Exam 3 Prep Flashcards
Most drug-related deaths in Canada are due to…
Tobacco
Dysregulation of which neurotransmitter system is implicated in schizophrenia?
Dopamine
Identify 4 things related to positive treatment outcome for addiction
- Premorbid functioning
- Empathetic and engaging therapist
- Receving and staying in treatment
- Commitment to total abstinence
- Receiving comprehensive services
- Contingency management
- Provision and participation in ongoing support services/ groups
- Medication for drug substitution
Which of the following personality disorders puts a person at risk of subsequent schizophrenia?
Paranoid
The highest risk group for anorexia is…
12-20 year old females
For drug addictions roughly how long a period of abstinence is required before never relapsing are less than 50%
2 years
Dementia is AKA
A & B
Which of the following is false?
Gender Identity
Conversion therapy can successfully change gender identity
Which of the following is false?
Bulimia
The majority of bulimics have a history of physical and sexual abuse
What types of medications have the most utility for Alzheimer’s?
ACh inhibitors and Antipsychotics
Which ofthe following disorders is related to perfectionism?
OCD
Identify 2 PERSONALITY disorders more common in males and females
Males: Paranoid, narcissistic, OCD, Schizoid
Females: Histrionic, BPD
4 Most commonly used substances in Canada in order of the most common are?
Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opiates/ opioids
Which of the following is false?
Schizoid
Schizotypal personality is characterized by restricted emotions and social detachment
What is the value in administering standardized psychometric tests in the assessment process??
Able to tell how divergent the person is relative to everyone else. Provides quantitative measure of progress
Which of the following is false concerning Alzheimer’s disease?
All of the above are false
Which is the most common type of delusion in delusional disorder?
Persecution
Levels of SUD in DSM-5
mild, moderate, severe
Which country has the highest per capita use of tobacco?
Russia
Which of the following is true about mainstreaming intellectually disabled children into regular classrooms?
It tends to achieve same results as dedicated special ed classrooms for intellectually disabled children
Same results
An OD of which drug mimics symptoms of schizophrenia?
Amphetamines
Onset of schizophrenia is typically in the
late teens and 20s
Explain why being overweight is the female ideal in most developping countries but being normal weight is the female ideal in most Western countries
Historically obesity indicated fertility and access to resources in times of food scarcity. Now being overweight is easy in Western countries, so opposite is more desirable
Identify and Describe 4 subtypes of schizophrenia
- Brief psychotic disorder (acute form, 1 day- 1 month)
- Schizoprheniform (Acute form, duration 1-6 months)
- Schizoaffective (mania or depression with 2 weeks schizophrenic symtpoms)
- Schizophrenia (chronic form, 6+ months)
Which of the following is false?
Brothers and gender dysphoria
In families with several boys, gender dysphoria tends to be slightly more common in the oldest brother
Which of the following is false?
Causes of gender dysphoria
The primary cause of gender dysphoria in environmental, how parents raise their child
Which country has the highest per capita use of alcohol?
Russia
What is the difference between gender dysphoria and homosexuality?
Homosexuals maintain and are comfortable with their gender identity
Which of the following is a particularly effective treatment for anorexia
None of the above
Anorexia is treatment resistant
Personality disorders are
fairly common
Which of the following is false?
SSRIs with bulimia
SSRIs are first-line treatment for bulimia
What are 2 main birth complications that can cause intellectual impairment?
- Anoxia
- Forceps
Which addiction is more common in women compared to men?
Shopping addiction
Addictions are highest in which age group?
18-30
Antipsychotics for intellectually disables are used to treat
All of the above
Highest prevalence of problem gambling is highest in…
Asia
Identify some of the environmental contributions to the development of schizophrenia
- Prenatal events (flu, stress, malnutrition, hypoxia
- Living in urban envrionment
- Cultural variations
- Social isolation
- Poor family communication and deviant role relationships
- More common in immigrants
- Substance use
Which of the following is not a potential consequence of chronic self-induced vomiting in bulimia?
All of the above are potential consequences of repeated self-induced vomiting
Personality disorders are
Fairly common
Explain the evolutionary and environmental causes of paraphilias
Males less discrimination and more susceptible to associative learning
Which of the following is false?
Anorexia and treatment
The majority of anorexics are cured with treatment
Which of the following is false?
Meth and intellectual disability
Methamphetamine use during pregnancy reliably causes intellectual disability
Tardive dyskinesia involves
Involuntary movements of facial muscles
Which of the following is false?
Prevalence of Bulimia
The prevalence of bulimia is unchanged since the 1920s
Which of the following is not part of the reward pathway of the brain?
Amygdala
Reward Pathway: VTA, prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens
Which of the following is false concerning perosnality disorder?
Schizotypal personality is characterized by restricted emotions and social detachment
Which of the following is false?
Gender dysphoria and adolescence
Most children with gender dysphoria continue to have this as adolescents
Roughly what percentage of Canadians age 15 and older have used methamphetamine in the past year?
<1%
Identify 4 environmental contributions to the development of an addiction
- ACEs
- Youth experimenting
- Lack of education and knowledge
- Cultural norms
- Stress/ Trauma
- Mental health problems
- Maladaptive coping skills
- Frequency of readministration
Which of the following is false?
Conversion therapy
Conversion therapy can successfully change gender identity
Which of the following is not a criterion for DSM-5 SUD
Using on a daily basis
Someone who has hallucinations and delusions for 3 consecutive months would be diagnosed with
Schizophreniform Disorder
Which of the following is not an indication of a better long-term prognosis for schizophrenia?
Male
What are 3 diagnostic criteria for FASD?
- CNS dysfunction
- Growth deficiency
- Facial features
Downs Syndrome is caused by…
Three 21st chromosomes
Suboxone is a treatment for
Opiate and Opioid addiction
Which of the following is false?
Bulimia and Mortality
Bulimia has one of the highest rates of mortality of all mental disorders
Which of the following is false about traumatic brain injury?
Younger age of onset predicts poorer recovery
