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Psychology Exam: Neurotransmitters, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Substance Abuse, Exams of Nursing

A series of multiple choice questions from a psychology exam covering topics such as neurotransmitters, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance abuse. The questions include identifying the drug of choice to treat psychosis in delirious patients, the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia, the personality disorder in which patients are continually in crisis and exhibit unpredictable behavior, the time of onset for tolerance to develop from continuous use of hallucinogens, and more.

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Download Psychology Exam: Neurotransmitters, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Substance Abuse and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Question 1 Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment. Selected Answer: D. Recent memory Question 2 Select the most frequent cause of infant and childhood intellectual disability that is attributed to a specific gene. Selected Answer: C. Down syndrome Question 3 Select the neurotransmitter that is most associated with the occurrence of ADHD. Selected Answer: B. Dopamine Question 4 Select the drug of choice to treat psychosis in delirious patients. Selected Answer: D. Haloperidol Question 5 Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia. Selected Answer: B. Social withdrawal Question 6 Select the personality disorder in which patients are continually in crisis and exhibit unpredictable behavior. Selected Answer: C. Borderline Question 7 2 Select the factor that best correlates with attempted and completed suicide. Selected Answer: A. Mental illness Question 8 Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in schizophrenic patients. Selected By the end of the 20th century, however, researchers had made significant strides in revealing a potential neuropathological basis for schizophrenia, primarily in the limbic system and the basal ganglia, including neuropathological or neurochemical abnormalities in the cerebral cortex, the thalamus, and the brainstem. Because the basal ganglia and cerebellum are involved in the control of movement, disease in these areas is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Answer: D. Basal ganglia Question 9 Select the gender dysphoria in which genital surgery is usually not chosen. Selected Answer: but who maintain a gender identity that is the same as their birth-assigned gender known as crossdressers. C. Crossdresser Question 10 Select the antipsychotic drug for which the labeling carries a black box warning for agranulocytosis. Selected Answer: A. Clozapine Question 11 Select the time of onset for tolerance to develop from continuous use of hallucinogens such as LSD. Selected 5 Select the psychoactive substance that is most frequently consumed worldwide. Selected Answer: Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world. B. Caffeine Question 22 Select the age range at which most children with gender dysphoria begin to show increased anxiety over anticipated changes to their bodies. Selected Answer: Gender identity crystallizes in most persons by age 2 or 3 years. Parents, however, typically report that the cross-gender behaviors were apparent before 3 years of age. Children typically begin to develop a sense of their gender identity around age 3. D. 3 to 4 Question 23 Select the theorist who first studied social and cultural influences on suicide. Selected Answer: The first major contribution to the study of the social and cultural influences on suicide was made at the end of the 19th century by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim. B. Durkheim Question 24 Select the disorder in which is characterized by lack breast development. Selected Answer: Turner’s syndrome in a patient aged 23. Note webbed neck, increased carrying angle, failure of breast development, and lack of pubic hair. B.5-α-reductase deficiency Question 25 Select the age range of the highest rate of substance dependence or abuse. Selected 6 Answer: In 2012, the rate for dependence or abuse is highest among adults age 18 to 25 (19 percent) compared to youths age 12 to 17 (6 percent) and adults age 26 or older (7 percent). After age 21, a general decline occurred with age. B. 18-25 Question 26 Select two terms preferred to describe sexual orientation. Selected Answers: Hemosexual and Hecterosexual A. Gay D. Lesbian Question 27 Select the two patient populations in which delirium occurs most frequently. Selected Answers: B. Terminally ill C. Long-term care Question 28 Select the drug used to treat neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Selected Answer: C. Dantrolene Question 29 Select the drug that is most likely to cause parkinsonian movement symptoms. Selected Answer: D. Haloperidol Question 30 Select the two main conditions to initially identify in adult psychiatric emergencies. Selected Answers: B. Suicide D. Substance intoxication Question 31 7 Select the psychiatric emergency that is indicated by mothers who express inadequate distress over their children’s medical symptoms. Selected Answer: Careful observation may reveal that the mothers often do not exhibit appropriate