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Exams 1,2 & Final BUNDLE: NU664C/ NU 664C (NEW 2025/ 2026 Update) Guides| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Regis
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Prefrontall Cortexl - Answer: regulatesl executivel functionsl andl impulsel control.
Basall Ganglial - Answer: associatedl withl movementl andl disordersl likel Parkinson's.
Schizophrenial - Answer:
Depression Answer: serotoninl andl norepinephrinel dysregulation.
Anxietyl Disordersl - Answer: hyperactivityl inl thel amygdala.
Sociall Determinantsl ofl Mentall Health Answer: Socioeconomicl statusl impactsl accessl tol carel andl stressl levels. Sociall supportl isl al protectivel factorl againstl mentall illness. Culturall beliefsl influencel attitudesl towardl mentall healthl treatment.
Attachmentl Theoryl (Bowlbyl &l Ainsworth) Answer: Securel attachmentl inl earlyl yearsl isl criticall forl emotionall regulationl andl relationships. Insecurel attachmentl (e.g.,l anxious,l avoidant,l disorganized)l mayl leadl tol behaviorall andl emotionall difficulties.
Anxiousl attachment Answer: Alsol knownl asl preoccupied,l peoplel withl thisl stylel mayl bel clingyl andl worryl thatl theirl partnerl willl leavel them.
avoidantl attachment Answer: Alsol knownl asl dismissive,l peoplel withl thisl stylel mayl wantl independencel andl autonomy.
MSE:l appearancel andl behavior Answer: Appearance:l Includesl observationsl aboutl thel patient'sl physicall appearance,l suchl asl grooming,l hygiene,l clothing,l andl anyl distinguishingl featuresl orl anomalies. Behavior:l Includesl thel patient'sl levell ofl cooperation,l motorl activityl (e.g.,l agitation,l retardation,l tics),l posture,l eyel contact,l andl generall demeanor.
MSE:l thoughtl process Answer: Coherencel andl Logic:l Whetherl thel patient'sl thoughtsl arel logical,l coherent,l andl goal- directed. Forml ofl Thought:l Includesl abnormalitiesl suchl asl tangentiality,l circumstantiality,l flightl ofl ideas,l loosel associations,l andl thoughtl blocking.
MSE:l Perception Answer: Hallucinations:l Falsel sensoryl perceptionsl inl thel absencel ofl externall stimulil (e.g.,l auditory,l visual,l tactile,l olfactory). Illusions:l Misinterpretationsl ofl reall externall stimuli.
MSE:l Insightl andl Judgement Answer: Insight:l Thel patient'sl levell ofl awarenessl andl understandingl ofl theirl ownl mentall healthl conditionl andl itsl implications. Judgment:l Thel abilityl tol makel rationall decisionsl andl understandl thel potentiall consequencesl ofl actions.
MSE:l Cognition Answer: 1.alertnessl 2.orientation
Nonverball cues Answer: (e.g.,l poorl groomingl inl depression,agitationl inl mania).Eyel contact,l motorl activity,l andl cooperationl helpl gaugel engagementl anddistressl levels.
Transference: Answer: Patientsl mayl projectl pastl emotionsl orl relationall patternsl ontol thel therapist.l Thisl couldl manifestl asl idealization,distrust,l orl dependency.l Recognizingl transferencel canl helpl uncoverunconsciousl patterns.
Countertransference: Answer: Thel therapist'sl emotionall reactionsl tol thepatientl canl impactl thel therapeuticl relationship.l Self-reflectionl andsupervisionl helpl mitigatel personall biases.
isl thel ethicall principlel ofl doingl good,l promotingl thel well-beingl ofl others,l andl takingl actionsl thatl benefitl patientsl andl clients.
Justice Answer: involvesl fairnessl andl equalityl inl thel distributionl ofl resources,l benefits,l andl burdensl amongl individualsl andl groups.
veracity Answer: refersl tol thel obligationl tol telll thel truthl andl notl deceivel others.
Nonmaleficence Answer: isl thel principlel ofl "dol nol harm."l Itl requiresl professionalsl tol avoidl causingl harml tol patientsl andl clients.
Fidelity Answer: isl thel principlel ofl beingl loyal,l faithful,l andl maintainingl trustworthinessl inl professionall relationships.
:l Capacity Answer:
refersl tol anl individual'sl abilityl tol understand,l appreciate,l andl makel informedl decisionsl aboutl theirl ownl carel orl otherl significantl mattersl atl al specificl pointl inl time.
Competence Answer: isl al legall determinationl ofl anl individual'sl overalll abilityl tol makel decisionsl andl handlel theirl ownl affairs,l includingl medical,l financial,l andl legall matters
Confidentialityl limits-mandatoryl reporting Answer: Dutyl tol Warn/Dutyl tol Protectl Reportingl requirementsl - l Childl abuse,l elderl abuse,l andl threatsl ofl harm .Legall Subpoenasl - l Patientl recordsl mayl bel disclosedl underl courtl orders.
Elementsl ofl Malpractice: Answer: Dutyl - l Thel psychiatristl hadl al responsibilityl tol thel patient. Breachl - l Thel standardl ofl carel wasl notl met. Causationl - l Thel breachl directlyl causedl harm. Damagesl - l Thel patientl sufferedl harml asl al result.
Commonl malpracticel claimsl include Answer: :Failurel tol obtainl informedl consentl Medicationl errors Negligentl suicidel riskl assessment Boundaryl violations
Culturall Competence: Answer: Providel culturallyl sensitivel care,l addressingdiversel patientl backgrounds
Evidence-Basedl Practice: Answer: Usel researchl andl clinicall guidelinesl toinforml treatment.
Collaboration: Answer: Workl withl psychiatrists,l sociall workers,l therapists,andl primaryl carel providers.
Advocacy: Answer: Promotel mentall healthl awareness,l policyl changes,l andl patientl rights.Leadershipl &l Education:l Engagel inl mentorship,l teaching,l andprofessionall development.
hippocampus Answer: Al neurall centerl locatedl inl thel limbicl systeml helpsl processl andl storel newl memories,l convertingl short-terml memoriesl intol long-terml memories.
Civill Commitmentl &l Involuntaryl Hospitalization Answer: Usedl whenl individualsl arel al dangerl tol themselvesl orl othersl orl unabletol carel forl themselves.Mustl meetl legall criterial andl involvel periodicl review.
Damagel tol hippocampus Answer: Alzheimer'sl disease. Amnesia. Dementia. Encephalitis. Epilepsy. Hypoxia. Post-traumaticl stressl disorder. Schizophrenia.
Functionsl ofl thel limbicl system Answer: emotionall processing.l sociall processing.l learning.
Regionsl inl thel limbicl system: Answer: Hippocampus,l hypothalamus,l thalamus,l cingulate,l septum,l amygdala
hypothalamus Answer:
Answer: Responsiblel forl higher-orderl cognitivel functionsl suchl asl planning,l decision-making,l andl movement.
Parietall lobe: Answer: Processesl sensoryl informationl froml thel skin,l muscles,l andl joints,l includingl touch,l temperature,l andl pain.
Temporall lobe: Answer: Processesl auditoryl information,l memory,l andl emotion.
Occipitall lobe: Answer: Processesl visuall information
Personalityl changesl effectedl byl whatl lobe? Answer: Frontall lobe
Wernicke'sl aphasia Answer:
typel ofl languagel disorderl thatl affectsl thel abilityl tol understandl andl usel spokenl andl writtenl language.l Itl isl causedl byl damagel tol thel Wernicke'sl areal inl thel brain,l whichl isl locatedl inl thel leftl posteriorl temporall lobe.
