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Question 1

Ego defense in which a person remains at a more childish level in a particular domain.

Answer 1

Fixation, e.g. oral fixation

Question 2

What class of non-stimulant drugs may be used to treat ADHD? Example?

Answer 2

atomoxetine, a non-stimulant SNRI

Question 3

What other psychiatric disorder is associated w/ Tourette’s syndrome?

Answer 3

OCD

Question 4

What is the Tx for Tourette’s?

Answer 4

antipsychotics (haloperidol)

Question 5

Why don’t males usually suffer from Rett’s syndrome?

Answer 5

They die in utero or shortly after birth.

Question 6

What is the inheritance pattern of Rett’s?

Answer 6

X-linked dominant

Question 7

What neurotransmitter changes are seen in Alzheimer’s?

Answer 7

decreased ACh

Question 8

What neurotransmitter changes are seen in Parkinson’s?

Answer 8

increased ACh, increased serotonin, decreased dopamine

Question 9

What neurotransmitter changes are seen in anxiety?

Answer 9

Increased NE, decreased GABA, decreased 5-HT

Question 10

What neurotransmitter changes are seen in depression?

Answer 10

decreased NE, serotonin, and dopamine

Question 11

What neurotransmitter changes are seen in Huntington’s?

Answer 11

decreased GABA and ACh, increased dopamine

Question 12

What neurotransmitter changes are seen in schizophrenia?

Answer 12

increased dopamine

Question 13

order of loss of orientation

Answer 13

1. time, 2. place, 3. person

Question 14

Tell me about Korsakoff’s amnesia. Effects? Etiology? Commonly seen in?

Answer 14

Anterograde amnesia d/t thiamine (B1) deficiency and destruction of mamillary bodies. Seen in alcoholics.