A teacher is concerned that a 7-year-old girl does not talk in class. She only talks when she is alone or with specific close friends. This scenario is most consistent with which psychiatric condition?

The PMHNP has just diagnosed a patient with excoriation disorder. To fulfill diagnostic criteria for excoriation disorder, the skin-picking must be severe enough to result in which of the following?

A 26-year-old woman in her 37th week of pregnancy tested positive for Group B Strep. To prevent passing the infection to her newborn, how will she be treated?

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 19-year-old man scores 10 on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. What does this score indicate?

The mother of a 9-year-old boy explains to the PMHNP that he has a 6-month history of excessive eye blinking and grunting, and he recently began persistently clearing his throat. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Regarding complementary and alternative treatments, which of the following is considered a mind-body intervention?

A PMHNP uses the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) to aid in the diagnosis of an 8-year-old boy. She asks the parents to leave the room while she conducts the exam. The parents are hesitant to leave their child and want to know why it is important to leave him alone during the exam. What is the PMHNP's most appropriate response?

A 56-year-old man presents to the PMHNP, stating he was sent by his wife. He explains he used to own a video rental store, and as a result, he has a large collection of VHS tapes. He continues to collect these "antiques" and does not see any problem with this because they are valuable. He admits he never watches them, because he can never decide which one to watch, and he doesn't have a lot of time. He has started running out of space to keep the tapes, and he admits many of them are probably ruined because they have been housed outside in a hot storage unit. Which diagnosis is most appropriate?

The PMHNP administers the Hoarding Rating Scale to a 58-year-old woman, and her score is 15. What does this score indicate?

A 27-year-old married woman reports to the PMHNP that she is experiencing significant distress in her marriage because she "hates" going to social events, and her husband's job requires attending regular social gatherings. She avoids these activities because she is "terrified" she will do or say something embarrassing, and she has started pretending she has headaches to get out of going to them. Her husband doesn't understand why she doesn't want to go to these parties, which are typically small gatherings of less than 15 people. She admits that when she does go, they end up being "no big deal." The PMHNP will diagnose this woman with which of the following?