NRNP 6635 - Psychopathology And Diagnostic Reasoni (NRNP6635)
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NRNP 6635 Midterm Exam
Question 1
Select the serum assessment that is required when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in
psychosomatic patients.
Selected A.
Answer:
Potassiu
m
Question 2
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of psychosocial life cycle.
Selected C.
Answer:
Erikso n
Question 3
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia.
Selected A.
Answers:
Sexual abuse D.
Partner betrayal
Question 4
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs.
Selected A.
Answer:
MMS
E
Question 5
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly.
Selected C.
,Answers:
Autism D.
Intellectual disability
Question 6
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients.
Selected A.
Answer:
10% recover, 20% mild symptoms, 30% moderate symptoms, 40% no change or worse
Question 7
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia.
Selected B.
Answer:
Sequential events
Question 8
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa:
Selected A.
Answer:
Increased
Glucose
Question 9
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Selected A.
Answers:
Psychiatric history
C.
Mental status examination
Question 10
Select the greatest impediment to treating anorexia nervosa patients.
Selected D.
Answer:
Noncompliance with therapy
Question 11
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom.
Selected D.
,Answer:
Narcolep sy
Question 12
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care
Provider.
Selected D.
Answer:
Body dysmorphia
Question 13
Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Selected C.
Answer:
YBOC
S
Question 14
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed.
Selected C.
Answer:
4
Question 15
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and
video games.
Selected A.
Answer:
Bipola r
Question 16
Select a provider’s most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child.
Selected A.
Answer:
Normal development
Question 17
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy.
Selected A.
Answer:
1-2
, weeks
Question 18
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Selected A.
Answer:
PTSD diagnosis require symptoms to last at least for one month.
Question 19
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Selected B.
Answer:
short duration of symptoms
Question 20
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or
hypochondriasis.
Selected A.
Answer:
Angina pectoris
Question 21
What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents?
Selected B.
Answer:
Safet y
Question 22
Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Selected B.
Answer:
Dopami ne
Question 23
Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
Selected A.
Answer:
Empat hy
Question 24
Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children.
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