Psychiatry_General Flashcards
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1 True statements regarding the epidemiology of dementias:
1) Affects app. 10% of people over the age of 65.
2) Affects 30-50% of people over the age of 85.
3) Alzheimer’s disease causes 50-60% of all dementia cases.
4) The frequency of dementias decreases with age.
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A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
1) Affects app. 10% of people over the age of 65.
2) Affects 30-50% of people over the age of 85.
3) Alzheimer’s disease causes 50-60% of all dementia cases.
True statements regarding the epidemiology of schizophrenia:
1) Lifetime prevalence is around 1%.
2) Onset in males occurs typically between the ages of 15 and 25 years.
3) Onset in females occurs typically between the ages of 25 and 35 years.
4) Besides smoking, the most prevalent comorbid disorder is alcohol dependence.
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E) all of the answers are correct
1) Lifetime prevalence is around 1%.
2) Onset in males occurs typically between the ages of 15 and 25 years.
3) Onset in females occurs typically between the ages of 25 and 35 years.
4) Besides smoking, the most prevalent comorbid disorder is alcohol dependence.
True statements regarding the epidemiology of anxiety disorders:
1) Lifetime prevalence of panic attacks in mental disorders other than panic disorder is app. 10%.
2) Agoraphobia is more common in females.
3) Social phobia is the most common type of phobias.
4) Agoraphobia is associated with panic disorder in all cases.
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A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
1) Lifetime prevalence of panic attacks in mental disorders other than panic disorder is app. 10%.
2) Agoraphobia is more common in females.
3) Social phobia is the most common type of phobias.
The following epidemiological data are true, EXCEPT:
1) Lifetime prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder is app. 10%.
2) Lifetime prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder is app. 1-2%.
3) Eating disorders are more common in males.
4) Gambling disorder is more common in males.
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B) only the 1st and 3rd answers are correct
1) Lifetime prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder is app. 10%.
3) Eating disorders are more common in males.
Match the names with the descriptions!
Used the term dementia precox for the description of schizophrenia.
A) Avshalom Caspi
B) Ugo Cerletti
C) Aaron T. Beck
D) Emil Kraepelin
E) Carl Rogers
D) Emil Kraepelin
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Developed the client-centered therapy.
A) Avshalom Caspi
B) Ugo Cerletti
C) Aaron T. Beck
D) Emil Kraepelin
E) Carl Rogers
E) Carl Rogers
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Developed the cognitive theory and therapy of depression.
A) Avshalom Caspi
B) Ugo Cerletti
C) Aaron T. Beck
D) Emil Kraepelin
E) Carl Rogers
C) Aaron T. Beck
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Was the first who used electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
A) Avshalom Caspi
B) Ugo Cerletti
C) Aaron T. Beck
D) Emil Kraepelin
E) Carl Rogers
B) Ugo Cerletti
Match the names with the descriptions!
Was the first who described the role of gene-environmental interaction in the development of depression.
A) Avshalom Caspi
B) Ugo Cerletti
C) Aaron T. Beck
D) Emil Kraepelin
E) Carl Rogers
A) Avshalom Caspi
