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Answers)
Q:lAl29-year-
oldlwomanlpresentsltolthelpsychiatriclcliniclforlal"lifetime"loflintenselanxietylnotlrelievedlbyl1
2-weekslonlfluoxetine.lShelreportsllowlself-
esteem,lfeelingl"veryluneasy"linlsociallsituations,landlsayslshelwisheslshelcouldlmakelfriendslb
utlworrieslthatlshe'lllsaylsomethingl"dumb"ltolpeople.lWhichloflthelfollowinglpersonalityldisor
dersldoeslshelmostllikelylhave?
Antisociallpersonalityldisorder
Avoidantlpersonalityldisorder
Dependentlpersonalityldisorder
Paranoidlpersonalityldisorder
Answer:
B-Avoidantlpersonalityldisorder
Avoidantlpersonalityldisorderlislcharacterizedlbylthislpatient'slsymptomslofllowlself-
esteemlandldesirelforlrelationshipslwhichlremainslfruitlessldueltolpersistentlfearloflrejection.lOt
herlsymptomsloflavoidantlpersonalityldisorderlincludelalhypersensitivityltolcriticismlandlfailure
,loftenlmakinglpatientslunableltolholdljobslandlmaintainlrelationships.
Q:lWhichloflthelfollowinglislcorrectlwithlregardsltolautism?
Causedlbylthimerosal-containinglvaccines
Developmentallscreeningltestslhavelgoodlsensitivitylforlautism
Earlylinterventionlwithlalmultidisciplinarylapproachlimprovesloutcomes
Onsetltypicallyloccurslafterlthelagelofl5
Answer:
C-Earlylinterventionlwithlalmultidisciplinarylapproachlimprovesloutcomes
,Theltermlautismlrefersltolalspectrumloflpervasiveldevelopmentalldisorderslcharacterizedlbylvari
ousldegreesloflimpairedlsociallinteractionlandlcommunicationlandlrepetitive,lstereotypedlpatter
nsloflbehavior.lTheselpatientsllikelaloneness,larelhypersensitiveltoltouch,ldesirelsamenesslinlev
eryldaylactivity,loftenlhavelallackloflunderstanding,landlcanlhavelgoodlrotelmemorylskills.
Q:lAl19-year-
oldlmanlpresentslwithlhislparentslwholstatelthatltheirlsonlhaslshownlsignsloflimpulsivity,lpressu
redlspeech,lracinglthoughts,landlaldecreasedlneedlforlsleeploverlthellastl3-
4lweekslthatlhaslcausedlhimltolmisslschool.lWhatlislthelmostllikelyldiagnosis?
Attention-Deficit/HyperactivitylDisorder
Bipolarldisorder
Majorldepressiveldisorder
Schizophrenia
Answer:
B-Bipolarldisorder
Maniclepisodeslareldistinctlperiodsloflabnormallylandlpersistentlmoodslthatlcanlbeleuphoric,lex
pansive,lorlirritable.lManiclpatientsloftenlhavelgreatlylinflatedlself-
esteem,lconfidence,ldecreasedlneedlforlsleep,lpressuredlspeech,lracinglorlcrowdedlthoughts,ldis
tractibility,lincreasedlinvolvementlinlgoal-directedlactivities
Q:lAlmotherlpresentsltolcliniclwithlherl15-year-
oldlson.lShelislconcernedlbecauseloverlthelpastl2lyearslhelhaslbeenlhavinglsignificantlbehavior
allproblems.lAtlhomelhelislbullyinglhislyoungerlsiblings,lstayingloutlpastlcurfew,landlshelrecen
tlylcaughtlhimlsettinglfireslinlthelbackyard.lAtlschoollhelislconsistentlyltruantlandlfailinglalllofl
hislclasses.lLastlweekendlpolicelpickedlhimluplforlspray-
paintinglgraffitilonlallocallchurch.lWhenlaskedltolexplainlhislbehavior,lthelpatientlsays,l"Ildon'tl
haveltolexplainlanything,lIlcanldolwhatlIlwant."lThislpatientlmeetslcriterialforlwhichloflthelfoll
owingldisorders?
