1. Which of the following are included in the five different milestone skill areas that should be evaluated?
A. Social/emotional skills
B. Gross/fine
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C. Speech and language skills
D. All the above
2. Which of the following approaches/treatments are recommended in working with patients with a conversion disorder?
A. After a very thorough evaluation to r/o any medical cause, tell the patient that the symptoms are imaginary.
B. Recommend psychotherapy to focus on issues of stress and coping.
C. Recommend psychoanalysis to explore intrapsychic conflicts.
D. B and C only
3. Which of the following adaptive skills are consist with normal range developmental milestone of an 18-month-old?
A. Bite, chews cookie; looks for fallen item
B. Finger feeds items; takes off a hat.
C. Gets onto a chair; removes garment
D. Opens doorknobs; pulls off pants.
4. N-Methyl D-aspartate glutamate receptor antagonists are used to treat dementia by doing which of the following?
A. Stall the neurodegenerative processes
B. Promotes synaptic plasticity C. Prevent over excitation of glutamate receptors D. All of the above
5. Which of the following is NOT consistent with what is known about intermittent explosive disorder across the lifespan?
A. Intermittent explosive disorder may appear at any stage of life. B. Intermittent explosive disorder usually appears between late adolescence and early adulthood.
C. Intermittent explosive disorder typically increases in severity with the onset of middle age.
D. The onset of intermittent explosive disorder may be acute or insidious.
6. Which of the following is not consistent with what is known about the epidemiology of dissociative fugue? A. It is usually described in adults.
B. It is commonly described in men
C. It is more common in women than in men.
D. It is more common during natural disasters, war time, or times of major social dislocations and violence.
7. A cognitive assessment should include which of the following? A. Baseline cognitive functioning B. Changes from baseline functioning C Speed of onset of
cognitive changes D. All of the above
8. The ARNP notices that a patient with a conversion disorder unable to walk has an inappropriately cavalier attitude toward what seems to be a major impairment and recognizes this an associated psychological symptom known as which of the following?
A. Identification
B. Primary gain
C. Secondary gain
D. La belle indifference
9. Which of the following speech and language skills are consistent with normal developmental milestones of a 3-year-old? A. Uses three-word sentences; names body parts.
B. Uses two-word sentences; understands me and you
C. Follows three-step request; tells stories
D. Responds to "why?"; likes rhyming words
10. A patient presents with persistent feelings of detachment from oneself, like watching oneself in a movie. The ARNP recognizes this as which of the following?
A. Derealization
B. Depersonalization
C. Generalized amnesia
D. Dissociative identity disorder [Show Less]