Psychiatry Flashcards
An episode characterized by elation, insomnia, flight of ideas, and distractibility is most likely:
Mania
Which condition produces feelings of extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion during pregnancy or after delivery?
Postpartum depression
The neurotransmitter that is implicated in schizophrenia is:
Dopamine
Which neurotransmitter is involved in functions including muscle contraction, heart rate, digestion, and memory?
Acetylcholine
The physical changes in patients with anorexia nervosa are most closely linked to a deficiency of:
Proteins
The most common cause of death for patients with anorexia nervosa is:
Cardiac complications
Which neurotransmitter is involved in focus, learning, and attention?
Norepinephrine
Addiction to a substance is thought to be caused by repeated stimulations of the:
Brain reward system
Tourette syndrome is thought to be transmitted via an autosomal dominance inheritance pattern. This means that the child has a 50% chance of inheriting the condition from:
From a parent if the parent is affected
Which one of the following is an eating disorder that produces an intense fear of weight gain and a disturbance in the way body weight and shape are perceived?
Anorexia nervosa
The neurotransmitter that is most closely linked to neuropsychiatric changes in the brain’s satiety and appetite centers is:
Serotonin
In order to diagnose persistent depressive disorder in an adolescent, symptoms must be present for at least:
1 year
Which neurotransmitter is NOT typically implicated in the development of mania:
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Melatonin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that exercises control over:
The sleep wake cycle
Glutamate is implicated in dementia due to its effects on:
Cognition
The most common endocrine complication secondary to anorexia nervosa is:
Amenorrhea
High levels of dopamine in the brain are known to cause:
Delusions
A neurotransmitter that is classified as an amino acid is:
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
A 16-year-old woman has been overweight for most of her life. She begins to lose weight; she is complimented by her peers. Then she develops an inability to stop losing weight, leading to anorexia nervosa. In this scenario, her eating behavior becomes regulated by:
Reinforcement that has an effect on the brain’s reward system
Uncontrolled short-term eating that is followed by shame and guilt can be a sign of:
Binge eating disorder
When the brain is exposed to something rewarding, it responds by increasing the release of:
Dopamine
A change in the central nervous system that creates a need for increased amounts of medication in order to achieve an effect is known as:
Dependence
The prolonged effects of stress on the body cause a dysregulation of the “flight or fight” response, which causes an elevation in:
Epinephrine
Persistent depressive disorder in children and teens may present as:
Irritability
Tourette syndrome is:
A genetic condition
When ethanol binds to postsynaptic gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors, what is produced?
Sedation
A distressing condition characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive acts is most likely:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Suspected causes of seasonal affective disorder do NOT include:
The holiday season
Which of the following is NOT a common form of impulse control disorder?
Occasional overeating
People with bulimia tend to have a body mass index that is:
Normal
A highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent of shortened attention span, impulsivity, and distractability that causes clinical impairement is:
Attention deficit disorder
A behavioral syndrome marked by an inability to move normally is:
Catatonia
A common obsession experienced by patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder is:
Fear of contamination
Which of the following is a condition characterized by intense fear that surfaces spontaneously and persistently?
Panic disorder
Patient who have a binge eating disorder:
May have weight problems as both a consequence and a cause of the disorder
The most common feature associated with phobic disorders is:
Anxiety
A person who experiences social withdrawal, excessive sleepiness and weight gain duyring the winter months is probably experiencing:
Seasonal affective disorder
Which one of the following is a childhood condition characterized by extreme irritability, anger, and intense temper outbursts?
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of binge eating disorder?
Eating until uncomfortably full at family holiday gatherings
A disorder characterized by episodes of excessive food consumption followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors such as vomiting is known as:
Bulimia nervosa
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be a risk factor for:
Subtance abuse
Elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and tremor that occur as a result of phobic disorder are thought to be related to activation of the:
Sympathetic nervous system
The symptoms associated with postpartum blues usually resolves within:
2 weeks of delivery
A genetic condition that is characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics is known as:
Tourette syndrome
The feature that distinguishes bipolar 1 disorder from bipolar 2 disorder is:
The severity of symptoms
In patients with anorexia nervosa, the prognosis for recovery is:
Poor if the onset occurs before 11 years of age
Which of the following does NOT influence the severity and duration of abusive substance withdrawal?
Determimination to quit
A person with bipolar disorder experiences:
Episodes of extremely low moods alternating with high moods
Drug misuse is not characterized as:
Moderate intake of alcohol
Which one of the following is not a symptom of alcohol withdrawal?
Somnolence
The median age of onset for binge eating disorder is
23 years
