PRITE FINALS ALL EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Immune system changes that are common to MDD and to chronic or severe stress
include __________. - ✔✔Decrease in B cells
✔✔What is a finding from studies of neuroimmune mechanism of depression? -
✔✔Proinflammatory cytokines are often elevated
✔✔REM sleep is first evident at which stage of development? - ✔✔In utero
✔✔Treatment that includes the use of MAOIs can cause clinically significant deficiency
in which of the following B vitamins? - ✔✔Pyridoxine
✔✔What is an example of a policy-level intervention? - ✔✔Change the services covered
by insurance
✔✔In the realm of emotional development, what is a factor that determines school0-
aged child's sense of personal worth? - ✔✔Competence
✔✔What RF has the highest association with self-harm in prison? - ✔✔Current
psychiatric diagnosis
✔✔Preliminary evidence suggests that MDMA is effective at reducing symptoms of
___________. - ✔✔PTSD
✔✔Which of the following skills typically develops at about 18 months of age?
A) climbing stairs
B) copying a straight line
C) hopping with both feet
D) rolling over front to back
E) walking while holding furniture - ✔✔B) copying a straight line
, ✔✔Which of the following would most likely be observed in a typically developing 3 year
old child?
A) skipping
B) somersaulting
C) hoping on one foot
D) climbing stairs unassisted
E) walking while holding furniture - ✔✔D) climbing stairs unassisted
✔✔Co-expression of which peptide subunit of the GABA-A receptor is believed to be
necessary for potentiation of GABA mediated responses by benzodiazepines? -
✔✔Gamma
✔✔Difficulty with which of the following physical tasks would be most concerning if
noted in an elementary school-age child?
A) writing legibly
B) playing team sports
C) jumping and hopping
D) playing a musical instrument
E) sewing and using hand tools - ✔✔C) jumping and hopping
✔✔A 25 year old patient without psychiatrics history is brought to the ED by police. The
patient is nonsensically yelling, assaulting security guards, and has vomited once. HR
135, BP 155/80 and temperature 101F. Urine tox negative for opioids, cannabinoids,
amphetamines and benzos. BAL is zero. Psychiatrist suspects intoxication with bath
salts. What is the most appropriate agent for agitation in this patient? - ✔✔Lorazepam
✔✔Which finding on EEG suggests an interictal periods? - ✔✔Slow low-voltage activity
✔✔Diagnostic criteria for which of the following paraphilic disorders requires an
individual with an aberrant arousal pattern, or acting out urges, to be 18 years or older
before diagnosis?
A) pedophilic
B) voyeristic
C) transvestic
D) frotteuristic
E) exhibistionistic - ✔✔B) voyeristic
✔✔Dorothea Dix, a pioneer in advocacy for people with mental illness, lobbied for
______. - ✔✔Better living conditions for those with mental illness in jails and poor
houses.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Immune system changes that are common to MDD and to chronic or severe stress
include __________. - ✔✔Decrease in B cells
✔✔What is a finding from studies of neuroimmune mechanism of depression? -
✔✔Proinflammatory cytokines are often elevated
✔✔REM sleep is first evident at which stage of development? - ✔✔In utero
✔✔Treatment that includes the use of MAOIs can cause clinically significant deficiency
in which of the following B vitamins? - ✔✔Pyridoxine
✔✔What is an example of a policy-level intervention? - ✔✔Change the services covered
by insurance
✔✔In the realm of emotional development, what is a factor that determines school0-
aged child's sense of personal worth? - ✔✔Competence
✔✔What RF has the highest association with self-harm in prison? - ✔✔Current
psychiatric diagnosis
✔✔Preliminary evidence suggests that MDMA is effective at reducing symptoms of
___________. - ✔✔PTSD
✔✔Which of the following skills typically develops at about 18 months of age?
A) climbing stairs
B) copying a straight line
C) hopping with both feet
D) rolling over front to back
E) walking while holding furniture - ✔✔B) copying a straight line
, ✔✔Which of the following would most likely be observed in a typically developing 3 year
old child?
A) skipping
B) somersaulting
C) hoping on one foot
D) climbing stairs unassisted
E) walking while holding furniture - ✔✔D) climbing stairs unassisted
✔✔Co-expression of which peptide subunit of the GABA-A receptor is believed to be
necessary for potentiation of GABA mediated responses by benzodiazepines? -
✔✔Gamma
✔✔Difficulty with which of the following physical tasks would be most concerning if
noted in an elementary school-age child?
A) writing legibly
B) playing team sports
C) jumping and hopping
D) playing a musical instrument
E) sewing and using hand tools - ✔✔C) jumping and hopping
✔✔A 25 year old patient without psychiatrics history is brought to the ED by police. The
patient is nonsensically yelling, assaulting security guards, and has vomited once. HR
135, BP 155/80 and temperature 101F. Urine tox negative for opioids, cannabinoids,
amphetamines and benzos. BAL is zero. Psychiatrist suspects intoxication with bath
salts. What is the most appropriate agent for agitation in this patient? - ✔✔Lorazepam
✔✔Which finding on EEG suggests an interictal periods? - ✔✔Slow low-voltage activity
✔✔Diagnostic criteria for which of the following paraphilic disorders requires an
individual with an aberrant arousal pattern, or acting out urges, to be 18 years or older
before diagnosis?
A) pedophilic
B) voyeristic
C) transvestic
D) frotteuristic
E) exhibistionistic - ✔✔B) voyeristic
✔✔Dorothea Dix, a pioneer in advocacy for people with mental illness, lobbied for
______. - ✔✔Better living conditions for those with mental illness in jails and poor
houses.
