18 Oct The APRN is assessing a patient that has monotone speech and unchanged facial expressions even though he states he is happy and excited about his life.

The APRN is assessing a patient that has monotone speech and unchanged facial expressions even though he states he is happy and excited about his life.   This is an example of:

 

Delusion

 

Hallucination

 

Anhedonia

 

Pressured speech

 

QUESTION 2Which of the following are negative clinical manifestations of schizophrenia?

 

Social withdraw, blunted affect, and failure to respond to simple questions

 

Hallucinations, delusions, and incoherent speech

 

Hallucinations, blunted affect, and social withdraw

 

Delusions, hallucinations, and failure to respond to simple questions

 

QUESTION 3The APRN is assessing a patient that is talking to his mother in the corner of the room even although you are the only other person in the room.  This is an example of:

 

Delusion

 

Hallucination

 

Anhedonia

 

Pressured speech

 

QUESTION 4The APRN is treating a patient with bipolar II disorder.  The major focus of treatment is on:

 

mania

 

depression

 

anxiety

 

panic attacks

 

QUESTION 5The APRN is assessing a patient that states that Napoleon Bonaparte is the King of France even thought he has a book that says he is dead.   This is an example of:

 

Delusion

 

Hallucination

 

Anhedonia

 

Pressured speech

 

QUESTION 6The APRN is treating a patient with bipolar 1 disorder.  The major focus of treatment is on:

 

mania

 

depression

 

anxiety

 

panic attacks

 

 

 

QUESTION 7Abnormalities in brain development related to schizophrenia are thought to develop when?

 

Prenatal

 

Infancy

 

Early Childhood

 

Adolescent

 

QUESTION 8The APRN would expect to find elevated blood levels of which of the following markers for patients with a diagnosis of depression?

 

Proinflammatory cytokines and pH

 

Calcium and Cortisol

 

Calcium and pH

 

Proinflammatory cytokines and cortisol

 

QUESTION 9 Monoamine neurotransmission is hypothesized to be _______________ during depression.  

 

increased

 

decreased

 

absent

 

stimulated

 

QUESTION 10Obsessive compulsive disorder is characterized by what types of thoughts and behaviors?

 

disorganized irrational thoughts and disorganized behavior

 

constant  irrational thoughts and constant behavior

 

repetitive irrational thoughts and ritualized behavior

 

repetitive irrational thoughts and disorganized behavior

 

QUESTION 11What type of thoughts are characteristic of post traumatic stress disorder? 

 

disorganized

 

intrusive

 

anxious

 

disturbing

 

QUESTION 12Monoamine neurotransmission is hypothesized to be _______________ during mania.  

 

increased

 

decreased

 

absent

 

suspended

 

QUESTION 13The APRN is assessing a patient that is talking so rapidly and urgently that it is difficult to understand.    This is an example of:

 

Delusion

 

Hallucination

 

Anhedonia

 

Pressured speech

 

QUESTION 14Which of the following are positive clinical manifestations of schizophrenia?

 

Social withdraw, blunted affect, and failure to respond to simple questions

 

Hallucinations, delusions, and incoherent speech

 

Hallucinations, blunted affect, and social withdraw

 

Delusions, hallucinations, and failure to respond to simple questions

 

QUESTION 15 The neurobiology of depression is believed to be related to the atrophy of neurons in the:

 

hypothalmus

 

hippocampus

 

thalmus

 

amygdala

 

QUESTION 16A patient with schizophrenia will have alterations in their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.   The APRN would expect it to be described as:

 

stimulated

 

absent

 

hyperactive

 

hypoactive