signs of distress on hearing the details of the child’s medical symptoms. D. Munchausen’s syndrome Question 32 Select the drug that is least life-threatening when consumed in an overdose. Selected Answer: B. Zolpidem Question 33 Select the drug that is most safe and effective in treating mild to moderate memory loss in early Alzheimer’s disease. Selected Answer: A. Donepezil Question 34 Select the substance that is most commonly abused by adolescents. Selected Answer: B. Marijuana Question 35 Select the development time of symptoms in neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Selected Answer: The symptoms usually evolve over 24 to 72 hours, and the untreated syndrome lasts 10 to 14 days. D. 10-14 days Question 36 10 B. Absence in age less than 50 Question 47 Select the neurotransmitter that inhibits sexual orgasm. Selected Answer: A. Serotonin Question 48 Select the drug that is least likely to cause male sexual dysfunction. Selected Answer: B. Sertraline Question 49 Select the youngest age at which childhood-onset schizophrenia can be distinguished from autism spectrum. Selected Answer: A. 3 Question 50 Select the most effective form of questioning when taking a sex history. Selected Answer: B. Open ended Question 51 Select the initial intervention to treat children experiencing acute school refusal. Selected Answer: B. Return to school the next normal day 11 Question 52 Select the primary method to assess cognition. Selected Answer: C. Mental status exam Question 53 Select the preferred drug used to treat alcohol withdrawal. Selected Answer: D. Lorazepam Question 54 Select the procedure most applicable to confirming a diagnosis of delirium. Selected Answer: C. EEG Question 55 Select the brain region that is associated with substance addiction. Selected Answer: A. Prefrontal cortex Question 56 Select the two defense mechanisms used commonly by patients with personality disorders. Selected Answers: C. Splitting/D. Projection Question 57 Select the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia in the United States. Selected In the United States, the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia is about 1 percent Answer: A. 0.1-1.0% Question 58 12 Select the subtype of schizophrenia in which auditory hallucinations are frequent. Selected Answer: D. Residual Question 59 Select the neurotransmitter deficiency that is most associated with delirium. Selected Answer: B. Acetylcholine Question 60 Select the rating scale used to assess medication-induced movement disorders. Selected Answer: C. AIMS Question 61 Select the symptom not present in paranoid personality disorder. Selected Answer: B. Fixed delusions Question 62 Select the percentage range of schizophrenic patients that remain significantly impaired throughout their lives. Selected C. Answer: 40 to 60 Question 63 Select the drug most likely to inhibit female orgasm. Selected Answer: Paroxetine Question 64 Select the two non-drug therapies most likely to be effective in treating paraphilic disorders. 15 Select the infectious disease that when untreated may lead to an incorrect diagnosis of depression. Selected Answer: B. Lyme Question 76 Select the two essential features of sexual dysfunction. Selected Answers: A. Failure to achieve orgasm D. Pain during sexual activity Question 77 Select the personality disorder in which patients seek social withdrawal. Selected Answer: D. Schizotypal Question 78 Select the percentage of the U.S. population with a substance dependence problem as of year 2012. Selected Answer: B. 20% Question 79 Select the youngest age by which early-onset schizophrenia occurs. Selected Childhood-onset schizophrenia is defined by an onset of psychotic symptoms before the age of 13 years, Answer: B. 13 Question 80 Select two psychiatric disorders that are often misdiagnosed as childhood-onset or early onset schizophrenia. Selected Answers: A. Autism spectrum 16 Bipolar I Question 81 Select the comorbid disorder that is more frequent in children with gender dysphoria. Selected Answer: A. Down syndrome Question 82 Select two treatments for adults who identify as transgender. Selected Answers: A. Hormonal B. Surgical Question 83 Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients. Selected Answers: A. Substance abuse C. Undiagnosed medical illness Question 84 Select the age at which sexual identity is self-evident. Selected Answer: B. 2 to 3 years Question 85 Select the pair of terms that represents the greatest conflict regarding sexual behavior. Selected Answer: C. medical and legal Question 86 Select the two characteristics that describe normal sexual behavior. Selected Answers: A. Varies from era to era 17 C. Reflects cultural mores Question 87 Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in the general population. Selected Answer: D. Rheumatoid arthritis Question 88 Select the most frequently abused illicit drug. Selected Answer: A. Marijuana Question 89 Select the two drugs used to treat alcohol dependence. Selected Answers: A. Naltrexone B. Lorazepam Question 90 Select the percentage of remission that results from correct antipsychotic drug therapy of schizophrenic patients. Selected Answer: C. 45 Question 91 Select the percent blood alcohol level at which voluntary motor activity becomes impaired. Selected Answer: C. 0.2 Question 92 Select the drug most likely to be effective treating paraphilic disorders. 