NURS6501 Module 9 Quiz April Latest 2021

QUESTION 1 Monoamine neurotransmission is hypothesized to be _______________ during mania.  

increased

decreased                          

absent                 

suspended

QUESTION 2What type of thoughts are characteristic of post traumatic stress disorder?                                

disorganized                     

intrusive                             

anxious                               

disturbing

QUESTION 3 Abnormalities in brain development related to schizophrenia are thought to develop when?                           

Prenatal                              

Infancy

Early Childhood                

Adolescent

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

mania                   

depression        

anxiety

panic attacks

QUESTION 5  A patient with schizophrenia will have alterations in their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.   The APRN would expect it to be described as:                      

stimulated                         

absent

hyperactive                       

hypoactive

QUESTION 6  The neurobiology of depression is believed to be related to the atrophy of neurons in the:                              

hypothalmus    

hippocampus                    

thalmus                               

amygdala

QUESTION 7 Obsessive 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 8 The 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 9 The 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 10 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 11  Monoamine neurotransmission is hypothesized to be _______________ during depression.                     

increased                           

decreased                          

absent

stimulated

QUESTION 12 The 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 13 Which 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 14 The APRN is treating a patient with bipolar 1 disorder.  The major focus of treatment is on:                             

mania   

depression                        

anxiety                

panic attacks

QUESTION 15 The 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 16 Which 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