NRNP 6665 FINAL EXAM
1) An illness of symptoms or deficits that affect voluntary motor or sensory functions,
which suggest another medical condition but that is judged to be caused by
psychological factors because the illness is preceded by conflicts or other stressors in
known as which of the following?
Functional neurological symptom disorder
2) A condition characterized by the person giving approximate answers, with clouding of
consciousness, frequently accompanied by hallucinations or other dissociative,
somatoform or conversion symptoms is
A. Ganser Syndrome
3) Which of the following can cause delirium? Select all that apply.
A. Polypharmacy
B. Sleep deprivation
4) Acute withdrawal from alcohol represents which type of clinical problem in
psychosomatic medicine?
Medical complications of psychiatric conditions or treatments
5) The principal theoretician to bring psyche and soma together was which of the
following?
Sigmund Freud
6) Which of the following would not be included in the treatment plan for a patient with
illness anxiety disorder?
Exploratory invasive procedures to obtain diagnosis
7) Which of the following is consistent with current literature about the relationship
between obstetrical complications and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)?
Research proves there is a positive correlation between obstetrical complications and
ASD
8) The epidemiology related to kleptomania includes which of the following?
Kleptomania is reported to occur in fewer than 5 percent of identified shoplifters.
9) A fronto temporal dementia with onset in the fifth to sixth decade of life, more
common in men, marked by personality change and cognitive decline, is known as
which of the following?
Pick’s Disease
10) Which of the following demographics are consistent with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD)
Four times more common in boys than girls.
11) The ARNP is working with the family of a patient with Alzheimer’s Disease who
keeps stating the family is plotting against her, trying to have her “snuffed out.” The
family is distraught because they state they are doing their best to make sure their
family member is safe. The ARNP explains which of the following in educating the
patient about the patient’s
The patient is delusional. An estimated 30 to 40 percent of patients with dementia have
delusions
12) Which of the following persons hypothesized that the symptoms of conversion
disorder reflect unconscious conflict?
Sigmund Freud
13) Which of the following is consistent within normal range developmental milestones
in adaptive skills for a 4-year-old?
Toilets self alone; uses fork
14) A temporary marked alteration in the state of consciousness or by the customary
sense of personal identity without the replacement by an alternate sense of identity is
known as which of the following?
Dissociative trance disorder
15) Differential diagnoses to be considered when diagnosing Ganser syndrome include
which of the following?
(organic dementia, depressive pseudodementia, Korsakoff’s syndrome)
All the above
16) A patient who has been raped, presents with the inability to recall important
personal information and any information about the rape, does recall events prior and
since. There does not appear to be any physiological reason for this. This presentation
is consistent with which of the following diagnoses?
Dissociative amnesia
17) Depersonalization can result from which of the following conditions? Select all that
apply.
Seizure disorders
18) A child who demonstrates repetitive significant violations of social rules and the
rights of others over the course of a year would likely be diagnosed with which of the
following diagnoses?
Conduct Disorder