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A patient presents with symptoms of depression. Upon treatment with anti-depressants, however, mania is induced. This patient likely was misdiagnosed with depression, and probably actually has which of the following disorders: |
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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Bipolar Disorder |
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Schizophrenia |
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A Somatoform Disorder |
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A 50 year old patient who has lost his spouse has been diagnosed with depression. Which of the following therapy is best recommended? |
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remotivation therapy |
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sensorimotor approach |
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use of Allens cognitive disabilities model |
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electroconvulsive therapy |
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Megan has had a long history of rocky relationships in which she has often felt an intense fear of abandonment. Her self-esteem is tied into her acceptance or rejection from others; she often mistakes mild slights as active attempts of rejection by others. Frequently, Megan has made self-harming threats or attempts in order to keep others from leaving her. The most likely diagnosis for Megan is: |
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Histrionic Personality Disorder |
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Borderline Personality Disorder |
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Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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Jason's family has started to notice that he is acting strangely. Sometimes he seems to enjoy nothing and become disinterested. Yet, there are days where he appears very focused, talkative. He even mentions going back to school. The most puzzling thing is that his mood seems to change very frequently. Jason's symptoms reflect which of the following disorders: |
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Bipolar I |
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Major Depressive Disorder |
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Bipolar II |
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Rapid cycling bipolar disorder |
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Suzi enters into treatment. She feels immediately connected to her therapist. She just met the therapist, but feels close to her right away. This is based on transference. What statement best describes the definition of transference? |
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Unconscious placement of feelings onto a person based on feelings one has from someone else in their life. |
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Conscious decision to direct onto a person based on feelings one has from someone else in their life. |
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Subconscious redirection of feelings onto a person based on feelings one has from someone else in their life. |
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Conscious decision to dislike a person based on past experiences. |
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In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders. Research since that time continues to find a positive correlation between non-dominant sexual orientation and psychiatric illness. Which of the following models best explains this? |
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biomedical |
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neurological |
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biopsychosocial |
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social |
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Which of the following individuals is MOST likely to currently have a deficiency of serotonin in the brain's reward pathway? |
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Anxious individuals who have been in inpatient treatment for 3 months |
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Obese individuals who have exercised regularly for 4 months |
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Phobic individuals starting a regime of cognitive-behavioral therapy |
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Individuals with a history of depression who quit heroin completely |
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A patient in a psychiatric ward exhibits flat affect. She claims to hear voices, her body movements are agitated, and she is delusional. Which disorder would be suspected, and which of the following would be targeted pharmacologically? |
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Schizophrenia; acetylcholine |
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Schizophrenia; dopamine |
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Substance abuse; GABA |
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Substance abuse; epinephrine |
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Which of the following correctly states the neurotransmitter changes found in the central nervous system in Parkinson's disease? |
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decreased dopamine |
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increased dopamine |
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increased acetylcholine |
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decreased acetylcholine |
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Nervous System | Psychological Disorders | |
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Maya usually feels a mild, but relentless type of anxiety day-to-day, and this can be characterized as: |
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Panic anxiety disorder
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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Agoraphobia |
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Social loafing
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia? |
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Lack of emotional reactivity
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Delusions/delusional thinking
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Two or more personalities
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Disorganized thinking
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Which of the following best describes the main characteristic of a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder? |
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Violent mood swings
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Memory loss
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Physical symptoms with no known cause
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Constant anxiety-provoking thoughts
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A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia would best respond to a treatment that targets the patient's: |
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adrenergic receptors.
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acetylcholine receptors.
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GABA receptors.
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dopamine receptors.
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A researcher finds that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans has increased over the last 5 years and concludes that the severity of combat scenarios is increasing over time. Which piece of information would contradict the researcher's conclusion? |
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Combat was primarily aerial in past years but is increasingly on the ground in challenging urban scenarios. |
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There was a simultaneous increase in females serving in the military over the same time period. |
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Political support for military intervention decreased over the last 5 years. |
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A decrease in stigma around PTSD leads more soldiers to report symptoms. |
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Miscellaneous Psychology | Psychological Disorders | |
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Currently, there are a variety of medications which act on various neurotransmitters in the brain. Modern medications are least likely to have efficacy for: |
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schizophrenia. |
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mood disorders. |
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personality disorders. |
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anxiety disorders. |
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Korsakoff Syndrome may present with which of the following? |
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poor memory and recall |
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increased anxiety and subjective perception of stress |
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decreased sexual drive |
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diminished ability to understand social cues of others |
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Which of the following is a condition where one experiences repeated episodes of sympathetic nervous system activation? |
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depression |
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schizophrenia |
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panic disorder |
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fight-or-flight disorders |
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The key characteristic of a somatoform disorder is that it: |
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is treated with serotonin reuptake inhibitors. |
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involves both bodily symptoms as well as psychiatric symptoms. |
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usually involves a great degree of panic and anxiety. |
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involves hallucinations, either auditory or visual. |
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Priyanka visits a psychiatrist and notes symptoms where she feels that she is not actually within her body and believes that she is an observer floating in the sky watching her body move and interact in the world. She does not believe she is a person rather feels she is not a living organism altogether. This individual is likely suffering from: |
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schizophrenia |
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dissociative disorder |
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personality disorder |
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mood disorder |
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With respect to psychology, the biopsychosocial model states that: |
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psychological disorders are often due to either prevailing biological factors or social factors. |
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most psychiatric processes are typically a result of specific biological underpinnings. |
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biological elements of psychological disease irrelevant. |
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biological, psychological, and social processes often work in tandem with respect to mental health. |
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Which of the following is correct regarding schizophrenia? |
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A single gene defect often explains the presence of schizophrenia. |
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There is a very significant genetic component for the development of schizophrenia. |
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Acetylcholine is considered the most important neurotransmitter affected in schizophrenia. |
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The abnormalities in schizophrenia are mostly chemical in nature, rather than structural. |
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Which of the following holds true regarding depression?
I. it has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance
II. it has fairly significant genetic influence
III. it involves defects in dopaminergic receptors |
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I and II only |
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II only |
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II and III only |
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I, II and III |
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An individual with significant imbalance of identity such that they have multiple distinct personalities/identities likely has a psychiatric disorder within the spectrum of a: |
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dissociative disorder. |
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schizophrenic disorder. |
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depressive disorder. |
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Parkinsonian disorder. |
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Which of the following is incorrect regarding Korsakoff's syndrome? |
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it is a result of a nutritional deficiency |
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it is related to alcohol intake |
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confusion and worsened speech may be seen in Korakoff's syndrome |
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it is a hereditary disease |
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Which of the following is not typically classified as a trauma and stressor-related disorder? |
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major depressive disorder |
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acute stress disorder |
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PTSD |
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adjustment disorder |
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Cell death of cells within the substantia nigra is believed to be the cause of which of the following conditions? |
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schizophrenia |
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bipolar disorder |
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Alzheimer's dementia |
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Parkinson's disease |
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