NRNP-6635-16, Psychopathology Diag Reasoning.2020 Winter Qtr 11/30-02/21-PT27

NRNP-6635-16, Psychopathology Diag Reasoning.2020 Winter Qtr 11/30-02/21-PT27

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Winter Qtr 11/30-02/21-PT27

 

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Timed Test

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QUESTION 1

Select the theorist who is credited with establishing the area of psychosomatic medicine.

 

A.

Freud

 

B.

Abraham

 

C.

Groddeck

 

D.

Ferenczi

QUESTION 2

Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.

 

A.

Empathy

 

B.

Confidentiality

 

C.

Respect

 

D.

Privacy

QUESTION 3

Select the disorder in which patients feel detached from their environment.

 

A.

Derealization

 

B.

Transient global amnesia

 

C.

Depersonalization

 

D.

Dissociative identity

QUESTION 4

Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs.

 

A.

MMSE

 

B.

AIMS

 

C.

CAGE

 

D.

HAM-D

QUESTION 5

Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue.

 

A.

Head trauma

 

B.

Substance abuse

 

C.

Partner betrayal

 

D.

Unplanned travel

QUESTION 6

Select the most influential source of bias in a mental status examination.

 

A.

Culture

 

B.

Genetics

 

C.

Environment

 

D.

Age

QUESTION 7

Select the nondrug therapy with the greatest evidence of effectiveness in treating major depressive disorder.

 

A.

Family

 

B.

Psychoanalytic

 

C.

Cognitive

 

D.

Behavior

QUESTION 8

Select the therapy that has been most effective in treating childhood PTSD.

 

A.

SSRI antidepressants

 

B.

CBITS

 

C.

SPARCS

 

D.

Crisis intervention

QUESTION 9

Select the rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug therapy.

 

A.

BDI

 

B.

MMSE

 

C.

BPRS

 

D.

HAM-D

QUESTION 10

Select the greatest impediment to treating anorexia nervosa patients.

 

A.

Drug adverse effects

 

B.

Variability of family therapy

 

C.

Patient resistance

 

D.

Noncompliance with therapy

QUESTION 11

Select the public performance that is most associated with social anxiety in children.

 

A.

Dancing

 

B.

Speaking

 

C.

Athletics

 

D.

Eating

QUESTION 12

Select the difference in rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors between placebo and drug in children and adolescents observed from random controlled trials of nine antidepressant drugs that resulted in the 2004 FDA “black box” warning in labeling of antidepressant drugs.

 

A.

1% placebo, 5% drug

 

B.

2% placebo, 4% drug

 

C.

2% placebo, 10% drug

 

D.

4% placebo, 12% drug

QUESTION 13

Select the drug used to treat bipolar disorder that may cause hypothyroidism.

 

A.

Lithium

 

B.

Risperidone

 

C.

Lamotrigine

 

D.

Valproate

QUESTION 14

Select the rating scale area developed by the World Health Organization (WHO).

 

A.

Cognitive

 

B.

Anxiety

 

C.

Depression

 

D.

Disability

QUESTION 15

Select the rating scale used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

 

A.

BPRS

 

B.

YBOCS

 

C.

NPI

 

D.

BDI

QUESTION 16

Select the mood disorder that occurs most frequently in children and adolescents with ADHD.

 

A.

Bipolar

 

B.

Major depression

 

C.

Dysthymia

 

D.

Conduct

QUESTION 17

Select the activity in which children are most likely to suffer selective mutism.

 

A.

Religious

 

B.

Family

 

C.

Playmates

 

D.

School

QUESTION 18

Select the comorbidity most commonly occurring with intermittent explosive disorder.

 

A.

Narcissism

 

B.

Pyromania

 

C.

Depersonalization

 

D.

Kleptomania

QUESTION 19

Select the quantities of mental disorders categories and discrete illnesses in DSM-5.

 

A.

10 and 60

 

B.

