CEA pregnancy
"Quick Revision Guide: All Key Questions Answered Clearly"
The school psychologist refers a 7-year-old girl with difficulty reading, distractibility, and writing
avoidance behaviors. The child has no diagnosed conditions, takes no medications, and met all
of her developmental milestones. She loves arts and crafts and physical education. Prior to
diagnosing a learning disorder, which of the following screening tests must be performed?
Family history
Complete history and physical exam
Neurological evaluation
Vision and hearing - Vision and hearing
A pregnant woman with depression is reluctant to take medication for fear of causing her baby
neonatal abstinence syndrome due to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication.
Her husband states they would like to use a faith healer instead. Which of the following is most
accurate regarding the prognosis of depression during pregnancy?
If the patient does not take medication she will continue to deteriorate
There is no risk of adverse effect associated with SSRIs
The patient will likely require involuntary commitment to a mental institution
The actual course of depression cannot be predicted - The actual course of depression
cannot be predicted
An 8-year-old boy is referred to you for evaluation for disruptive behavior in school. The
teachers report that without warning the boy will make disruptive sounds or shout out in class.
Other than these instances the boy is described as polite and well kempt, but restless. This
clinical presentation is most consistent with which of the following disorders?
Tourette's syndrome
Separation anxiety disorder
Oppositional Defiant disorder
,Conduct disorder - Tourette's syndrome
In terms of the management of Bipolar disorder in pregnancy, one should avoid Lithium,
Valproic acid and Carbamazepine, especially in which trimester?
Second
Third
First
Postnatal - 1st
A 35-year-old woman 7 days postpartum is brought by the mobile crisis team to the ED at the
request of the husband. The patient has no past psychiatric history and takes only prenatal
vitamins. He reports that his wife has not been sleeping and has noticed her walking around
their apartment in the middle of the night crying and talking to nobody. In addition, she has
been ignoring the baby, but last night she told him that it was "Lucifer's seed and it must be
destroyed." Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
Depression with psychosis - Depression with psychosis
Which of the following statements regarding intellectual developmental disorder is false?
Mild - moderate intellectual disability may not be apparent until adulthood
Standardized measurement includes information gathering from family, teachers and care
providers
In situations with severe traumatic brain injury, a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorder may co-
occur with the diagnosis of intellectual disability
, Adaptive functioning assessment includes culturally appropriate measures - Moderate
intellectual disability may not be apparent until adulthood is false. Academic learning difficulty
would be apparent in school age children with a mild level of disability and markedly apparent
in those with moderate disability.
Shawna is a 3 year old female who, at times, bites her own hand. She has no other concerning
behaviors or developmental delays. Which of the following would be the best intervention?
Begin a second generation antipsychotic
No treatment is required
Trial pediatric DBT
Start a low dose stimulant medication - No treatment is required for stereotypic movement
disorder when not associated with other symptoms. This behavior should fade by 4 years of
age.
Which of the following is a potential risk factor for Anorexia Nervosa?
A gay male orientation
a male on a high school wrestling team
Ballet school
All of the statements listed are potential risk factors. - All of the above are potential risk
factors for Anorexia Nervosa,
Which of the following statements regarding intellectual developmental disorder is false?
Children with mild intellectual disability are at risk of being manipulated by their peers
IQ test scores remain the gold standard for determining intellectual disability
Individuals with severe intellectual disability require support for all activities of daily living
Co-occuring motor and sensory impairments may prevent functional use of objects in profound
intellectual disability - IQ test scores are not the gold standard for determining intellectual
disability. Furthermore, IQ tests fail to asses reasoning in real life scenarios and fail to measure
mastery of practical tasks despite measuring conceptual capacity.
"Quick Revision Guide: All Key Questions Answered Clearly"
The school psychologist refers a 7-year-old girl with difficulty reading, distractibility, and writing
avoidance behaviors. The child has no diagnosed conditions, takes no medications, and met all
of her developmental milestones. She loves arts and crafts and physical education. Prior to
diagnosing a learning disorder, which of the following screening tests must be performed?
Family history
Complete history and physical exam
Neurological evaluation
Vision and hearing - Vision and hearing
A pregnant woman with depression is reluctant to take medication for fear of causing her baby
neonatal abstinence syndrome due to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication.
Her husband states they would like to use a faith healer instead. Which of the following is most
accurate regarding the prognosis of depression during pregnancy?
If the patient does not take medication she will continue to deteriorate
There is no risk of adverse effect associated with SSRIs
The patient will likely require involuntary commitment to a mental institution
The actual course of depression cannot be predicted - The actual course of depression
cannot be predicted
An 8-year-old boy is referred to you for evaluation for disruptive behavior in school. The
teachers report that without warning the boy will make disruptive sounds or shout out in class.
Other than these instances the boy is described as polite and well kempt, but restless. This
clinical presentation is most consistent with which of the following disorders?
Tourette's syndrome
Separation anxiety disorder
Oppositional Defiant disorder
,Conduct disorder - Tourette's syndrome
In terms of the management of Bipolar disorder in pregnancy, one should avoid Lithium,
Valproic acid and Carbamazepine, especially in which trimester?
Second
Third
First
Postnatal - 1st
A 35-year-old woman 7 days postpartum is brought by the mobile crisis team to the ED at the
request of the husband. The patient has no past psychiatric history and takes only prenatal
vitamins. He reports that his wife has not been sleeping and has noticed her walking around
their apartment in the middle of the night crying and talking to nobody. In addition, she has
been ignoring the baby, but last night she told him that it was "Lucifer's seed and it must be
destroyed." Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
Depression with psychosis - Depression with psychosis
Which of the following statements regarding intellectual developmental disorder is false?
Mild - moderate intellectual disability may not be apparent until adulthood
Standardized measurement includes information gathering from family, teachers and care
providers
In situations with severe traumatic brain injury, a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorder may co-
occur with the diagnosis of intellectual disability
, Adaptive functioning assessment includes culturally appropriate measures - Moderate
intellectual disability may not be apparent until adulthood is false. Academic learning difficulty
would be apparent in school age children with a mild level of disability and markedly apparent
in those with moderate disability.
Shawna is a 3 year old female who, at times, bites her own hand. She has no other concerning
behaviors or developmental delays. Which of the following would be the best intervention?
Begin a second generation antipsychotic
No treatment is required
Trial pediatric DBT
Start a low dose stimulant medication - No treatment is required for stereotypic movement
disorder when not associated with other symptoms. This behavior should fade by 4 years of
age.
Which of the following is a potential risk factor for Anorexia Nervosa?
A gay male orientation
a male on a high school wrestling team
Ballet school
All of the statements listed are potential risk factors. - All of the above are potential risk
factors for Anorexia Nervosa,
Which of the following statements regarding intellectual developmental disorder is false?
Children with mild intellectual disability are at risk of being manipulated by their peers
IQ test scores remain the gold standard for determining intellectual disability
Individuals with severe intellectual disability require support for all activities of daily living
Co-occuring motor and sensory impairments may prevent functional use of objects in profound
intellectual disability - IQ test scores are not the gold standard for determining intellectual
disability. Furthermore, IQ tests fail to asses reasoning in real life scenarios and fail to measure
mastery of practical tasks despite measuring conceptual capacity.
