KAPLAN AND SADOCK’S SYNOPSIS
OF PSYCHIATRY EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. Two fundamental hypothesis of PA - ANSWER ✔ - psychic determinism:
each PSYCHIC EVENT is DETERMINED by the ONES PRECEDING IT
- pychic activity is chiefly unconscious
2. How does the ego differentiate a drive from an instinct? - ANSWER ✔ -
allows the response to be MODIFIED by EXPERIENCE and
REFLECTION
3. How common are delusions in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's
Dementia? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 713) - ANSWER ✔ 30-40%
4. How common are major depressive disorder in patients diagnosed with
Alzheimer's Dementia? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 713) - ANSWER ✔
10-20%
5. What is Criteria A of Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder due to
Alzheimer's Disease? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔
The criteria are met for a major or mild neurocognitive disorder
,6. What is Criteria B of Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder due to
Alzheimer's Disease? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔
There is insidious onset and gradual progression of impairment in one or
more cognitive domains (for mild) and at least two or more (for major)
7. Seizures are more common which subtype of Dementia? (Kaplan & Sadock
Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔ Vascular Dementia
8. Psueudobulbar palsy. Dysarthria and dysphasia are mostly found in this
subtype of Dementia (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔
Vascular Dementia
9. What is the most frequent psychiatric disorder that occurs with pathological
fire setting? - ANSWER ✔ Conduct disorder
10.Children who endure sexual or physical abuse often display what behaviors
themselves? - ANSWER ✔ Sadistic and aggressive behaviors
11.Physical indications of sexual abuse in children? - ANSWER ✔ STDs, pain,
irritation, and itching of the genitalia and the urinary tract, and discomfort
while sitting and walking
12.Marked growth retardation and delayed epiphyseal malnutrition accompany
a disturbed relationship between the parent and the child, along with bizarre
social and eating behaviors in the child? - ANSWER ✔ Psychosocial
dwarfism
,13.Half of children with psychosocial dwarfism have a decreased amount of
what hormone? - ANSWER ✔ Growth hormone
14.Whenever neglect is suspected what must the doctor do? - ANSWER ✔ It
must be reported to the local child protective service agency
15.Anorexia nervosa is characterized as? - ANSWER ✔ Refusal to maintain
body weight, leading to a weight at least 15 percent below the expected
weight, by a distorted body image, by a persistent fear of becoming fat, and
by the absence of at least three menstrual cycles
16.Anorexia nervosa becomes serious when weight loss approaches what level?
- ANSWER ✔ 30 percent of body weight or when metabolic distances
become severe
17.What are the medical complications associated with starvation? - ANSWER
✔ Electrolyte imbalances, cardiac arrhythmias, and hormonal changes
18.What drug can be used to treat asymptomatic AIDS patients? - ANSWER ✔
Azidothymidine (AZT)
19.HIV infection in children's brains results in? - ANSWER ✔ Encephalitis,
decreased brain development, and impaired memory, concentration, and
attention span
20.School refusal is generally associated with? - ANSWER ✔ Separation
anxiety
, 21.School refusal can also occur in children with? - ANSWER ✔ School phobia
22.When a child's anxiety is not diminished by behavioral methods alone in
relations to school refusal, what drug can be used? - ANSWER ✔ Tricyclic
antidepressant, imipramine (Tofranil)
23.Form of child abuse in which a parent repeatedly fabricates or actually
inflicts injury or illness in a child for whom medical intervention is then
sought, often in an emergency setting? - ANSWER ✔ Munchausen
syndrome
24.Dissocative disorders most commonly occur in children who have been
subjected to? - ANSWER ✔ Severe and repetitive physical, sexual, and
emotional abuse
25.What techniques have been used to treat children with dissociative
disorders? - ANSWER ✔ Play techniques and hypnosis
26.Assault can be viewed in the context of what two variables? - ANSWER ✔
Who is being assaulted and where the assault occurs
27.The prevalence of the different types of assault are reported by what two
different data collection systems? - ANSWER ✔ The Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and The Bureau of Justice
Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
28.Murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and
aggravated assault? - ANSWER ✔ Violent crime
