Since the age of 25, Condo has believed that the Queen of England is in love with him. On further questioning, he does not appear to have any other symptoms. His likely diagnosis is
What is delusional disorder?
100
Of schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, major depression and bipolar I, the illness with the latest average age of onset.
What is major depression?
100
Jill has a new diagnosis of GAD. She has responded to ativan but would prefer a longer acting agent with less abuse potential. Her physician prescribed.
What is Buspar (buspirone)?
100
Rudolfo complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most of the time for no apparent reason. His heart pounds, his hands get cold, and he will break into a sweat. His diagnosis is
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
100
A person with factitious disorder differs from a malingerer in this way.
What is the absence of secondary gain?
200
The most common type of delusion among schizophrenics.
What are delusions of persecution?
200
Marie has depression and undergoes a PET scan. The area of the brain most likely to show decreased activity in comparison to non-depressed controls.
What is the hypothalamus?
200
_______________ is the class of medication regarded as first line choice for OCD.
What are the SSRIs?
200
Chuck is a 15 year-old who has been distressed by thoughts of his family being in grave danger since age 12. When these thoughts begin, he feels a tightness in his chest, begins to sweat, and becomes agitated. He experiences relief when he touches the television set. His diagnosis is
What is OCD?
200
Another name for somatization disorder.
What is Briquet's syndrome?
300
A formal thought disorder is said to exist when this symptom is present.
What is disorganized speech?
300
When depressed, type I bipolar patients tend to sleep more while major depression patients have insomnia. Tor F?
What is True?
300
The vital sign that should be monitored after initiation of venlafaxine.
What is blood pressure?
300
Chuck is a 15 year-old who has been distressed by thoughts of his family being in grave danger since age 12. When these thoughts begin, he feels a tightness in his chest, begins to sweat, and becomes agitated. He experiences relief when he touches the television set. His diagnosis is
What is OCD?
300
A key difference between conversion disorders and somatoform disorders.
What is the loss of physical function?
400
Connie Sue got the flu from her 22 year-old brother. The risk of schizophrenia in her unborn child is greatest if she contracted the flu during this trimester.
What is the second trimester?
400
The strongest single predictor of suicidal risk."
What is hopelessness?
400
The proposed mechanism of action of olanzapine.
What is antagonizing dopamine and serotonin?
400
A 24 year-old graduate student was assaulted while being held in the county jail after being picked up for DWI. He reports feeling like he is dazed and nightly nightmares. His diagnosis is
What is acute stress disorder?
400
Jaclyn is preoccupied with her eyes, feeling that they are asymmetrical. She spends hours trying to hide this defect with makeup and has had plastic surgery. Others do not see the defect that Jaclyn complains of. The diagnosis is
What is Body dysmorphic disorder
500
The parts of the brain of schizophrenics in which abnormalities are most commonly found.
What are the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex?
500
The endocrine disease associated with depression secondary to high cortisol levels.
What is Cushing's Disease?
500
A medication which would be likely to help a schizophrenic presenting with EPS.
What is benzotropine?
500
PTSD manifests with symptoms of avoidance, increased arousal and
What is re-experiencing?
500
Jayne has injected saliva into her leg causing an infection. The diagnosis is.
What is factitious or malingeringeering depending on the motivation for the act?