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Most drug-related deaths in Canada are due to…

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Tobacco

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Dysregulation of which neurotransmitter system is implicated in schizophrenia?

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Dopamine

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Identify 4 things related to positive treatment outcome for addiction

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  • Premorbid functioning
  • Empathetic and engaging therapist
  • Receving and staying in treatment
  • Commitment to total abstinence
  • Receiving comprehensive services
  • Contingency management
  • Provision and participation in ongoing support services/ groups
  • Medication for drug substitution
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Which of the following personality disorders puts a person at risk of subsequent schizophrenia?

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Paranoid

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The highest risk group for anorexia is…

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12-20 year old females

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For drug addictions roughly how long a period of abstinence is required before never relapsing are less than 50%

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2 years

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Dementia is AKA

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A & B

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Which of the following is false?

Gender Identity

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Conversion therapy can successfully change gender identity

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Which of the following is false?

Bulimia

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The majority of bulimics have a history of physical and sexual abuse

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What types of medications have the most utility for Alzheimer’s?

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ACh inhibitors and Antipsychotics

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Which ofthe following disorders is related to perfectionism?

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OCD

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Identify 2 PERSONALITY disorders more common in males and females

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Males: Paranoid, narcissistic, OCD, Schizoid

Females: Histrionic, BPD

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4 Most commonly used substances in Canada in order of the most common are?

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Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opiates/ opioids

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Which of the following is false?

Schizoid

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Schizotypal personality is characterized by restricted emotions and social detachment

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What is the value in administering standardized psychometric tests in the assessment process??

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Able to tell how divergent the person is relative to everyone else. Provides quantitative measure of progress

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Which of the following is false concerning Alzheimer’s disease?

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All of the above are false

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Which is the most common type of delusion in delusional disorder?

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Persecution

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Levels of SUD in DSM-5

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mild, moderate, severe

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Which country has the highest per capita use of tobacco?

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Russia

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Which of the following is true about mainstreaming intellectually disabled children into regular classrooms?

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It tends to achieve same results as dedicated special ed classrooms for intellectually disabled children

Same results

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An OD of which drug mimics symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Amphetamines

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Onset of schizophrenia is typically in the

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late teens and 20s

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Explain why being overweight is the female ideal in most developping countries but being normal weight is the female ideal in most Western countries

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Historically obesity indicated fertility and access to resources in times of food scarcity. Now being overweight is easy in Western countries, so opposite is more desirable

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Identify and Describe 4 subtypes of schizophrenia

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  • Brief psychotic disorder (acute form, 1 day- 1 month)
  • Schizoprheniform (Acute form, duration 1-6 months)
  • Schizoaffective (mania or depression with 2 weeks schizophrenic symtpoms)
  • Schizophrenia (chronic form, 6+ months)
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Which of the following is false? | Brothers and gender dysphoria
In families with several boys, gender dysphoria tends to be slightly more common in the oldest brother
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Which of the following is false? | Causes of gender dysphoria
The primary cause of gender dysphoria in environmental, how parents raise their child
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Which country has the highest per capita use of alcohol?
Russia
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What is the difference between gender dysphoria and homosexuality?
Homosexuals maintain and are comfortable with their gender identity
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Which of the following is a particularly effective treatment for anorexia
None of the above | Anorexia is treatment resistant
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Personality disorders are
fairly common
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Which of the following is false? | SSRIs with bulimia
SSRIs are first-line treatment for bulimia
32
What are 2 main birth complications that can cause intellectual impairment?
1. Anoxia 2. Forceps
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Which addiction is more common in women compared to men?
Shopping addiction
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Addictions are highest in which age group?
18-30
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Antipsychotics for intellectually disables are used to treat
All of the above
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Highest prevalence of problem gambling is highest in...
Asia
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Identify some of the environmental contributions to the development of schizophrenia
- Prenatal events (flu, stress, malnutrition, hypoxia - Living in urban envrionment - Cultural variations - Social isolation - Poor family communication and deviant role relationships - More common in immigrants - Substance use
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Which of the following is not a potential consequence of chronic self-induced vomiting in bulimia?
All of the above are potential consequences of repeated self-induced vomiting
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Personality disorders are
Fairly common
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Explain the evolutionary and environmental causes of paraphilias
Males less discrimination and more susceptible to associative learning
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Which of the following is false? | Anorexia and treatment
The majority of anorexics are cured with treatment
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Which of the following is false? | Meth and intellectual disability
Methamphetamine use during pregnancy reliably causes intellectual disability
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Tardive dyskinesia involves
Involuntary movements of facial muscles
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Which of the following is false? | Prevalence of Bulimia
The prevalence of bulimia is unchanged since the 1920s
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Which of the following is not part of the reward pathway of the brain?
Amygdala | Reward Pathway: VTA, prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens
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Which of the following is false concerning perosnality disorder?
Schizotypal personality is characterized by restricted emotions and social detachment
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Which of the following is false? | Gender dysphoria and adolescence
Most children with gender dysphoria continue to have this as adolescents
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Roughly what percentage of Canadians age 15 and older have used methamphetamine in the past year?
<1%
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Identify 4 environmental contributions to the development of an addiction
1. ACEs 2. Youth experimenting 3. Lack of education and knowledge 4. Cultural norms 5. Stress/ Trauma 6. Mental health problems 7. Maladaptive coping skills 8. Frequency of readministration
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Which of the following is false? | Conversion therapy
Conversion therapy can successfully change gender identity
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Which of the following is not a criterion for DSM-5 SUD
Using on a daily basis
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Someone who has hallucinations and delusions for 3 consecutive months would be diagnosed with
Schizophreniform Disorder
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Which of the following is not an indication of a better long-term prognosis for schizophrenia?
Male
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What are 3 diagnostic criteria for FASD?
1. CNS dysfunction 2. Growth deficiency 3. Facial features
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Downs Syndrome is caused by...
Three 21st chromosomes
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Suboxone is a treatment for
Opiate and Opioid addiction
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Which of the following is false? | Bulimia and Mortality
Bulimia has one of the highest rates of mortality of all mental disorders
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Which of the following is false about traumatic brain injury?
Younger age of onset predicts poorer recovery

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