Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder.
Selected B.
Answer: TCA and SSRI
antidepressants
Question 2
Select the drug that has been effective in treating social anxiety in children.
Selected D.
Answer: Fluoxeti
ne
Question 3
The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa:
Selected D.
Answer: Eating with friends, but not
family
Question 4
What does a black-box warning from the FDA indicate for prescribers?
Selected D.
Answer: The need for closer monitoring of potential symptoms by
the provider
Question 5
Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder.
Selected B.
Answer: Emergency
surgery
Question 6
Select the disorder in which children are irritable and display temper outbursts, but are
not likely to cause physical harm to themselves and others.
Selected C.
Answer: Dysregulati
on
Question 7
Select the antidepressant drug that is effective in treating OCD, because it is the most
selective in preventing serotonin uptake.
Selected A.
, Answer: Clomiprami
ne
Question 8
Select the two medical conditions in which derealization and depersonalization are
common.
Selected C.
Answers: Parkinson
’s
D.
Seizures
Question 9
Select the activity in which children are most likely to suffer selective mutism.
Selected D.
Answer: Scho
ol
Question 10
Select the mood disorder that frequently coexists in children and adolescents with ADHD.
Selected A.
Answer: Disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder
Question 11
Select the rating scale used to assess children and adolescents for ADHD.
Selected A.
Answer: Conno
rs
Question 12
Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug
therapy.
Selected B.
Answer: 3-4
weeks
Question 13
Select the most common stressor of PTSD in women.
Selected C.
Answer: Sexual
assault
Question 14
, Select two causes of dissociative amnesia.
Selected A.
Answers: Sexual abuse
D.
Partner
betrayal
Question 15
Select the symptom that is most likely improve early in the drug treatment of major
depression.
Selected B.
Answer: Sleep
problems
Question 16
Select the nondrug therapy approved for use in patients who have failed to achieve
satisfactory improvement with correctly prescribed antidepressant drugs.
Selected A.
Answer: Transcranial magnetic
stimulation
Question 17
Select the comorbidity most commonly occurring with intermittent explosive disorder.
Selected A.
Answer: Narcissis
m
Question 18
Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and
adolescents.
Selected A.
Answer: Aggressi
on
Question 19
Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help
from a Primary Care Provider.
Selected B.
Answer: Excoriati
on
Question 20
All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as
Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT: