A 31-year-old woman presents to the PMHNP for a regular medication management appointment. While there, she mentions concerns that her 16-month-old son might have autism, and she asks the nurse practitioner how to have him evaluated for the condition. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?

A 29-year-old man complains of recurrent severe headaches that usually occur in the early morning. Sometimes he is awakened by the headache "like an alarm clock." The pain comes on quickly, within 5-10 minutes, and it lasts 30 to 60 minutes. He describes the pain as excruciating and stabbing. The pain begins at his left nostril and is followed by severe retro-orbital pain. He experiences tearing and nasal stuffiness on the left side of his face. The patient thinks the headaches started when he was given a promotion at work 3 months ago and his stress levels increased. Which of the following is the best course of treatment?

The mother of an 8-year-old boy brings him to the PMHNP for an assessment of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Which of the following is the PMHNP most likely to utilize?

A 25-year-old married woman explains to the PMHNP that she spends an inordinate amount of time tweezing her eyebrows every evening. She says she has anxiety when she looks in the mirror and sees asymmetry in her eyebrows. She tries to pull every hair that is out of place. This can take more than an hour each evening, and it is becoming problematic because she is still unhappy after tweezing. She only stops when her husband demands it, after telling her how beautiful she is and that the asymmetry is "all in her head." She still feels an urge to tweeze her eyebrows every night in an attempt to "fix" them. What diagnosis is the most appropriate?

A 19-month-old boy has a positive result on the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT-R/F) screen. What does this indicate?

The term "identity crisis" refers to which of Erikson's psychosocial developmental stages?

For a 39-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis who is treatment-naive with mild disease, which of the following would be considered an appropriate first-line therapy?

A 47-year-old man only travels by train despite the necessity of frequently traveling long distances for his job. This causes significant difficulty, since the train trips are much longer than the plane rides and he misses important meetings. He has tried flying on several occasions, only to have a panic attack each time, even when the flight was smooth with no turbulence. Which of the following is the correct diagnosis?

The PMHNP is evaluating a new patient, a 33-year-old woman. She reports feeling "keyed up" most of the time, having constant muscle tension, and excessively worrying about "every little thing." These symptoms have been occurring for about 9 months, and they are causing her significant distress at home and at work. She takes no medications, and her lab work and physical exam are negative for an underlying medical cause for these symptoms. What diagnosis is most likely?

A 6-year-old boy has difficulty making friends and problems with initiating and sustaining back-and-forth conversation. He also has trouble reading social cues and sharing his feelings with others. He has a range of affect that generally seems appropriate to the situation, makes good eye contact, displays appropriate facial gestures, and has normal speech intonation. He demonstrates an interest in space ships that seems abnormally excessive in intensity and focus. He engages in little imaginative play. Which of the following diagnostic requirements for autism spectrum disorder are NOT met in this case?

During a psychiatric evaluation, the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner conducts a psychiatric review of systems (ROS) in which she reviews common psychiatric symptoms that may not have been elicited in the history of present illness (HPI). Which of the following questions is most likely designed to elicit a response for the symptom "trauma"?