anxiety

Question 1

“Stranger​ ​anxiety”​ ​typically​ ​appears​ ​in​ ​children​ ​at​ ​(CHOOSE​ ​ONE)
A. 1 year
B. 3 weeks
C. 2 years
D. 6 months
E. 2 months

Answer 1

D. 6 months

Question 2

Suicide​ ​may​ ​be​ ​characterised​ ​by​ ​which​ ​ONE​ ​of​ ​the​ ​following​ ​statements?

A. It is a higher risk in girls than boys for children under the age of 12
B. Attempts tend to be more serious in girls than in boys before puberty
C. Attempts tend to be more lethal in girls than in boys during adolescence
D. Attempts are more common in adolescent girls than in adolescent boys
E. It is more often committed by adolescent girls than by adolescent boys

Answer 2

D. Attempts are more common in adolescent girls than in adolescent boys

Question 3

A 55-year-old married professor without a previous psychiatric history is early in her
menopause. In addition to experiencing “hot flashes” and some irritability, she complains of
episodes of dizzy spells and memory lapses, which she had experienced on several occasions
earlier in life. She denies depressive symptoms either now or in the past. In particular, she
should​ ​be​ ​evaluated​ ​for​ ​possible​ ​(CHOOSE​ ​ONE)
A. temporal lobe epilepsy
B. schizophrenia
C. dysthymia
D. panic disorder
E. major depression

Answer 3

D. panic disorder

Question 4

A 23-year-old woman was seen in the emergency room stating that “out-of-the-blue” she was
seized by intense fear associated with shortness of breath, a pounding heart, shaking,
dizziness, a choking sensation, fear that she was dying or going crazy, and a desire to run
away. The attack lasted about 20 min. This was the third occurrence of these symptoms in the
past​ ​3​ ​weeks.
The​ ​most​ ​likely​ ​diagnosis​ ​is​ ​(Choose​ ​ONE)
A. major depression
B. generalized anxiety disorder
C. panic attack
D. acute psychotic episode
E. hypochondriasis

Answer 4

C. panic attack

Question 5

A 23-year-old woman was seen in the emergency room stating that “out-of-the-blue” she was
seized by intense fear associated with shortness of breath, a pounding heart, shaking,
dizziness, a choking sensation, fear that she was dying or going crazy, and a desire to run
away. The attack lasted about 20 min. This was the third occurrence of these symptoms in the
past​ ​3​ ​weeks.
All the following drugs are commonly employed in the pharmacological management of this
patient’s​ ​condition​ ​EXCEPT:​ ​(CHOOSE​ ​ONE)
A. alprazolam
B. mono amine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI.
C. imipramine
D. fluoxetine
E. Phenobarbital

Answer 5

E. Phenobarbital

(Phenobarbital is a barbiturate primarily used for seizure disorders and is not typically used in the treatment of panic disorder or anxiety disorders. The other options are commonly employed in the pharmacological management of panic disorder)