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On the Geriatric Depression Scale, what score is needed to indicate depression?

________ is a state of being conscious of what is going on, whereas ________ is a physiological state of being engaged with the environment.  

What neurological soft signs can be seen during the MSE in an adult with schizophrenia?

Consider the multifactorial etiology for schizophrenia. Alterations in chemical signal transmission are thought to be responsible for symptoms in schizophrenia. Select the best answer below identifying  which brain chemicals are involved in this process:

Tommy is having a hard time in his classes.  He is sure that he is failing math and he isn’t sure how he will turn in his English term paper on time and it is worth half his grade.  Instead of working on his paper, Tommy has decided to go out to a party with his friends tonight.  How would you classify Tommy’s behavior?

Problems in what area of the brain can lead to hallucinations?

 A retail company wants to assess whether a new inventory management system has improved order fulfillment times. They collect data on order processing times before and after implementing the system. The dataset consists of the following paired observations (in minutes): Order Before (Minutes) After (Minutes) 1 58 38 2 50 49 3 44 45 4 79 47 5 45 55   Perform a non-parametric test to determine whether there is a significant difference in order fulfillment times after implementing the new system. Use JMP to find the p-value. Round your answer to the third value after the decimal.

Which of the following best describes the Dopamine impact in treating the positive symptoms of schizophrenia:

 A retail company wants to assess whether a new inventory management system has improved order fulfillment times. They collect data on order processing times before and after implementing the system. The dataset consists of the following paired observations (in minutes): Order Before (Minutes) After (Minutes) 1 36 38 2 44 49 3 41 45 4 22 47   Perform a non-parametric test to determine whether there is a significant difference in order fulfillment times after implementing the new system. Use JMP to find the p-value. Round your answer to the third value after the decimal.

A 5 year-old female presents to the clinic for parental concerns that she is not talking much, doesn’t seem to understand what they say, can be irritable, seems preoccupied with playing with parts of toys not playing typically with them. What should the PMHNP consider in the differential diagnosis for this child?