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1. Which of the following connects the frontal and temporal lobes?
A. Cingulum
B. External capsule
C. Arcuate fasciculus
D. Inferior longitudinal fasciculus
E. Superior longitu...
PRITE Exam Solved Questions With
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1. Which of the following connects the frontal and temporal lobes?
A. Cingulum
B. External capsule
C. Arcuate fasciculus
D. Inferior longitudinal fasciculus
E. Superior longitudinal fasciculus
arcuate fasciculus
2. A 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?
A. Kava
B. Ginko
C. Ginseng
D. Yohimbine
E. St. John's Wart
,kava
Kava can significantly inhibit the P450 enzyme CYP2D6. Clonazepam is a substrate
for CYP2D6
3. An 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 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?
A. There was no patient threat of harm to self or others
B. The psychiatrist's use of coercion invalidated informed consent
C. The psychiatrist failed to offer non-hospitalization option for care
D. The psychiatrist mismanaged negative countertransference towards the
patient
E. Involuntary hospitalization for mania does not meet a community
standard of care
the psychiatrist's use of coercion invalidated informed consent
4. A 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?
A. Serum electrolytes
B. Sertraline plasma level
C. Electrocardiogram
D. Complete blood count
E. Dexamethasone suppression test
serum electrolytes
, 5. The primary mechanism of action of benzodiazepines at GABA-A receptors
is to increase which of the following?
A. Duration of Cl-channel opening
B. Affinities of the binding sites for GABA
C. Response of the tonic GABA-activated currents
D. Long open state, and reduces the short open state
E. Frequency of channel opening in response to GABA
frequency of channel opening in response to GABA
6. A 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?
A. Stimulants
B. Antipsychotics
C. Mood stabilizers
D. Benzodiazepines
E. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
7. Which of the following is seen most frequently as a comorbid condition in
children with autism spectrum disorder?
A. Selective mutism
B. Intellectual disability
C. Early-onset schizophrenia
D. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
E. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
intellectual disability
8. A 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?
A. Psychiatrist will win because the patient was not sufficiently injured
B. Patient will win because the concussion can have long-term effects
C. Patient will win because the psychiatrist deviated from the standard of
care
D. Patient will win because the high dose he took directly mediated the
injury
E. Psychiatrist will win because a doctor-patient relationship was not
established
psychiatrist will win because a doctor-patient relationship was not established
9. Which of the following attachment behaviors typically presents in the first
month of life?
A. Separation distress
B. Anticipatory posturing to be picked up
C. Smiling preferentially to caregiver's voice
D. Imitation of caregiver's facial expressions
E. Babbling more with primary caregiver than stranger
smiling preferentially to caregiver's voice
10.Prenatal infection with which of the following has the most evidence for
the risk of developing schizophrenia?
A. Rubella
B. Borna disease
C. Epstein-Barr
D. Influenza
E. Respiratory syncytial virus
influenza
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