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Whatmismtruemofminterprofessionality?m✔✔mAllmhealthmprofessionalsmhavemindividualmprofes
sionalmcompetencies
Whatmismthemsignificancemofmanmexperimentalmp-
valuemofm0.05m✔✔mTheremismam5%mchancemofmamsimilarmresultmoccurringmbymchancemalone
Whatmpercentagemofmchildrenmwithmoppositionalmdefiancemdisordermwillmdevelopmconductm
disorder?m✔✔m30%
InmthemDSM-
5,mselectivemmutismmismnowmconsideredmwhatmtypemofmdisorder?m✔✔manxietymdisorder
Symptomsmofmselectivemmutismmmustmpersistmformatmleastm✔✔m1mmonth
Commonmcompetenciesm✔✔moverlapmmoremthanmonemhealthmcaremprofessional,malthough
mnotmnecessarilymallmhealthmcaremprofessionals,mandmaremcompetenciesmexpectedmofmallmh
ealthmcaremprofessionals
Complementarymcompetenciesm✔✔menhancemthemqualitiesmofmothermprofessionsminmprovis
ionmofmcare
Collaborativemcompetenciesm✔✔mthosemthatmeachmindividualmprofessionmmustmpossessmto
mworkmwithmothers,mincludingmthosemwhompracticemwithinmdifferentmspecialtiesmwithinmamprof
ession.
Interpersonalmcollaborationmis centeredm✔✔mpatient
Cognitivemtherapymismrecommendedmformpatientsmthatmhavem✔✔mnegativemcognitivemdistor
tions
irrationalmbeliefsmfa
ultymconceptions
HumanisticmTherapymfocusesmonmassistingmpatientsmwithm✔✔mself-actualizationmandmself-
mdirectedmgrowth
BehavioralmTherapymfocusesmonm✔✔mchangingmmaladaptivembehaviorsmthroughmthemusem
ofmbehavioralmmodificationmtechniques
Existentialmtherapymismform✔✔mreflectionmonmlifemconfronti
ngmself
,120mwhomgotmdiarrheamatemlettuce.m80mwithmdiarrheamdidmnotmeatmlettuce.m40mwithoutmdiarr
heamatemlettuce.m160mwithoutmdiarrheamatemlettuce.mWhatmismthemoddsmratiomofmeatingmlettu
cemandmdevelopingmdiarrhea?m✔✔m6m((120X160)/(80x40))
ThemNewmFreedommCommissionmonmMentalmHealthm(NFCMH)mreleasedmamreportmthatm
suggestedm✔✔mimplementationmamnationalmcampaignmtomreducemthemstigmamofmseekin
gmcare
Focusingmonmpromotingmrecoverymandmbuildingmresilience
Themefficacymofmmentalmhealthmtreatmentsmwasmfoundmtombemwellmdocumentedminm ✔✔
influentialmreportmissuedmbymUSmSurgeonmGeneralminm1999
Statemofmhighmnegativememotionmandmpessimismm ✔✔mneuroticism
CommonlymknownmasmanmoptimisticmoutlookmonmlifemTheymaremaremoutgoing,mlikemsocialmin
teraction,mrespondmtomexternalmrewards,mhavemmoremactivemdopaminemnetworks,mandmare
mresponsivemtompositivem reinforcement.m✔✔mExtraversionm(highmlevelsmprotectmfrommpsyc
hiatricmillness)
Introvertsmaremmoremlikelymtombe motivatedmandmmoremlikelymtomrespondmto
reinforcementm✔✔minternally
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Interpersonalmtraitmofmcooperation,measymgoingmnature.mTendmtomhavemsmoothmrelationshi
psmoftenmatmthemexpensemofmself-assertionm✔✔mAgreeableness
Associatedmwithmself-
controlmandmamfocused,morganizedmapproachmtomlife.mAremachievement-
orientedmgoalmsettersmwhomcanmdelaymimmediatemgratificationmtomobtainmtheirmlongmtermmd
esiredmoutcome.mTheymaremconsideredmresponsible,mreliable,mandmdependable.
✔✔mconscientiousness
Inmbehavioralmcouplesmtherapy,mtheminitialmsessionsmaremspentmdoingmamfunctionalmanalysi
smofmbehaviorm(FAB).mWhatmismtruemaboutmFAB?m✔✔mFABmismconcernedmonlymwithmobserv
ablemstimulimconnectedmtomoperantmbehavior
FABmismbasedmonmoperantmconditioningm(identifyingmantecedentmstimuli,moperantmbehavior
s,mandmconsequentmstimuli)
ThemgoalmofmFABmismmodifyingmwillfulmoperantmbehavior
Gestaltmtheorymdealsmwith ,mnot
✔✔mperceptualmpsychologymbehavior
Medicationmthatmcanmdelaymejaculationminmpatientsmwithmprematuremejaculationm✔✔
Paroxetinem(andmothermSSRIs)m(o
thersminclude:
,Topicalmanestheticm
Tramadol
Phosphodiesterase-5minhibitors)
Firstmlinemtreatmentmformlithiumminducedmdiabetesminsipidusm✔✔mAmiloridem(Kmpotassiummd
iuretic)minmadditionmtomdcmlithiummwhenmpossible.
