MCQS Flashcards

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Forced grasping is associated with

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Frontal lobe testing

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T or F 5HIAA is decreased in CSF in self harm

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TRUE

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T OR F - a reduction in the number of serotonin receptors is associated with an increase risk of suicide

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False

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T OR F suicide is introduced later rather than earlier in alcohol dependency

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True

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5
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T OR F platelet alpha 2 adrenergic receptor binding is decrease in depression

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TRUE

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T OR F residual symptoms are common between episodes of bipolar affective disorder

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FALSE

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T OR F - selective serotonin reuptake are less sedating than TCA

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TRUE

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T OR F people with huntingotons have increase risk of schizophrenic symptoms

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TRUE

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9
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T OR F couvard peaks in 6th month of pregnancy

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FALSE

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10
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Munchausen syndrome is more common in males than females

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True

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T OR F 5HT abnormalities persisten even after weight restriction

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ture

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T OR F gastric emptying tends to be a increased in Anorexia nervosa

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FALSE

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T OR F excessive sensitiveness to setbacks and rebuffs - is or is not a part of Schizois personality

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FALSE

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T OR F obstetric complications are a RF for postpartum depression

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fALSE

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T OR F affective psychoses occurs in 70% of cases of postpartum psychosis

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TRUE

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16
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sleep apnea occurs or doesn’t occur in hypersomnia

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DOES NOT OCCUR

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17
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nightmares typically occur in first third of sleep ? T OR F

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false - they normally occur in 2nd half of sleep

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T OR F lithium carbonate is lithium in form of a liquid

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FALSE

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19
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T OR F a blood lithium level should be taken 12 hours after last dose

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TRUE

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20
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seizures in DT are usually what type

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tonic clonic

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T or F sustou is the believe that one is possessed by a spirt

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FALSE - sustou is the belief that the soul has left the body

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T or F good prognosis post stroke is associated with post traumatic amnesia of less than two weeks

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FALSE

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23
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T or F depression peaks 3-6 months post stoke

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TURE

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24
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vascular dementia is associated with insidious onset and slow duration

