Rosh Review Mental Health Exam Questions and Answers Solved Correctly
Answer: Alcohol use disorder. - Answers Question: What substance use disorder is most commonly
associated with panic disorder?
ADHD - Answers Question: What is an off-label use for bupropion?
death of a child, past history of mental health issues, dependent relationship with the deceased, and
poor social supports - Answers risk factors for poor bereavement outcomes (4)
sertraline - Answers You are seeing an 11-year-old girl for follow up of excessive handwashing and
frequent worrying. You referred her for psychotherapy and she has been receiving cognitive behavioral
therapy for 3 months with a child psychologist. However, her mother reports minimal improvement of
her symptoms. The patient remains preoccupied with the thought of germs multiplying in her hands that
may cause her to get sick. Her compulsion with handwashing is evident both at home and in school,
causing impairment in school functioning as well as skin peeling and erythema of her hands. You decide
that pharmacotherapy, in addition to cognitive behavioral therapy is the next best course of action.
Which of the following is the most appropriate medication therapy to start?
AAlprazolam
BParoxetine
CRisperidone
DSertraline
chest pain - Answers Which of the following historical findings will most likely lead to a diagnosis of
panic disorder?
AChest pain
BFlashbacks
CHyperarousal
DLoss of interest
neglect - Answers What is the most common form of child abuse in the United States?
Low bone density, menstrual dysfunction, low energy availability isordered eating, amenorrhea and
osteoporosis - Answers What are the components of the "female athlete triad"?
Mood disorder questionnaire - Answers You suspect bipolar I disorder in a 17-year-old student. Which of
the following tools is most appropriate for screening for this diagnosis?
Answer: Diabetes and lipid disorders. - Answers Question: Which two common medical conditions need
to be evaluated in a patient with a new diagnosis of depression?
, Answer: Factitious disorder (previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome). - Answers Question:
What is the disorder called which patients deliberately impose harm on self for the principal purpose of
assuming the sick role?
6 years old - Answers Question: According to the adult DSM-5 criteria, what is the minimum age that a
patient may be diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder?
emergency psych evaluation - Answers A 46-year-old man with a history of depression presents with a
self inflicted laceration to the left arm. The wound is superficial and the patient states that he didn't
want to hurt himself. He reports that he is recently divorced, lives alone, and has increased stress at
work. These stressors have worsened his depression. Which of the following is the next best step in
management of this patient?
acetaminophen - Answers Question: What serum test should be obtained in all patients with an
overdose regardless of agent?
Answer: M-CHAT questionnaire. - Answers Question: What tool is commonly used at 18 months of age
to screen for an autism spectrum disorder?
WBC count (risk of agranulocytosis.. neutropenia) - Answers A 53-year-old woman with a history of
poorly controlled schizophrenia presented to the Emergency Department two weeks ago with altered
mental status, auditory hallucinations, and agitation. During her inpatient psychiatry admission, she
stabilized on clozapine. Which of the following laboratory tests should be performed at baseline and
then weekly during treatment with clozapine?
yes - Answers Question: Can clozapine cause significant weight gain?
dialectal behavioral therapy
DBT primarily helps clients regulate intense emotions and improve interpersonal relationships through
validation, acceptance and behavior change. - Answers best type of therapy for borderline personality
hyperprolactinemia - Answers Question: What is the reason for amenorrhea when using first generation
anti-psychotics?
AFever, tachycardia, hypertension - Answers Which of the following clinical scenarios in a patient with
chronic ethanol use should prompt admission to the hospital?
AFever, tachycardia, hypertension
BIntoxication with vomiting
CMild tachycardia, tongue fasciculations
DNormal vital signs, one seizure six hours ago
Answer: Alcohol use disorder. - Answers Question: What substance use disorder is most commonly
associated with panic disorder?
ADHD - Answers Question: What is an off-label use for bupropion?
death of a child, past history of mental health issues, dependent relationship with the deceased, and
poor social supports - Answers risk factors for poor bereavement outcomes (4)
sertraline - Answers You are seeing an 11-year-old girl for follow up of excessive handwashing and
frequent worrying. You referred her for psychotherapy and she has been receiving cognitive behavioral
therapy for 3 months with a child psychologist. However, her mother reports minimal improvement of
her symptoms. The patient remains preoccupied with the thought of germs multiplying in her hands that
may cause her to get sick. Her compulsion with handwashing is evident both at home and in school,
causing impairment in school functioning as well as skin peeling and erythema of her hands. You decide
that pharmacotherapy, in addition to cognitive behavioral therapy is the next best course of action.
Which of the following is the most appropriate medication therapy to start?
AAlprazolam
BParoxetine
CRisperidone
DSertraline
chest pain - Answers Which of the following historical findings will most likely lead to a diagnosis of
panic disorder?
AChest pain
BFlashbacks
CHyperarousal
DLoss of interest
neglect - Answers What is the most common form of child abuse in the United States?
Low bone density, menstrual dysfunction, low energy availability isordered eating, amenorrhea and
osteoporosis - Answers What are the components of the "female athlete triad"?
Mood disorder questionnaire - Answers You suspect bipolar I disorder in a 17-year-old student. Which of
the following tools is most appropriate for screening for this diagnosis?
Answer: Diabetes and lipid disorders. - Answers Question: Which two common medical conditions need
to be evaluated in a patient with a new diagnosis of depression?
, Answer: Factitious disorder (previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome). - Answers Question:
What is the disorder called which patients deliberately impose harm on self for the principal purpose of
assuming the sick role?
6 years old - Answers Question: According to the adult DSM-5 criteria, what is the minimum age that a
patient may be diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder?
emergency psych evaluation - Answers A 46-year-old man with a history of depression presents with a
self inflicted laceration to the left arm. The wound is superficial and the patient states that he didn't
want to hurt himself. He reports that he is recently divorced, lives alone, and has increased stress at
work. These stressors have worsened his depression. Which of the following is the next best step in
management of this patient?
acetaminophen - Answers Question: What serum test should be obtained in all patients with an
overdose regardless of agent?
Answer: M-CHAT questionnaire. - Answers Question: What tool is commonly used at 18 months of age
to screen for an autism spectrum disorder?
WBC count (risk of agranulocytosis.. neutropenia) - Answers A 53-year-old woman with a history of
poorly controlled schizophrenia presented to the Emergency Department two weeks ago with altered
mental status, auditory hallucinations, and agitation. During her inpatient psychiatry admission, she
stabilized on clozapine. Which of the following laboratory tests should be performed at baseline and
then weekly during treatment with clozapine?
yes - Answers Question: Can clozapine cause significant weight gain?
dialectal behavioral therapy
DBT primarily helps clients regulate intense emotions and improve interpersonal relationships through
validation, acceptance and behavior change. - Answers best type of therapy for borderline personality
hyperprolactinemia - Answers Question: What is the reason for amenorrhea when using first generation
anti-psychotics?
AFever, tachycardia, hypertension - Answers Which of the following clinical scenarios in a patient with
chronic ethanol use should prompt admission to the hospital?
AFever, tachycardia, hypertension
BIntoxication with vomiting
CMild tachycardia, tongue fasciculations
DNormal vital signs, one seizure six hours ago