20 Selected Answers: A. Hormon al D. Surgical Select the drug used to treat neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Selected Answer: C. Dantrole ne Select the most common paraphilic disorder. Selected Answer: C. Pedophili a Heavy use of cannabis in individuals with no previous psychiatric illnesses can produce: Selected Answer: D. Psychos is Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment. Selected Answer: D. Recent memory Select the type of hallucinations most common in schizophrenia. Selected Answer: C. Auditor y All of the following are criteria for gender dysphoria diagnosis in children EXCEPT Selected Answers: A. Play preferred with same gender children • Question 8 • Question 7 • Question 6 • Question 5 • Question 4 • Question 3 • Question 2 21 What laboratory test assists with the diagnosis of schizophrenia? Selected Answer: D. No lab test Select the neurotransmitter that has least involvement in drug-induced movement disorders. Selected Answer: C. Dopami ne Select the most effective form of questioning when taking a sex history. Selected Answer: B. Open- ended Select the psychiatric disorder in which patients refuse mental health care and deny their problems. Selected Answer: C. Personali ty Select the neurotransmitter that increases sexual desire. Selected Answer: B. Dopami ne Select the personality disorder in which patients are preoccupied with perfectionism and interpersonal control. Selected Answer: B. Obsessive- compulsive Select the neurotransmitter that inhibits sexual orgasm. Selected A. • Question 14 • Question 13 • Question 12 • Question 11 • Question 10 • Question 9 22 • Question 15 Answer: Serotoni n Select the substance that is most commonly abused by adolescents. Selected Answer: B. Marijuan a The presence of hallucinations or delusions IS needed for a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Selected Answers: A. Tru e Select the main cause female orgasmic disorder. Selected Answer: B. Genet ic Select the neurotransmitter for which the metabolite 5-HIAA in CSF is evident and predictive of suicide. Selected Answer: A. Serotoni n Select the drug that is least likely to cause male sexual dysfunction. Selected Answer: D. cocai ne Select the personality disorder in which patients are most likely to tolerate spousal abuse to avoid losing sense of attachment. Selected Answer: A. Depende nt • Question 21 • Question 20 • Question 19 • Question 18 • Question 17 • Question 16 25 • Question 37 patients. Selected Answer: D. Basal ganglia Select the characteristic of masturbation. Selected Answer: C. Is most universally practiced Select the hepatic enzyme that performs the initial metabolism of alcohol. Selected A. Answer: AD H Select the type of neurochemical receptor that is blocked by caffeine. Selected Answer: C. Adenosi ne Select the primary defense mechanism that is common in delusional disorder. Selected Answer: A. Projectio n Select the most common error by the provider in the practice of family-oriented therapy for persons with schizophrenia. Selected Answer: D. Open discussion by practitioner with family about the patient’s frightening psychotic symptoms Select the factor that is most influential in determining gender role development. Selected Answer: D. Hormon • Question 40 • Question 39 • Question 38 • Question 36 • Question 35 26 • Question 41 al Select the most frequently abused illicit drug. Selected Answer: A. Marijuan a Select the disorder in which is characterized by lack breast development. Selected Answer: C. Turner’s syndrome Select the youngest age by which early-onset schizophrenia occurs. Selected B. Answer: 13 Select the rare adverse effect of SSRI antidepressants. Selected Answer: A. Tardive dyskinesia Select the therapy that is contrary to position statements of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Selected Answer: B. Conversi on Select the psychiatric disorder for which the term neuroleptic is used to describe drug effects. Selected Answer: B. Schizophre nia In the diagnosis of schizophrenia, symptoms must persist for how long? • Question 43 • Question 42 • Question 47 • Question 46 • Question 45 • Question 44 27 Selected Answer: C. 6-8 months Select the patient population at most risk of mortality from delirium. Selected Answer: C. Alcohol withdrawal Select the negative symptom of schizophrenia. Selected Answer: A. Anhedon ia Select the personality disorder in which patients are continually in crisis and exhibit unpredictable behavior. Selected Answer: C. Borderlin e Select the most frequent cause of infant and childhood intellectual disability that is attributed to a specific gene. Selected Answer: C. Down syndrome Select the drug of choice to treat psychosis in delirious patients. Selected Answer: D. Haloperid ol Select the pair of terms that represents the greatest conflict regarding sexual behavior. Selected Answer: C. medical and legal • Question 53 • Question 52 • Question 51 • Question 50 • Question 49 • Question 48 30 • Question 67 Autism Select the drug that is most likely to cause parkinsonian movement symptoms. Selected Answer: D. Haloperid ol Select the two Freudian stages of psychosexual development. Selected Answers: B. Oral D. Genit al Select the epidemiologic characteristic