability and Validity - ✔✔The two primary psychometric properties of psychiatric
rating scales
✔✔2/3 - ✔✔The percent of OCD patients who also have depressive symptoms
