NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam

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NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam

QUESTION 1

  1. Select the theorist who is credited with establishing the area of psychosomatic medicine.
A. Freud
B. Abraham
C. Groddeck
D. Ferenczi
     

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QUESTION 2

  1. Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
A. Empathy
B. Confidentiality
C. Respect
D. Privacy

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QUESTION 3

  1. Select the disorder in which patients feel detached from their environment.
A. Derealization
B. Transient global amnesia
C. Depersonalization
D. Dissociative identity

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QUESTION 4

  1. Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. MMSE
B. AIMS
C. CAGE
D. HAM-D

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QUESTION 5

  1. Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue.
A. Head trauma
B. Substance abuse
C. Partner betrayal
D. Unplanned travel

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QUESTION 6

  1. Select the most influential source of bias in a mental status examination.
A. Culture
B. Genetics
C. Environment
D. Age

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QUESTION 7

  1. Select the nondrug therapy with the greatest evidence of effectiveness in treating major depressive disorder.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Family
B. Psychoanalytic
C. Cognitive
D. Behavior

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QUESTION 8

  1. Select the therapy that has been most effective in treating childhood PTSD.
A. SSRI antidepressants
B. CBITS
C. SPARCS
D. Crisis intervention

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QUESTION 9

  1. Select the rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug therapy.
A. BDI
B. MMSE
C. BPRS
D. HAM-D

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QUESTION 10

  1. 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

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QUESTION 11

  1. Select the public performance that is most associated with social anxiety in children.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Dancing
B. Speaking
C. Athletics
D. Eating

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QUESTION 12

  1. 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

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QUESTION 13

  1. Select the drug used to treat bipolar disorder that may cause hypothyroidism.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Lithium
B. Risperidone
C. Lamotrigine
D. Valproate

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QUESTION 14

  1. Select the rating scale area developed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
A. Cognitive
B. Anxiety
C. Depression
D. Disability

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QUESTION 15

  1. Select the rating scale used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
A. BPRS
B. YBOCS
C. NPI
D. BDI

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QUESTION 16

  1. Select the mood disorder that occurs most frequently in children and adolescents with ADHD.
A. Bipolar
B. Major depression
C. Dysthymia
D. Conduct

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QUESTION 17

  1. Select the activity in which children are most likely to suffer selective mutism.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Religious
B. Family
C. Playmates
D. School

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QUESTION 18

  1. Select the comorbidity most commonly occurring with intermittent explosive disorder.
A. Narcissism
B. Pyromania
C. Depersonalization
D. Kleptomania

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QUESTION 19

  1. Select the quantities of mental disorders categories and discrete illnesses in DSM-5.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. 10 and 60
B. 16 and 120
C. 22 and 150
D. 31 and 175

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QUESTION 20

  1. Select the scientist who is most associated with the development of learning theory.
A. Piaget
B. Ainsworth
C. Bowlby
D. Pavlov

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QUESTION 21

  1. Select the short rating scale used to assess change in psychiatric inpatients.
A. PANSS
B. BPRS
C. HAM-D
D. CAPS

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QUESTION 22

  1. 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

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QUESTION 23

  1. Select the therapy for insomnia that can be effective at up to three years after discontinuation.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Cognitive-behavioral
B. Sedating antihistamines
C. Benzodiazepines
D. Paradoxical intention

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QUESTION 24

  1. Select twobrain regions that are associated with anxiety disorders.
A. Substantia nigra
B. Locus ceruleus
C. Temporal lobe
D. Raphe nuclei

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QUESTION 25

  1. 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

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QUESTION 26

  1. 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

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QUESTION 27

  1. Select the tworating scales used specifically for schizophrenia.
A. PANSS
B. MMSE
C. SAPS
D. BPRS

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QUESTION 28

  1. Select twoevents that are causes of dissociative trance disorder.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Natural disaster
B. Substance abuse
C. Experienced violence
D. Appropriate drug therapy

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QUESTION 29

  1. 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

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QUESTION 30

  1. Select the theorist who developed psychoanalysis.
A. Maslow
B. Skinner
C. Erikson
D. Freud

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QUESTION 31

  1. 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

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QUESTION 32

  1. Select twotypes of theories that have contributed to causes of anxiety.
A. Psychoanalytic theory
B. Behavioral theory
C. Family
D. Group

