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Psychiatric Disorders and Treatment Final Exam Questions, Exams of Nursing

A list of 95 multiple-choice questions and answers related to psychiatric disorders and their treatment. The questions cover a wide range of topics, including cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, ADHD, psychosis, schizophrenia, personality disorders, suicide, sexual dysfunction, substance abuse, and gender dysphoria. The answers provide information on the most affected mental functions, causes, neurotransmitters, brain regions, comorbidities, and treatments. The document can be useful for students studying psychiatry or related fields, as well as for professionals in the mental health field.

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2021/2022

Available from 08/11/2022

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Download Psychiatric Disorders and Treatment Final Exam Questions and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! 1 • • Question 1 NRNP 6635 Final Exam Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment. Selecte d Answer : D. Recent memor y • Question 2 Select the most frequent cause of infant and childhood intellectual disability that is attributed to a specific gene. Selecte d Answer : C. Down syndrom e • Question 3 Select the neurotransmitter that is most associated with the occurrence of ADHD. Selecte d Answer : B. Dopa mi ne Page 1 of 32 1 • Question Select the drug of choice to treat psychosis in delirious patients. Selecte d Answer : D. Haloperi d ol • Question 5 Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia. Selecte d Answer : B. Social withdraw al • Question 6 Select the personality disorder in which patients are continually in crisis and exhibit unpredictable behavior. Selecte d Answer : C. Borderli n e • Question 7 Select the factor that best correlates with attempted and completed suicide. Selecte d Answer : A. Ment al illnes s • Question 8 Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in schizophrenic patients. Selecte d Answer : Page 2 of 32 1 A. Anhedo n ia • Question 17 Select the main cause female orgasmic disorder. Page 5 of 32 1 Selecte d Answer : B. Gene t ic • Question 18 Select the age range for 90% of patients treated for schizophrenia. Selecte d Answer : C. 10- 55 • Question 19 Select the non-drug therapy in which mastery of anxiety through desensitization is critical to successful treatment of sexual dysfunction. Selecte d Answer : D. Gro u p • Question 20 Select the disorder that is often comorbid with brief psychotic disorder. Selecte d Answer : D. Persona li ty • Question 21 Select the psychoactive substance that is most frequently consumed worldwide. Selecte d Answer : B. Caffe i ne • Question 22 Select the age range at which most children with gender dysphoria begin to show increased anxiety over anticipated changes to their bodies. Selecte d Answer : D. 3 to 4 • Question 23 Page 6 of 32 1 Select the theorist who first studied social and cultural influences on suicide. Selecte d Answer : B. Durkh ei m Page 7 of 32 1 Selecte d Answers : B. Suicide D. Substance intoxicatio n • Question 31 Select the psychiatric emergency that is indicated by mothers who express inadequate distress over their children’s medical symptoms. Selecte d Answer : D. Munchause n’s syndrome • Question 32 Select the drug that is least life-threatening when consumed in an overdose. Selecte d Answer : B. Zolpid e m • Question 33 Select the drug that is most safe and effective in treating mild to moderate memory loss in early Alzheimer’s disease. Selecte d Answer : A. Donep e zil • Question 34 Select the substance that is most commonly abused by adolescents. Selecte d Answer : B. Marijua n a • Question 35 Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Selecte d Answer : D. 10-14 days Page 10 of 32 1 • Question 36 Select the patient population at most risk of mortality from delirium. Selected C. Page 11 of 32 • Question 37 1 Answer: Alcohol withdraw al Select the most distinguishing characteristic of delirium. Selecte d Answer : B. Sudde n onset • Question 38 Select the category of symptoms that is most commonly comorbid with cognitive disorders. Selecte d Answer : A. Behavior al • Question 39 Select the primary defense mechanism that is common in delusional disorder. Selecte d Answer : A. Projecti o n • Question 40 Select the neurotransmitter system that is most associated with the addictive rewarding properties of opioids. Selecte d Answer : A. Dopamin er gic • Question 41 Select the type of hallucinations most common in schizophrenia. Selecte d Answer : C. Audito r y • Question 42 Select the diagnostic criterion for catatonia resulting from a medical condition. Page 