Ancc Pmhnp Board Exam Questions And Correct Answers

ANCC PMHNP BOARD EXAM Questions and Correct AnswersMOOD D/O:MDD CRITERIA A - correct answers :A. Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-weekperiod and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptomsis either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.Note: Do not include symptoms that are clearly attributable to another medical condition.1. Depressed mood daily2. Loss of pleasure of joy in activities/inerests3. Significant weight loss/gain4. insomnia/hypersomnia5. fatigue or loss of energy daily6. psychomotor retardationagitation7. feelings of worthlessness or guilt8. diminished ability to think/concentrate, indecisiveness9. recurrent thoughts of death, SI, or SI attemptMOOD D/O: MDD CRITERIA B-E - correct answers :B. The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational,or other important areas of functioning.C. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or to anothermedical condition.D. The occurrence of the major depressive episode is not better explained by schizoaffectivedisorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, orother specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.E. There has never been a manic episode or a hypomanic episode.Note: This exclusion does not apply if all of the manic-like or hypomanic-like episodesare substance-induced or are