Behavioral Science NBME Terms And Explanations

Behavioral Science NBME Terms And Explanations Limited attention span Hyperactive Difficulties in school - ADHD Decreased frontal lobe metabolism - ADHD Treatment of ADHD - Methylphenidate Amphetamine Violates the basic rights of others Destruction of property - Conduct Disorder What disorder can lead to antisocial personality disorder? - Conduct Disorder Hostile, defiant behavior towards authority figures - Oppositional defiant disorder Tics that persist for 1 year - Tourette's Syndrome Treatment for Tourette's - Antipsychotics Fear of seperation - Separation Anxiety Disorder Treatment for Separation Anxiety Disorder - SSRI Communication defects with everyone - Autism X linked dominant disorder seen in mostly females - Rett Disorder Ataxia Stereotyped hand wringing - Rett Disorder Anterograde amnesia caused by thiamine deficiency - Korsakoff amnesia Inability to recall information after a trauma or stress - Dissociative amnesia Waxing and waning level of consciousness Secondary to other illness - Delirium Treatment of Delirium - Antipsychotics Decrease in cognition Normal consciousness Memory loss - Dementia Fixed persistant, untrue belief lasting 1 month - Delusional Disorder Multiple personalities due to a stressor - Dissociative Identity Disorder Detachment from one's own body - Depersonalization/Derealization Which one of these has a marked impairment in functioning? Manic or Hypomanic episode - Manic Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - Mood Stabilizer + Antipsychotic