A history of a manic episode, with features of psychosis allows us to immediately make THIS diagnosis
What is:
Bipolar I
In 1849, an iron rod was accidentally driven through the head of a railroad worker, destroying his left temporal lobe. What was the name of this man, whose resulting personality change is considered a landmark in the understanding of brain psychology?
What are:
Phineas Gage
The MMPI is a standardized psychological test that assesses personality traits and psychopathology. Which state was this test first developed in?
What is:
Minnesota
Your patient with Alcohol Abuse Disorder is hoping for some medication to help them stay sober.
You can offer them THIS first line medication option
What is:
Naltrexone
an opioid antagonist, which reduced the 'high' from alcohol.
Trazodone
What is:
Desyrel
You are going to see a patient with 'psychotic behaviour' in the ED. You know there are five criteria for diagnosing schizophrenia. You also know the diagnosis requires at least one of these three criteria to be true (list all 3)
What is:
1) delusion
2) hallucination
3) disorganized speech
Daily double:
(If you get this wrong you can’t win the game)
List the 5 FDA approved antipsychotics for treating bipolar depression
1. Quetiapine
2. Olanzapine/fluoxetine
3. Lurasidone
4. Cariprazine
5. Lumateperone
The BDI is a "depression inventory" named for an American psychiatrist with what surname and presumably no relation to the singer of '90s indie hit "Loser"?
Who is:
Beck
First drug FDA approved for binge eating disorder
What is:
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)
Amitriptyline
What is:
Elavil
A patient has a 2 year Hx of numerous periods of hypomania and depressive symptoms which never meet criteria for hypomanic episodes or MDE.
This pattern is suggestive of THIS mood disorder
What is:
Cyclothymia
This beloved character is part of a famous children's cartoon with anthropomorphic animals starring a bear with a predilection towards honey. The character in question is theorized by many fans to represent the symptoms of someone depressed.
Who is Eeyore
Which psychologist investigated obedience using electric shocks while a professor at Yale?
Who is:
Stanley Milgram
Only drug specifically FDA approved for schizoaffective disorder?
What is:
Paliperidone (Invega)
Disulfram
What is:
Antabuse
Which is the most sensitive and specific lab test for identifying heavy drinking and monitoring Tx?
What is:
CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERASE (CDT)
What is the name of the 1899 book by Sigmund Freud concerning his theory of the unconscious? Freud wrote an abridged version of this book called “On Dreams.”
What are:
"The Interpretation of Dreams"
What “H” psychologist performed a series of experiments on rhesus monkeys, demonstrating the effects of maternal separation, as well the effects of social isolation?
Who is:
Harry Harlow
While most medications with psychoactive properties are primarily metabolized by the liver, these two are exclusively eliminated by renal excretion. (list both)
What is lithium
What is gabapentin
Trifluoroperazine
What is:
Stelazine
A patient endorses a 6 month onset of symptoms of depressed mood, fatigue, sleep deprivation, low appetite, and thoughts of worthlessness. His major stressor is a strong suspicion that his wife is cheating on him with his best friend. You talk to the wife, who says the patient has constantly accused her of cheating with various people over the years, despite never having any proof and consistent evidence against it.
What is major depressive disorder + delusion disorder
This influential thinker first made the distinction between dementia praecox and manic depressive psychosis.
Who is Emil Kraepelin
This psychiatrist is known for widely adopting the use of single-photon emission computerized tomography to aid in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.
Who is Daniel Amen
(if they list anyone else and prove they also use SPECT, give them the points anyway)
Clozapine, a second generation antipsychotic, is theorized to act through novel mechanisms, besides dopamine antagonism, to target symptoms of psychosis. Many newer drugs were developed with these mechanisms in mind, and a few are in the final phases of research. (list BOTH mechanisms of these drugs soon to potentially enter the market)
What is M4
What is TAAR
Phenelzine
What is:
Nardil