NR 547 STUDY GUIDE – PMHNP
NEW 2025/ 2026 UPDATE|
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE
A+| 100% CORRECT
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight.
Questions
,Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
<answer>adjustment disorder with Depressed Mood, also
called Situational Depression, may sometimes feel nearly
as bleak as MDD, but a major difference is that it does not
arise out of the blue.
Rather, situational depression occurs after there is a
specific trauma-divorce, accident, death of loved one, a
major life change...
Antidepressant medications used to treat depressive
symptoms <answer>SSRI
SNRI
TCS
MAOI's
ASQ screening <answer>The Ask Suicide-Screening
Questions (ASQ) tool is a brief validated tool for use
among both youth and adults.
Assessing Depression in Patients with Dementia
<answer>Self-reporting scales, such as the GDS, may be
inappropriate.
, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia can be used to
screen not diagnose.
Bipolar I and II disorders <answer>These mood disorders
include mood swings that range from highs (mania) to
lows (depression). It's sometimes difficult to distinguish
between bipolar disorder and depression.
Cause of Depression <answer>Though the exact cause is
unknown, depression is influenced by genetic and
environmental factors.
Stressful life events, such as giving birth or experiencing
emotional trauma, can contribute to the development of
depression.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-
D) <answer>Designed for use in the general population
and is now used as a screener for depression in primary
care settings.
NEW 2025/ 2026 UPDATE|
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE
A+| 100% CORRECT
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight.
Questions
,Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
<answer>adjustment disorder with Depressed Mood, also
called Situational Depression, may sometimes feel nearly
as bleak as MDD, but a major difference is that it does not
arise out of the blue.
Rather, situational depression occurs after there is a
specific trauma-divorce, accident, death of loved one, a
major life change...
Antidepressant medications used to treat depressive
symptoms <answer>SSRI
SNRI
TCS
MAOI's
ASQ screening <answer>The Ask Suicide-Screening
Questions (ASQ) tool is a brief validated tool for use
among both youth and adults.
Assessing Depression in Patients with Dementia
<answer>Self-reporting scales, such as the GDS, may be
inappropriate.
, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia can be used to
screen not diagnose.
Bipolar I and II disorders <answer>These mood disorders
include mood swings that range from highs (mania) to
lows (depression). It's sometimes difficult to distinguish
between bipolar disorder and depression.
Cause of Depression <answer>Though the exact cause is
unknown, depression is influenced by genetic and
environmental factors.
Stressful life events, such as giving birth or experiencing
emotional trauma, can contribute to the development of
depression.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-
D) <answer>Designed for use in the general population
and is now used as a screener for depression in primary
care settings.
