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This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts and clinical considerations related to psychiatric disorders. It covers a wide range of topics, including diagnostic criteria, treatment approaches, and common comorbidities. The guide is designed to assist students in preparing for their nrnp 6635 midterm exam.
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Potassium - Correct Answer-Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients Erickson - Correct Answer-Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - Correct Answer-Select two causes of dissociative amnesia AIMS - Correct Answer-Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs Autism and Intellectual disability - Correct Answer-Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly 20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
4 - Correct Answer-Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed Dysthymia - Correct Answer-Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games Medical history - Correct Answer-Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child 6-8 weeks - Correct Answer-Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - Correct Answer-What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? Short duration of symptoms - Correct Answer-Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT: Angina Pectoris - Correct Answer-Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis Appetite - Correct Answer-What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? Acetylcholine - Correct Answer-Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Privacy - Correct Answer-Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - Correct Answer-Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children Echolalia - Correct Answer-All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT: Concurrent substance abuse - Correct Answer-Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor Generativity versus - Correct Answer-All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: Caudate - Correct Answer-Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?
Fluoxetine - Correct Answer-Select the drug that has been effective in treating social anxiety in children. 6 to 7 - Correct Answer-Select the youngest age range at which alarm therapy is effective to treat enuresis Prefrontal Cortex - Correct Answer-Which part of the brain is essential to the maintenance of attention? Weekly binge eating for at least 3 months and abuse of emetic drugs and substances - Correct Answer-Select two signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa. withdrawal - Correct Answer-Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents Sexual assault - Correct Answer-Select the most common stressor of PTSD in women Vehicle accident - Correct Answer-Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder Dopamine - Correct Answer-Select the neurotransmitter involved in obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorder Opioid Analgesics - Correct Answer-Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder anorexia nervosa - Correct Answer-The most commonly occurring eating disorder Pain - Correct Answer-the disorder in which inflicting injury to self or others is common TMS and MRI - Correct Answer-Two imaging methods used to study anxiety disorders 20% incidence by age 18 - Correct Answer-Epidemiological fact about major depression in children and adolescents Hippocampus - Correct Answer-Brain region most implicated in the function of memory Insomnia - Correct Answer-Most common sleep disorder Intense Horror - Correct Answer-Factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor Male infants from 3-12 months - Correct Answer-The population in which rumination disorder occurs most frequently
Suicidal Ideation - Correct Answer-the symptom least associated with manic and hypomanic episodes Psychosis - Correct Answer-Third most commonly reported psychiatric symptom Mildly depressed - Correct Answer-Characteristic in long sleepers (longer than 9 hours) that is absent in short sleepers (less than 6 hours) Cognitive Therapy and Hypnosis - Correct Answer-The two methods to treat dissociative amnesia Franz Gabriel Alexander - Correct Answer-Theorist who is credited with establishing the area of psychosomatic medicine persistent depression - Correct Answer-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 generalized dissociative amnesia - Correct Answer-The type of dissociative amnesia is described by the inability to recall any events in a particular lifespan period 60%-90% - Correct Answer-Frequency range for heritability of Bipolar disorder Hallucinations and Irritability - Correct Answer-The two symptoms that result from prolonged sleep deprivation Voluntary Motor - Correct Answer-The function that is most affected by conversion disorder cognitive behavioral therapy - Correct Answer-The therapy for Insomnia that can be effective up to three years after discontinuation Well-Being - Correct Answer-The mental health model that is most associated with human interpersonal connection Anorexia and Seizures - Correct Answer-two medical conditions in which derealization and depersonalization are common adolescence - Correct Answer-The age stage of life in which identity crisis emerges History of substance abuse and duration of therapy - Correct Answer-the two most important factors that guide the decision to prescribe benzodiazepines to treat general anxiety 50-100 - Correct Answer-The mg/dL blood alcohol level range that is associate with causing impaired judgement and coordination
Anxiety - Correct Answer-The psychiatric disorder that occurs most commonly in patients hospitalized for medical problems and surgery Public Speaking - Correct Answer-The public performance that is most associated with social anxiety in children 6 months - Correct Answer-The maximum time period recommended for treatment of insomnia with hypnotic drugs Serotonin - Correct Answer-The neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood and adolescent depression Impramine - Correct Answer-The antidepressant drug most likely to cause death when taken in an overdose Amitriptyline - Correct Answer-The antidepressant most likely to cause sexual dysfunction Concentration - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-The therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L CBCL - Correct Answer-The rating scale used to assess children and adolescents for ADHD CAGE - Correct Answer-The rating scale used to assess significant alcohol problem Mania - Correct Answer-the criterion that differentiates Bipolar II and Bipolar I disorder 33% - Correct Answer-The largest percentage prevalance of psychiatric disorders in patients hospitalized for medical conditions HAM-D - Correct Answer-The rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug therapy antianxiety drugs - Correct Answer-The treatment of choice for Identity Crisis Dreaming - Correct Answer-The most exclusive feature rapid eye movement (REM) sleep Reliability and Validity - Correct Answer-The two primary psychometric properties of psychiatric rating scales
2/3 - Correct Answer-The percent of OCD patients who also have depressive symptoms Weight Gain - Correct Answer-The potential adverse effect of SSRI antidepressant drugs approved to treat children with major depressive disorder Intrusive thoughts and contamination - Correct Answer-The two types of symptom patterns common to OCD patients BPRS - Correct Answer-The rating scale used to screen for Alzheimer's disease and other dementia's Persistent for at least 6 months and lack of medical evidence - Correct Answer-The two diagnostic criteria of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis pleasure seeking and committing actions - Correct Answer-Two Characteristics of impulses that are usually absent from compulsions 3 days - Correct Answer-the period of time after most recent use that THC (marijuana) can be detected in urine specimens 6 months to 5 years - Correct Answer-The delay of time between exposure to the stressor and onset of PTSD symptoms transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) - Correct Answer-The non-drug therapy approved use for patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement with correctly prescribed antidepressant drugs Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) - Correct Answer-The most important mediator of the stress response Sleep Problems - Correct Answer-The symptom most likely to improve early in the drug treatment of major depression At least 5 symptoms including irritable mood for 2 weeks - Correct Answer-The criteria in DSM-5 to diagnose a child with major depressive disorder