Psychiatry Review – Questions & Answers
1. Which disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder?
Answer: Intellectual Developmental Disorder
2. Which stressor is most associated with Adjustment Disorder?
Answer: Marital separation
3. Encopresis is a specific indicator of sexual abuse.
Answer: False
4. Adjustment disorder occurs most commonly in which age group?
Answer: Adolescent
5. Which is NOT a functional brain imaging technique?
Answer: CT scan
6. Most common psychiatric diagnosis after serious medical illness?
Answer: Adjustment Disorder
7. Disorder with excessive daytime sleepiness despite adequate sleep?
Answer: Hypersomnolence Disorder
8. Neurotransmitter most implicated in childhood depression?
Answer: Serotonin
9. Grammar formation begins at what age?
Answer: 24–36 months
10. Therapeutic silence is useful.
Answer: True
11. Children with enuresis commonly have what comorbidity?
Answer: ADHD
12. Adjustment disorder symptoms resolve within how long after the stressor ends?
Answer: 6 months
13. Two hallmark OCD symptoms?
Answer: Intrusive thoughts; Rituals/Contamination obsessions
14. Psychiatric assessment is an ongoing process.
Answer: True
15. Common childhood bipolar feature?
Answer: Aggression
, 16. Agoraphobia differential diagnosis EXCEPT?
Answer: Bipolar I Disorder
17. Gender identity is fixed by 24–30 months.
Answer: False
18. Cooperative play develops by what age?
Answer: 4 years
19. Which is NOT a PTSD trauma criterion?
Answer: Listening to music
20. Gold standard OCD rating scale?
Answer: Y-BOCS
21. Two core components of psychiatric diagnosis?
Answer: Psychiatric history; Mental status examination
22. Somatic symptom disorder most common age?
Answer: 35–50 years
23. Hoarding disorder EXCEPT?
Answer: Becomes organized and detail-oriented
24. Hypomania distinguishing features?
Answer: Unequivocal change in functioning; Not markedly impairing
25. Brain region regulating emotional drives?
Answer: Amygdala
26. Selective mutism most commonly occurs where?
Answer: Classroom
27. Depression in children may present as school refusal.
Answer: True
28. BDD patients usually first seek help from?
Answer: Dermatologist/Cosmetic surgeon
29. Performance-only social anxiety most often involves?
Answer: Public speaking
30. Trauma response associated with PTSD?
Answer: Intense horror
31. Medical condition to rule out with somatic symptoms?
Answer: Multiple sclerosis
1. Which disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder?
Answer: Intellectual Developmental Disorder
2. Which stressor is most associated with Adjustment Disorder?
Answer: Marital separation
3. Encopresis is a specific indicator of sexual abuse.
Answer: False
4. Adjustment disorder occurs most commonly in which age group?
Answer: Adolescent
5. Which is NOT a functional brain imaging technique?
Answer: CT scan
6. Most common psychiatric diagnosis after serious medical illness?
Answer: Adjustment Disorder
7. Disorder with excessive daytime sleepiness despite adequate sleep?
Answer: Hypersomnolence Disorder
8. Neurotransmitter most implicated in childhood depression?
Answer: Serotonin
9. Grammar formation begins at what age?
Answer: 24–36 months
10. Therapeutic silence is useful.
Answer: True
11. Children with enuresis commonly have what comorbidity?
Answer: ADHD
12. Adjustment disorder symptoms resolve within how long after the stressor ends?
Answer: 6 months
13. Two hallmark OCD symptoms?
Answer: Intrusive thoughts; Rituals/Contamination obsessions
14. Psychiatric assessment is an ongoing process.
Answer: True
15. Common childhood bipolar feature?
Answer: Aggression
, 16. Agoraphobia differential diagnosis EXCEPT?
Answer: Bipolar I Disorder
17. Gender identity is fixed by 24–30 months.
Answer: False
18. Cooperative play develops by what age?
Answer: 4 years
19. Which is NOT a PTSD trauma criterion?
Answer: Listening to music
20. Gold standard OCD rating scale?
Answer: Y-BOCS
21. Two core components of psychiatric diagnosis?
Answer: Psychiatric history; Mental status examination
22. Somatic symptom disorder most common age?
Answer: 35–50 years
23. Hoarding disorder EXCEPT?
Answer: Becomes organized and detail-oriented
24. Hypomania distinguishing features?
Answer: Unequivocal change in functioning; Not markedly impairing
25. Brain region regulating emotional drives?
Answer: Amygdala
26. Selective mutism most commonly occurs where?
Answer: Classroom
27. Depression in children may present as school refusal.
Answer: True
28. BDD patients usually first seek help from?
Answer: Dermatologist/Cosmetic surgeon
29. Performance-only social anxiety most often involves?
Answer: Public speaking
30. Trauma response associated with PTSD?
Answer: Intense horror
31. Medical condition to rule out with somatic symptoms?
Answer: Multiple sclerosis
