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PAEA PSYCH EOR PRACTICE 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PAEA PSYCH EOR PRACTICEWhat is another name for multiple personalities?
(A) Dissociative amnesia
(B) Dissociative fugue
(C) Depersonalization
(D) Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified
(E) Dissociative identity disorder - ANSWERS-(E) Dissociative identity disorder
The diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa include:
(A) Less than 85% of normal weight for their height
(B) Patient feels lack of control overeating
(C) Use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors
(D) Two binge episodes a week for 3 months
(E) Patient is concerned about weight and shape of their body - ANSWERS-(A) Less
than 85% of normal weight for their height
The histrionic personality disorder would be listed in what cluster?
(A) Cluster A
(B) Cluster B
(C) Cluster C
(D) Cluster D
(E) Cluster E - ANSWERS-(B) Cluster B
,Which complication can be found in anorexia nervosa and not bulimia?
(A) Salivary gland hypertrophy
(B) Reversible cerebral atrophy
(C) Petechial hemorrhages
(D) Hypokalemia
(E) Osteoporosis - ANSWERS-(E) Osteoporosis
A patient presented to your office with multiple somatic complaints. During the
mental status exam you notice that the patient loses the thread of conversation
and discusses irrelevant topics based on external stimuli. The patient never gets
back to the main point he or she was trying to express. What is the thought
process called?
(A) Tangentiality
(B) Circumstantiality
(C) Looseness of association
(D) Word salad
(E) Neologisms - ANSWERS-(A) Tangentiality
Tangentiality is a disturbance in thought causing the person to start a train of
thought, but never getting to the point. Circumstantiality is seen in someone who
eventually gets to the point after a delay in the thought process. Word salad is a
mixture of words and phrases that are incoherent. Looseness of association is
when the ideas shift between subjects that are totally unrelated to each other.
Neologisms are the creation of new words.
, Which of the following personality disorders is listed in Cluster C?
(A) Avoidant
(B) Antisocial
(C) Borderline
(D) Schizoid
(E) Paranoid - ANSWERS-(A) Avoidant
Treatment for a paranoid personality disorder would include:
(A) Confirm paranoid beliefs
(B) Challenging paranoid ideas
(C) Confrontation of delusions
(D) Do not empathize with the patient
(E) Outline a treatment plan in detail - ANSWERS-(E) Outline a treatment plan in
detail
Mr. Smith leaves home and does not return, nor does he go to work. A friend of
Mr. Smith's sees him in another state while on vacation. When he approaches Mr.
Smith, he does not recognize him and has a totally different demeanor. What type
of disorder does Mr. Smith have?
(A) Amnesia
(B) Fugue
(C) Schizophrenia
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