16 and 120

 

C.

22 and 150

 

D.

31 and 175

QUESTION 20

Select the scientist who is most associated with the development of learning theory.

 

A.

Piaget

 

B.

Ainsworth

 

C.

Bowlby

 

D.

Pavlov

QUESTION 21

Select the short rating scale used to assess change in psychiatric inpatients.

 

A.

PANSS

 

B.

BPRS

 

C.

HAM-D

 

D.

CAPS

QUESTION 22

Select the period of time after most recent use that THC (marijuana) can be detected in urine specimens.

 

A.

7-12 hours

 

B.

36-72 hours

 

C.

3 days

 

D.

2-7 days

QUESTION 23

Select the therapy for insomnia that can be effective at up to three years after discontinuation.

 

A.

Cognitive-behavioral

 

B.

Sedating antihistamines

 

C.

Benzodiazepines

 

D.

Paradoxical intention

QUESTION 24

Select two brain regions that are associated with anxiety disorders.

 

A.

Substantia nigra

 

B.

Locus ceruleus

 

C.

Temporal lobe

 

D.

Raphe nuclei

QUESTION 25

Select the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-wake cycle.

 

A.

Dopamine

 

B.

Corticotrophin releasing

 

C.

Serotonin

 

D.

Melatonin

QUESTION 26

Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis.

 

A.

Angina pectoris

 

B.

Asthma

 

C.

Diabetes

 

D.

Multiple sclerosis

QUESTION 27

Select the two rating scales used specifically for schizophrenia.

 

A.

PANSS

 

B.

MMSE

 

C.

SAPS

 

D.

BPRS

QUESTION 28

Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder.

 

A.

Natural disaster

 

B.

Substance abuse

 

C.

Experienced violence

 

D.

Appropriate drug therapy

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QUESTION 29

Select the term that best describes the study of human behavior based on transmission and modification of genetically influenced behavioral traits.

 

A.

Ethology

 

B.

Sociobiology

 

C.

Neuropsychology

 

D.

Phenomenology

QUESTION 30

Select the theorist who developed psychoanalysis.

 

A.

Maslow

 

B.

Skinner

 

C.

Erikson

 

D.

Freud

QUESTION 31

Select the serum assessment that is required when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients.

 

A.

Potassium

 

B.

White blood cells

 

C.

Liver enzymes

 

D.

Blood urea nitrogen

QUESTION 32

Select two types of theories that have contributed to causes of anxiety.

 

A.

Psychoanalytic theory

 

B.

Behavioral theory

 

C.

Family

 

D.

Group

QUESTION 33

Select the neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood and adolescent depression.

 

A.

Norepinephrine

 

B.

Serotonin

 

C.

Dopamine

 

D.

Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)

QUESTION 34

Select the drug that has been effective in treating social anxiety in children.

 

A.

Bupropion

 

B.

Carbamazepine

 

C.

Amitriptyline

 

D.

Fluoxetine

QUESTION 35

Select the alternate name for persistent depressive disorder.

 

A.

Cyclothymia

 

B.

Bipolar I

 

C.

Bipolar II

 

D.

Dysthymia

QUESTION 36

Select the percentage occurrence of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

 

A.

2-5

 

B.

5-10

 

C.

10-20

 

D.

20-30

QUESTION 37

Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder.

 

A.

HAM-A

 

B.

CAGE

 

C.

YBOCS

 

D.

CAPS

QUESTION 38

Select the characteristic in long sleepers (more than 9 hours) that is absent in short sleepers (less than 6 hours).

 

A.

Mildly depressed

 

B.

Ambitious

 

C.

Socially adept

 

D.

Efficient

QUESTION 39

Select the function that is most affected by conversion disorder.

 

A.

Voluntary motor

 

B.

Hearing

 

C.

Involuntary motor

 

D.

Smelling

QUESTION 40

Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy.

 

A.

1-2 weeks

 

B.

