2023 Prite Part I Questions & Answers 100% Answered!!
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2023 Prite Part I
Object constancy - ANSWERAccording to Margaret Mahler's developmental theory of psychology, which of the following indicates a successful resolution of the process of separation-individuation in a toddler?
Synaptic pruning - ANSWERWhich of the following neurodevelopmental processes predominantly...
2023 Prite Part I Questions & Answers 100%
Answered!!
Object constancy - ANSWERAccording to Margaret Mahler's developmental theory of psychology,
which of the following indicates a successful resolution of the process of separation-individuation in
a toddler?
Synaptic pruning - ANSWERWhich of the following neurodevelopmental processes predominantly
occurs during adolescence and young adulthood?
Cohort study - ANSWERMedical record data was used to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among
patients who started on an antipsychotic medication. Which of the following best describes this
study design?
Poverty of speech - ANSWERAn 80-year-old presents with depressed mood and cognitive decline.
The patient answers the interviewer's questions with brief, one-word responses and rare
spontaneous elaboration. This is an example of which of the following?
Schedule frequent brief follow-up appontments - ANSWERDespite an extensive workup, no medical
etiology can be identified as the cause of a patient's leg pain and weakness. The patient's primary
care physician suspects a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder. Which of the following responses is
the most appropriate next step?
ODD - ANSWEROver the last six months a ten-year-old child has been exhibiting anger and temper
tantrums. The child has been deliberately annoying others and blaming this misbehavior on
classmates. This has led to multiple disciplinary actions at school. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Depersonalization/derealization disorder - ANSWERA patient presents to the psychiatrist with the
complaint of, "I think I'm going crazy." The patient reports that she often feels as if she has "no self"
and her thoughts are not her own. In fact, she often feels like a robot and as if she is unable to
control her body. She states that she knows she has feelings but is not able to feel them, instead
feeling emotionally numb, and she frequently feels that her head is "full of cotton." Recently, she has
begun having "out of body" experiences. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
,Conditioned response - ANSWERA cancer patient becomes nauseous when seeing a commercial on
television for the local cancer center where they receive chemotherapy. The patient's nausea is best
described as what element of classical conditioning?
Fluoxetine - ANSWERIn the 1970's, evidence for the role of serotonin in depression and a desire to
develop drugs with a better side effect profile than the tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors,
led to the development of which of the following medications?
Prion disease - ANSWERA 72-year-old patient is seen for a six-month history of rapid dementia, gait
unsteadiness and jerky movements. Electroencephalogram (EEG) demonstrates a periodic discharge
with sharp waves occurring every one second. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Collaborative care - ANSWERA primary care practice follows patient progress through a registry. Each
patient is assigned a primary care provider and a behavioral health care manager. A psychiatrist is
consistently available to these providers for consultation. This arrangement is best described by
which model?
Effectiveness trials - ANSWERWhich of the following types of research studies is most likely to result
in external validity?
Mirtazapine - ANSWERWhich antidepressant has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of
akathisia?
Alpha - ANSWERAn awake electroencephalogram (EG) in a patient with encephalopathy will show
which of the following waves?
Nonmaleficence - ANSWERA 16-year-old patient was brought to the emergency room after an
overdose of acetaminophen in a suicide attempt. After medical stabilization, the parents demand
that the patient return home rather than going to a psychiatric hospital for continuing suicidal
ideation. The psychiatrist decides that the patient should remain in the hospital due to being a
danger to self. This action by the psychiatrist is best described by which ethical principle?
Disinhibition impulsivity and tactlessness - ANSWERLesions to the orbitofrontal-subcortical circuit
produce which of the following behaviors?
Arcuate fasciculus - ANSWERWhich of the following connects the frontal and temporal lobes?
, Fluctuating consciousness - ANSWERAn elderly patient with confusion is admitted and a psychiatric
consultation is sought. In discerning delirium from dementia, depression, or psychosis, which of the
following aspects of the mental status is most important?
Kava - ANSWERA 38-year-old with a long history of social anxiety and treatment with clonazepam is
brought to the emergency room disoriented and confused. Neurological exam is notable for
dyskinesias of the upper extremities. Which of the following, if taken in conjunction with the
currently prescribed medication, is most likely to cause these symptoms?
The psychiatrist's use of coercion invalidated informed consent - ANSWERAn agitated patient with
bipolar disorder, manic, was evaluated in the emergency department and resisted voluntary
psychiatric hospitalization. The frustrated psychiatrist said to the patient "You can come in voluntarily
and choose when you will be discharged, or I will involuntarily hospitalize you so that you have no
say in how long you stay in the hospital." The patient had made no threat of suicide or violence
towards others. Which of the following best explains why the psychiatrist's decision does not meet
the standard of care?
Frequency of channel opening in response to GABA - ANSWERThe primary mechanism of action of
benzodiazepines at GABA-A receptors is to increase which of the following?
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - ANSWERA meta-analysis of multiple clinical trials found a
modest increased risk of suicidality when adolescents were treated with which of the following
classes of agents?
Serum electrolytes - ANSWERA 65-year-old patient is prescribed sertraline for depression and within
weeks develops waxing and waning impairment of alertness, attention and memory. Vital signs and
physical examination are within normal limits. Which of the following tests would be most helpful in
clarifying the etiology of the change in patient's mental status?
Intellectual disability - ANSWERWhich of the following is seen most frequently as a comorbid
condition in children with autism spectrum disorder?
Psychiatrist will win because a doctor-patient relationship was not established - ANSWERA celebrity
radio psychiatrist tells the listening audience that medications like alprazolam are often prescribed
for insomnia. A radio listener obtains alprazolam 1 mg tablets from a friend. The listener takes four
tablets, falls, and sustains a sprained wrist and a concussion. The listener is now suing the
psychiatrist for malpractice. Which of the following is the most likely outcome of this case?
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