Prite Part I Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers

Object constancy According to Margaret Mahler's developmental theory of psychology, which of the following indicates a successful resolution of the process of separation-individuation in a toddler? Synaptic pruning Which of the following neurodevelopmental processes predominantly occurs during adolescence and young adulthood? Cohort study Medical record data was used to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among patients who started on an antipsychotic medication. Which of the following best describes this study design? Poverty of speech An 80-year-old presents with depressed mood and cognitive decline. The patient answers the interviewer's questions with brief, one-word responses and rare spontaneous elaboration. This is an example of which of the following? Schedule frequent brief follow-up appontments Despite an extensive workup, no medical etiology can be identified as the cause of a patient's leg pain and weakness. The patient's primary care physician suspects a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder. Which of the following responses is the most appropriate next step? ODD Over the last six months a ten-year-old child has been exhibiting anger and temper tantrums. The child has been deliberately annoying others and blaming this misbehavior on classmates. This has led to multiple disciplinary actions at school. What is the most likely diagnosis? Depersonalization/derealization disorder A patient presents to the psychiatrist with the complaint of, "I think I'm going crazy." The patient reports that she often feels as if she has "no self" and her thoughts are not her own. In fact, she often feels like a robot and as if she is unable to control her body. She states that she knows she has feelings but is not able to feel them, instead feeling emotionally numb, and she frequently feels that her head is "full of cotton." Recently, she has begun having "out of body" experiences. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? Conditioned response A cancer patient becomes nauseous when seeing a commercial on television for the local cancer center where they receive chemotherapy. The patient's nausea is best described as what element of classical conditioning? Fluoxetine In the 1970's, evidence for the role of serotonin in depression and a desire to develop drugs with a better side effect profile than the tricyclics and