3-4 weeks

 

C.

6-8 weeks

 

D.

10-14 weeks

QUESTION 41

Select the largest percentage prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients hospitalized for medical conditions.

 

A.

10

 

B.

33

 

C.

50

 

D.

67

QUESTION 42

Select the percent rate of mortality in anorexia nervosa patients.

 

A.

1 to 5

 

B.

3 to 12

 

C.

5 to 18

 

D.

18 to 25

QUESTION 43

Select the therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L.

 

A.

0.1-0.5

 

B.

0.6-1.2

 

C.

1.4-1.9

 

D.

2.0-2.6

QUESTION 44

Select the type of dissociative amnesia described by patient’s inability to recall any information about her or his family.

 

A.

Selective

 

B.

Localized

 

C.

Continuous

 

D.

Systematized

QUESTION 45

Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia.

 

A.

Family members

 

B.

Sequential events

 

C.

Personal identity

 

D.

Adolescent years

QUESTION 46

Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.

 

A.

Aggression

 

B.

Withdrawal

 

C.

Panic

 

D.

Exhibition

QUESTION 47

Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome.

 

A.

Potassium

 

B.

Ferritin

 

C.

Magnesium

 

D.

Albumin

QUESTION 48

Select the two primary psychometric properties of psychiatric rating scales.

 

A.

Reproducibility

 

B.

Reliability

 

C.

Validity

 

D.

Variability

QUESTION 49

Select the third most commonly reported psychiatric symptom.

 

A.

Depression

 

B.

Anxiety

 

C.

Psychosis

 

D.

Depersonalization

QUESTION 50

Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months.

 

A.

Separation

 

B.

Generalized

 

C.

Social

 

D.

Traumatic

QUESTION 51

Select the factor that best correlates with the occurrence of PTSD in children.

 

A.

Excessive dopamine metabolites

 

B.

Higher IQ

 

C.

Larger corpus callosum

 

D.

Lower IQ

QUESTION 52

Select the percentage that most accurately represents the rate of heritability of major depression.

 

A.

15

 

B.

30

 

C.

45

 

D.

60

QUESTION 53

Select the least effective method to treat dissociative amnesia.

 

A.

Antipsychotic drugs

 

B.

Cognitive therapy

 

C.

Hypnosis

 

D.

Group therapy

QUESTION 54

Select the two most important factors that guide the decision to prescribe benzodiazepines to treat generalized anxiety.

 

A.

Specific target symptoms

 

B.

Patient insistence on a benzodiazepine

 

C.

History of substance abuse

 

D.

Duration of therapy

QUESTION 55

Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor.

 

A.

Intense horror

 

B.

Isolated experience

 

C.

Concurrent substance abuse

 

D.

Survivor’s guilt

QUESTION 56

Select the percentage of untreated PTSD patients who recover after one year.

 

A.

10%

 

B.

20%

 

C.

30%

 

D.

50%

QUESTION 57

Select two common uses of items taken in kleptomania.

 

A.

Gifts

 

B.

Displaying

 

C.

Selling

 

D.

Hiding

QUESTION 58

Select the anxiety disorder that is most associated with selective mutism in children,

 

A.

Social

 

B.

Generalized

 

C.

Separation

 

D.

Phobic

QUESTION 59

Select the earliest delay of time between exposure to the stressor and onset of PTSD symptoms.

 

A.

1 week

 

B.

1 month

 

C.

6 months

 

D.

2 years

QUESTION 60

Select the exposure to violence that is excluded as a DSM-5 diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents.

 

A.

Electronic media

 

B.

Directly witnessed

 

C.

Report of family member

 

D.

Repeated natural disaster

QUESTION 61

Select the percentage range of correlation between obesity and psychiatric disorders.

 

A.

10 to 20

 

B.

20 to 30

 

C.

40 to 60

 

D.

50 to 70

QUESTION 62

Select the most common stressor of PTSD in women.

 

A.

Home accident

 

B.

Partner or spousal abuse

 

C.

Sexual assault

 

D.

Natural disaster

QUESTION 63

Select the youngest age range at which alarm therapy is effective to treat enuresis.

 

A.

11 to 12

 

B.

9 to 10

 

C.

6 to 7

 

D.

5 to 6

QUESTION 64

Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children.

 

A.

Death of mother

 

B.

Bullying by peers

 

C.

Negligent parenting

 

D.

Fetal alcohol syndrome

QUESTION 65

Select the delay of time between exposure to the stressor and onset of PYSD symptoms.

 

A.

1 month to 3 years

 

B.

6 weeks to 10 years

 

C.

6 months to 5 years

 

D.

1 week to 30 years

QUESTION 66

Select the greatest challenge in the long-term treatment of Bipolar I and II disorder.

 

A.

Psychotic symptoms

 

B.

Mood stabilization

 

C.

Acute depression

 

D.

Panic anxiety

QUESTION 67

Select the two methods to treat dissociative amnesia.

 

A.

Antipsychotic drugs

 

B.

Cognitive therapy

 

C.

Hypnosis

 

D.

Psychoanalysis

QUESTION 68

Select the cognitive function category in a mental status examination that is represented by the question, “Starting at 3 A.M., count back the time 2 hours at a time.”

 

A.

Orientation

 

B.

Concentration

 

C.

Calculation

 

D.

Alertness

QUESTION 69

Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly.

 

A.

Enuresis

 

B.

Encopresis

 

C.

Autism

 

D.

Intellectual disability

QUESTION 70

Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a non-psychiatric provider.

 

A.

Hoarding

 

B.

Excoriation

 

C.

Hair-pulling

 

D.

Body dysmorphia

QUESTION 71

Select the two most commonly co-occurring anxiety disorders that may present with generalized anxiety disorder.

 

A.

PTSD

 

B.

Dissociative disorder

 

C.

OCD

 

D.

Delusional disorder

QUESTION 72

Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients.

 

A.

10% recover, 20% mild symptoms, 30% moderate symptoms, 40% no change or worse

 

B.

20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse

 

C.

30% recover, 40% mild symptoms, 20% moderate symptoms, 10% no change or worse

 

D.

40% recover, 30% mild symptoms, 10% moderate symptoms, 20% no change or worse

QUESTION 73

Select the drug with the most rapid onset of action to treat acute mania.

 

A.

Lithium

 

B.

Clonazepam

 

C.

Lamotrigine

 

D.

Valproate

QUESTION 74

Select the disorder in which children are irritable and display temper outbursts, but are not likely to cause physical harm to themselves and others.

 

A.

Oppositional

 

B.

Conduct

 

C.

Dysregulation

 

D.

Bipolar

QUESTION 75

Select the most effective treatment for early onset bipolar disorder in adolescents.

 

A.

Atypical antipsychotic plus SSRI drugs

 

B.

CBT plus mood stabilizing drug

 

C.

CBT plus SSRI drug

 

D.

Atypical antipsychotic plus mood stabilizing drugs

QUESTION 76

Select the drug proven most effective in treating PTSD.

 

A.

Buspirone

 

B.

Paroxetine

 

C.

Trazodone

 

D.

Clonidine

QUESTION 77

Select the DSM-5 disorder formerly called multiple personality disorder.

 

A.

Depersonalization

 

B.

Dissociative fugue

 

C.

Dissociative identity

 

D.

Derealization

QUESTION 78

Select the two symptoms that result from prolonged sleep deprivation.

 

A.

Ambition

 

B.

Hallucinations

 

C.

Contentedness

 

D.

Irritability

QUESTION 79

Select the best antidepressant alternative to fluoxetine to treat a patient suffering loss of sleep, appetite and weight for the past three months.

 

A.

Mirtazapine

 

B.

