MOC Exam#5 Flashcards
What is the Dissociative Experience Scale?
- 28-item self-assessment questionnaire to measure dissociative symptoms
- higher scores indicate higher likelihood of dissociative symptoms
- dissociative symptoms tend to decrease with age
Peak ages of onset of schizophrenia
- 15y-25y in men
- 25y-35y in women
Most frequent cerebrovascular events associated with cocaine use.
- vasoconstriction
- non-hemorrhagic cerebral infarction
Important findings of the COMBINE study
- Naltrexone superior to acamprosate for abstinence after 1 year
- Acamprosate was similar to placebo
What are the clinical features (stigmata) of Downs Syndrome?
- shortened palpebral fissures
- macroglossia
- iris white spots (Brushfield spots)
- deep palmar transverse creases
Other organ findings in Downs Synfrome.
- congenital hypothyroidism
- GI atresias
- cardiac atrial/ventricular septal defects
How can DISULFIRAM cause psychosis?
-Disulfiram inhibits dopamine beta hydroxylase, leading to increased brain dopamine
Is marijuana considered a gateway to other drug use?
-Yes, marijuana continues to be considered as a gateway drug to drugs with higher rates of dependence and dysfunction
The most commonly used illicit drug among high school students is ____________.
Marijuana
Polysomnographic findings associated with depression and narcolepsy
- decreased REM latency
- frequent arousals
- periods of wakefulness
Name the synucleinopathies.
- Lewy body disease
- Parkinson ‘s disease
- REM sleep behavior disorder
Name the disorders associated with the following cellular deposits:
- tau
- Beta-Amyloid
- SOD-1 protein (superoxide dismutase)
- fronto-temporal neurocognitive disorder
- Alzheimers Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Mechanisms of action of amphetamines:
- release of dopamine (primary)
- reducing dopamine reuptake
- increasing release of norepinephrine and of reducing its reuptake
First and second most common identifiable causes of autism spectrum disorder.
- Fragile X syndrome
- Tuberous sclerosis
Diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
- marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, of at least 6 months’ duration
- manifest in adults by at least two of the following: a marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and primary and/or secondary sex characteristics, a strong desire to be rid of one’s primary and/or secondary sex characteristics, a strong desire for the primary and or secondary sex characteristics of the other gender, a strong desire to be of the other gender, a strong desire to be treated as the other gender, or a strong conviction that one has the typical feelings and reactions of the other gender
