Psychiatry

Question 1

What is a delusion?

Answer 1

A fixed, firm, unshakeable belief held against the evidence, outside of social and cultural norms.

Question 2

What is the first-line pharmacological management for ADHD?

Answer 2

Methylphenidate; a stimulant to stimulate frontal lobes.

Question 3

With what presentation can you diagnose Tourette’s Syndrome?

Answer 3

More than a year’s history of multiple motor and phonic tics.

Question 4

What will Section 136 of the MHA allow the police to do?

Answer 4

Detain a member of the public in a public place who is at risk to themselves or others.

Question 5

What are tics?

Answer 5

Non-rhythmic, semi/involuntary motor or phonic verbalisations with discrete muscle groups.

Profanities as tics are rare.

Question 6

With what presentation can you diagnose ADHD?

Answer 6

Inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity, observable in two settings and onset before the age of seven, interfering with appropriate functioning.