Citalopram

 

C.

Duloxetine

 

D.

Bupropion

QUESTION 80

Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.

 

A.

Norepinephrine

 

B.

Dopamine

 

C.

Serotonin

 

D.

Acetylcholine

QUESTION 81

Select the brain region that is least associated with OCD.

 

A.

Prefrontal cortex

 

B.

Amygdala

 

C.

Thalamus

 

D.

Anterior cingulate

QUESTION 82

Select the mental health disorder that commonly coexists with generalized anxiety disorder.

 

A.

Bipolar I

 

B.

Alzheimer’s disease

 

C.

Major depression

 

D.

Schizophrenia

QUESTION 83

Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood.

 

A.

Bipolar I

 

B.

Major depression

 

C.

Intellect

 

D.

Agoraphobia

QUESTION 84

Select the serious risk of treating cyclothymic patients with antidepressant drugs.

 

A.

Acute depression

 

B.

Manic episode

 

C.

Uncontrolled impulses

 

D.

Suicidal ideation

QUESTION 85

Select the two diverse symptoms of OCD.

 

A.

Rituals

 

B.

Flashbacks

 

C.

Loose associations

 

D.

Intrusive thoughts

QUESTION 86

Select two causes of dissociative amnesia.

 

A.

Sexual abuse

 

B.

Substance abuse

 

C.

Surgical pain

 

D.

Partner betrayal

QUESTION 87

Select the 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.

 

A.

Major depression

 

B.

Cyclothymia

 

C.

Bereavement

 

D.

Persistent depression

QUESTION 88

Select the motivation in pyromania that is absent in patients who commit arson.

 

A.

Financial gain

 

B.

Revenge

 

C.

Affective arousal

 

D.

Power

QUESTION 89

Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games.

 

A.

Bipolar

 

B.

Oppositional

 

C.

Conduct

 

D.

Dysthymia

QUESTION 90

Select the two most effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents.

 

A.

SSRI antidepressants

 

B.

SNRI antidepressants

 

C.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

 

D.

Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)

QUESTION 91

Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder.

 

A.

Natural disaster

 

B.

Emergency surgery

 

C.

Vehicle accident

 

D.

Substance abuse

QUESTION 92

Select two signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa.

 

A.

Weekly binge eating for at least three months

 

B.

Abuse of emetic drugs and substances

 

C.

Greater weight loss than with anorexia nervosa

 

D.

Binge eating and purging is most common in winter

QUESTION 93

Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder.

 

A.

1 week

 

B.

1 month

 

C.

3 months

 

D.

6 months

QUESTION 94

Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed.

 

A.

2

 

B.

3

 

C.

4

 

D.

6

QUESTION 95

Select the preferred treatment for bulimia nervosa.

 

A.

Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT)

 

B.

SNRI antidepressants

 

C.

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

 

D.

Dynamic psychotherapy

QUESTION 96

Select the mood disorder in which diagnosis requires symptoms present for at least two years.

 

A.

Major depression

 

B.

Dysthymia

 

C.

Bipolar II

 

D.

Cyclothymia

QUESTION 97

Select the neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorders.

 

A.

Norepinephrine

 

B.

GABA

 

C.

Dopamine

 

D.

Acetylcholine

QUESTION 98

Select the age group in which adjustment disorders occur most frequently.

 

A.

Childhood

 

B.

Middle adult

 

C.

Young adult

 

D.

Adolescent

QUESTION 99

Select the mg/dL blood alcohol level range that is associated with causing impaired judgment and coordination.

 

A.

20 to 40

 

B.

50 to 100

 

C.

100 to 130

 

D.

140 to 190

QUESTION 100

Select the brain region associated with emotions of reward and punishment.

 

A.

Hippocampus

 

B.

Amygdala

 

C.

Prefrontal cortex

 

D.

Anterior cingulate cortex

QUESTION 101

When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?

  

Yes

  

No

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