CMN 552 ANXIETY DO EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
swallowing of hair - ANSWER -trichophagia
appropriate treatment for insomnia in a patient with PTSD - ANSWER -Prazosin
3 medications appropriate for use in patients with co-occurring PTSD and OCD - ANSWER -sertraline,
clonidine, propranolol
appropriate psychopharmacological agents for improving PTSD symptoms in pediatric patients -
ANSWER -SSRIs like Zoloft or Paxil, Buspirone, Tofranil and Elavil, Clonidine, Propranolol
,which SSRI has been FDA approved for the treatment of PTSD - ANSWER -Sertraline and Paroxetine
long term insomnia in PTSD may be treated with what - ANSWER -CBTI
MODULE 4: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS - ANSWER -
Risk factors for development of acute akathisia - ANSWER -elderly female, young adults, high caffeine
intake, high potency FGA; lower risk with SGAs and TGAs, genetic predisposition, anxiety, diagnosis of
mood disorder, microcytic anemia, low serum ferritin, concurrent use of SSRI
diminished speech output - ANSWER -alogia
decreased ability to experience pleasure - ANSWER -anhedonia
purposeless and excessive motor activity without obvious cause - ANSWER -catatonic excitement
overactivation of what area of the brain is thought to be the origin of auditory hallucinations - ANSWER -
auditory system (Wernicke's area)
best characteristic of psychosis and most common type of hallucinations - ANSWER -auditory
hallucinations
seeing that which is not there in reality, usually more limited in duration; more common in children than
adults; predictive of a more severe illness - ANSWER -visual hallucinations
strange tastes, fairly common in those with epilepsy - ANSWER -gustatory hallucinations
also called haptic hallucinations - ANSWER -tactile hallucinations,
, visceral, such as feeling their organs move or a sensation of burning in the brain - ANSWER -cenesthetic
hallucinations
foul odors - ANSWER -olfactory hallucinations
most common type of delusion - ANSWER -persecutory delusion
individual misperceives that various comments, gestures, or environmental occurrences are directed
specificaly toward them - ANSWER -referential delusion
belief that a major catastrophe is going to occur, such as a tornado or the end of the world - ANSWER -
nihilistic delusion
possess special abilities, wealth, or fame - ANSWER -grandiose delusions
false belief that another is in love with them - ANSWER -erotomanic delusion
mid or thoughts have been removed by an outside force - ANSWER -thought withdrawal
alien thoughts have been put in their mind - ANSWER -thought insertion
symptoms of hyperprolactinemia - ANSWER -decreased libido, erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction,
menstrual changes, galactorrhea, breast engorgement and lactation, amenorrhea, menstrual
irregularities, changes in libido, hirsutism, osteoporosis, gynecomastia
2 most prominent negative symptoms in schizophrenia - ANSWER -diminished emotional expression and
avolition
4 types of positive symptoms - ANSWER -hallucinations, delusions, hostility, aggression
asociality - ANSWER -lack of interest in social interactions
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
swallowing of hair - ANSWER -trichophagia
appropriate treatment for insomnia in a patient with PTSD - ANSWER -Prazosin
3 medications appropriate for use in patients with co-occurring PTSD and OCD - ANSWER -sertraline,
clonidine, propranolol
appropriate psychopharmacological agents for improving PTSD symptoms in pediatric patients -
ANSWER -SSRIs like Zoloft or Paxil, Buspirone, Tofranil and Elavil, Clonidine, Propranolol
,which SSRI has been FDA approved for the treatment of PTSD - ANSWER -Sertraline and Paroxetine
long term insomnia in PTSD may be treated with what - ANSWER -CBTI
MODULE 4: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS - ANSWER -
Risk factors for development of acute akathisia - ANSWER -elderly female, young adults, high caffeine
intake, high potency FGA; lower risk with SGAs and TGAs, genetic predisposition, anxiety, diagnosis of
mood disorder, microcytic anemia, low serum ferritin, concurrent use of SSRI
diminished speech output - ANSWER -alogia
decreased ability to experience pleasure - ANSWER -anhedonia
purposeless and excessive motor activity without obvious cause - ANSWER -catatonic excitement
overactivation of what area of the brain is thought to be the origin of auditory hallucinations - ANSWER -
auditory system (Wernicke's area)
best characteristic of psychosis and most common type of hallucinations - ANSWER -auditory
hallucinations
seeing that which is not there in reality, usually more limited in duration; more common in children than
adults; predictive of a more severe illness - ANSWER -visual hallucinations
strange tastes, fairly common in those with epilepsy - ANSWER -gustatory hallucinations
also called haptic hallucinations - ANSWER -tactile hallucinations,
, visceral, such as feeling their organs move or a sensation of burning in the brain - ANSWER -cenesthetic
hallucinations
foul odors - ANSWER -olfactory hallucinations
most common type of delusion - ANSWER -persecutory delusion
individual misperceives that various comments, gestures, or environmental occurrences are directed
specificaly toward them - ANSWER -referential delusion
belief that a major catastrophe is going to occur, such as a tornado or the end of the world - ANSWER -
nihilistic delusion
possess special abilities, wealth, or fame - ANSWER -grandiose delusions
false belief that another is in love with them - ANSWER -erotomanic delusion
mid or thoughts have been removed by an outside force - ANSWER -thought withdrawal
alien thoughts have been put in their mind - ANSWER -thought insertion
symptoms of hyperprolactinemia - ANSWER -decreased libido, erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction,
menstrual changes, galactorrhea, breast engorgement and lactation, amenorrhea, menstrual
irregularities, changes in libido, hirsutism, osteoporosis, gynecomastia
2 most prominent negative symptoms in schizophrenia - ANSWER -diminished emotional expression and
avolition
4 types of positive symptoms - ANSWER -hallucinations, delusions, hostility, aggression
asociality - ANSWER -lack of interest in social interactions
