PMHNP EXAM REVIEW, A+
Aspects of a person or self are seen only in extremes and not able to be integrated.
A woman views her husband as either all good or all bad; cannot integrate negative and positive. - ✔✔
Splitting (primitive or narcissistic)
Low Hb and high MCV - ✔✔Vitamin B12 deficiency
L1-L2 lactation risk - ✔✔L1 = safest; L2 = safer; L3 = moderately safe; L4 = possibly hazardous; L5 =
contraindicated.
Which of the following second-generation antipsychotics should be avoided in a 48-year-old man with
schizophrenia and dyslipidemia?
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Ziprasidone
Paliperidone - ✔✔Clozapine
When considering giving an influenza vaccine to a person with a reported egg allergy, you should:
Use the live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) rather than the TIV (flu shot).
Refrain from giving the vaccine to this person.
Divide the vaccine into 2 doses.
Observe the person for 30 minutes following vaccination for signs of a reaction. - ✔✔Observe the
person for 30 minutes following vaccination for signs of a reaction.
You see a 70-year-old woman who is being evaluated for dementia. Her symptoms include occasional
visual hallucinations and unexplained falls. She is most likely diagnosed with:
Alzheimer's dementia.
, Vascular dementia.
Dementia with Lewy body.
Parkinson's disease. - ✔✔Dementia with Lewy body
Complicated grief timeline
One of the two - ✔✔>6 months
Bitterness, anger and idealization of the dead
Preoccupation with the loss of loved one.
Cluster C personality disorders are best characterized as:
The odd, eccentric, aloof disorders.
The anxious and fearful disorders.
The dramatic, emotional, erratic disorders.
The violent and aggressive disorders. - ✔✔The anxious and fearful disorders
PTSD min age - ✔✔>6 years
Beck Depression Inventory - ✔✔21 questions
Score range 0-63
0-13 minimal
14-19 mild
20-28 moderate
29-63 severe
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale - ✔✔20 questions
Aspects of a person or self are seen only in extremes and not able to be integrated.
A woman views her husband as either all good or all bad; cannot integrate negative and positive. - ✔✔
Splitting (primitive or narcissistic)
Low Hb and high MCV - ✔✔Vitamin B12 deficiency
L1-L2 lactation risk - ✔✔L1 = safest; L2 = safer; L3 = moderately safe; L4 = possibly hazardous; L5 =
contraindicated.
Which of the following second-generation antipsychotics should be avoided in a 48-year-old man with
schizophrenia and dyslipidemia?
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Ziprasidone
Paliperidone - ✔✔Clozapine
When considering giving an influenza vaccine to a person with a reported egg allergy, you should:
Use the live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) rather than the TIV (flu shot).
Refrain from giving the vaccine to this person.
Divide the vaccine into 2 doses.
Observe the person for 30 minutes following vaccination for signs of a reaction. - ✔✔Observe the
person for 30 minutes following vaccination for signs of a reaction.
You see a 70-year-old woman who is being evaluated for dementia. Her symptoms include occasional
visual hallucinations and unexplained falls. She is most likely diagnosed with:
Alzheimer's dementia.
, Vascular dementia.
Dementia with Lewy body.
Parkinson's disease. - ✔✔Dementia with Lewy body
Complicated grief timeline
One of the two - ✔✔>6 months
Bitterness, anger and idealization of the dead
Preoccupation with the loss of loved one.
Cluster C personality disorders are best characterized as:
The odd, eccentric, aloof disorders.
The anxious and fearful disorders.
The dramatic, emotional, erratic disorders.
The violent and aggressive disorders. - ✔✔The anxious and fearful disorders
PTSD min age - ✔✔>6 years
Beck Depression Inventory - ✔✔21 questions
Score range 0-63
0-13 minimal
14-19 mild
20-28 moderate
29-63 severe
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale - ✔✔20 questions
