PRITE 2024/2025 PART
2 | 146 QUESTIONS |
WITH ALL LATEST
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
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,PRITE 2024/2025 PART 2 | 146 QUESTIONS |
WITH ALL LATEST CORRECT ANSWERS!!
a lesion to the left anterior lateral temporal lobe would result in the inability to
__________ Answer - identify objects
What disorder was significantly more prevalent in mothers of patients with
anorexia Answer - OCD
Which of the following neurotransmitters is stored in large dense-core vesicles
histamine
somatostatin
norepinephrine
epinephrine
gaba Answer - GABA, glutamate, glycine, ach, serotonin, dopamine, Norepi
and epi and histamine are all considered small molecule transmitters indicating
that they are stored in small, clear, membrane bound grandules called synaptic
vesicles and mediate fast synaptic transmission
Somatostatin, hypothalamic releasing hormones, endorphins, enkephalins, and
opioids comprise the neuropeptide family of transmitters, sotred in large,dense
core cesciles, modulate neuroal communication by acting on cell surface
receptors and are not recycled into the cell after secretions
small molecule transmitters and neuropeptides are often released from the
same neuron and can act on the same target
,Drugs that fluoxtetine increases the drug levels of Answer - TCAs (increased
risk of cardiac AE), thioridazine (increased cardiac AE), benzos (increased
sedation), carbamazepine, phenytoin
Which contemporary of Freud worked closely with him in developing the
theory of hysteria Answer - Josef Breuer
famous for his work w the young hysteric Anno O and coauthored a book w
freud entiteld studies on hysteria
Who coined the term schizophrenia
What was his main contribution Answer - Eugen Bleuler
the 4 As : looseness of associations, affective flattening, autism, and
ambivalence
What was Kurt Schneider's contribution to psychiatry Answer - known for his
"first rank" symptoms of schizophrenia, including thought insertion and
withdrawal, thought broadcasting, 2 voices having a dialogue, delusions of
passivity
What is kava kava? Answer - Used to treat depression and anxiety, also used as
a sleep aid.
Dont use with alcohol, used with alprazolam may cause coma.
Levadop can increase parkinson like symptoms.
Made from the root of the kava (piper methysticum) plant
, used for its sedative and anesthetic qualities and commonly ingested as
beverage. Several commercial brands available. Like benzos and alcohol, acts
on GABA receptors. Long term use linked to liver toxicity, SHOULD NOT BE
TAKEN WITH ETOH, BENZOS, BARBS DUE TO CNS DEPRESSION
Avoid taking St John's wort with which psych drugs in particular Answer -
causes marked cyp induction and lowers the level of many common drugs
including warfarin and digoxin
has serotonin reuptake inhibitor effects and use should be avoided in patients
taking serotonin raising medicaitons like MAOIs and SSRIs bc of the risk of
serotonin syndrome
Role of spirituality in AA Answer - one must accept a "higher power" since hte
program recovery involves a spiritual experience and awakening
Clonidine is FDA approved to treat _____ and ________ but it is also used to
treat (x4)
side effects Answer - ADHD (ages 6-17), hypertension
insomnia, opioid withdrawal, tic disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder
hypotension, irritability, dysphoria, and parasomnias
used to trigger absence seizures in clinic Answer - sustained rapid respiration
and flashing lights
What is unique about galantamine in terms of its MOA compared with other
cognitive enhancing medications Answer - Galantamine has a unique, dual