Waysmtomreducempolyuriamassociatedmwithmlithiummtoxicitym✔✔mreducemlithiummdosemtommi
nimummeffectivemdose
takemoncemdailymatmnightm(maymbem5-
30%mlowermthanmwhenmgivenminmdividedmdosesmovermthemday)
Encouragemadequatemfluidmintake
WhatmismtruemaboutmECTminmParkinson'smdiseasem✔✔mit'smmoremlikelymtomcausemtransientm
deliriumm(worsenedmdyskinesiasminducedmbyml-dopa)
LithiummeffectsmwithmParkison'smdiseasem✔✔mmaymworsenmtremor
nonselectivemMAOIsmdecreasemthemefficacymof andmincreasemthemriskmofma
✔✔ml-
dopamproductsmhypertensivemcrisi
s
Selegilinemismselectivemform✔✔mMAO-B
(afterm10mgmtheremismanmincreaseminmriskmofmserotoninmsyndromemifmgivenmwithmothermmed
smthatmincreasemserotonin)
SSRI'smcan
Parkinsonismmtremorm✔✔mworsenm(andmdecreasem'offmtime')mPr
ocessmdescribesmthemmechanismmbymwhichmthemhippocampusmstoresmmemoriesm✔✔
long-termmpotentiation
lossmofmmemorymrelatingmtomamparticularmcategorymofminformationm(inabilitymtomrecallmimpor
tantmautobiographicalminformation,musuallymofmamtraumaticmormstressfulmnature,mthatmisminc
onsistentmwithmordinarymforgetting)m✔✔msystematizedmamnesia
Lackmofmmemoriesmfrommamcircumscribedmperiodmofmtime,musuallymimmediatelymfollowingma
mtraumaticmeventm✔✔mlocalizedmamnesia
Personmcanmrecallmsomembutmnotmallmofmeventsmfrommamparticularmtimemperiodm✔✔mselectiv
emamnesia
Lackmofmmemorymofmthempatient'smentiremlifem✔✔mgeneralizedmamnesi
amThemdrugsmthatmaremFDAmapprovedmformGADm✔✔mParoxetine
, CitaloprammEscitalo
pram
VenlafaxinemDuloxe
tine
Buspar
Amsurrogatemhasmthemrightmtomterminatempregnancymifm✔✔mthempregnancymthreatensmhermh
ealthmormlife
or
shemismamgeneticmparent
Ifmthemsurrogatemreceivesmbothmovummandmspermmfrommcouple,mshemlosesmthemrightmtom ✔✔
determinemwhethermormnotmchildmwillmbemabortedm(thismismupmtomthemcouple)
Whichmmedicationmismmostmeffectivemformtreatingmsocialmphobia/socialmanxietymdisorder,me
speciallymwhenmrefractory?m✔✔mPhenelzine
Am55-year-
oldmfemalempatientmhasmStgmIImHTN.mOnmexam,mshemhasmtracempedalmedemambilaterally,mb
utmhermlungsmaremclear.mHermECGmrevealsm2ndmdegreemheartmblock.mWhichmofmthemfollowin
gmBPmmedicationsmshouldmbemavoided?m✔✔mCalciummChannelmBlockers
3mContraindicationsmtomusemamcalciummchannelmblockerm✔✔m1stmormsecondmdegreemheartm
block
Bradycardiam
CHF
4mSidemeffectsmofmcalciummchannelmblockersm✔✔mHeadachem
Lowermextremitymedema
Bradycardiam
HeartmBlock
AnmNPmismevaluatingmam78myearmoldmfemalemwithmdepression.mShemsuspectsmthempatientmmaym
havemParkinson'smdisease.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismconsistentmwithmthatmdiagnosis?m✔✔mP
osturalminstability
Pill-
rollingmtremormSh
ufflingmGait
Difficultyminitiatingmmovement
Mask-likemfaciesm(difficultyminitiatingmmovement)
Writhingmmovementsmoccurmwithm✔✔mHuntington'smchorea
10mNon-
motormmanifestationsmofmParkinsonsm✔✔mAutonomicmdysfunctionmGastrointesticalmdys
function