Antisociallpersonalityldisorder
Attentionldeficit/hyperactivityldisorder
Conductldisorder
Oppositional-defiantldisorder
,Answer:
C-Conductldisorder
conductldisorderlislcharacterizedlbylbehaviorlwhichlviolateslthelbasiclrightsloflothers,lsocietall
norms,lorlage-
appropriatelruleslinlalrepetitivelandlpersistentlmanner.lAtlleastl3lcriterialneedltolbelpresentlforlt
helpastl12lmonths
Q:lAlpatientlwithlschizophrenialislstartingltreatmentlwithlclozapine.lWhichloflthelfollowingln
eedsltolbelmonitoredlweekly?
Electrocardiogram
Fastinglplasmalglucose
Hemoglobinlandlhematocrit
Whitelbloodlcelllandlabsolutelneutrophillcount
Answer:
D-Whitelbloodlcelllandlabsolutelneutrophillcount
clozapinelinvolveslalrisklofllife-
threateninglagranulocytosis,lthereforelregularlmonitoringloflwhitelbloodlcelllandlabsolutelneutr
ophillcountl(ANC)lislrequired
Q:lAnl18-year-
oldlwomanlcomplainsloflheartlpalpitations,ldiaphoresis,lnausea,lshakingloflherlwholelbodylalon
glwithlalchokinglsensation.lTheselsymptomslhaveloccurredl3-
4ltimeslperlweeklforlthellastl2lweeks.lShelstateslthatlthelsymptomslarelmostlcommonlshortlylb
eforelgoingltolbedlandlbeginlsuddenlylpeakinglinl10lminuteslandleventuallylspontaneouslylreso
lving.lTheselsymptomslarelaccompaniedlwithlthelintenselfearlthatlshelislgoingltoldie.lWhichlofl
thelfollowinglislthelmostllikelyldiagnosis?
Angina
Bipolarldisorder
Generalizedlanxietyldisorder
Paniclattack
, Answer:
D-Paniclattack
Paniclattackslareldiscretelperiodsloflintenselfearlinlthelabsenceloflrealldanger,laccompaniedlbyl
atlleastl4lofl13lcognitivelandlphysicallsymptoms.lThelattackslhavelalsuddenlonset,lbuildltolalpe
aklquickly,landlareloftenlaccompaniedlbylfeelingslofldoom
Q:lWhatlarelthelcomponentsloflthel"femalelathleteltriad"?
Anemia,lironldeficiency,lmenorrhagia
Delayedlpuberty,lligamentouslinjuries,lweightlloss
Lowlboneldensity,lmenstrualldysfunction,llowlenergylavailability
menstrualldysfunction,lhirsutism,lovarianlcysts
Answer:
C-Lowlboneldensity,lmenstrualldysfunction,llowlenergylavailability
Q:lAnl18-year-
oldlwomanlwithlalhistoryloflfrequentlvisitsltolthelEDlpresentslwithlmultiplelsuperficialllacerati
onsltolherlleftlwrist.lShelislagitatedlandlstateslshelislsuicidal.lShelislyellinglatlthelnurseslandlde
mandsltolbelseenlonlylbylthelpsychiatrist.lWhichloflthelfollowinglislthelmostlappropriatelnextls
teplinlmanagement?
Administerl5lmgloflintramuscularlhaloperidol
Consultlthelpsychiatrylservice
Engagelinlconversationlandldiscusslherlsymptomslandlvalidatelherldistress
Placelherlalonelinlalprivatelroomlandlwaitlforlherltolcalmldown
Answer:
C-Engagelinlconversationlandldiscusslherlsymptomslandlvalidatelherldistress
Borderlinelpersonalityldisorderl(BPD)lislalcommonlemergencylpsychiatriclpresentation.lBPDlis
lcharacterizedlbylunstablelpersonallrelationships,lunstablelself-