OF PSYCHIATRY EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Two fundamental hypothesis of PA - ANSWER ✔ - psychic determinism:
each PSYCHIC EVENT is DETERMINED by the ONES PRECEDING IT
- pychic activity is chiefly unconscious
2. How does the ego differentiate a drive from an instinct? - ANSWER ✔ -
allows the response to be MODIFIED by EXPERIENCE and
REFLECTION
3. How common are delusions in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's
Dementia? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 713) - ANSWER ✔ 30-40%
4. How common are major depressive disorder in patients diagnosed with
Alzheimer's Dementia? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 713) - ANSWER ✔
10-20%
5. What is Criteria A of Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder due to
Alzheimer's Disease? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔
The criteria are met for a major or mild neurocognitive disorder
,6. What is Criteria B of Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder due to
Alzheimer's Disease? (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔
There is insidious onset and gradual progression of impairment in one or
more cognitive domains (for mild) and at least two or more (for major)
7. Seizures are more common which subtype of Dementia? (Kaplan & Sadock
Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔ Vascular Dementia
8. Psueudobulbar palsy. Dysarthria and dysphasia are mostly found in this
subtype of Dementia (Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis, p 714) - ANSWER ✔
Vascular Dementia
9. What is the most frequent psychiatric disorder that occurs with pathological
fire setting? - ANSWER ✔ Conduct disorder
10.Children who endure sexual or physical abuse often display what behaviors
themselves? - ANSWER ✔ Sadistic and aggressive behaviors
11.Physical indications of sexual abuse in children? - ANSWER ✔ STDs, pain,
irritation, and itching of the genitalia and the urinary tract, and discomfort
while sitting and walking
12.Marked growth retardation and delayed epiphyseal malnutrition accompany
a disturbed relationship between the parent and the child, along with bizarre
social and eating behaviors in the child? - ANSWER ✔ Psychosocial
dwarfism
,13.Half of children with psychosocial dwarfism have a decreased amount of
what hormone? - ANSWER ✔ Growth hormone
14.Whenever neglect is suspected what must the doctor do? - ANSWER ✔ It
must be reported to the local child protective service agency
15.Anorexia nervosa is characterized as? - ANSWER ✔ Refusal to maintain
body weight, leading to a weight at least 15 percent below the expected
weight, by a distorted body image, by a persistent fear of becoming fat, and
by the absence of at least three menstrual cycles
16.Anorexia nervosa becomes serious when weight loss approaches what level?
- ANSWER ✔ 30 percent of body weight or when metabolic distances
become severe
17.What are the medical complications associated with starvation? - ANSWER
✔ Electrolyte imbalances, cardiac arrhythmias, and hormonal changes
18.What drug can be used to treat asymptomatic AIDS patients? - ANSWER ✔
Azidothymidine (AZT)
19.HIV infection in children's brains results in? - ANSWER ✔ Encephalitis,
decreased brain development, and impaired memory, concentration, and
attention span
20.School refusal is generally associated with? - ANSWER ✔ Separation
anxiety
, 21.School refusal can also occur in children with? - ANSWER ✔ School phobia
22.When a child's anxiety is not diminished by behavioral methods alone in
relations to school refusal, what drug can be used? - ANSWER ✔ Tricyclic
antidepressant, imipramine (Tofranil)
23.Form of child abuse in which a parent repeatedly fabricates or actually
inflicts injury or illness in a child for whom medical intervention is then
sought, often in an emergency setting? - ANSWER ✔ Munchausen
syndrome
24.Dissocative disorders most commonly occur in children who have been
subjected to? - ANSWER ✔ Severe and repetitive physical, sexual, and
emotional abuse
25.What techniques have been used to treat children with dissociative
disorders? - ANSWER ✔ Play techniques and hypnosis
26.Assault can be viewed in the context of what two variables? - ANSWER ✔
Who is being assaulted and where the assault occurs
27.The prevalence of the different types of assault are reported by what two
different data collection systems? - ANSWER ✔ The Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and The Bureau of Justice
Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
28.Murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and
aggravated assault? - ANSWER ✔ Violent crime
