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NRNP 6635 Midterm EXAM Study Guide Latest Updated 2024/2025
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Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients - ansPotassium Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle - ansErickson Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - ansSexual abuse and Partner Betrayal Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs - ansAIMS Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly - ansAutism and Intellectual disability Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - ans20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia - ansSequential events The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa - ansEating with friends but not Family Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis. - ansPsychiatrist History and mental status examination Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. - ansPatient Resistance Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom - ansCentral Apnea Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider - ansHoarding Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - ansCAPS Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed - ans Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games - ansDysthymia Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child - ansMedical history Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy - ans6-8 weeks What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - ansPTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: - ansShort duration of symptoms Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis - ansAngina Pectoris What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? - ansAppetite Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. - ansAcetylcholine Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. - ansPrivacy Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children - ansCognitive- behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT: - ansEcholalia
Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor - ansConcurrent substance abuse All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: - ansGenerativity versus Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors? - ansCaudate Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa - ansSecracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months. - ansseparation Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety - ansDizziness and Constipation Select the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep- wake cycle. - ansMelatonin Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue - ansunplanned travel Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood - ansIntellect Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children - ansnegligent parenting Select the psychiatric disorder for which drug and non-drug treatments are least effective - ansDepersonalisation disorder Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder - ansExperienced Violence and natural disaster Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder - ans6 months Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome.
Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder - ansOpioid Analgesics The most commonly occurring eating disorder - ansanorexia nervosa the disorder in which inflicting injury to self or others is common - ansPain Two imaging methods used to study anxiety disorders - ansTMS and MRI Epidemiological fact about major depression in children and adolescents - ans20% incidence by age 18 Brain region most implicated in the function of memory - ansHippocampus Most common sleep disorder - ansInsomnia Factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor - ansIntense Horror The population in which rumination disorder occurs most frequently - ansMale infants from 3- months the symptom least associated with manic and hypomanic episodes - ansSuicidal Ideation Third most commonly reported psychiatric symptom - ansPsychosis Characteristic in long sleepers (longer than 9 hours) that is absent in short sleepers (less than 6 hours) - ansMildly depressed The two methods to treat dissociative amnesia - ansCognitive Therapy and Hypnosis Theorist who is credited with establishing the area of psychosomatic medicine - ansFranz Gabriel Alexander disorder in children and adolescents that is described by depressed or irritable mood for most of the day for a majority of days in at least one year - anspersistent depression The type of dissociative amnesia is described by the inability to recall any events in a particular lifespan period - ansgeneralized dissociative amnesia Frequency range for heritability of Bipolar disorder - ans60%-90% The two symptoms that result from prolonged sleep deprivation - ansHallucinations and Irritability The function that is most affected by conversion disorder - ansVoluntary Motor The therapy for Insomnia that can be effective up to three years after discontinuation - anscognitive behavioral therapy The mental health model that is most associated with human interpersonal connection - ansWell- Being two medical conditions in which derealization and depersonalization are common - ansAnorexia and Seizures The age stage of life in which identity crisis emerges - ansadolescence the two most important factors that guide the decision to prescribe benzodiazepines to treat general anxiety - ansHistory of substance abuse and duration of therapy The mg/dL blood alcohol level range that is associate with causing impaired judgement and coordination - ans50- The exposure to violence that is excluded as a DSM-5 diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents - ansElectronic Media The life stage at which emotional and social behavior begin - ansInfancy The two events that are excluded as causes of dissociative trance disorder - ansSubstance abuse and appropriate drug therapy
The non-drug therapy with the greatest evidence of effectiveness in treating major depression disorder - ansCognitive therapy The two common characteristics of illness anxiety disorder - ansfew or lack of somatic symptoms and frequent provider visits The alternate name for persistent depressive disorder - ansDysthymia The scientist most associated with the development of learning theory - ansPiaget The drug proven most effective in treating PTSD - ansParoxetine The percentage that most accurately represents the rate of heritability of major depression disorder - ans40% - 50% Two neurotransmitters associated with anxiety - ansDopamine and GABA The drug with the most rapid onset of action to treat acute mania - ansValproate The mental health disorder that commonly coexists with generalized anxiety disorder - ansMajor depression The percentage range of correlation between obesity and psychiatric disorders - ans20% - 30% Two types of theories that have contributed to causes of anxiety - ansPsychoanalytical and Behavioral The age group in which adjustment disorder occur most frequently - ansChildhood The drug used to treat bipolar disorder that may cause hypothyroidism - ansLithium The psychiatric disorder that occurs most commonly in patients hospitalized for medical problems and surgery - ansAnxiety The public performance that is most associated with social anxiety in children - ansPublic Speaking The maximum time period recommended for treatment of insomnia with hypnotic drugs - ans months The neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood and adolescent depression - ansSerotonin The antidepressant drug most likely to cause death when taken in an overdose - ansImpramine The antidepressant most likely to cause sexual dysfunction - ansAmitriptyline 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." - ansConcentration The therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L - ans0.6 - 1. The rating scale used to assess children and adolescents for ADHD - ansCBCL The rating scale used to assess significant alcohol problem - ansCAGE the criterion that differentiates Bipolar II and Bipolar I disorder - ansMania The largest percentage prevalance of psychiatric disorders in patients hospitalized for medical conditions - ans33% The rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug therapy - ansHAM-D The treatment of choice for Identity Crisis - ansantianxiety drugs The most exclusive feature rapid eye movement (REM) sleep - ansDreaming The two primary psychometric properties of psychiatric rating scales - ansReliability and Validity The percent of OCD patients who also have depressive symptoms - ans2/
The potential adverse effect of SSRI antidepressant drugs approved to treat children with major depressive disorder - ansWeight Gain The two types of symptom patterns common to OCD patients - ansIntrusive thoughts and contamination The rating scale used to screen for Alzheimer's disease and other dementia's - ansBPRS The two diagnostic criteria of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis - ansPersistent for at least 6 months and lack of medical evidence Two Characteristics of impulses that are usually absent from compulsions - anspleasure seeking and committing actions the period of time after most recent use that THC (marijuana) can be detected in urine specimens