Midterm Exam: NR547 NR 547

Midterm Exam: NR547 / NR 547

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric- Mental Health across the Lifespan Practicum | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct – Chamberlain

Question:

What are the components and scoring of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), and how are scores interpreted?

Answer:

15-23: Moderate anxiety

14 items

Psychic Anxiety: Anxious mood, tension, fears, insomnia, intellectual,

depressed mood.

Somatic Anxiety: Muscular, sensory, cardiovascular, respiratory,

gastrointestinal, genitourinary, autonomic symptoms.Behavior at Interview. 1 / 4

Question:

Diagnostic Criteria for Anxiety Disorders (DSM-5-TR)

Answer:

occurring more days than not for at least 6 months,

Associated Symptoms 3 for adults, 1 for children

1.Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge.

2.Being easily fatigued.

3.Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank.

4.Irritability.

• Muscle tension.
• Sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless,

unsatisfying sleep).

Question:

Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder

Answer:

Panic Attack Definition: four (or more) symptoms

Consequential Worry/Behavior (at least 1 month of one or both):

Specifier: With or without Agoraphobia.

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Question:

Diagnostic Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

Answer:

one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny

Fear of Negative Evaluation: typically lasting for 6 months or more.

Question:

Diagnostic Criteria forSpecific Phobia

Answer:

specific object or situation

Immediate Fear Response:

Avoidance/Endurance with Distress:

typically lasting for 6 months or more.

Specifiers (Common Types): Animal (eg. spiders), Natural Environment (e.g.,

storms, heights), Blood-Injection-Injury (BII), Situational (e.g., flying, elevators), Other.

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Question:

Agoraphobia

Answer:

• out of

5 situations:

Using public transportation (e.g., automobiles, buses, trains, ships, planes).Being in open spaces (e.g., parking lots, marketplaces, bridges). Being in enclosed places (e.g., shops, theaters, cinemas). Standing in line or being in a crowd. Being outside of the home alone.

Avoidance 6 months or more.

Question:

Amphetamines - Urine Drug Screen (UDS) Detection Window

Answer:

• to 3 days (approximately 24-72 hours) after a single use.

adderall can stay in system up to 4 days

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