PRITE EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
What neurochemical abnormality is most consistently described in
Alzheimer disease of moderate severity. ANS >>> Decreased choline
acetyltransferase activity
Which of the following sources of pain is thought to have a primarily
central (non-nociceptive) mechanism?
a) cancer pain
b) fibromyalgia
c) osteoarthritis
d) diabetic neuropathy
e) postherpetic neuralgia ANS >>> b) fibromyalgia
A patient presents with mild memory impairment, tearfulness,
insomnia, and blurry vision. The patient acts as if blind, cannot locate
objects in the visual field, has left-right disorientation and alexia, and
misses objects when instructed to reach for them. The patient only
,identifies a single object in a drawing of overlapping objects. Despite
requiring prompts to visually follow objects, cranial nerves, motor
function, reflexes, and movement and colour detection are otherwise
intact. What is the most likely cause of the visual disturbance? ANS >>>
Cerebral infarct
Variable phenotypic expression of 15q13 deletion depends on whether
the encoding gene is
derived from the father or the mother. This phenomenon is commonly
referred to as ANS >>> Genomic imprinting
A patient hospitalized for burns sustained in a house fire one week prior
is experiencing recurrent nightmares and frequent, intrusive memories
about the fire accompanied by concern that the patient seems
depressed, is sleeping poorly and startles when someone enters the
room without knocking. On exam, the patient is distracted, sometimes
irritable, and has labile affect. What is the most likely diagnosis? ANS >>>
Acute stress disorder
What is an example of epigenetic gene regulation? ANS >>> Addition of
methyl group to a histone around which DNA is coiled.
What sex hormone is most responsible for sexual differentiation in fatal
brain development? ANS >>> Testosterone (causes brain/body to be
masculinized and defeminized)
,What psychiatric disorder occurs most frequently with secondary
enuresis? ANS >>> ADHD
The psychiatrist is concerned about a colleague's behaviour and notifies
the State's physician health program, which conducts an intervention.
The physician should be referred for professional evaluation/treatment
in which scenario?
A) drinks wine with diner
B) has experienced depression and been hospitalized in past
C) has bipolar disorder and is euthymic/med compliant
D) uses cocaine occasionally but not habitually, on days off, negative tux
E) aggressive toward patients on 3 different occasions during ED shifts
ANS >>> E
Abnormalities in which of the following components of the neurological
examination would indicate cerebellar dysfunction? ANS >>> Rapid
alternating movements
Excessive activation of which of the following receptors is thought to
contribute to cell death in Alzheimer disease? ANS >>> NMDA
In behaviour mastery training, which of the following techniques
teaches individuals with sexual addiction to identify factors that
, increase the likelihood of symptomatic sexual behaviour? ANS >>> Risk
management
A patient has been prescribed a second-gen antipsychotic for just over a
year. Since starting the medication, her libido is markedly lower, and she
has experienced irregular menstrual cycles. Which lab test would have
greatest diagnostic value at this point? ANS >>> Prolactin
A 58-year-old patient develops progressive weakness and tingling two
weeks after receiving a vaccination. Examination reveals weakness and
decreased sensation in the legs, as well as absent Dirs. in arms and legs.
Imaging of the brain and spine is normal. Which test will confirm the
most likely diagnosis? ANS >>> Nerve conduction studies
Which of the following is among the first steps taken by a public school
to address a student's difficulty being successful academically? ANS >>>
Initiate a response to intervention plan
Which of the following nuclei of the hypothalamus is the major site for
Neuropeptide Y synthesis? ANS >>> Arcuate nucleus
Which type of group therapy encourages high intragroup dependence
and less group leader dependence? ANS >>> Transactional
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
What neurochemical abnormality is most consistently described in
Alzheimer disease of moderate severity. ANS >>> Decreased choline
acetyltransferase activity
Which of the following sources of pain is thought to have a primarily
central (non-nociceptive) mechanism?
a) cancer pain
b) fibromyalgia
c) osteoarthritis
d) diabetic neuropathy
e) postherpetic neuralgia ANS >>> b) fibromyalgia
A patient presents with mild memory impairment, tearfulness,
insomnia, and blurry vision. The patient acts as if blind, cannot locate
objects in the visual field, has left-right disorientation and alexia, and
misses objects when instructed to reach for them. The patient only
,identifies a single object in a drawing of overlapping objects. Despite
requiring prompts to visually follow objects, cranial nerves, motor
function, reflexes, and movement and colour detection are otherwise
intact. What is the most likely cause of the visual disturbance? ANS >>>
Cerebral infarct
Variable phenotypic expression of 15q13 deletion depends on whether
the encoding gene is
derived from the father or the mother. This phenomenon is commonly
referred to as ANS >>> Genomic imprinting
A patient hospitalized for burns sustained in a house fire one week prior
is experiencing recurrent nightmares and frequent, intrusive memories
about the fire accompanied by concern that the patient seems
depressed, is sleeping poorly and startles when someone enters the
room without knocking. On exam, the patient is distracted, sometimes
irritable, and has labile affect. What is the most likely diagnosis? ANS >>>
Acute stress disorder
What is an example of epigenetic gene regulation? ANS >>> Addition of
methyl group to a histone around which DNA is coiled.
What sex hormone is most responsible for sexual differentiation in fatal
brain development? ANS >>> Testosterone (causes brain/body to be
masculinized and defeminized)
,What psychiatric disorder occurs most frequently with secondary
enuresis? ANS >>> ADHD
The psychiatrist is concerned about a colleague's behaviour and notifies
the State's physician health program, which conducts an intervention.
The physician should be referred for professional evaluation/treatment
in which scenario?
A) drinks wine with diner
B) has experienced depression and been hospitalized in past
C) has bipolar disorder and is euthymic/med compliant
D) uses cocaine occasionally but not habitually, on days off, negative tux
E) aggressive toward patients on 3 different occasions during ED shifts
ANS >>> E
Abnormalities in which of the following components of the neurological
examination would indicate cerebellar dysfunction? ANS >>> Rapid
alternating movements
Excessive activation of which of the following receptors is thought to
contribute to cell death in Alzheimer disease? ANS >>> NMDA
In behaviour mastery training, which of the following techniques
teaches individuals with sexual addiction to identify factors that
, increase the likelihood of symptomatic sexual behaviour? ANS >>> Risk
management
A patient has been prescribed a second-gen antipsychotic for just over a
year. Since starting the medication, her libido is markedly lower, and she
has experienced irregular menstrual cycles. Which lab test would have
greatest diagnostic value at this point? ANS >>> Prolactin
A 58-year-old patient develops progressive weakness and tingling two
weeks after receiving a vaccination. Examination reveals weakness and
decreased sensation in the legs, as well as absent Dirs. in arms and legs.
Imaging of the brain and spine is normal. Which test will confirm the
most likely diagnosis? ANS >>> Nerve conduction studies
Which of the following is among the first steps taken by a public school
to address a student's difficulty being successful academically? ANS >>>
Initiate a response to intervention plan
Which of the following nuclei of the hypothalamus is the major site for
Neuropeptide Y synthesis? ANS >>> Arcuate nucleus
Which type of group therapy encourages high intragroup dependence
and less group leader dependence? ANS >>> Transactional
