Potassium - ANSWER Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - ANSWER Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the p
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Potassium - ANSWER Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients
Erickson - ANSWER Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle
Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - ANSWER Select two causes of dissociative amnesia
AIMS - ANSWER Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs
Autism and Intellectual disability - ANSWER Select the two comorbid disorders with which Pica occurs most commonly
20% recover, 10% mild symptoms, 40% moderate symptoms, 30% no change or worse - ANSWER Select the prognosis range of untreated PTSD patients
Sequential events - ANSWER Select the memory category retained in transient global amnesia that is absent in dissociative amnesia
Eating with friends but not Family - ANSWER The following is NOT an endocrine change noted with anorexia nervosa
Psychiatrist History and mental status examination - ANSWER Select the two most important elements of the psychiatric interview to establish a mental illness diagnosis.
Patient Resistance - ANSWER Select the greatest impediment to treat anorexia nervosa patients.
Central Apnea - ANSWER Select the sleep disorder in which cataplexy is a common symptom
Hoarding - ANSWER Select the obsessive-compulsive disorder for which a patient is likely to initially seek help from a Primary Care Provider
CAPS - ANSWER Select the rating scale used to assess obsessive-compulsive disorder
4 - ANSWER Select age after which encopresis may be correctly diagnosed
Dysthymia - ANSWER Select the mood disorder that is worsened by chronic exposure to observing violence in television, movies, and video games
Medical history - ANSWER Select a provider's most important knowledge area essential to a successful mental health interview of a child
6-8 weeks - ANSWER Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy
PTSD has recurrent, distressing dreams - ANSWER What is one main difference between acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Short duration of symptoms - ANSWER Factors that indicate a good prognosis for PTSD disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Angina Pectoris - ANSWER Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
Appetite - ANSWER What is the most IMMEDIATE consideration in assessing depression in adolescents?
Acetylcholine - ANSWER Select the neurotransmitter that is most involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
Privacy - ANSWER Select the most important component of the patient-provider rapport.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy CBT and SSRI antidepressants - ANSWER Select the most effective treatment for social anxiety disorder in children
Echolalia - ANSWER All the following are key psychiatric findings when assessing speech and language in children EXCEPT:
Concurrent substance abuse - ANSWER Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor
Generativity versus - ANSWER All the following are classes of coping mechanisms in the Model of Mental Health as Resilience where humans overcome stressful situations EXCEPT:
Caudate - ANSWER Anatomical and functional neuroimaging studies have associated a decreased activation in what part of the brain with obsessive-compulsive behaviors?
Secracy of eating rituals and Insisting weight loss has a medical cause - ANSWER Select the two complications in diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa
separation - ANSWER Select the anxiety disorder that emerges in ages 9 to 18 months.
Dizziness and Constipation - ANSWER Select the two most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety
Melatonin - ANSWER Select the hormone or neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating the 24-hour circadian sleep-wake cycle.
unplanned travel - ANSWER Select the event most associated with the occurrence of dissociative fugue
Intellect - ANSWER Select the neurodevelopmental disorder typically diagnosed in childhood
negligent parenting - ANSWER Select the primary cause of reactive attachment disorder in children
Depersonalisation disorder - ANSWER Select the psychiatric disorder for which drug and non-drug treatments are least effective
Experienced Violence and natural disaster - ANSWER Select two events that are causes of dissociative trance disorder
6 months - ANSWER Select the time from occurrence of the stressor in which symptoms must appear to diagnose an adjustment disorder
Magnesium - ANSWER Select the serum substance that should be measured to aid the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome.
Dissociative disorder - ANSWER Select the DSM-5 disorder formerly called multiple personality disorder
Seizures, Substance abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ANSWER Differential diagnosis for consideration when suspecting a cyclothymic disorder include:
Chelation Therapy - ANSWER The following psychotherapy interventions is NOT a recommended in the treatment of PTSD:
2% placebo 4% drugs - ANSWER Select the difference in rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors between placebo and drug in children and adolescents observed from random controlled trials of nine antidepressant drugs that resulted in the 2004 FDA "black box" warning in labeling of antidepressant drugs.
Fluoxetine - ANSWER Select the drug that has been effective in treating social anxiety in children.
6 to 7 - ANSWER Select the youngest age range at which alarm therapy is effective to treat enuresis
Prefrontal Cortex - ANSWER Which part of the brain is essential to the maintenance of attention?
Weekly binge eating for at least 3 months and abuse of emetic drugs and substances - ANSWER Select two signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa.
