NR607 WEEK 8: FINAL EXAM (Dec-2025)

A client reports intermittent heart palpitations for several months. Cardiac testing is normal. He has stopped exercising due to fear of a heart attack and frequently seeks reassurance online. Which diagnosis best fits this presentation?

A. Factitious disorder
B. Somatic symptom disorder
C. Illness anxiety disorder ✅
D. Conversion disorder

A client stopped by police can state her name and age but cannot recall where she is or how she arrived there. Which diagnosis best explains this presentation?

A. Dissociative fugue ✅
B. Systematized amnesia
C. Continuous amnesia
D. Selective amnesia

A 66-year-old woman complains of abdominal pain. She states that her neighbor recently died of colon cancer and his first symptom was pain. She has been spending hours on the internet each day looking at symptoms and treatment and believes that she has cancer; however, she refuses to see a primary provider for an examination because she does not want to “go through what my neighbor did.” For which diagnosis does the client meet criteria?

A. factitious disorder
B. illness anxiety disorder ✅
C. somatic symptom disorder
D. conversion disorder

A client continues to have frequent hallucinations despite serial treatment with two different antipsychotic medications over the past six months. Which is the most appropriate treatment strategy?

Answers: A – D

A. add valbenazine
B. confirm that the client has been taking medications as prescribed
C. increase the dose of the current antipsychotic medication ✅
D. add a second antipsychotic medication

A 52-year-old client presents with memory concerns. He states that his father, by whom he was physically abused during his childhood, has recently died. He had not seen his father since he moved out at age 18. He states, “I couldn’t remember any of the stories my sisters shared about our dad at his funeral, even though I grew up in the same house as they did. It’s like he didn’t even exist to me.” For which type of amnesia does the client meet diagnostic criteria?

Answers: A – D

A. localized amnesia
B. systematized amnesia ✅
C. selective amnesia
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