NRNP-6635-9 NRNP-6635F-9-Psychpathology FINAL EXAM

Select the mental function that is most affected in mild cognitive impairment. Selected Answer: D. Recent memory 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 neurotransmitter that is most associated with the occurrence of ADHD. Selected Answer: B. Dopami ne Select the drug of choice to treat psychosis in delirious patients. Selected Answer: D. Haloperid ol Select the characteristic that is greater in childhood than adult onset schizophrenia. Selected Answer: B. Social withdrawal Select the personality disorder in which patients are continually in crisis and exhibit unpredictable behavior. Selected Answer: C. Borderlin e Select the factor that best correlates with attempted and completed suicide. Selected Answer: A. Mental illness Select the brain region that shows the greatest anatomical abnormalities in schizophrenic patients. Selected Answer: D. Basal ganglia Select the gender dysphoria in which genital surgery is usually not chosen. Selected Answer: C. Crossdress er Select the antipsychotic drug for which the labeling carries a black box warning for agranulocytosis. Selected Answer: A. Clozapi ne Select the time of onset for tolerance to develop from continuous use of hallucinogens such as LSD. Selected Answer: C. 4-7 days Select the most reliable method to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Selected Answer: D. Patient history Select the dysfunction that is common to 50% to 85% of schizophrenic patients. Selected Answer: D. Eye movement Select two of the “Four A’s” symptoms of schizophrenia described by Bleuler. Selected Answers: A. autism B. ambivalen ce Select the personality disorder in which patients exhibit covert obstructionism, procrastination and pessimism. Selected Answer: D. Passive- aggressive