Psychiatry Board Exam
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Terms in this set (378)
MAO-A: breaks down serotonin, norepinephrine,
2 types of MAO and dopamine.
enzymes:
MAO-B: breaks down dopamine
3,4- Primary metabolites of dopamine
Dihydroxyphenylacetic
acid (DOPAC) and
homovanillic acid (HVA)
,3-Methoxy-4- Associated with anorexia nervosa and pathological
hydroxyphenylglycol gambling
(MHPG, MOPEG)
A presynaptic auto receptor involved in the
5HT1A receptor
response of neurons to SSRIs
Post synaptic serotonin receptor involved in
5HT2A receptor
neuron's response to SSRI's
1. Must have known irreversible cause
2. No severe electrolyte or acid abnormalities
5 pre-requisites for brain
3. No drugs present (e.g., barbiturates)
death diagnosis
4. Temperature of at least 36.5 C
5. Blood pressure of at least 90mmHg systolic
pioneer in Cognitive Therapy. Suggested negative
beliefs cause depression.
Beck feels that there is a triad consisting of the
following:
Aaron Beck Depressed people see themselves as defective,
inadequate, and worthless.
Depressed people experience the world as
negative and self-defeating.
Depressed people have an expectation of
continued hardship and failure.
abreaction an emotional release after recalling a painful event
,Absence seizures: first 1. Ethosuximide
and second line 2. Valproic acid
treatment
Absolutistic thinking is also known as all or nothing
thinking and is exemplified by the tendency to
Absolutist thinking characterize oneself completely in light of transient
shortcomings (the college student is a failure due
to a single bad grade).
akinetic mutism. Patients display severe apathy, with
affective blunting, amotivation, and immobility.
Abulia
There is an absence of spontaneous speech and
movement.
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
Acetylcholine esterase
Donepezil
inhibitors
Equally effective in treatment of Alzheimers
Acetylcholine is nicotinic and muscarinic receptors
associated with which
receptors
Acute intermittent Urine porphobilinogens and aminolevuliic acid in
porphyria test for excessive amounts
diagnosis:
, Acute stress disorder occurs when a person is
exposed to a traumatic event. The patient then feels
anxiety, detachment, derealization, feelings of
being "in a daze," dissociative amnesia, and
Acute stress disorder numbing. Flashbacks and avoidance of stimuli can
occur. The symptoms do not last longer than 4
weeks and occur within 4 weeks of the traumatic
event (as opposed to PTSD, of which symptoms
must last more than 1 month).
Hypercortisolism
Primary adrenal insufficiency
Chronic deficiency of glucocorticoids and/or
mineralocorticoids
Addison's disease Glucocorticoid deficiency results in lack of energy,
weight loss, joint pain and fever, whereas
mineralocorticoid deficiency manifests as nausea,
vomiting, lightheadedness, and abdominal pain
with diarrhea and dehydration. Skin
hyperpigmentation is found specifically
inability to recognize a sensory stimulus or familiar
Agnosia objects; this can be in the form of an object,
person, sound or shape.
Alexia without agraphia Corpus callous
is seen in lesions of the...
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Terms in this set (378)
MAO-A: breaks down serotonin, norepinephrine,
2 types of MAO and dopamine.
enzymes:
MAO-B: breaks down dopamine
3,4- Primary metabolites of dopamine
Dihydroxyphenylacetic
acid (DOPAC) and
homovanillic acid (HVA)
,3-Methoxy-4- Associated with anorexia nervosa and pathological
hydroxyphenylglycol gambling
(MHPG, MOPEG)
A presynaptic auto receptor involved in the
5HT1A receptor
response of neurons to SSRIs
Post synaptic serotonin receptor involved in
5HT2A receptor
neuron's response to SSRI's
1. Must have known irreversible cause
2. No severe electrolyte or acid abnormalities
5 pre-requisites for brain
3. No drugs present (e.g., barbiturates)
death diagnosis
4. Temperature of at least 36.5 C
5. Blood pressure of at least 90mmHg systolic
pioneer in Cognitive Therapy. Suggested negative
beliefs cause depression.
Beck feels that there is a triad consisting of the
following:
Aaron Beck Depressed people see themselves as defective,
inadequate, and worthless.
Depressed people experience the world as
negative and self-defeating.
Depressed people have an expectation of
continued hardship and failure.
abreaction an emotional release after recalling a painful event
,Absence seizures: first 1. Ethosuximide
and second line 2. Valproic acid
treatment
Absolutistic thinking is also known as all or nothing
thinking and is exemplified by the tendency to
Absolutist thinking characterize oneself completely in light of transient
shortcomings (the college student is a failure due
to a single bad grade).
akinetic mutism. Patients display severe apathy, with
affective blunting, amotivation, and immobility.
Abulia
There is an absence of spontaneous speech and
movement.
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
Acetylcholine esterase
Donepezil
inhibitors
Equally effective in treatment of Alzheimers
Acetylcholine is nicotinic and muscarinic receptors
associated with which
receptors
Acute intermittent Urine porphobilinogens and aminolevuliic acid in
porphyria test for excessive amounts
diagnosis:
, Acute stress disorder occurs when a person is
exposed to a traumatic event. The patient then feels
anxiety, detachment, derealization, feelings of
being "in a daze," dissociative amnesia, and
Acute stress disorder numbing. Flashbacks and avoidance of stimuli can
occur. The symptoms do not last longer than 4
weeks and occur within 4 weeks of the traumatic
event (as opposed to PTSD, of which symptoms
must last more than 1 month).
Hypercortisolism
Primary adrenal insufficiency
Chronic deficiency of glucocorticoids and/or
mineralocorticoids
Addison's disease Glucocorticoid deficiency results in lack of energy,
weight loss, joint pain and fever, whereas
mineralocorticoid deficiency manifests as nausea,
vomiting, lightheadedness, and abdominal pain
with diarrhea and dehydration. Skin
hyperpigmentation is found specifically
inability to recognize a sensory stimulus or familiar
Agnosia objects; this can be in the form of an object,
person, sound or shape.
Alexia without agraphia Corpus callous
is seen in lesions of the...