12 of 32 1 C. sertrali n e Select the youngest age at which childhood-onset schizophrenia can be distinguished from autism spectrum. Page 15 of 32 • Question 49 1 Selected A. Answer: 3 Select the most effective form of questioning when taking a sex history. Selecte d Answer : B. Open - ende d Select the initial intervention to treat children experiencing acute school refusal. Selecte d Answer : B. Return to school the next normal day Select the primary method to assess cognition. Selecte d Answer : C. Mental status exam Select the preferred drug used to treat alcohol withdrawal. Selecte d Answer : C. Lorazepa m Select the procedure most applicable to confirming a diagnosis of delirium. Selected C. Answer: E E G Page 16 of 32 • Question 55 • Question 54 • Question 53 • Question 52 • Question 51 • Question 50 1 Select the brain region that is associated with substance addiction. Selecte d Answer : A. Prefronta l cortex Select the two defense mechanisms used commonly by patients with personality disorders. Page 17 of 32 • Question 56 • Question 63 1 Answer: 40 to 60 Select the drug most likely to inhibit female orgasm. Selecte d Answer : Paroxetin e • Question 64 Select the two non-drug therapies most likely to be effective in treating paraphilic disorders. Selecte d Answers : A. Cognitive- behavioral C. Insight • Question 65 Select the two patient populations most likely suffer neuroleptic-induced parkinsonian symptoms. Selecte d Answers : A. Fema l e C. Elder l y • Question 66 Select the factor that is most influential in determining gender role development. Selecte d Answer : B. Genet i cs • Question 67 Select the most common paraphilic disorder. Selecte d Answer : C. Pedophi li a • Question 68 Select the therapy that is contrary to position statements of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Page 20 of 32 1 Selected B. Page 21 of 32 • Question 69 1 Answer: Conver si on Select the psychiatric disorder in which patients refuse mental health care and deny their problems. Selecte d Answer : C. Persona li ty • Question 70 Select the most common cause of dementia in elderly persons. Selecte d Answer : C. Alzheimer’ s disease • Question 71 Select the substance of abuse with the strongest evidence for genetic association. Selecte d Answer : C. Alcoh ol • Question 72 Select the characteristic found in persons with intersex conditions. Selecte d Answer : D. Chromosome X abnormality • Question 73 Select the medical condition in which erectile dysfunction drugs (e.g., sildenafil) are likely to be ineffective. Selecte d Answer : D. Ischemic heart disease • Question 74 Page 22 of 32 1 • Question 81 Select the comorbid disorder that is more frequent in children with gender dysphoria. Page 25 of 32 1 Selecte d Answer : A. Down syndrom e • Question 82 Select two treatments for adults who identify as transgender. Selecte d Answers : A. Hormo n al D. Surgical • Question 83 Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients. Selecte d Answers : A. Substance abuse D. Undiagnosed medical illness • Question 84 Select the age at which sexual identity is self-evident. Selecte d Answer : B. 2 to 3 year s • Question 85 Select the pair of terms that represents the greatest conflict regarding sexual behavior. Selecte d Answer : C. medical and legal • Question 86 Select the two characteristics that describe normal sexual behavior. Selecte d Answers : A. Varies from era to era Page 26 of 32 1 B. Reflects cultural mores • Question 87 Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in Page 27 of 32 1 Selecte d Answer : A. Worsening after each relapse • Question 94 Select the personality disorder in which patients are preoccupied with perfectionism and interpersonal control. Selecte d Answer : B. Obsessive- compulsive • Question 95 Select the rare adverse effect of SSRI antidepressants. Selecte d Answer : A. Tardive dyskines ia • Question 96 Select the neurotransmitter for which the metabolite 5-HIAA in CSF is evident and predictive of suicide. Selecte d Answer : A. Seroto ni n • Question 97 Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the general population. Selecte d Answers : B. Violen c e C. Suicide • Question 98 Select the neurotransmitter that has least involvement in drug-induced movement disorders. Selecte d Answer : C. Dopa mi ne Page 30 of 32 1 • Question 99 Select the factor that exerts the strongest influence on the initiation of substance use disorder in adolescents. Page 31 of 32 1 Selecte d Answer : C. Paren t s • Question 100 Select the intrinsic chemical released in orgasm that reinforces pleasurable sensation. Selecte d Answer : D. Oxyto ci n • Question 101 When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? Selected Ye Answer: s Page 32 of 32