of tardive dyskinesia symptoms. Selected Answer: C. Absence in age less than 50 Select two psychiatric disorders that are often misdiagnosed as childhood-onset or early- onset schizophrenia. Selected Answers: A. Autism spectrum C. Bipolar II Select the two patient populations in which delirium occurs most frequently. Selected Answers: B. Terminally ill C. Long-term care Select the drug most likely to be effective treating paraphilic disorders. Selected Answer: D. Medroxyprogester one • Question 72 Question 71 • • Question 70 • Question 69 • Question 68 31 Select the drug that is most safe and effective in treating mild to moderate memory loss in early Alzheimer’s disease. Selected Answer: A. Donepe zil All of the following are symptoms of alcoholic withdrawal delirium EXCEPT Selected Answers: B. Autonomic dysfunction Select the theorist who first studied social and cultural influences on suicide. Selected Answer: B. Durkhei m Select the two characteristics that describe normal sexual behavior. Selected Answers: A. Varies from era to era B. Reflects cultural mores Select two comorbid factors common in schizophrenic patients. Selected Answers: A. Substance abuse D. Undiagnosed medical illness Select the initial intervention to treat children experiencing acute school refusal. Selected Answer: B. Return to school the next normal day Select the medical condition that occurs less frequently in schizophrenic patients than in • Question 79 • Question 78 • Question 77 • Question 76 • Question 75 • Question 74 • Question 73 32 the general population. Selected Answer: D. Rheumatoid arthritis Schizophrenia is equally prevalent in men and women. Selected Answer: A. Tru e Select the factor that exerts the strongest influence on the initiation of substance use disorder in adolescents. Selected Answer: A. Peer s Select the neurotransmitter that is most associated with the occurrence of ADHD. Selected Answer: B. Dopami ne Select the non-drug therapy in which mastery of anxiety through desensitization is critical to successful treatment of sexual dysfunction. Selected Answer: C. Behavi or Select the neurotransmitter system that is most associated with the addictive rewarding properties of opioids. Selected Answer: A. Dopaminer gic Select the personality disorder in which patients exhibit covert obstructionism, procrastination and pessimism. • Question 85 • Question 84 • Question 83 • Question 82 • Question 81 • Question 80 35 such as LSD. Selected Answer: B. 3-4 days Select the characteristic found in persons with intersex conditions. Selected Answer: D. Chromosome X abnormality The enzyme ADH that catalyzes the conversion of alcohol into acetaldehyde is inhibited by which medication? Selected Answer: A. Disulfiram When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? Selected Ye Answer: s Saturday, May Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert Rated Helpful Correct answers are highlighted, please see explanation below for rationales. Thank you QUESTION 31 1. Select the theorist who first studied social and cultural influences on suicide. A. Freud B. Durkheim C. Menninger D. Beck QUESTION 32 1. Select the time of treatment of schizophrenic patients with correct antipsychotic drug therapy that represents an adequate medication trial. A. 2 to 4 weeks B. 4 to 6 weeks C. 3 to 6 months • Question 101 • Question 100 • Question 99 36 D. 6 to 12 months QUESTION 33 1. Select the two behaviors of schizophrenic patients that occur more frequently than in the general population. A. Homicide B. Violence C. Suicide D. Pyromania QUESTION 34 1. Select the neurotransmitter that increases sexual desire. A. Norepinephrine B. Dopamine C. GABA D. Serotonin QUESTION 35 1. Select the two Freudian stages of psychosexual development. A. Olfactory B. Oral C. Tactile D. Genital QUESTION 36 1. Select the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in U.S. children. A. Lead poisoning B. Fetal alcohol syndrome C. Dietary protein deficiency D. Maternal marijuana use QUESTION 37 1. Select the substance that is most commonly abused by adolescents. A. Cocaine B. Marijuana C. Methamphetamine D. Alcohol QUESTION 38 1. Select the percent blood alcohol level at which voluntary motor activity becomes impaired. A. 0.4 B. 0.3 C. 0.2 D. 0.1 37 QUESTION 39 1. Select the disorder in which the highest percentage of patients commit suicide. A. Schizophrenia B. Anxiety C. Alcohol dependence D. Mood QUESTION 40 1. Select the psychiatric disorder in which patients refuse mental health care and deny their problems. A. Obsessive compulsive B. Depressive C. Personality D. Anxiety QUESTION 41 1. Select the two patient populations in which delirium occurs most frequently. A. General surgical B. Terminally ill C. Long-term care D. Critical care QUESTION 42 1. Select the procedure most applicable to confirming a diagnosis of delirium. A. MRI B. CT C. EEG D. PET QUESTION 43 1. Select the subtype of schizophrenia in which auditory hallucinations are frequent. A. Catatonic B. Paranoid C. Disorganized D. Residual QUESTION 44 1. Select the two defense mechanisms used commonly by patients with personality disorders. A. Introjection B. Repression C. Splitting D. Projection QUESTION 45 1. Select the two drugs used to treat alcohol dependence.
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