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Mark is an 8 year-old who presents to the PMHNP for evaluation of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. His mother completed the Vanderbilt ADHD rating scale and brought in the Vanderbilt teacher rating scale. Both your clinical interview and the rating scales indicate Mark has ADHD. What assessment indicator(s) need to be completed prior to starting a stimulant medication?

Dr. Pepper is the chair of an institutional review board at a local university. She recently received a research proposal from Dr. Portree. Dr. Portree wants to conduct a study in which she tells graduating seniors that they have failed all of their classes and will not be graduating college to see how college students cope with stress. She wants to randomly choose enrolled students at the university to send her “failing notices” and she points out that she cannot have them sign a consent form because if they know that they are in a research study they might not believe that they are failing and it will ruin the results of her study. Should Dr. Pepper allow Dr. Portree to conduct her study with the university students?

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A 10-year-old boy is brought to the office by his parents due to behavioral problems at school and home. His parents report that they have received multiple phone calls from his teachers, complaining that he does not follow instructions, forgets to submit assignments on time, makes careless mistakes in class tests, and frequently talks back. At home, he is easily distracted while studying and misplaces his books and assignments. His mother is concerned that he does not follow simple directions or household routines. The patient has no other medical history, and his developmental milestones are normal. His physical examination is unremarkable. Which of the following medications is most appropriate for this patient?

What childhood depressive disorder occurs after age 6 but before age 18 presenting with chronic dysregulated mood, outbursts and irritability?

What childhood diagnosis can stem from differences in temperament, parental models of emotional extremes, trauma and unresolved conflict.

Which of the following muscle extends the thumb at the IP joint 

According Erikson’s personality theory, the stage of older or late adulthood is characterized by what personality crisis? 

You are seeing a baby for early intervention services and their neck is positioned as below and it is difficult to manueve and change this neck position. The mother also reports that the baby’s head seems to always be in this position. You know that this a typical position for babies with torticollis which is due to _____________________________.      

Consider the following set of sample data and calculate the standard deviation. {20, 19, 22, 16, 18, 17, 9, 11, 7, 6} Make sure to type in your answer rounded to 2 decimal places. So if you thought the answer was 65.4321 then you would type in 65.43