Question 1
Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment.
Selected
Answer: D. Recent memory
Question 2
Select the
... [Show More] 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
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
Answer: Tolerance, particularly to the sensory and other psychological effects, is evident as soon as
the second or third day of successive LSD use. Four to 6 days free of LSD are necessary to lose
significant tolerance.
B.4-7 days [Show Less]