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QUESTION 33

  1. Select the neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood and adolescent depression.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Norepinephrine
B. Serotonin
C. Dopamine
D. Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)

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QUESTION 34

  1. Select the drug that has been effective in treating social anxiety in children.
A. Bupropion
B. Carbamazepine
C. Amitriptyline
D. Fluoxetine

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QUESTION 35

  1. Select the alternate name for persistent depressive disorder.
A. Cyclothymia
B. Bipolar I
C. Bipolar II
D. Dysthymia

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QUESTION 36

  1. Select the percentage occurrence of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
A. 2-5
B. 5-10
C. 10-20
D. 20-30

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QUESTION 37

  1. Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A. HAM-A
B. CAGE
C. YBOCS
D. CAPS

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QUESTION 38

  1. 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

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QUESTION 39

  1. Select the function that is most affected by conversion disorder.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Voluntary motor
B. Hearing
C. Involuntary motor
D. Smelling

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QUESTION 40

  1. 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

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QUESTION 41

  1. Select the largest percentage prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients hospitalized for medical conditions.
A. 10
B. 33
C. 50
D. 67

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QUESTION 42

  1. 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

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QUESTION 43

  1. Select the therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium inmEq/L.

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A. 0.1-0.5
B. 0.6-1.2
C. 1.4-1.9
D. 2.0-2.6

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QUESTION 44

  1. Select the type of dissociative amnesia described by patient’s inability to recall any information about her or his family.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Selective
B. Localized
C. Continuous
D. Systematized

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QUESTION 45

  1. 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

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QUESTION 46

  1. Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
A. Aggression
B. Withdrawal
C. Panic
D. Exhibition

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QUESTION 47

  1. Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome.
A. Potassium
B. Ferritin
C. Magnesium
D. Albumin

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QUESTION 48

  1. Select the twoprimary psychometric properties of psychiatric rating scales.
A. Reproducibility
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Variability

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QUESTION 49

  1. Select the third most commonly reported psychiatric symptom.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Depression
B. Anxiety
C. Psychosis
D. Depersonalization

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QUESTION 50

  1. Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months.
A. Separation
B. Generalized
C. Social
D. Traumatic

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QUESTION 51

  1. 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

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QUESTION 52

  1. Select the percentage that most accurately represents the rate of heritability of major depression.
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 60

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QUESTION 53

  1. Select the least effective method to treat dissociative amnesia.
A. Antipsychotic drugs
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Hypnosis
D. Group therapy

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QUESTION 54

  1. Select the twomost 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

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QUESTION 55

  1. Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Intense horror
B. Isolated experience
C. Concurrent substance abuse
D. Survivor’s guilt

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QUESTION 56

  1. Select the percentage of untreated PTSD patients who recover after one year.
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 50%

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QUESTION 57

  1. Select twocommon uses of items taken in kleptomania.
A. Gifts
B. Displaying
C. Selling
D. Hiding

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QUESTION 58

  1. Select the anxiety disorder that is most associated with selective mutism in children,
A. Social
B. Generalized
C. Separation
D. Phobic

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QUESTION 59

  1. 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

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QUESTION 60

  1. Select the exposure to violence that is excluded as a DSM-5diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents.
A. Electronic media
B. Directly witnessed
C. Report of family member
D. Repeated natural disaster

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QUESTION 61

  1. Select the percentage range of correlation between obesity and psychiatric disorders.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. 10 to 20
B. 20 to 30
C. 40 to 60
D. 50 to 70

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QUESTION 62

  1. Select the most common stressor of PTSD in women.
A. Home accident
B. Partner or spousal abuse
C. Sexual assault
D. Natural disaster

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QUESTION 63

  1. 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

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QUESTION 64

  1. 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

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QUESTION 65

  1. Select the delay of time between exposure to the stressor and onset of PYSD symptoms.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. 1 month to 3 years
B. 6 weeks to 10 years
C. 6 months to 5 years
D. 1 week to 30 years

