Prite stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A. Lack of insight - ANSWERWhich of the following findings on the mental status exam of a psychiatric patient is the strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions? A. Lack of insight B. Poor judgment C. Suicidal ideation D. Perceptual disturbances E. Abnormal thought content B. Rare high penetrance - ANSWERPedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying what type of gene variant? A. Copy number B. Rare high penetrance C. Simple tandem repeat D. Common low pene...

Which of the following factors has the most evidence to support its protective effect in bereavement following the loss of a spouse? A lntelligence of the bereaved B Quality of the couple's relationship C Length of the couple's relationship D Quality of social support of the bereaved E Capacity for psychological-mindedness of tné bereaved - ANSWERD Clinical Psychiatry Development & Maturation Central nervous system responses to fear provoking stimuli are mediated chiefly throug...

Neural plasticity largely mediated through the capacity to rapidly change in number and morphology of? - ANSWERDENDRITIC SPINES Neural plasticity largely mediated through the capacity to rapidly change in number and morphology of? - ANSWERDENDRITIC SPINES The uncinated fasciculus connects which of the following brain areas? - ANSWERANTERIOR TEMPORAL AND VENTRAL PRE-FRONTAL REGIONS The uncinated fasciculus connects which of the following brain areas? - ANSWERANTERIOR TEMPORAL AND VENTRAL...

Amnesia preceded by epigastric sensation and fear are associated with electrical abnormality where? - ANSWERTemporal lobe Memory loss pattern in dissociative amnesia - ANSWERMemory loss occurs for a discrete period of time Amnesia characterized by loss of memory of events that occur after onset of etiologic condition or agent - ANSWERAnterograde What psychoactive drug produces amnesia? - ANSWERAlcohol Brain Lesions - ANSWER... Visual problem in pituitary tumor compressing optic ch...

Biostatistics - ANSWER Which statistical method attempts to address the effects of participants dropping out of a study prior to completion? (7x) - ANSWERLAST OBSERVATION CARRIED FORWARD Test that measures what it is supposed to measure (7x) - ANSWERVALIDITY What research study examines a group studied over a prolonged time period? (6x) - ANSWERCOHORT What most seriously threatens the external validity of a research study? (3x) - ANSWERA STUDY POPULATION THAT IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF...

The primary taste cortex in humans: - Dorsolateral - Orbitofrontal - Anterior insulra -Somatosensory - Posterior temporal - ANSWERAnterior insular Which area requires public schools to provide edu resources for children with disabilities - ANSWERfederal government Patient is not able to produce 11 words starting with letter P but can name 12 animals. Where is the injury? - Normal -Frontal lobe - Parietal - Factitious - Temporal - ANSWERFrontal Ambigious results on multiple sle...

A. Lack of insight - ANSWERWhich of the following findings on the mental status exam of a psychiatric patient is the strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions? A. Lack of insight B. Poor judgment C. Suicidal ideation D. Perceptual disturbances E. Abnormal thought content B. Rare high penetrance - ANSWERPedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying what type of gene variant? A. Copy number B. Rare high penetrance C. Simple tandem repeat D. Common low pe...

What is abulia? - ANSWERLack of will, drive, or initiative for action, speech and thought What is anterior cerebral artery stroke syndrome? - ANSWER- Contralateral leg paresis - Abulia, disinhibition, executive dysfunction *In some cases, akinetic mutism, if bilateral caudate head infarction What is middle cerebral artery stroke syndrome? - ANSWER- Contralateral hemiparesis/sensory loss - Homonymous hemianopia - Dysarthria, aphasia, Alexia, agraphia, acalculia, apraxia *If non-dom...

Pt with fear of driving and panic attacks and avoidance associated to it. No sxs in any other settings. Diagnosis? - ANSWERSpecific phobia - Tx: Behavioral Therapy (exposure) Central premise of object relations theory? - ANSWERThe mind is inhabited by mental representations of the self and others Dr asks pt about manic sxs. Pt responds "that sounds just like my cousin" and goes off talking about cousin never returning to answering the question. Example of: - ANSWERTangentiality 7...

4. Pharmacological treatment in autism spectrum disorder is most likely to have a positive effect on which of the following? A. Aggressiveness B. Gaze aversion C. Prosodic modulation D. Gestural communication - ANSWERA. Aggressiveness 27. The parents of a toddler are concerned about a recent increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of the child's temper tantrums. The parents report that the toddler gets on the floor, kicks and screams when they set limits. The child's healt...