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Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric
disorders in psychosomatic patients - CORRECT ANSWER-Potassium
Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle -
CORRECT ANSWER-Erickson
Select two causes of dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Sexual abuse and
Partner Betrayal
Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing
antipsychotic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-AIMS
Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly - CORRECT
ANSWER-Autism and Intellectual disability
Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients - CORRECT ANSWER-20%
recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse
Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in
dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER-Sequential events
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa - CORRECT
ANSWER-Eating with friends but not Family
Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental
illness diagnosis. - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychiatrist History and mental status
examination
Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Patient Resistance
Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom - CORRECT
ANSWER-Central Apnea
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek
help from a Primary Care Provider - CORRECT ANSWER-Hoarding
, Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder - CORRECT
ANSWER-CAPS
Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed - CORRECT ANSWER-4
Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in
television, movies, and video games - CORRECT ANSWER-Dysthymia
Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental
health interview of a child - CORRECT ANSWER-Medical history
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug
therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-6-8 weeks
What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD? - CORRECT
ANSWER-PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams
Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following
EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-Short duration of symptoms
Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom
disorder or hypochondriasis - CORRECT ANSWER-Angina Pectoris
What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Appetite
Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of
schizophrenia. - CORRECT ANSWER-Acetylcholine
Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Privacy
Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants
All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in
children EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER-Echolalia
Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor - CORRECT ANSWER-
Concurrent substance abuse
All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as
Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Generativity versus