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 trea
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