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FALSE

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most men who abuse boys define themselves as ..
heterosexuals
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IQ of 75
normal
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hunter or hurlers syndrome - which one is X linked
HURLER SYNDORME
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wilsons disease is on which chromosome
13
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triple repeat in fragil X
CGG
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triple repeat in myotonic dystrophy
CTG
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parkenisons disease is a mutation on which chromosome
4
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Presenlin 1 is found on which chromosome
14
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what drug causes urinary retention side effects
M1 antagonist - ATROPINE - blocks Ach
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what drug causes antipsychotic effects
D2 antagonist - amisulpride , clomiprimine
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what drug cases hyperprolactinemia
D2 antagonist - amisulpride , clomiprimine
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weight gain
H1 antagonist
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T of F the mentals state exam is conducted seperaely from psychiatric history
FALSE
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T of F if a patient smell of alcohol from his breath. information would be recorded in the mental state examination
TRUE
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T of F n autonomic obedience - interviweers hand is repeatedly grades and shaken despite request not to do so
FALSE - autonomic obedience -> patient does anything that is not asked to do and does it excessively ex: raise do not raise one hand above head - the patient raises both hands Forced grasping - shake hand despite asked to do so
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T of F alexitymia ass. w/ anorexia nervosa
FALSE
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Irritability ass. w/ mania T of F
TRUE
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clanging ass. w/ last sylabble
Mania
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clanging ass.. w/ initial sylable
schizophrenia
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coprolalia
obscene verbilization - as. w/ Toureette
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i do not know what i am going to do about tony, thats the neighbours dog barking again outside . did you realize that there are three weeks left until june. there is a sale in city centre i cannot miss
Flight of ideas | you can see one train of thought is NOT completed before they start the next
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my private thoughts are diffusing out of my mind and are accessible to others
thought broadcasting
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the next ay when id be going out you know, i took control, like uh, i put bleach in my hair in calafornia
loose of associations | ideas shift from one idea to another in which ideas are unrelated or minimally related to the first
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i heard the bell ring, well hell, then i fell
clanging - its of the last syllable therefore mania
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extracampine hallucination
hallucination of an external object beyon the normal range of perception of sensory organ ex: hearing a voice in china when one is in ireland
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functional hallucination
NORMAL stimulus in One modality and another in same modality
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reflec hallucination
NORMAL stimulus in One modality and another in different modality
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elementary hallucination
simple SENSOR Y hallucination - leaves rustling
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lilliputain hallucination
seeing little people or animals
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i hear footsteps even though my husband tells ,e there is nobody else in the house
elementary hallucination
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false perception in the presence of an external stimuli
illusion
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sleep disturbance in somatic depressions refers to what
late insomnia rather than initial insomnia
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is BPA b/w episodes incomplete or complete
COMPlete resolution of symptom
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what percentage of ppl with depression will have a repeat episode
70-80%
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what is the monoamine hypothesis for mania
Increase level of monoamines in CSF
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how long should antidepressants be used
for the first episode of depression - 6-9 months Recurrent episodes - 2 years Educate on withdrawal effects if they come off their drug
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what is the precentage of ppl responsive to the antidepressant
55-70%
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saftest TCA in overdose
Lofepraamine
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most potent 5HT blocker of TCA
chlomipramine
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withdrawal symptoms of SSRI
more common in the short acting SSRI paroxetine > fluvoxamine >sertraline least common in Citalopram
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treatment of hypeertensive crisis due to MAOi
Alpha blokage with chlorpromazine phentolamine
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what SSRI has the strongest protein binding site
Fluoxetine
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T OR F the half life for both fluvoxamine and sertraline are shorter in males than females
True
68
MOA Bupropion
NA and dopaminergic reuptake inhibitor
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MOA trazadone
serotionin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor
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what Antidepressant cases a rash
Mianserin
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catatonic schizophrenia is more common where
Developed countries
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what is least likely to be a Ddx for schizophrenia
Environment overstimulization
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A of Bleuler
Ambivulance Autism - preocupation with internal stimuli inappopiate affect loosening of association
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young age onset of schizophrenia - better or worse outcome
Better
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% if siblings affected with schizophrenia
10%
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how to treat rhambdomyolysis in NMS with AP
alkalization of the urine to preent renal failure - use IV sodium bicarb
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What group of AP is Clozapine in
Dibenzodiazepine
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T or F clozapine increase HPL
FALSE
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T or F noraclozapine has a longer half life as clozapine
TRUE
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lease likely side effect of clozapine
worsening side effect of OCD
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biochemical distrubance in suicide
decrease 5HIAA Decrease serum cholesterol Increase 5 HT2 receptor
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self cutting is more common in
Males
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least likely cause of benzo withdrawal
audiotry hallucination
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depencency is increased and decreased in what benzo
It is decreased in the long acting - DIAZEPAM Increased in short acting - LORAZEPAM , ALPRAZOLA
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T or F there is an association of SSRI discontinuation and anxiety
TURE
86
what SES ass. w/ PSTD
SES groups IV V
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involuntary or voluntary in somatosation disorder
invovluntary symptoms
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techniques of psychoanalytical psychotherapy
``` free association examination of papa praxes (slips of tongue) Exam dream Analyse resistence Exploring transference Exploring countertransference ```
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memories and attention become unnaturally disconnected
dissociation
90
goal of therapy to be more awake of their responses , in here and now and taking into account their mind body and soul
Gestalt pyschotherapy
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prosopagnosia (inability to recognize familiar faces or people ) what area of brain damaged
occiptiotemporal
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apraxia - what are of brain damages
precentral gyrus
93
rivastigmine affects
butytylvholinesterase
94
parital lobe invovlment results in brain injury
worse prognosis
95
T or F in normal brain as we age lipofuscin decrease
FALSE IT INCREASe
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what happens to th gastric PH as we age
INCREASE
97
what happens with caruloplasmin in wilson
DECREASE
98
men or women is more common to have wilsons
WOMEN - in the 1st decade (w/ liver disease ) of life or 3rd decade (neuropsychiatric disease)
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what does wilson disease present as
1st decade - with liver disease 3rd neuropsychiatric illness during the third decade
100
t or F - atypical antipsychotics have been associated with increase mortality in agitated patients with dementia
TRUE
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t or F tricyclic antidepressants are usually not efficacious in neuropsychiatric presentations
False - they are efficacious depending on patients tolerance
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t or F is onset rapid in non epileptic seziures
FALSE
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patients are more likely to close their eyes in non epileptic or epileptic seizures
non epileptic
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mutation of parkinson
mutation on chromosome 4 for Park 1 (alpha synculein gene) ass. w/ autosomal dominant for Parkinsons disease with early onset
105
amnestic syndrome
characterized by a abscess of a deficit of a defect in immediate recall
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what happens to the number of GABAa receipts in heavy drinkers
they decrease
107
what percentage of wernicke encephalopathy progress to korsakoff
70%
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what is the active ingredient in kant
cathinone
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what is not a physically dependent drug
cocaine ``` physically dependent drug: - gama hydroxybutyrate Diazepam Amphentamines heroin ```
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withdrawal from methadone is faster than that from heroin T OR FALSE
FALSE
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what NT is ass. w/ impulsive type and aggressions
decrease serotonin in CSF
112
the ability to plan ahead may be minimal - t or F for dependent personality disorder
FALSe
113
32 year old has a 10 year history believing he is being followed by a member in the group. he keeps his currents closed and goes to clinic in disguise what does he have
persistent delusional disorder
114
6 month history of derogatory and distressing auditory hallucination (he needs to die he is evil. he believes the waves from the microwaves have been put into his head
paranoid scizophrenia
115
5 year history of decline in social and occupational function. all negative symptoms
simple schizophrenia
116
residual scizophrenia
positive --> negative symptoms
117
wearing crazy things and speech is irrelevant with flatten affect. emotional response is inappropriate - unusual behaviour
herbephrenic schizophrenia
118
10 year old boy , mom gave birth to baby, the 10 year old boy fakes stomach ache - relieved if he gets to spend day at home
school phobia
119
timing for acute stress reaction
w/i first few minutes, gone in 3 days
120
T or F earlymennarche is a risk factor anorexia nervosa
YES true