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What type of therapy is effective in Bulimia Nervosa?

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CBT

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What is the comorbidity of childhood anxiety disorders (overanxious disorder, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder) and MDD?

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50%

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What is the rate of Rett disorder in the monozygotic twin of a girl with Rett disorder?

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100%

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Approximately ___% of children with learning disorders have a comorbid psychiatric disorder.

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50%! This includes, most commonly, ADHD, anxiety, and depressive disorders

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___% of children with enuresis have a comorbid mental disorder.

Do more boys or more girls have enuresis?

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20% Boy > girls

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A child should be able to count to 50 at what age?

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5

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What is a frequent adverse effect of clonidine?

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sedation

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People with BPD showcase which defense mechanisms?

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splitting, projective identification, denial

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What is the mainstay of treatment for catatonia?

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1) benzodiazepenes or

2) ECT, if unsuccessful

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What is Mobius Syndrome?

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congenital absence of the facial nerves and nuclei with resulting bilateral facial paralysis

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Punchdrunk syndrome is an acquired movemetn disorder associated with traumatic damage to which part of hte brain?

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substantia nigra

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Frontal release signs (primitive reflexes) and perseveration are nonspecific findings common in

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demented patients

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13
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Cerebellar atrophy is seen in

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alcoholic patients, congenital disorders

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In GAD, symptoms of anxiety last at least ___ months.

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6

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In borderline patients, DBT should be used in conjunction with (group/individual) therapy.

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Individual. Though group therapy is a component of DBT, it should be used in conjunction, not as a replacement to individual therapy.

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How do you differentiate impulse control disorder fro OCD?

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impulses not as ego-dystonic (distressing); no obsessional, non-enacted (thinking) component

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17
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The 3-month mortality rate of patients with one episode of delirium is _____%. The 1-year mortality may be as high as _____%

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3 month: 23 to 33%

1 year: 50%

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18
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What percentage of depressed patients eventually commit suicide? What percentage will attempt?

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30% will attempt, 15% will be successful

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How long does an untreated MDE last?

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between 6 and 13 months; with treatment, that can decrease to 3 months

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The best psychotherapy for panic disorder is

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CBT

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What percentage of cases of impotence in the age group 30 to 50 has a psychological etiology?

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90%!!! After 50, it becomes increasingly medically-related

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What class of antidepressants has the highest potential to induce a manic switch?

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TCAs!

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23
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What is the difference between localized amnesia and selective amnesia?

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localized = memory loss surrounding a discrete period of time
selective = inability to recall certain aspects of an event, though other memories of the event may be intact
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What is the difference between catalepsy and cataplexy?

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cataLEPSY = immobility seen in catatonic states
cataPLEXY = transient loss of motor tone assoc. with strong emotions
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List the following benzodiazepines in order from least to most potent:
oxazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, chlordiazepoxide, lorazepam

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chlordiazepoxide –> oxazepam –> diazepam –> lorazepam –> alprazolam –> clonazepam

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26
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Acute renal failure requiring dialysis is caused by lithium levels greater than

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2

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27
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Though clonidine is firstline in treating mild Tourette’s, more severe Tourette’s might be better treated with

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D2 antagonsits through antipsychotic medication

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28
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The only medication that may improve the symptoms of tardive dyskinesia is

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clozapine

29
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What provides the most IMMEDIATE relief of symptoms of GAD?

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benzodiazepines (e.g. lorazepam)!! (SSRIs and buspirone take a few weeks for effect).

30
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What is the most common ECG change inflicted by lithium use?

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T wave depression or inversion. The changes are usually not clinically significant. Can cause SA block or AB block, but these are usually due to underlying cardiac disease.

31
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In refractory OCD, what can be used to augment SSRIs?

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2nd gen antipsychotics like risperidone!

32
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Which receptor is most likely responsible for clozapine’s efficacy?

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D4

33
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Compare imipramine and nortryptiline in terms of their effects on alpha1-receptors (and orthostatic hypotension, as a result).

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Imipramine (3* amine) blocks multiple receptors and has many side effects

Nortryptiline (2* amine) has less alpha1-blocking potency and tends to be better tolerated

34
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Compare NALOXONE and NALTREXONE.

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naloxone = opiate antagonist to reverse opiate intoxication
naltrexone = opioid antagonist that can decrease the number of days a person with alcohol dependence drinks and can increase the time before relapse of heavy drinking
35
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What is the usual dose range for lorazepam?

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2 to 6 mg/day for anxiety, divided over 2-3 doses

36
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Why isn’t flumazenil given to a patient that has severely altered consciousness when dextrose, thiamine, and naloxone are?

