Psychiatry

Question 1

Third-person auditory hallucinations

Answer 1

Schizophrenia

Question 2

Mesocortical dopamine hypoactivity

Answer 2

Negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia

Question 3

Subcortical dopamine hyperactivity

Answer 3

Psychosis

Question 4

Pathway in the brain concerned with prolactin release

Answer 4

Tuberoinfundibular

Question 5

Pathway associated with extra pyramidal motor movements

Answer 5

Nigrostriatal

Question 6

Motivation and reward pathway

Answer 6

Mesolimbic pathway

Question 7

Which antipsychotic causes most weight gain

Answer 7

Olanzapine

Question 8

Functions of the limbic system

Answer 8

Motivation 
Memory 
Olfaction 
Visceral afferent 
Emotion

Question 9

Brain changes in schizophrenia

Answer 9

Reduced frontal lobe volume (and grey matter)
Enlarged lateral ventricles
Reduced grey matter in the temporal cortex

Question 10

Which part of the brain is the normal response to threat?

Answer 10

Amygdala

Question 11

What does the PFC do in threatening situs?

Answer 11

Dampens down amygdala response

Question 12

Drug used in alcohol withdrawal

Answer 12

chlordiazepoxide

Question 13

Cut off IQs for learning difficulties

Answer 13

70-80 = borderline 
50-69 = mild 
35-49 = moderate 
20-34 = severe 
<20 = profound

Question 14

How to treat EPSE?

Answer 14

Procyclidine

Question 15

Becks triad

Answer 15

Negative feelings about self, worlds and future

Question 16

What time period is delirium tremens?

Answer 16

48-72 hrs

Question 17

What time period is alcohol withdrawal seizures?

Answer 17

< 48 hrs

Question 18

Eosinophilic inclusions

Answer 18

Lewy Bodies (LBD and PD)