Final Flashcards
In general, natural menopause occurs for most women between the ages of ____ years
48 and 55
Narcissistic personality disorder is more likely to occur in families that
Teach children they are special and entitled to the best in life.
Which of the following is no longer performed because it does not offer any survival advantage?
radical masectomy
Which of the following is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorder of the hair follicles that can have similar appearance to sebaceous cysts in the early stages?
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Which of the following is not a protective factor against developing breast cancer?
moderate physical activity
Conrad, a 26-year old male, is being treated for cuts after being arrested for breaking the windows in the home of his girlfriend, who has just told him that they are through. He has history of having been physically abused by his father, setting fire as a child, treatment for substance abuse, and arrest for stealing a car. Which of the following personality disorders might the clinician consider?
Antisocial
Which vaccine is not recommended for women over the age of 26?
HPV
In the GTPAL system for recording pregnancy history, the T stands for
term births.
Patients with histrionic personality disorder frequently manifest which of the following?
Use of their appearance to the be the center of attention.
Core symptoms of complicated grief include experiencing which of the following symptoms more than 6 months after death?
All of the above.
The most common type of UTI affecting women
acute bacterial cystitis
Open-ended questions
Are useful in the beginning of an interview
Which of the following is known to be a risk factor for cognitive decline?
Loneliness and social isolation
A predisposing event would be all of the following except?
Recent arrests or incarceration’s
Which of the following is considered secondary prevention?
Routine laboratory screenings
Some childhood disorders persist in the same form into adulthood, but some may increase the risk for other psychiatric disorders. Which of the following childhood disorders increases risk for other psychiatric disorder
Oppositional-defiant disorder
True or false? Clinicians who work in practices located in high-prevalence areas should consider all sexually active women in non-monogamous relationships at increased risk of STIs
True
The patient says that she has been feeling sad and having difficulty sleeping over the past 6 weeks. She says she has lost her appetite and has lost about 10lbs. This is the first time she has felt this way and she can not recall any specific unsettling event. Given this minimal information, an initial diagnosis might be:
Major depression; single episode.
For a patient who is over inclusive or rambling the clinician
Uses direction and redirection
The clinical effects and withdrawal symptoms of amphetamines are similar to those of
heroine
Increased risk for suicide has been associated with
Coexisting alcohol use disorders
What is the definition of primary amenorrhea
The failure to begin menses by age 16
In teaching about the management of the care of a patient with major depressive disorder who has expressed thoughts of suicide, the advanced practice nurse emphasizes that the risk is greatest:
When the patient begins to feel more energetic
What is the general goal of surgical tx for UI
To support and stabilize the urethra
Women’s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in science and biology because
They are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions
All of the following diagnostic testing and procedures, for infertility are now infrequently performed in clinical practice except:
hysterosalpingogram
What should be used for women whose hirsutism remains refractory after 6 months of combined oral contraceptive use?
Antiandrogens
A patient who is being evaluated in the emergency room says that she is a mother deity, the earth mother god who is all-powerful. The advanced practice nurse states that the patient is
experiencing a delusion
Of the two intrauterine contraceptive devices currently available in the US, only one provides a local delivery of protestin. Is is the:
LNG-IUS (Mirena)
Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by symptoms that
include attitudes of grandiosity and entitlement
Which of the following is a frontline tx for insomnia in depressed elderly individuals?
Sleep hygiene
A factor that has frequently been associated with children’s increased risk of experiencing maltreatment is
Having a parent with mental illness and substance abuse
An atypical antipsychotic would be expected to work better than a typical antipsychotic for which of the symptoms?
Cognitive dysfunction
where in the breast do most malignancies develop?
Upper outer quadrant
The tricyclic antidepressant class of medications can be characterized by all of the following properties except
Safety in overdose
At what phase is the cervical mucus clear, copious, and elastic?
During the last follicular phase
Why have women’s changing roles come at a cost of their health
Balancing competing demands increases stress
The neurotransmitters most widely accepted to be dysregulated in delirium are
Dopamine and acetylcholine
Regarding alcohol withdrawal delirium or delirium tremens, which of the following is true?
Symptoms may include agitation and abnormal preceptions
Current treatment approaches for dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders focuses on
Treating all co-occurring disorders as primary disorders