PAEA Psych EOR Practice |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
The histrionic personality disorder would be listed in what
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cluster?
(A) Cluster A
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(B) Cluster B
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(C) Cluster C
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(D) Cluster D
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(E) Cluster E - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(B) Cluster B
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Which complication can be found in anorexia nervosa and not
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bulimia?
(A) Salivary gland hypertrophy
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(B) Reversible cerebral atrophy
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(C) Petechial hemorrhages
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(D) Hypokalemia
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(E) Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(E) Osteoporosis
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What is another name for multiple personalities?
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(A) Dissociative amnesia
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(B) Dissociative fugue
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(C) Depersonalization
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,(D) Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified
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(E) Dissociative identity disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(E)
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Dissociative identity disorder |\ |\
The diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa include:
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(A) Less than 85% of normal weight for their height
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(B) Patient feels lack of control overeating
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(C) Use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors
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(D) Two binge episodes a week for 3 months
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(E) Patient is concerned about weight and shape of their body -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(A) Less than 85% of normal weight for
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their height |\
A patient presented to your office with multiple somatic
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complaints. During the mental status exam you notice that the
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patient loses the thread of conversation and discusses irrelevant
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topics based on external stimuli. The patient never gets back to
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the main point he or she was trying to express. What is the
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thought process called? |\ |\
(A) Tangentiality
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(B) Circumstantiality
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(C) Looseness of association
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(D) Word salad
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(E) Neologisms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(A) Tangentiality
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Tangentiality is a disturbance in thought causing the person to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
start a train of thought, but never getting to the point.
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, Circumstantiality is seen in someone who eventually gets to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
point after a delay in the thought process. Word salad is a
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mixture of words and phrases that are incoherent. Looseness of
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association is when the ideas shift between subjects that are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
totally unrelated to each other. Neologisms are the creation of
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new words. |\
Which of the following personality disorders is listed in Cluster C?
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(A) Avoidant
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(B) Antisocial
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(C) Borderline
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(D) Schizoid
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(E) Paranoid - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(A) Avoidant
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Treatment for a paranoid personality disorder would include:
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(A) Confirm paranoid beliefs
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(B) Challenging paranoid ideas
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(C) Confrontation of delusions
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(D) Do not empathize with the patient
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(E) Outline a treatment plan in detail - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(E)
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Outline a treatment plan in detail
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Mr. Smith leaves home and does not return, nor does he go to
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work. A friend of Mr. Smith's sees him in another state while on
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vacation. When he approaches Mr. Smith, he does not recognize
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him and has a totally different demeanor. What type of disorder
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does Mr. Smith have?
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questions with answers |\ |\
The histrionic personality disorder would be listed in what
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cluster?
(A) Cluster A
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(B) Cluster B
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(C) Cluster C
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(D) Cluster D
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(E) Cluster E - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(B) Cluster B
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Which complication can be found in anorexia nervosa and not
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bulimia?
(A) Salivary gland hypertrophy
|\ |\ |\
(B) Reversible cerebral atrophy
|\ |\ |\
(C) Petechial hemorrhages
|\ |\
(D) Hypokalemia
|\
(E) Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(E) Osteoporosis
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What is another name for multiple personalities?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(A) Dissociative amnesia
|\ |\
(B) Dissociative fugue
|\ |\
(C) Depersonalization
|\
,(D) Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(E) Dissociative identity disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(E)
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Dissociative identity disorder |\ |\
The diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa include:
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(A) Less than 85% of normal weight for their height
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(B) Patient feels lack of control overeating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(C) Use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(D) Two binge episodes a week for 3 months
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(E) Patient is concerned about weight and shape of their body -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(A) Less than 85% of normal weight for
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their height |\
A patient presented to your office with multiple somatic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
complaints. During the mental status exam you notice that the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient loses the thread of conversation and discusses irrelevant
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
topics based on external stimuli. The patient never gets back to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the main point he or she was trying to express. What is the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
thought process called? |\ |\
(A) Tangentiality
|\
(B) Circumstantiality
|\
(C) Looseness of association
|\ |\ |\
(D) Word salad
|\ |\
(E) Neologisms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(A) Tangentiality
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Tangentiality is a disturbance in thought causing the person to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
start a train of thought, but never getting to the point.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Circumstantiality is seen in someone who eventually gets to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
point after a delay in the thought process. Word salad is a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mixture of words and phrases that are incoherent. Looseness of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
association is when the ideas shift between subjects that are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
totally unrelated to each other. Neologisms are the creation of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
new words. |\
Which of the following personality disorders is listed in Cluster C?
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(A) Avoidant
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(B) Antisocial
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(C) Borderline
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(D) Schizoid
|\
(E) Paranoid - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(A) Avoidant
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Treatment for a paranoid personality disorder would include:
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(A) Confirm paranoid beliefs
|\ |\ |\
(B) Challenging paranoid ideas
|\ |\ |\
(C) Confrontation of delusions
|\ |\ |\
(D) Do not empathize with the patient
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(E) Outline a treatment plan in detail - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(E)
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Outline a treatment plan in detail
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Mr. Smith leaves home and does not return, nor does he go to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
work. A friend of Mr. Smith's sees him in another state while on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
vacation. When he approaches Mr. Smith, he does not recognize
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
him and has a totally different demeanor. What type of disorder
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
does Mr. Smith have?
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