Ten days after attempting suicide using an antidepressant medication, a 23-year-old woman receives a prescription for venlafaxine. She becomes tachycardic, diaphoretic, and develops myoclonic jerks. Which of the following medications did she take to attempt suicide?

A 44-year-old woman presents to the psychiatric nurse practitioner at the urging of, and accompanied by, her older sister. The patient identifies her sister as her “best friend.” Her chief complaint, according to the sister, is “lifelong social anxiety.” The client has a constricted affect and speaks in mostly one- or two-word answers. Her clothes are mismatched and are too large for her. The sister says, “All she wants to do is sit at home and watch Ancient Aliens.” The PMHNP asks the woman if she has ever seen a UFO, and she suspiciously says “Yes, but my sister doesn't believe me. I have had ESP ever since I saw the UFO when I was 6 years old.” Of the following, which most closely represents this clinical scenario?

In which phase of group therapy does open and spontaneous communication occur?

A genetics report for a patient with bipolar disorder shows lamotrigine (Lamictal) should be an effective treatment for them. The PMHNP will slowly titrate the dose of lamotrigine for which of the following reasons?

Which concept refers to the tendency of a family to remain stable even in the midst of change?

The PMHNP is discussing a 33-year-old male client's alcohol use disorder and his reasons for possibly wanting to change. Which of the following statements by the PMHNP would be considered summarizing?

A 33-year-old woman has been treated for major depression for 2 years with escitalopram (Lexapro) 20 mg. She presents to your office with flu-like symptoms, dizziness, nausea, and "brain zaps." She reports she ran out of her medication and forgot to get it refilled. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 22-year-old woman is seeing the PMHNP for the second time this week. At her last visit, she told the nurse practitioner she was the "best therapist in the whole world!" This week, however, the client says the PMHNP is "seriously the most horrible therapist in the universe." The patient talks in extremes and seems to see the world in black and white. Which modality helps clients understand that two opposing ideas can both be true?

A 40-year-old man has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for seasonal depression for the past 3 months, as prescribed by his psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. He believes his symptoms are well controlled. The patient's primary care provider recently prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor) for hypercholesterolemia. Today, he complains of muscle and joint pain. The PMHNP suspects possible rhabdomyolysis.
Which answer choice describes the reason for this?

Which form of psychotherapy is time-limited and focuses on a person's depressive symptoms as they relate to social and personal interactions?

During a psychiatric evaluation, the PMHNP 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 system "personality"?