withdrawal - ANSWER Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
Sexual assault - ANSWER Select the most common stressor of PTSD in women
Vehicle accident - ANSWER Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder
Dopamine - ANSWER Select the neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorder
Opioid Analgesics - ANSWER Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder
anorexia nervosa - ANSWER The most commonly occurring eating disorder
Pain - ANSWER the disorder in which inflicting injury to self or others is common
TMS and MRI - ANSWER Two imaging methods used to study anxiety disorders
20% incidence by age 18 - ANSWER Epidemiological fact about major depression in children and adolescents
Hippocampus - ANSWER Brain region most implicated in the function of memory
Insomnia - ANSWER Most common sleep disorder
Intense Horror - ANSWER Factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor
Male infants from 3-12 months - ANSWER The population in which rumination disorder occurs most frequently
Suicidal Ideation - ANSWER the symptom least associated with manic and hypomanic episodes
Psychosis - ANSWER Third most commonly reported psychiatric symptom
Mildly depressed - ANSWER Characteristic in long sleepers (longer than 9 hours) that is absent in short sleepers (less than 6 hours)
Cognitive Therapy and Hypnosis - ANSWER The two methods to treat dissociative amnesia
Franz Gabriel Alexander - ANSWER Theorist who is credited with establishing the area of psychosomatic medicine
persistent depression - ANSWER disorder in children and adolescents that is described by depressed or irritable mood for most of the day for a majority of days in at least one year
generalized dissociative amnesia - ANSWER The type of dissociative amnesia is described by the inability to recall any events in a particular lifespan period
60%-90% - ANSWER Frequency range for heritability of Bipolar disorder
Hallucinations and Irritability - ANSWER The two symptoms that result from prolonged sleep deprivation
Voluntary Motor - ANSWER The function that is most affected by conversion disorder
cognitive behavioral therapy - ANSWER The therapy for Insomnia that can be effective up to three years after discontinuation
Well-Being - ANSWER The mental health model that is most associated with human interpersonal connection
Anorexia and Seizures - ANSWER two medical conditions in which derealization and depersonalization are common
adolescence - ANSWER The age stage of life in which identity crisis emerges
History of substance abuse and duration of therapy - ANSWER the two most important factors that guide the decision to prescribe benzodiazepines to treat general anxiety
50-100 - ANSWER The mg/dL blood alcohol level range that is associate with causing impaired judgement and coordination
Electronic Media - ANSWER The exposure to violence that is excluded as a DSM-5 diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents
Infancy - ANSWER The life stage at which emotional and social behavior begin
Substance abuse and appropriate drug therapy - ANSWER The two events that are excluded as causes of dissociative trance disorder
Cognitive therapy - ANSWER The non-drug therapy with the greatest evidence of effectiveness in treating major depression disorder
few or lack of somatic symptoms and frequent provider visits - ANSWER The two common characteristics of illness anxiety disorder
Dysthymia - ANSWER The alternate name for persistent depressive disorder
Piaget - ANSWER The scientist most associated with the development of learning theory
Paroxetine - ANSWER The drug proven most effective in treating PTSD
40% - 50% - ANSWER The percentage that most accurately represents the rate of heritability of major depression disorder
Dopamine and GABA - ANSWER Two neurotransmitters associated with anxiety
Valproate - ANSWER The drug with the most rapid onset of action to treat acute mania
Major depression - ANSWER The mental health disorder that commonly coexists with generalized anxiety disorder
20% - 30% - ANSWER The percentage range of correlation between obesity and psychiatric disorders
Psychoanalytical and Behavioral - ANSWER Two types of theories that have contributed to causes of anxiety
Childhood - ANSWER The age group in which adjustment disorder occur most frequently
Lithium - ANSWER The drug used to treat bipolar disorder that may cause hypothyroidism
Anxiety - ANSWER The psychiatric disorder that occurs most commonly in patients hospitalized for medical problems and surgery
Public Speaking - ANSWER The public performance that is most associated with social anxiety in children
6 months - ANSWER The maximum time period recommended for treatment of insomnia with hypnotic drugs
Serotonin - ANSWER The neurotransmitter that is most genetically involved in childhood and adolescent depression
Impramine - ANSWER The antidepressant drug most likely to cause death when taken in an overdose
Amitriptyline - ANSWER The antidepressant most likely to cause sexual dysfunction
Concentration - ANSWER The cognitive function category in a mental examination that is represented by the question, "starting at 3 A.M., count back the time 2 hours at a time."
0.6 - 1.2 - ANSWER The therapeutic plasma concentration range for lithium in mEq/L
CBCL - ANSWER The rating scale used to assess children and adolescents for ADHD
CAGE - ANSWER The rating scale used to assess significant alcohol problem
Mania - ANSWER the criterion that differentiates Bipolar II and Bipolar I disorder
33% - ANSWER The largest percentage prevalance of psychiatric disorders in patients hospitalized for medical conditions
HAM-D - ANSWER The rating scale used to assess response to antidepressant drug therapy
antianxiety drugs - ANSWER The treatment of choice for Identity Crisis
Dreaming - ANSWER The most exclusive feature rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
Reliability and Validity - ANSWER The two primary psychometric properties of psychiatric rating scales
2/3 - ANSWER The percent of OCD patients who also have depressive symptoms
Weight Gain - ANSWER The potential adverse effect of SSRI antidepressant drugs approved to treat children with major depressive disorder
Intrusive thoughts and contamination - ANSWER The two types of symptom patterns common to OCD patients
BPRS - ANSWER The rating scale used to screen for Alzheimer's disease and other dementia's
Persistent for at least 6 months and lack of medical evidence - ANSWER The two diagnostic criteria of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis
pleasure seeking and committing actions - ANSWER Two Characteristics of impulses that are usually absent from compulsions
3 days - ANSWER the period of time after most recent use that THC (marijuana) can be detected in urine specimens
6 months to 5 years - ANSWER The delay of time between exposure to the stressor and onset of PTSD symptoms
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) - ANSWER The non-drug therapy approved use for patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement with correctly prescribed antidepressant drugs
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) - ANSWER The most important mediator of the stress response
Sleep Problems - ANSWER The symptom most likely to improve early in the drug treatment of major depression
At least 5 symptoms including irritable mood for 2 weeks - ANSWER The criteria in DSM-5 to diagnose a child with major depressive disorder
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