Fearl Responses Answer: fearl responsesl andl phobia
longl terml memories Answer: hippocampus
Howl doesl schizophrenial affectl thel brain? Answer: causingl structurall changesl inl keyl regionsl likel thel frontall andl temporall lobes,l leadingl tol disruptionsl inl neurall connectivity,l whichl manifestsl inl symptomsl likel hallucinations,l delusions,l disorganizedl thinking,l andl impairedl cognitivel function
PIAGET-l COGNITIVEl DEVELOPMENT Sensorimotor:l Birthl tol agel 2 Answer: objectl permanencel develops. theyl arel separatel beingsl froml thel peoplel andl objectsl aroundl them theirl actionsl canl causel thingsl tol happenl inl thel worldl aroundl them
PIAGET-l COGNITIVEl DEVELOPMENT
Answer: Takel initiativel inl somel activitiesl orl developl guiltl whenl unsuccessful
Erikson:l Industryl vs.l Inferiorityl (7- 11 l years) Answer: self-esteeml developsl throughl achievements.
Erikson:l Identityl vs.l Rolel Confusionl (12- 18 l years) Answer: experimentl withl thel developmentl ofl identityl andl roles
Erikson:l intimacyl vs.l Isolationl (18- 40 l years) Answer: establishl intimacyl andl relationshipsl withl others
Erickson:Generativityl vs.l Stagnationl (Eriksonl ml 18 - 40) Answer: contributel tol societyl andl becomel al partl ofl family
Erickson:l Integrityl vs.l Despair Answer: Olderl adultsl tryl tol makel sensel outl ofl theirl lives,l eitherl seeingl lifel asl al meaningfull wholel orl despairingl atl goalsl neverl reached.
Exceptionsl tol Parentall Consent: Answer: Emancipatedl minorsl (thosel legallyl independentl froml parents). Maturel minorsl (assessedl asl havingl decision-makingl capacity). Treatmentl forl substancel use,l sexuall health,l orl crisisl situations(variesl byl jurisdiction).
Scopel ofl Practicel forl Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl Nursing Answer: Theyl addressl mentall healthl disorders,l substancel usel disorders,l andcrisisl interventionsl acrossl thel lifespan
Whatl arel thel standardsl ofl practicel forl psychiatricl nursel practitioners Answer: 1.l therapeuticl relationships 2.l evidencel basedl - l informedl practicel 3.l professionall responsibilityl 4.l leadershipl andl collaborationl inl qualityl psychl npl practicel 5.l professionall ethicall practice
Fulll Practicel Authorityl (FPA) Answer: NPsl canl evaluate,l diagnose,l treat,l andl prescribel independentlyl withoutphysicianl oversight.
Reducedl Practicel Authorityl (RPA) Answer:
Participationl inl teaml meetingsl tol discussl patientl cases,l treatmentl plans,l andl progress
Componentsl ofl thel psychiatricl evaluation Answer: Medicall History:l Psychiatricl History: Sociall History:l Examinationl ofl thel patient'sl sociall environment,l includingl relationships,l supportl systems,l education,l occupation,l andl lifestyle. MSE Diagnosticl Assessment
Biologicall factorsl (BpF) Answer: Geneticl predispositions,l neurobiologicall imbalances,l physicall healthl conditions,l andl medicationl effects. Assessmentl ofl neurodevelopmentall history,l substancel use,l andl overalll physicall health.
Psychologicall Factorsl (BPF) Answer: Cognitivel patterns,l emotionall regulation,l personalityl traits,l copingl mechanisms,l andl pastl traumas. Explorationl ofl patient'sl beliefs,l attitudes,l andl pastl psychologicall treatmentl experiences.
Sociall Factors:(BPF) Answer: Socioeconomicl status,l culturall background,l familyl dynamics,l sociall support,l andl environmentall stressors. Evaluationl ofl interpersonall relationships,l occupationall status,l andl communityl resources.
Biopsychosociall Formulation Answer: al comprehensivel frameworkl forl understandingl andl treatingl mentall healthl conditionsl byl consideringl biological,l psychological,l andl sociall factors.