PRITE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Findings on MSE is strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions? - ANSWERLack of
insight
Pedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying what type of gene variant? -
ANSWERSimple tandem repeat
Review location of insula on coronal section. #5 - ANSWER
What can enhance hypoactive DTRs in leg? - ANSWERClench a fist
"Methylation makes DNA MUTE"
"Acetylation makes DNA ACTIVE"
Pts with this neurocognitive DO are more likely to develop severe EPS from antipsychotic
medications. - ANSWERLewy body disease
Strongest risk factor for development of chronic daily headache in adults? - ANSWERMedication
overuse
Which of the following ntx is predominantly INHIBITORY?
NE
glutamate
DA
tyrosine
glycine – ANSWERTyrosine
,Leading cause of death in persons with severe mental illness - ANSWERCardiovascular disease
Med that's most effective for migraine prophylaxis? - ANSWERTopiramate (anticonvulsants)
Note: Triptans are used for acute migraine Tx
Epigenetic mechanisms that inhibits transcriptional machinery form accessing DNA and thus leads to
decreased gene transcription? - ANSWERMethylation
Maintenance of wakefulness is dependent on which part of the brain? - ANSWERAscending reticular
activating system
Which of the following signs or symptoms is necessary to make a Dx of anorexia nervosa?
Preoperational: Toddlerhood (18-24 months) to early childhood (age 7)
egocentric
Concrete operational: Ages 7 to 11 years.
operational thought (work things out internally in their head; conservation-same in quantity though
appearance changes)
Formal operational: Adolescence to adulthood
Abstraction
25 yo w/ Hx of developmental delays presents with eval for anger outbursts. Karyotyping
demonstrates microdeletion of genetic material. Finding is most likely to be seen in which of
following:
Phenylketonuria
Down Syndrome
Tuberous sclerosis
, Fragile X Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome - ANSWERPrader- Willi syndrome
(Paternal gene mutated/deleted)
--
Phenylketonuria - autosomal recessive
Tuberous sclerosis - autosomal dominant
Down Syndrome - extra chr 21
Fragile X Syndrome - trinucleotide repeat
Amenorrhea
Perfectionistic behaviors
Intense fear of gaining wgt
BMI <20
Subjective feeling of loss of control while eating - ANSWERIntense fear of gaining wgt
When a child reaches the stage of formal operations, which is a new cognitive capacity gained? -
ANSWERAbstraction
Piaget's Four Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor: Birth to ages 18-24 mos
objective permanence
Which of the following areas are connected by the stria terminalis? - ANSWERAmygdala to the septal
area and the hypothalamus
Evidence-based practice with the most available research that reduces relapses and symptoms, and
improves medication adherence in schizophrenia? - ANSWERFamily psychoeducation
Assessment strategies that's most reliable in differentiating bipolar from unipolar depression in a
patient presenting with an index depressive episode? - ANSWERLongitudinal follow-up
100% CORRECT!
Findings on MSE is strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions? - ANSWERLack of
insight
Pedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying what type of gene variant? -
ANSWERSimple tandem repeat
Review location of insula on coronal section. #5 - ANSWER
What can enhance hypoactive DTRs in leg? - ANSWERClench a fist
"Methylation makes DNA MUTE"
"Acetylation makes DNA ACTIVE"
Pts with this neurocognitive DO are more likely to develop severe EPS from antipsychotic
medications. - ANSWERLewy body disease
Strongest risk factor for development of chronic daily headache in adults? - ANSWERMedication
overuse
Which of the following ntx is predominantly INHIBITORY?
NE
glutamate
DA
tyrosine
glycine – ANSWERTyrosine
,Leading cause of death in persons with severe mental illness - ANSWERCardiovascular disease
Med that's most effective for migraine prophylaxis? - ANSWERTopiramate (anticonvulsants)
Note: Triptans are used for acute migraine Tx
Epigenetic mechanisms that inhibits transcriptional machinery form accessing DNA and thus leads to
decreased gene transcription? - ANSWERMethylation
Maintenance of wakefulness is dependent on which part of the brain? - ANSWERAscending reticular
activating system
Which of the following signs or symptoms is necessary to make a Dx of anorexia nervosa?
Preoperational: Toddlerhood (18-24 months) to early childhood (age 7)
egocentric
Concrete operational: Ages 7 to 11 years.
operational thought (work things out internally in their head; conservation-same in quantity though
appearance changes)
Formal operational: Adolescence to adulthood
Abstraction
25 yo w/ Hx of developmental delays presents with eval for anger outbursts. Karyotyping
demonstrates microdeletion of genetic material. Finding is most likely to be seen in which of
following:
Phenylketonuria
Down Syndrome
Tuberous sclerosis
, Fragile X Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome - ANSWERPrader- Willi syndrome
(Paternal gene mutated/deleted)
--
Phenylketonuria - autosomal recessive
Tuberous sclerosis - autosomal dominant
Down Syndrome - extra chr 21
Fragile X Syndrome - trinucleotide repeat
Amenorrhea
Perfectionistic behaviors
Intense fear of gaining wgt
BMI <20
Subjective feeling of loss of control while eating - ANSWERIntense fear of gaining wgt
When a child reaches the stage of formal operations, which is a new cognitive capacity gained? -
ANSWERAbstraction
Piaget's Four Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor: Birth to ages 18-24 mos
objective permanence
Which of the following areas are connected by the stria terminalis? - ANSWERAmygdala to the septal
area and the hypothalamus
Evidence-based practice with the most available research that reduces relapses and symptoms, and
improves medication adherence in schizophrenia? - ANSWERFamily psychoeducation
Assessment strategies that's most reliable in differentiating bipolar from unipolar depression in a
patient presenting with an index depressive episode? - ANSWERLongitudinal follow-up