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QUESTION 66

  1. 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

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QUESTION 67

  1. Select the twomethods to treat dissociative amnesia.
A. Antipsychotic drugs
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Hypnosis
D. Psychoanalysis

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QUESTION 68

  1. 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.”NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Orientation
B. Concentration
C. Calculation
D. Alertness

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QUESTION 69

  1. Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly.
A. Enuresis
B. Encopresis
C. Autism
D. Intellectual disability

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QUESTION 70

  1. 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

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QUESTION 71

  1. Select the twomost commonly co-occurring anxiety disorders that may present with generalized anxiety disorder.
A. PTSD
B. Dissociative disorder
C. OCD
D. Delusional disorder

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QUESTION 72

  1. 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

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QUESTION 73

  1. Select the drug with the most rapid onset of action to treat acute mania.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Lithium
B. Clonazepam
C. Lamotrigine
D. Valproate

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QUESTION 74

  1. 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

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QUESTION 75

  1. 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

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QUESTION 76

  1. Select the drug proven most effective in treating PTSD.
A. Buspirone
B. Paroxetine
C. Trazodone
D. Clonidine

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QUESTION 77

  1. Select the DSM-5 disorder formerly called multiple personality disorder.
A. Depersonalization
B. Dissociative fugue
C. Dissociative identity
D. Derealization

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QUESTION 78

  1. Select the twosymptoms that result from prolonged sleep deprivation.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Ambition
B. Hallucinations
C. Contentedness
D. Irritability

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QUESTION 79

  1. 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

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QUESTION 80

  1. Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
A. Norepinephrine
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
D. Acetylcholine

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QUESTION 81

  1. Select the brain region that is least associated with OCD.
A. Prefrontal cortex
B. Amygdala
C. Thalamus
D. Anterior cingulate

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QUESTION 82

  1. Select the mental health disorder that commonly coexists with generalized anxiety disorder.
A. Bipolar I
B. Alzheimer’s disease
C. Major depression
D. Schizophrenia

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QUESTION 83

  1. Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Bipolar I
B. Major depression
C. Intellect
D. Agoraphobia

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QUESTION 84

  1. Select the serious risk of treating cyclothymic patients with antidepressant drugs.
A. Acute depression
B. Manic episode
C. Uncontrolled impulses
D. Suicidal ideation

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QUESTION 85

  1. Select the twodiverse symptoms of OCD.
A. Rituals
B. Flashbacks
C. Loose associations
D. Intrusive thoughts

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QUESTION 86

  1. Select twocauses of dissociative amnesia.
A. Sexual abuse
B. Substance abuse
C. Surgical pain
D. Partner betrayal

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QUESTION 87

  1. 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

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QUESTION 88

  1. Select the motivation in pyromania that is absent in patients who commit arson.
A. Financial gain
B. Revenge
C. Affective arousal
D. Power

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QUESTION 89

  1. 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

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QUESTION 90

  1. Select the twomost effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. SSRI antidepressants
B. SNRI antidepressants
C. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
D. Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)

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QUESTION 91

  1. Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder.
A. Natural disaster
B. Emergency surgery
C. Vehicle accident
D. Substance abuse

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QUESTION 92

  1. Select twosigns 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

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QUESTION 93

  1. 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

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QUESTION 94

  1. Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

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QUESTION 95

  1. Select the preferred treatment for bulimia nervosa.
A. Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT)
B. SNRI antidepressants
C. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
D. Dynamic psychotherapy

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QUESTION 96

  1. 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

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QUESTION 97

  1. Select the neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorders.NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam
A. Norepinephrine
B. GABA
C. Dopamine
D. Acetylcholine

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QUESTION 98

  1. Select the age group in which adjustment disorders occur most frequently.
A. Childhood
B. Middle adult
C. Young adult
D. Adolescent

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QUESTION 99

  1. 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

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QUESTION 100

  1. Select the brain region associated with emotions of reward and punishment.
A. Hippocampus
B. Amygdala
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Anterior cingulate cortex

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QUESTION 101

  1. When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Yes
No

NURS 6635/6640 Midterm Exam