PSYCH: 2nd Shifting Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE: Disorders of mood are often called Affective disorders, since affect is the external display of mood, an emotion that is felt internally.
True
A Physiologic disturbance associated with mood described as persistent craving for unnatural, nonnutritive substances
A. Hyperphagia
B. Bulimia
C. Pica
D. Coprophagia
C. Pica
Disturbances in Conation EXCEPT:
A. Suicidal behavior
B. Hostility
C. Stuttering
D. Automatic Obedience
C. Stuttering
In the General Adaptation Syndrome theory of Stress, which stage corresponds to the “fight-or-flight” response?
A. Alarm phase
B. Resistance phase
C. Exhaustion phase
D. None of the above
A. Alarm phase
The following effects are seen in the Cardiovascular system after exposure to prolonged/ chronic stress EXCEPT
A. Hypertension
B. Mechanical low back pain
C. Elevated cholesterol levels
D. Stroke
B. Mechanical low back pain
A behavioral pattern of drug abuse characterized by overwhelming involvement with the use of a drug, the securing of tis supply, and a high tendency to relapse after discontinuation.
A. Habit
B. Addiction
C. Dependence
D. Tolerance
B. Addiction
The following characterize a manic episode ECXEPT:
A. Elevated, expansive or irritable mood
B. Increased goal-directed activity
C. Decreased need for sleep
D. Psychomotor retardation
D. Psychomotor retardation
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. Pain and nociception are different phenomena.
A. The 1st statement is TRUE; the second statement is FALSE.
B. The 1st statement is FALSE; the second statement is TRUE.
C. Both statements are TRUE.
D. Both statements are FALSE.
C. Both statements are TRUE.
Formal Thought disorders EXCEPT:
A. Thought blocking
B. Clang associations
C. Depersonalization
D. Perseveration
C. Depersonalization
Biological Therapies for Schizophrenia EXCEPT:
A. EEG
B. ECT
C. SSRIs
D. Psychosurgery
A. EEG
An example of Neurodevelopmental Disorder
A. ODD
B. Encopresis
C. ADHD
D. Gender dysphoria
C. ADHD
The following are examples of non-verbal or brief responses during Psychiatric interview EXCEPT:
A. Head nodding
B. “I see”
C. Leaning toward a patient
D. “That must have been very difficult for you”
D. “That must have been very difficult for you”
A theory that proposes that pain is a multidimensional experience produced by characteristic “neurosignature” patterns of nerve impulses generated by a widely distributed neural network in the brain.
A. Gate Control Theory of Pain
B. Biopsychosocial Model of Pain
C. Dualistic Theory of Pain
D. Neuromatrix Theory of Pain
D. Neuromatrix Theory of Pain
Which part of the Psychiatric interview reviews the stages of the patient’s life (i.e. determine the context of psychiatric symptoms & illnesses; identify major factors in the evolution of the disorder)?
A. Past Psychiatric History
B. Past Medical History
C. Developmental and Social History
D. Review of Systems
C. Developmental and Social History
What neuroanatomic structure is known to contribute to emotional processing and send distress signals during episodes of Stress?
A. Hypothalamus
B. Pituitary gland
C. Amygdala
D. Adrenal glands
C. Amygdala