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flumazenil can lower the seizure threshold, so it should not be used before obtaining more history

37
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What is buprenorphine?

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A mixed opioid agonist-antagonist which suppresses opioid withdrawal and blocks the effects of other opioids

38
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T/F: Risperidone can cause orthostatic hypotension, weight loss, and anticholinergic effects.

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FALSE! While it can cause orthostatic hypotension, it does not cause appreciable anticholinergic effects and it causes weight GAIN.

39
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What is topiramate and what is it used for? Side effects?

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An anticonvulsant used in the treatment of bulimia and binge eating; decreases frequency of binge episodes and leads to weight loss. Can also be used in bipolar. Can result in renal stones (1.5% risk_ and cognitive impairment

40
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Which drug, when used in combination with citalopram, can lead to a prolongation of the QTc?

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pimozide, first generation antipsychotic

41
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What can be used to help with the sialorrhea resulting from clozapine? (30% of patients)

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clonidine!

42
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How does clozapine affect the heart?

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Causes a persistent sinus tachycardia; can be treated with propanolol.

NOTE: clozapine can cause orthostatic hypotension via alpha receptor blockade, so labetalol (mixed a and b antagonist) would not be a good treatment choice!

43
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Which of the atypical antipsychotics are least likely to cause metabolic syndrome, including weight gain, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and insulin resistance? Which are the most likely?

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least likely: ziprasidone, aripiprazole
medium: risperidone and quetiapine
most likely: clozapine and olanzapine

44
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Which medication can be used to treat middle insomnia (frequent awakening during the night)?

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Zaleplon, a non-benzo hypnotic

45
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Why should you use olanzapine, and not haldol, in a delirious patient with a prolonged QTc?

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haldol can also lengthen the QTc (should be less than 440)

46
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How do buspirone and citalopram affect warfarin?

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can lead to decreased efficacy of warfarin! watch PT/PTT and INR

47
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What is the difference between nymphomania and satyriasis?

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insatiable sexual desire in women (nymph) vs men (satyr)

48
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Obstructive jaundice, including fever, nausea, malaise, and pruritus, can result from use of which drug?

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chlorpromazine

49
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alpha1-receptor blockade resulting in orthostatic hypotension is particularly troublesome in which antipsychotics?

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chlorpromazine and clozapine

50
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While alcohol withdrawal with focal seizures can occur within ___ hours of cessation of drinking, DTs occur starting ___ hours after cessation of drinking.

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withdrawal = 48; DTs = 72

51
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Oxcarbazepine can result in

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hyponatremia! (2.5% of cases)

52
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Technique in which group members are used as the audience adn the cast in reenactments of scenarios and conflict in order to explore individual problems in a group setting:

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psychodrama

53
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Common technique where each group member is asked to introduce themselves, state how they are feeling, or otherwise specifically respond:

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go-around

54
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When a patient relives an emotional or traumatic experience to get rid of or purge negative emotions and move forward:

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abreaction

55
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What is the difference between the techniques of “reframing” and “clarification”?

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reframing: examining how patient’s thoughts or beliefs about themselves may be skewed
clarification: further details about a patient’s experience or situation they are describing

56
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Are reflexes reduced or increased during a trance state like hypnosis?

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Reduced

57
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In which type of therapy is a single, focal area of conflict identified?

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brief psychodynamic therapy

58
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____________ is one’s tendency to relate events to oneself without any reason for doing so

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personalization

59
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What is “selective abstraction”?

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A term from cognitive therapy where the details of a scenario are taken out of context and believed while everything else contrary about the scenario is ignored

60
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In paradoxical therapy the therapist suggests that the patietn engage in the behavior with negative connotations (phobia or compulsion). Who was it developed by?

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Bateson

61
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When expression of emotion elicits emotional response in other members of the group:

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contagion

62
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When the group recreates a family of origin or the original dynamics of a conflict which helps a patietn work through their original conflict:

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corrective experience

63
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When group emmbers test norms and compete with each otehr to establish autonomy:

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differentiation

64
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What is the “real relationship” in psychodynamic therapy?

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the relationship between a psychoanalyst and patient which is not influenced by transference

65
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Made many contributions to psychiatry and neurology with a special interest in describing hysteria:

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Jean-Martin Charcot

66
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Known as the inventor of the “cathartic” treatment or talking therapy:

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Josef Breuer

67
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Known as the developer of self-psychology:

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Heinz Kohut (helped direct approaches to treatment of narcissism, selfobject transferences’ of mirroring and idealization, need self-esteem mirrored back, identify with larger whole)

68
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Father of modern hypnosis:

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Anton Mesmer

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