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Diagnosis & Psychopathology Flashcards

1
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Which personality disorder has the highest genetic influence?

A

Antisocial

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2
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What is the most prominent risk factor for childhood depression?

A

A parent with a depressive disorder

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3
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What is the most common second-line medication for ADHD?

A

Antidepressants

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4
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T/F: Risk for major depression is essentially the same whether an individual has one or two parents with depression.

A

True

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5
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What are 3 common vegetative symptoms associated with depression?

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Sleep difficulties, appetite changes, psychomotor retardation

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6
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Which areas of the brain are most likely to be affected by FAS?

A

Basal ganglia, hippocampus, frontal lobes

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7
Q

Buprenorphine is used for what?

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Opioid addiction

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8
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T/F: A patient will score low on the Rancho Los Amigos Scale globe when admitted to a rehabilitation setting and score will increase as they improve.

A

True

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9
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Prevalence rate for ASD in epidemiological studies since 2000 indicate a convergence rate of…

A

60/10,000

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10
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What is the best treatment for Factitious Disorder?

A

Supportive psychotherapy in an outpatient setting

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11
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ADHD has been linked to abnormalities in what brain structures?

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Frontal lobe, striatum, cerebellum

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12
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Is nicotine replacement itself effective for long-term abstinence?

A

No

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13
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Nicotine replacement therapy + behavioral interventions are more helpful in terms of short-term or long-term abstinence?

A

Long-term

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14
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Korsakoff’s Syndrome results in severe anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia for events that occurred when?

A

In the recent past

Ex. Remembering someone met a week ago

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15
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What percentage of children with ADHD continue to exhibit symptoms into adulthood?

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30-70%

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16
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Dissociative amnesia usually results in memory loss for information acquired when?

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After the emotional trauma (event that caused the symptoms)

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17
Q

Reactive Attachment Disorder involves what?

A

Emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers.

18
Q

Idiopathic

A

Of unknown cause

19
Q

Stage 1 of Alzheimer’s involves what?

A

Short-term memory loss

20
Q

Stage 2 of Alzheimer’s involves what?

A

Inability to perform complex tasks

21
Q

Incidence rate of OCD in males vs. females in adolescence and adulthood

A

Higher rates among boys

About equal rates among adult males and females

22
Q

Caution is necessary when considering Ritalin for a hyperactive child who has a family history of what?

A

Tourette’s

23
Q

What type of hallucinations are most common among Schizophrenics?

A

Auditory

24
Q

Circumstantiality (speech)

A

A pattern of speech that is delayed in reaching the point

25
Q

Clonidine side effects

A

Dry mouth, headache, hypotension

26
Q

Depression is accompanied by what type of memory deficit?

A

Recall memory

27
Q

According to Theodore Millon, people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder rely primarily on which defense mechanisms?

A

Repression, rationalization, projection

28
Q

What area of the brain appears to be overactive in people diagnosed with OCD?

A

Caudate nucleus

29
Q

% of children diagnosed with ADHD who will exhibit symptoms through life

A

30-70%

30
Q

Hypokalemia

A

Low levels of serum potassium from purging

May ultimately lead to kidney failure or cardiac arrest

31
Q

To diagnose someone under 18 with a personality disorder, features must be present for how long?

A

1 year

32
Q

Factors associated with successful smoking cessation

A

Male
35+
Married or living with partner (support)
Started smoking at a later age

33
Q

Tourette’s criteria

  • sxs
  • duration
  • age of onset
A

At least one vocal, multiple motor tics

Sxs have persisted for more than 1 yr

Onset before 18

34
Q

Rehm’s Self-Control Model (depression)

A

Depression = issues with self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement

35
Q

When a parent had childhood-onset ADHD, risk for diagnosis in own child is?

A

57%

36
Q

How many symptoms are needed (in either category or combined) for an adult to receive an ADHD diagnosis?

A

5

37
Q

How many symptoms (in either category or combined) are needed for someone under 17 to receive an ADHD diagnosis?

A

6

38
Q

Functional amnesia is characterized by?

A

Amnesia for autobiographical info

39
Q

12-month prevalence rate for Bipolar 1 in US

A

0.6%

40
Q

What % of women experience postpartum depression?

A

10-15%

41
Q

When is suicide risk the highest for someone with Bipolar Disorder?

A

When depressive symptoms have begun to lift

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