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1. Question: Being loyal and keeping promises is an example of what?
2. Question: Which statistical test identifies a relationship between two variables?
3. Question: A patient who is refusing psychiatric treatment has their case adjudicated. The judge orders treatment over objection for the good of the patient. Which ethical principle is trumped?
4. Question: Which statistical test identifies if the means of two groups are statistically different from each other?
5. Question: The process of integrating the best research evidence with clinical expertise and client needs and values is known as:
6. Question: Which concepts of the Health Belief Model best describes the group member’s readiness to change?
7. Question: During a psychiatric evaluation, the client reveals to the PMHNP a transgender identity. The client indicates a preference for personal pronouns like he and him. What is the biological sex of the client?
8. Question: The learned beliefs and behaviors common among all members of a group defines:
9. Question: A cultural explanation of distress including fatigue, weakness, weight loss, somatic complaints, depressed mood and impotence thought to be related to semen loss is otherwise known as dhat. Where is a client most likely from?
10. Question: Andika, a 26-year-old male from Indonesia swung a sword at a doctor shortly after the sudden death of his father. Which culture-bound syndrome best describes this behavior?
11. Question: A patient considering electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for resistant depression asks how many sessions are typically required. What is the best response?
12. Question: The PMHNP notices a small, uniform, flat lesion on a patient’s neck. What should the PMHNP do?
13. Question: A 26-year-old man has been on an antipsychotic and needs further titration. Which test should be repeated?
14. Question: A systematic inquiry that elaborates on the chief complaint while eliciting pertinent positives and negatives is known as:
15. Question: Which mole characteristic would NOT be concerning for skin cancer?
16. Question: A 35-year-old man with bipolar disorder reports a testicular lump and no physical exam in 10 years. What is the best action by the PMHNP?
17. Question: Which lab tests should be ordered prior to starting antipsychotics in a patient with psychosis and substance use disorder?
18. Question: Which test is most important to determine the etiology of new-onset psychosis in an older adult with substance use history?
19. Question: Which statement about the influenza vaccine is true?
20. Question: An elderly man frequently asks for repetition and leans his head to one side. What should the PMHNP do first?
21. Question: A man engages in consensual BDSM activities without distress or impairment. What diagnosis is most likely?
22. Question: A patient presents with tachycardia, weight loss, nervousness, and brittle hair. Which test is most helpful?
23. Question: Does a PMHNP have the right to share information with family when a patient lacks decision-making capacity?
24. Question: What should be emphasized during community education on domestic violence?
25. Question: In an emergency when consent cannot be obtained, what is assumed?
26. Question: Which nonpharmacologic intervention is most appropriate for an adolescent with depression and purging behaviors?
27. Question: In which part of the mental status exam would a deficit be seen in a patient with visuospatial difficulty?
28. Question: Which tool best measures improvement in depression after starting an SSRI?
29. Question: Which item is NOT included in the mental status exam?
30. Question: A patient describes a traumatic event with minimal emotional expression. How is their affect best described?
31. Question: Risperidone-induced galactorrhea is due to dopamine blockade in which pathway?
32. Question: Which cerebral lobe processes touch and spatial orientation?
33. Question: Auditory hallucinations are most associated with pathology in which brain lobe?
34. Question: Damage to which brain area causes expressive aphasia?
35. Question: Which neuron structure conducts impulses toward the soma?
36. Question: Difficulty interpreting emotions after TBI suggests damage to which brain region?
37. Question: What term describes brain changes that increase addiction risk over time?
38. Question: What fatty layer increases the speed of nerve impulse transmission?
39. Question: Obsessive checking behaviors are associated with dysfunction of which brain structure?
40. Question: Which lobe governs socially appropriate behavior?
41. Question: Which lab value is essential for monitoring clozapine therapy?
42. Question: Which adverse effect is NOT part of valproate’s black box warning?
43. Question: Rectal alcohol administration bypasses which pharmacokinetic process?
44. Question: A patient on haloperidol presents with fever, rigidity, and autonomic instability. What is the first action?
45. Question: Which adverse drug effect is usually temporary?
46. Question: Which medication is best for sleep-maintenance insomnia?
47. Question: What defines a drug with a narrow therapeutic index?
48. Question: A patient on citalopram has a QTc of 327 ms. What should the clinician do?
49. Question: What do pharmacodynamics describe?
50. Question: Increased sweating, tachycardia, and muscle spasms are associated with which neurotransmitter?
51. Question: A child refuses school but is symptom-free at home. What is the most likely diagnosis?
52. Question: What cognitive abilities are included in executive function?
53. Question: What diagnosis can be made during an initial psychotic episode lasting less than one month?
54. Question: Excessive daytime sleepiness despite adequate sleep suggests which disorder?
55. Question: Which experience meets Criterion A for Acute Stress Disorder?
56. Question: What is the most common psychiatric emergency in children and adolescents?
57. Question: What is the best intervention for isolated stereotypic movements in a toddler?
58. Question: Which diagnostic test is most appropriate for a young child with sudden agitation and fear?
59. Question: Which statement about Rett syndrome is false?
60. Question: Mood stabilizers pose the greatest fetal risk during which trimester?
61. Question: Which developmental milestone should a 2-year-old achieve?
62. Question: A caregiver gives antihistamines to sedate a child. What action should the PMHNP take?