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1
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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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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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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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21
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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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25
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most men who abuse boys define themselves as ..

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heterosexuals

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26
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IQ of 75

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normal

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27
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hunter or hurlers syndrome - which one is X linked

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HURLER SYNDORME

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28
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wilsons disease is on which chromosome

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13

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29
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triple repeat in fragil X

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CGG

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30
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triple repeat in myotonic dystrophy

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CTG

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31
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parkenisons disease is a mutation on which chromosome

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4

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32
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Presenlin 1 is found on which chromosome

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14

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33
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what drug causes urinary retention side effects

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M1 antagonist - ATROPINE - blocks Ach

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34
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what drug causes antipsychotic effects

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D2 antagonist - amisulpride , clomiprimine

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35
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what drug cases hyperprolactinemia

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D2 antagonist - amisulpride , clomiprimine

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36
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weight gain

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H1 antagonist

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37
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T of F the mentals state exam is conducted seperaely from psychiatric history

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FALSE

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38
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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

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TRUE

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39
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T of F n autonomic obedience - interviweers hand is repeatedly grades and shaken despite request not to do so

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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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40
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T of F alexitymia ass. w/ anorexia nervosa

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FALSE

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41
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Irritability ass. w/ mania T of F

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TRUE

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42
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clanging ass. w/ last sylabble

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Mania

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43
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clanging ass.. w/ initial sylable

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schizophrenia

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44
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coprolalia

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obscene verbilization - as. w/ Toureette

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45
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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

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Flight of ideas

you can see one train of thought is NOT completed before they start the next

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46
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my private thoughts are diffusing out of my mind and are accessible to others

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thought broadcasting

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47
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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

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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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48
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i heard the bell ring, well hell, then i fell

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clanging - its of the last syllable therefore mania

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49
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extracampine hallucination

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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

50
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functional hallucination

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NORMAL stimulus in One modality and another in same modality

51
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reflec hallucination

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NORMAL stimulus in One modality and another in different modality

52
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elementary hallucination

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simple SENSOR Y hallucination - leaves rustling

53
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lilliputain hallucination

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seeing little people or animals

54
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i hear footsteps even though my husband tells ,e there is nobody else in the house

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elementary hallucination

55
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false perception in the presence of an external stimuli

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illusion

56
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sleep disturbance in somatic depressions refers to what

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late insomnia rather than initial insomnia

57
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is BPA b/w episodes incomplete or complete

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COMPlete resolution of symptom

58
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what percentage of ppl with depression will have a repeat episode

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70-80%

59
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what is the monoamine hypothesis for mania

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Increase level of monoamines in CSF

60
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how long should antidepressants be used

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for the first episode of depression - 6-9 months

Recurrent episodes - 2 years

Educate on withdrawal effects if they come off their drug

61
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what is the precentage of ppl responsive to the antidepressant

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55-70%

62
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saftest TCA in overdose

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Lofepraamine

63
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most potent 5HT blocker of TCA

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chlomipramine

64
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withdrawal symptoms of SSRI

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more common in the short acting SSRI
paroxetine > fluvoxamine >sertraline

least common in Citalopram

65
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treatment of hypeertensive crisis due to MAOi

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Alpha blokage with
chlorpromazine
phentolamine

66
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what SSRI has the strongest protein binding site

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Fluoxetine

67
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T OR F the half life for both fluvoxamine and sertraline are shorter in males than females

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True

68
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MOA Bupropion

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NA and dopaminergic reuptake inhibitor

69
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MOA trazadone

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serotionin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor

70
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what Antidepressant cases a rash

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Mianserin

71
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catatonic schizophrenia is more common where

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Developed countries

72
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what is least likely to be a Ddx for schizophrenia

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Environment overstimulization

73
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A of Bleuler

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Ambivulance
Autism - preocupation with internal stimuli
inappopiate affect
loosening of association

74
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young age onset of schizophrenia - better or worse outcome

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Better

75
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% if siblings affected with schizophrenia

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10%

76
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how to treat rhambdomyolysis in NMS with AP

