Exam (elaborations) PSYCHIATRY

PSYCHIATRYREVISIO
NQUESTIONS PART I: MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 MARKS)
1. Disorderofthought contentis
a) Wordsalad
b) Thoughtecho
c) Waxyflexibility
d) Catatonicstupor
2. Afixed upward gazeofaclient on largactilisknownas
a) Dystonia
b) Oculogyriccrisis
c) Tardivedyskinesis
d) Akinesia
3. Sexualsatisfaction isobtained throughthemouthinthe
a) Phallicstage
b) Oralstage
c) Bitingstage
d) Genitalstage
4. Drugsthatactbyincreasingepinephrineandserotoninare
a) Agonistics
b) Antidepressants
c) Antipsychotics
d) Anxiolytics
5. Animpairmentintheunderstandingortransmissionofideasbylanguageis
a) Jargon
b) Aphasia
c) Echopraxia
d) Shneider
6. Theminimumagefor avoluntarypatienttobeadmittedintoamentalhospitalis
a) 15years
b) 16years
c) 18years
d) 21years
7. Patientsabilityto modifybehaviorisdeterminedbywillpowerin
a) Suggestiveindividualtherapy
b) Supportiveindividualtherapy
c) Pervasiveindividualtherapy
d) Persuasiveindividualtherapy
8. Utilitarianismis basedonthebelievethat
a) Actionsare boundbya sense ofduty
b) Theendresults justifiesthemeans

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,c) Do goodandavoidevil
d) Aneyeisforaneye




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, 9. Dr.PhilippePinelunchainedagroupofpatientswho hadbeeninchainsfor30yearsduring the
a) Humanitarianperiod
b) Scientificperiod
c) Politicalperiod
d) Demonologicalperiod
10. Thedocumentsignedbeforeadmittingapsychiatricpatientunderthe involuntarycriteriais
a) MOH613
b) MOH637
c) MOH614
d) MOH617
11. The following istrueaboutschizophrenia
a) Disorganizedschizophrenia ischaracterized bythe waxyflexibility
b) Catatonicschizophreniaischaracterizedbytheregressivebehavior
c) Paranoidschizophreniaischaracterizedbydelusionsofgrandeur
d) Undifferentiatedschizophreniaischaracterizedbystuporandexcitement
12. Diagnosedwithbipolar,GeorgeMainaiscurrentlyexperiencingmania.Thefollowing
describes the current state of George
a) ExtremeSadness
b) Hasapathy
c) Selfblame
d) Grandiosenotions
13. Thefollowingisadissociativedisorder
a) Somatizationdisorder
b) Hypochondriacdisorder
c) Psychogenicamnesia
d) Dysmorphicdisorder
14. Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttrans-sexualism
a) Theiranatomicsexualorganisabnormal,painfulandveryitchy
b) Theyarecomfortablewiththeirsecondarysexual characteristics
c) TheDiagnosisoftrans-sexualismismadeduring adulthoodonly
d) Thereispreoccupationwiththeneed toget ridofowngenitals
15. Thefollowingisaprioritynursingdiagnosisinachildwhohasautism
a) Impairedsocialinteractionrelated toinabilityto trust
b) Knowledgedeficitrelatedtotheetiologyofthe disease
c) Riskfor impaired skin integrityrelatedto thedisease
d) Impairedskinintegrityrelatedtothediseaseprocess
16. Theriskfactorforsuicide is
a) Onepriorsuicideattempt
b) Alwaystalkingabout death
c) Personhavinga deathwish
d) Callingpeopletosaygoodbye




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