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16 Cards in this Set
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1. All of the following are true of Vascular Dementia except:
a. the cause is related to cerebrovascular disease b. the course is step-wise and rapid deterioration may occur in a short period of time c. Intellectual impairment is more global and uniform d. Intellectual impairment is more patchy than uniform |
1. C
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2. A child constantly argues with authority figures, loses his temper easily, breaks rules both at home and in school, and recently got into a physical fight. The most accurate diagnosis would be:
a. oppositional defiant disorder b. conduct disorder c. attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder d. pervasive developmental disorder |
2. A
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3. Impaired social interaction and repetitive patterns of behavior without clinically significant delays in language is most characteristic of:
a. Asperger syndrome b. Rett's disorder c. Autism d. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder |
3. A
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4. Which of the following statements regarding the use of moisture alarms and imipramine in the treatment of enuresis is most true?
a. Moisture alarms are easier to administer than imipramine and other forms of medication b. Mosture alarms work faster than imipramine c. Treatment with moisture alarms is assocaited with a lower relapse rate than treatment with imipramine d. Both methods are safer than hypnosis |
4. C
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5. You are evaluating a patient who over the past year has had psychotic and manic disturbances. Which of the following indicators would most likely make you lean toward diagnosing schizoaffective disorder rather than mood disorder with psychotic features?
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5. B
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6. A person during a clinical interview describes herself as sad, hopeless, and not caring about anything or anyone. She says she has felt this way for the past few weeks. She denies ever feeling elated. She says that God is punishing her for her sins. The most appropriate diagnosis would be:
a. Dysthymic Disorder b. Major depressive disorder c. Delusional disorder, persecutory type d. Mood disorder due to a general medical condition |
6. B
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7. All of the following statements about suicide are true except:
a. the older you are, the more likely you are to commit suicide b. among older adults, women are more likely to commit suicide than men c. white adolescents commit suicide more often that African-American adolescents, though the suicide rate in both groups has been on the rise. d. hopelessness is a more valid predictor of suicide than most other indirect indicators of risk. |
7. B
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8. Of the following, the best way to diagnose attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a child would be to:
a. determine whether the child responds positively to psychostimulant drugs such as Ritalin. b. administer an intelligence test c. determine whether the presenting symptoms are occurring in more than one setting. d. ask the child's parents if they think that their child is hyperactive. |
8. C
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9. The biological sibling of a person who has received a diagnosis of Schizophrenia is ___times more likely to become schizophrenic than a member of the general population.
a. two b. four c. ten d. twenty |
9. C
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10. A man in his late 20's reports to his psychologist that he has had a number of hallucinatory experiences over the past several months. A mental status exam reveals no evidence of a current Axis I mental disorder. Further assessment will most likely reveal he experiences which of the following just before falling asleep?
a. hypnagogic hallucinations b. hypnopompic hallucinations c. a caffeine induced mental disorder d. delusions of grandeur |
10. A
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11. According to the DSM-IV, separation anxiety disorder would most likely be characterized by:
a. onset before the age of 2.5 b. morbid fear of harm occurring to the attachment figure c. duration of symptoms for at least 2 weeks d. parents who are detached and tend to withhold affection |
11. B
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12. Which of the following is the most common side effect of Lithium?
a. memory and concentration deficits b. fine motor tremor c. gross motor deficits d. paradoxical depression |
12. B
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13. If an elderly person were given chlorpromazine for an extended period of time, the most likely side effect would be:
a. tardive dyskinesia b. Parkinson's Disease c. Huntington's Chorea d. Multiple Sclerosis |
13. A
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14. The most effective treatment for smoking includes:
a. nicotine replacement b. coping skills training and trigger identification c. pharmacological intervention, coping skills training and trigger identification d. either pharmacological or behavioral interventions |
14. C
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15. Which of the following statements are true?
a. At least half of all patients with ADHD also have Tourette's Disorder b. At least half of all patients with Tourette's Disorder also have ADHD c. ADHD is most often linked to the parietal lobe d. Tourette's Disorder is often associated with a low level of intelligence |
15. B
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16. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is most associated with:
a. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder b. Narcissistic Personality Disorder c. Antisocial Personality Disorder d. Borderline Personality Disorder |
16. D
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