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alkalization of the urine to preent renal failure - use IV sodium bicarb

77
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What group of AP is Clozapine in

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Dibenzodiazepine

78
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T or F clozapine increase HPL

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FALSE

79
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T or F noraclozapine has a longer half life as clozapine

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TRUE

80
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lease likely side effect of clozapine

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worsening side effect of OCD

81
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biochemical distrubance in suicide

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decrease 5HIAA
Decrease serum cholesterol

Increase 5 HT2 receptor

82
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self cutting is more common in

A

Males

83
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least likely cause of benzo withdrawal

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audiotry hallucination

84
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depencency is increased and decreased in what benzo

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It is decreased in the long acting - DIAZEPAM

Increased in short acting
- LORAZEPAM , ALPRAZOLA

85
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T or F there is an association of SSRI discontinuation and anxiety

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TURE

86
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what SES ass. w/ PSTD

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SES groups IV V

87
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involuntary or voluntary in somatosation disorder

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invovluntary symptoms

88
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techniques of psychoanalytical psychotherapy

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free association 
examination of papa praxes (slips of tongue) 
Exam dream 
Analyse resistence 
Exploring transference 
Exploring countertransference
89
Q

memories and attention become unnaturally disconnected

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dissociation

90
Q

goal of therapy to be more awake of their responses , in here and now and taking into account their mind body and soul

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Gestalt pyschotherapy

91
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prosopagnosia (inability to recognize familiar faces or people ) what area of brain damaged

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occiptiotemporal

92
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apraxia - what are of brain damages

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precentral gyrus

93
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rivastigmine affects

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butytylvholinesterase

94
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parital lobe invovlment results in brain injury

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worse prognosis

95
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T or F in normal brain as we age lipofuscin decrease

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FALSE IT INCREASe

96
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what happens to th gastric PH as we age

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INCREASE

97
Q

what happens with caruloplasmin in wilson

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DECREASE

98
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men or women is more common to have wilsons

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WOMEN - in the 1st decade (w/ liver disease ) of life or 3rd decade (neuropsychiatric disease)

99
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what does wilson disease present as

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1st decade - with liver disease

3rd neuropsychiatric illness during the third decade

100
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t or F - atypical antipsychotics have been associated with increase mortality in agitated patients with dementia

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TRUE

101
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t or F tricyclic antidepressants are usually not efficacious in neuropsychiatric presentations

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False - they are efficacious depending on patients tolerance

102
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t or F is onset rapid in non epileptic seziures

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FALSE

103
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patients are more likely to close their eyes in non epileptic or epileptic seizures

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non epileptic

104
Q

mutation of parkinson

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mutation on chromosome 4 for Park 1 (alpha synculein gene) ass. w/ autosomal dominant for Parkinsons disease with early onset

105
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amnestic syndrome

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characterized by a abscess of a deficit of a defect in immediate recall

106
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what happens to the number of GABAa receipts in heavy drinkers

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they decrease

107
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what percentage of wernicke encephalopathy progress to korsakoff

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70%

108
Q

what is the active ingredient in kant

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cathinone

109
Q

what is not a physically dependent drug

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cocaine

physically dependent drug: 
- gama hydroxybutyrate 
Diazepam 
Amphentamines 
heroin
110
Q

withdrawal from methadone is faster than that from heroin T OR FALSE

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FALSE

111
Q

what NT is ass. w/ impulsive type and aggressions

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decrease serotonin in CSF

112
Q

the ability to plan ahead may be minimal - t or F for dependent personality disorder

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FALSe

113
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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

A

persistent delusional disorder

114
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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

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paranoid scizophrenia

115
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5 year history of decline in social and occupational function. all negative symptoms

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simple schizophrenia

116
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residual scizophrenia

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positive –> negative symptoms

117
Q

wearing crazy things and speech is irrelevant with flatten affect. emotional response is inappropriate - unusual behaviour

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herbephrenic schizophrenia

118
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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

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school phobia

119
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timing for acute stress reaction

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w/i first few minutes, gone in 3 days

120
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T or F earlymennarche is a risk factor anorexia nervosa

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YES true

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