6TH YEAR STATE EXAM WRITTEN STATE- PSYCHIATRY

6TH YEAR STATE EXAM WRITTEN STATE-
PSYCHIATRY

• 1
PSY - 1.1
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.
A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) only the 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) only the 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only the 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
The frequency of dementias increases with age.
• 2
PSY - 1.2
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.
A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) only the 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) only the 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only the 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
E) all of the answers are correct
• 3
PSY - 1.4
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.
A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) only the 1st and 3rd answers are correct

,C) only the 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only the 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
Agoraphobia can occur without panic disorder.
• 4
PSY - 1.5
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.
A) only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) only the 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) only the 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only the 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
B) only the 1st and 3rd answers are correct
Lifetime prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder is app. 2-
3%. Eating disorders are 10-20 times more common in females.

, • 5
PSY-1.7.1-1.7.5
Match the names with the descriptions!
A) Avshalom Caspi
B) Ugo Cerletti
C) Aaron T. Beck
D) Emil Kraepelin
E) Carl Rogers
PSY - 1.7.5 - Was the first who described the role of gene-
environmental interaction in the development of depression.
PSY - 1.7.4 - Was the first who used electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT).
PSY - 1.7.3 - Developed the client-centered therapy.
PSY - 1.7.2 - Developed the cognitive theory and therapy of
depression.
PSY - 1.7.1 - Used the term dementia precox for the description
of schizophrenia.
PSY - 1.7.5 - Was the first who described the role of gene-
environmental interaction in the development of depression. - A)
PSY - 1.7.4 - Was the first who used electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT). - B)
PSY - 1.7.3 - Developed the client-centered therapy. - E)
PSY - 1.7.2 - Developed the cognitive theory and therapy of