Behavioral Science NBME Terms And Explanations
Limited attention span
Hyperactive
Difficulties in school - ADHD
Decreased frontal lobe metabolism - ADHD
Treatment of ADHD - Methylphenidate
Amphetamin
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Behavioral Science NBME Terms And Explanations
Limited attention span
Hyperactive
Difficulties in school - ADHD
Decreased frontal lobe metabolism - ADHD
Treatment of ADHD - Methylphenidate
Amphetamine
Violates the basic rights of others
Destruction of property - Conduct Disorder
What disorder can lead to antisocial personality disorder? - Conduct Disorder
Hostile, defiant behavior towards authority figures - Oppositional defiant disorder
Tics that persist for >1 year - Tourette's Syndrome
Treatment for Tourette's - Antipsychotics
Fear of seperation - Separation Anxiety Disorder
Treatment for Separation Anxiety Disorder - SSRI
Communication defects with everyone - Autism
X linked dominant disorder seen in mostly females - Rett Disorder
Ataxia
Stereotyped hand wringing - Rett Disorder
Anterograde amnesia caused by thiamine deficiency - Korsakoff amnesia
Inability to recall information after a trauma or stress - Dissociative amnesia
Waxing and waning level of consciousness
Secondary to other illness - Delirium
Treatment of Delirium - Antipsychotics
Decrease in cognition
Normal consciousness
Memory loss - Dementia
Fixed persistant, untrue belief lasting >1 month - Delusional Disorder
Multiple personalities due to a stressor - Dissociative Identity Disorder
Detachment from one's own body - Depersonalization/Derealization
Which one of these has a marked impairment in functioning? Manic or Hypomanic episode - Manic
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - Mood Stabilizer + Antipsychotic
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