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    Midterm 6635 1. Select the neurotransmitter involved in OCD children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorders. a. Norepinephrine b. GABA c. Dopamine d. Acetylcholine 2. Select the class of drugs most effective in treating pain disorder a. Opioid analgesics b. TCA and SSRI antidepressants c. Beta - adrenergic blockers d. Mood stabilizers 3. Select the most commonly occurring eating disorder a. Anorexia nervosa b. Bulimia nervosa c. Purging d. Binge 4. Select the disorder in which inflicting injury to self or others is common a. P ain b. Conversion c. Somatic Symptom d. Factitious 5. Select TWO imaging methods used to study anxiety disorders a. CT b. TMS c. MRI d. EKG 6. Select the TWO factors that do not cause dissociative amnesia a. Sexual abuse b. Substance Abuse c. Surgical Pain d. Partner Betrayal 7. Select the correct epidemiologic fact about major depression in children and adolescents a. There is a 20% incidence by the age of 18 b. The incidence is equal in adolescent females and males c. There is a decreased incidence after 20 d. The incidence is five to ten fold greater in chi ldren with a parent or sibling with major depression 8. Select the brain region that is most implicated in the function of memory a. H i ppocampus b. Temporal lobe c. Amygdala

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    d. Corpus callosum 9. Select the greatest impediment to treating anorexia nervosa patients a. Drug adve rse effects b. Variability of family therapy c. Patient resistance d. Noncompliance with therapy 10. Select the most common sleep disorder a. Parasomnia b. Hypersomnia c. Insomnia d. Apnea 11. Select the percentage of untreated PTSD patients who recover after one year a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 50% 12. Select the factor that is required to cause PTSD from a stressor a. Intense horror b. Isolated experience c. Concurrent substance abuse d. Survivor’s guilt 13. Select TWO causes of dissociative amnesia a. Sexual abuse b. Substance abuse c. Surgical pain d. Partner betrayal 14. Select th e population in which rumination disorder occurs most frequently a. Male infants aged 3 to 12 months b. Female infants 6 to 18 months c. Children aged 2 to 5 d. Adolescents aged 14 to 15 15. Select the symptom that is least associated with manic and hypomanic episodes a. Sui cidal ideation b. Inflated self esteem c. Distractibility d. Pressure speech 16. Select the TWO comorbid disorders with which PICA occurs most commonly a. Enuresis b. Encopresis c. Autism d. Intellectual disability 17. Select the third most commonly reported psychiatric symptom a. Depression b. Anxiety

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    c. Psychosis d. Depersonalization 18. Select the characteristic in long sleepers (more than 9 hours) that is absent in short sleepers (less than 6 hours) a. Mildly depressed b. Ambitious c. Socially adept d. Efficient 19. Select the TWO most common peripheral symptoms of anxiety a. Bradycardia b. Dizziness c. Constipation d. Tremors 20. Select the TWO methods to treat dissociative amnesia a. Antipsychotic drugs b. Cognitive therapy c. Hypnosis d. Psychoanalysis 21. Select the theorist who is credited with establishing the area of psychosomatic medicine a. Freud b. Abraham c. Groddeck d. Ferenczi 22. Select the disorder in children and adolescents that is described by depressed or irritable mood for most of the day for a majority of the day in at least one year a. Major depression b. Cyclothymia c. Bereavement d. Persistent depression 23. Select the type of dissociative amnesia described by inability to recall any events in a particular lifespan period a. Selective b. Localized c. Generalized d. Continuous 24. Select the frequency range of heritability of bipolar disorder a. 60 - 90% b. 50 - 80% c. 30 - 60% d. 10 - 40% 25. Select the TWO symptoms that result from prolonged sleep deprivation a. Ambition b. Hallucinations c. Contentedness

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    d. Irritability 26. Select the most likely stressor to cause an adjustment disorder a. Medical illness b. Natural disaster c. Vehicle accident d. Substance abuse 27. Select the medical condition that must be excluded as a cause of somatic symptom disorder or hypochondriasis a. Angina pectoris b. Asthma c. Diabetes d. Multiple sclerosis 28. Select the function that is most affected by conversion disorder a. Volunt ary motor b. Hearing c. Involuntary motor d. Smelling 29. Select the therapy for insomnia that can be effective at up to 3 years after discontinuation a. Cognitive behavioral b. Sedating antihistamines c. Benzodiazepines d. Paradoxical intention 30. Select the mental health model that is most associated with human interpersonal connection a. Maturity b. Resilience c. Spiritual d. Well being 31. Select the behavior that best describes early onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents a. Aggression b. Withdrawal c. Panic d. Exhibition 32. Select the TWO medical conditions in which derealization and depersonalization are common a. Anorexia b. Migraine c. Parkinson’s d. Seizures 33. Select the age stage of life in which identity crisis typically emerges a. Childhood b. Adolescence c. Middle adult

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    d. Elderly adult 34. Select the TWO most important factors that guide the decision to prescribe benzodiazepines to treated generalized anxiety a. Specific target symptoms b. Patient insistence on a benzodiazepine c. History of substance abuse d. Duration of therapy 35. Select age after which encopresis may be correctly d iagnosed a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 36. Select the mg/dl blood alcohol level range that is associated with causing impaired judgement and coordination a. 20 – 40 b. 50 – 100 c. 100 - 130 d. 140 - 190 37. Select the minimum treatment time to assess the effectiveness of antidepressant drug therapy a. 1 - 2 weeks b. 3 - 4 weeks c. 6 - 8 weeks d. 10 - 14 weeks 38. Select the exposure to violence that is excluded in DSM - 5 diagnostic criterion for PTSD in children and adolescents a. Electronic media b. Directly witnessed c. Report of family member d. Repeated natural disaster 39. Select the p sychiatric disorder for which drug and nondrug treatments are least effective a. Dissociative amnesia b. Major depression c. Depersonalization d. Dissociative identity 40. Select the life stage at which emotional and social behavior begin a. Toddler b. Infancy c. Middle years d. Pres chool 41. Select TWO events that are excluded as causes of dissociative trance disorder a. Natural disaster b. Substance abuse c. Experienced violence

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