FHEA EXAM - COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What is the best way to prevent and monitor for
diversion of psychostimulant medication?
A. execute a controlled substance contract with patient
B. obtain baseline and repeat urine drug screens
C. prescribe the longest-acting effective medication
D. prescribe only nonstimulant medications, regardless of efficacy
Answer:
C. prescribe the longest-acting effective medication
Question 2: Which of the following is an objective tool to inform
medication selection for ADHD treatment?
A. Family history
B. Patient experience
C. Adverse effects
D. Pharmacogenomics
Answer:
D. Pharmacogenomics
Question 3: Which of these is a pharmacokinetic gene that can aid
in selecting the best medication dosage for ADHD?
A. ADRA2A
B. SLC6A4
C. COMT
D. CYP2D6
Answer:
,D. CYP2D6
Question 4: Which of these is a pharmacodynamic gene that can
aid in selecting the best medication agent for ADHD?
A. CYP3A4
B. SLC6A4
C. DRD2
D. COMT
Answer:
D. COMT
Question 5: Common pharmacotherapeutic options for anxiety may
include all of the following, except:
A. gabapentin
B. escitalopram
C. methylphenidate
D. prazosin
Answer:
C. methylphenidate
Question 6: Which of the following benzodiazepine medications
has the shortest peak onset?
A. chlordiazepoxide
B. diazepam
C. flurazepam
D. oxazepam
Answer:
,C. flurazepam
Question 7: Symptom-based medication selection for anxiety
disorders includes all of the following, except:
A. deconstruction to arrive at a specific symptom list
B. matching symptoms to brain circuits
C. matching agents to neuropharmacology
D. limiting treatment to a single pharmacologic agent
Answer:
D. limiting treatment to a single pharmacologic agent
Question 8: The treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
may involve all of the following, except:
A. prescription of a serotonergic antidepressant medication
B. starting behavioral therapy or response prevention
C. starting negative reinforcement therapy
D. prescription of an adjunctive antipsychotic medication
Answer:
C. starting negative reinforcement therapy
Question 9: Which pharmacogenomic marker helps to predict
weight gain, particularly related to the use of second generation
antipsychotics and other complex serotonergics?
A. SLC6A4
B. DRD2
C. 5HT2C
D. COMT
Answer:
, C. 5HT2C
Question 10: All of the following medications may be therapeutic
for Panic Disorder, except:
A. serotonergics (SSRIs)
B. benzodiazepines (BZDs)
C. psychostimulants
D. tricyclics (TCAs)
Answer:
C. psychostimulants
Question 11: Which medication may be the most helpful in
reducing flashbacks and nightmares associated with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
A. serotonergics (fluoxetine)
B. benzodiazepines (valium)
C. alpha-1 blockers (prazosin)
D. tricyclics (amitriptyline)
Answer:
C. alpha-1 blockers (prazosin)
Question 12: Which of the following is not an accepted mechanism
in the development of depression?
A. epigenetics
B. pathological energy flow
C. glutamate excitotoxicity
D. resilience
Answer:
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What is the best way to prevent and monitor for
diversion of psychostimulant medication?
A. execute a controlled substance contract with patient
B. obtain baseline and repeat urine drug screens
C. prescribe the longest-acting effective medication
D. prescribe only nonstimulant medications, regardless of efficacy
Answer:
C. prescribe the longest-acting effective medication
Question 2: Which of the following is an objective tool to inform
medication selection for ADHD treatment?
A. Family history
B. Patient experience
C. Adverse effects
D. Pharmacogenomics
Answer:
D. Pharmacogenomics
Question 3: Which of these is a pharmacokinetic gene that can aid
in selecting the best medication dosage for ADHD?
A. ADRA2A
B. SLC6A4
C. COMT
D. CYP2D6
Answer:
,D. CYP2D6
Question 4: Which of these is a pharmacodynamic gene that can
aid in selecting the best medication agent for ADHD?
A. CYP3A4
B. SLC6A4
C. DRD2
D. COMT
Answer:
D. COMT
Question 5: Common pharmacotherapeutic options for anxiety may
include all of the following, except:
A. gabapentin
B. escitalopram
C. methylphenidate
D. prazosin
Answer:
C. methylphenidate
Question 6: Which of the following benzodiazepine medications
has the shortest peak onset?
A. chlordiazepoxide
B. diazepam
C. flurazepam
D. oxazepam
Answer:
,C. flurazepam
Question 7: Symptom-based medication selection for anxiety
disorders includes all of the following, except:
A. deconstruction to arrive at a specific symptom list
B. matching symptoms to brain circuits
C. matching agents to neuropharmacology
D. limiting treatment to a single pharmacologic agent
Answer:
D. limiting treatment to a single pharmacologic agent
Question 8: The treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
may involve all of the following, except:
A. prescription of a serotonergic antidepressant medication
B. starting behavioral therapy or response prevention
C. starting negative reinforcement therapy
D. prescription of an adjunctive antipsychotic medication
Answer:
C. starting negative reinforcement therapy
Question 9: Which pharmacogenomic marker helps to predict
weight gain, particularly related to the use of second generation
antipsychotics and other complex serotonergics?
A. SLC6A4
B. DRD2
C. 5HT2C
D. COMT
Answer:
, C. 5HT2C
Question 10: All of the following medications may be therapeutic
for Panic Disorder, except:
A. serotonergics (SSRIs)
B. benzodiazepines (BZDs)
C. psychostimulants
D. tricyclics (TCAs)
Answer:
C. psychostimulants
Question 11: Which medication may be the most helpful in
reducing flashbacks and nightmares associated with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
A. serotonergics (fluoxetine)
B. benzodiazepines (valium)
C. alpha-1 blockers (prazosin)
D. tricyclics (amitriptyline)
Answer:
C. alpha-1 blockers (prazosin)
Question 12: Which of the following is not an accepted mechanism
in the development of depression?
A. epigenetics
B. pathological energy flow
C. glutamate excitotoxicity
D. resilience
Answer:
