Ancc Pmhnp Board Exam Review 2023

MDD incidence {Ans: Approximately 5% of U.S. population in 18+ 15% will die by suicide}Hypothalamus {Ans: A limbic system structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), regulates autonomic nervous system (fight or flight)-helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.}Babinski reflex {Ans: Appears: Newborn Disappears: 12 mo or when walking Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is touched}right hemisphere functions {Ans: -Receives somatic sensory signals from and controls muscles on left side of body. -Musical and artistic awareness -Space and pattern perception -Recognition of faces and emotional content of facial expressions -Generating emotional (negative) content of language -Generating mental images to compare spatial relationships -processes interacting w/ the environment -attention capacity -intuition -Identifying and discriminating among odors}sensorimotor stage (Piaget) {Ans: 0-2 yrs 1. reflexive movements 2.understanding of action and result 3. differentiate self from other objects 4. hold mental image}Equilibration (Piaget) {Ans: search for mental balance between cognitive schemes and information from the environment}