PRITE Exam 100% Correct!!
A. Lack of insight - ANSWERWhich of the following findings on the mental status exam of a
psychiatric patient is the strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions?
A. Lack of insight
B. Poor judgment
C. Suicidal ideation
D. Perceptual disturbances
E. Abnormal thought content
B. Rare high penetrance - ANSWERPedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying
what type of gene variant?
A. Copy number
B. Rare high penetrance
C. Simple tandem repeat
D. Common low penetrance
E. Single nucleotide polymorphism
E. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - ANSWERRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the
treatment of unipolar depression targets which of the following brain regions?
A. Ventral striatum
B. Locus coeruleus
C. Periamygdaloid cortex
D. Medial temporal cortex
E. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
D. Attentional bias toward potentially threatening stimuli - ANSWERWhich of the following cognitive
responses to environmental stimuli has been found to be more characteristic of patients with anxiety
disorders when compared to patients with depression?
A. Misattributions regarding stimuli
B. Hopelessness regarding meaning of stimuli
C. Automatic negative thoughts towards the stimuli
,D. Attentional bias toward potentially threatening stimuli
E. Lack of awareness of physiological responses to stimuli
That is the insula - ANSWERIn the labeled coronal section of human cortex below, what label
indicates the insula?
C. Meds overuse - ANSWERWhich of the following is the strongest risk factor of chronic daily
headache in adults?
A. Obesity
B. Depression
C. Meds overuse
D. Low socioeconomic status
E. Older age of onset of headaches
E. Glycine - ANSWERWhich of the following neurotransmitters is predominantly inhibitory
A. Norepinephrine
B. Glutamate
C. Dopamine
D. Tyrosine
E. Glycine
E. Ascending reticular activating system - ANSWERMaintenance of wakefulness is dependent on
which of the following areas of the brain?
A. Oral pontine
B. Midbrain tegmentum
C. Posterior hypothalamus
D. Anterior cingulate parietal cortex
E. Ascending reticular activating system
C. Intense fear of gaining weight - ANSWERWhich of the following signs or symptoms is necessary to
make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa?
A. Amenorrhea
B. Perfectionistic behaviors
C. Intense fear of gaining weight
D. Body mass index less than 20
E. A subjective feeling of loss of control while eating
B. Abstraction - ANSWERWhen a child reaches the stage of formal operations, which of the following
is a new cognitive capacity gained?
, A. Centration
B. Abstraction
C. Reversibility
D. Ecocentrism
E. Object permanance
E. Prader-Willi - ANSWER25yo, hx developmental delays, presents for eval of anger outbursts. Prior
karyotyping has demonstrated a microdeletion of genetic material. This finding is most likely to be
seen in which of the following disorders?
A. Phenylketonuria
B. Down syndrome
C. Tuberous sclerosis
D. Fragile X
E. Prader-Willi
Amygdala/septal area and hypothalamus - ANSWERWhich of the following areas are connected by
the stria terminalis?
A. Broca's/Wernickes
B. Hippocampus/subgenual cingulate
C. Lat. habenular/ventral tegmental area
D. Amygdala/medial dorsal thalamic nucleus
E. Amygdala/septal area and hypothalamus
A. Clench a fist - ANSWERWhich of the following instructions can enhance hypoactive deep tendon
reflexes in a leg?
A. Clench a fist
B. Elevate an arm
C. Stare at a distant object
D. Think of moving a limb
E. Sensory stimulation of the opposite limb
E. CV disease - ANSWERWhat is the leading case of death in persons with severe mental illness?
A. Cancer
B. Suicide
C. DM
A. Lack of insight - ANSWERWhich of the following findings on the mental status exam of a
psychiatric patient is the strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions?
A. Lack of insight
B. Poor judgment
C. Suicidal ideation
D. Perceptual disturbances
E. Abnormal thought content
B. Rare high penetrance - ANSWERPedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying
what type of gene variant?
A. Copy number
B. Rare high penetrance
C. Simple tandem repeat
D. Common low penetrance
E. Single nucleotide polymorphism
E. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - ANSWERRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the
treatment of unipolar depression targets which of the following brain regions?
A. Ventral striatum
B. Locus coeruleus
C. Periamygdaloid cortex
D. Medial temporal cortex
E. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
D. Attentional bias toward potentially threatening stimuli - ANSWERWhich of the following cognitive
responses to environmental stimuli has been found to be more characteristic of patients with anxiety
disorders when compared to patients with depression?
A. Misattributions regarding stimuli
B. Hopelessness regarding meaning of stimuli
C. Automatic negative thoughts towards the stimuli
,D. Attentional bias toward potentially threatening stimuli
E. Lack of awareness of physiological responses to stimuli
That is the insula - ANSWERIn the labeled coronal section of human cortex below, what label
indicates the insula?
C. Meds overuse - ANSWERWhich of the following is the strongest risk factor of chronic daily
headache in adults?
A. Obesity
B. Depression
C. Meds overuse
D. Low socioeconomic status
E. Older age of onset of headaches
E. Glycine - ANSWERWhich of the following neurotransmitters is predominantly inhibitory
A. Norepinephrine
B. Glutamate
C. Dopamine
D. Tyrosine
E. Glycine
E. Ascending reticular activating system - ANSWERMaintenance of wakefulness is dependent on
which of the following areas of the brain?
A. Oral pontine
B. Midbrain tegmentum
C. Posterior hypothalamus
D. Anterior cingulate parietal cortex
E. Ascending reticular activating system
C. Intense fear of gaining weight - ANSWERWhich of the following signs or symptoms is necessary to
make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa?
A. Amenorrhea
B. Perfectionistic behaviors
C. Intense fear of gaining weight
D. Body mass index less than 20
E. A subjective feeling of loss of control while eating
B. Abstraction - ANSWERWhen a child reaches the stage of formal operations, which of the following
is a new cognitive capacity gained?
, A. Centration
B. Abstraction
C. Reversibility
D. Ecocentrism
E. Object permanance
E. Prader-Willi - ANSWER25yo, hx developmental delays, presents for eval of anger outbursts. Prior
karyotyping has demonstrated a microdeletion of genetic material. This finding is most likely to be
seen in which of the following disorders?
A. Phenylketonuria
B. Down syndrome
C. Tuberous sclerosis
D. Fragile X
E. Prader-Willi
Amygdala/septal area and hypothalamus - ANSWERWhich of the following areas are connected by
the stria terminalis?
A. Broca's/Wernickes
B. Hippocampus/subgenual cingulate
C. Lat. habenular/ventral tegmental area
D. Amygdala/medial dorsal thalamic nucleus
E. Amygdala/septal area and hypothalamus
A. Clench a fist - ANSWERWhich of the following instructions can enhance hypoactive deep tendon
reflexes in a leg?
A. Clench a fist
B. Elevate an arm
C. Stare at a distant object
D. Think of moving a limb
E. Sensory stimulation of the opposite limb
E. CV disease - ANSWERWhat is the leading case of death in persons with severe mental illness?
A. Cancer
B. Suicide
C. DM
