1. Risk factor for suicide in depression are all E
u u u u u u u u
XCEPT:
a) Female
u
b) Male > 45
u u u
c) Child with conduct disorder
u u u u
d) Family
u
Correct Answer - A u u u
Female REF: Kaplan and sadock's synopsis in psychiatry 10th ed p.
u u u u u u u u u u u
529
Risk factors of suicide in depression are:
u u u u u u
At end( involutional) or beginning of depression
u u u u u u
Mood disorders , personality disorders , psychosis , hypochondriac
u u u u u u u u
>45yrs male, unemployed, single, divorced, chronically ill, widowed, rece
u u u u u u u u
ntly bereaved
u
Family history u
,2. Dyslexia is characterized by all except u u u u u
a) Mental retardation
u u
b) Inability to interpret written language
u u u u u
c) Male preponderance
u u
d) Retardation reading
u u
Correct Answer - A u u u
Mental retardation u
Dyslexia: An imprecise term concerning a condition in which an indivi
u u u u u u u u u u
dual with normal vision is unable to interpret written language. The co
u u u u u u u u u u u
ndition is more common in males and is noticed in children with readi
u u u u u u u u u u u u
ng difficulty in the first grade. These individuals can see and recogniz
u u u u u u u u u u u
e letters but are unable to spell and write words. They have no difficul
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
ty recognizing the meaning of objects and pictures. Dyslexia is unrela
u u u u u u u u u u
ted to intelligence.
u u
, 3. Bipolar disorder II is characterized by?u u u u u
a) Hypomania plus mania
u u u
b) Depression alone
u u
c) Mania and depression
u u u
d) Hypomania and depression
u u u
Correct Answer - D u u u
Hypomania and depression REF: Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psyc
u u u u u u u u u
hiatry Chapter 21
u u
Bipolar disorders can be conceptualized into three distinct entities: Bipola
u u u u u u u u u
. r I disorder, consisting of episodes of mania cycling with depressive episo
u u u u u u u u u u u
des
. Bipolar II disorder, consisting of episodes of hypomania cycling with depr
u u u u u u u u u u
essive episodes u
. Cyclothymic disorder, consisting of hypomania and less severe epis
u u u u u u u u
odes of depression. Very few patients have only manic episodes.
u u u u u u u u u
, 4. A 30 year old lady do sudden onset bre
u u u u u u u u
athlessness, anxiety, palpitation & feel u u u u
ing of impending doom. Physical exam
u u u u u
ination is normal. What is the diagnosi u u u u u u
s
a) Panic attack
u u
b) Anxiety disorder
u u
c) Conversion disorder
u u
d) Acute psychosis
u u
Correct Answer - A u u u
Panic attack [Ref Harrison 17/e p. 2710; Niraj Ahuja 6/e p. 96; Kaplan
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
Saddock 10/e p. 590] u u u
DSM-IV Criteria for a Panic Attack
u u u u u
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, developing abru
u u u u u u u u u u u u
ptly and peaking within 10 minutes, and requiring at least four of the foll
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
owing :- u
Chest pain or discomfort Chil
u u u u
ls or hot .fushes
u u u
Derealization (feeling of unreality) or depersonalization (being detach
u u u u u u u
ed from oneself)
u u
Fear of losing control Feelin
u u u u
g of choking
u u
Nausea or abdominal distress Palpitatio
u u u u
ns or tachycardia° Paresthesias
u u u
Sensations of shortness of breath° or smothering u u u u u u
u u u u u u u u
XCEPT:
a) Female
u
b) Male > 45
u u u
c) Child with conduct disorder
u u u u
d) Family
u
Correct Answer - A u u u
Female REF: Kaplan and sadock's synopsis in psychiatry 10th ed p.
u u u u u u u u u u u
529
Risk factors of suicide in depression are:
u u u u u u
At end( involutional) or beginning of depression
u u u u u u
Mood disorders , personality disorders , psychosis , hypochondriac
u u u u u u u u
>45yrs male, unemployed, single, divorced, chronically ill, widowed, rece
u u u u u u u u
ntly bereaved
u
Family history u
,2. Dyslexia is characterized by all except u u u u u
a) Mental retardation
u u
b) Inability to interpret written language
u u u u u
c) Male preponderance
u u
d) Retardation reading
u u
Correct Answer - A u u u
Mental retardation u
Dyslexia: An imprecise term concerning a condition in which an indivi
u u u u u u u u u u
dual with normal vision is unable to interpret written language. The co
u u u u u u u u u u u
ndition is more common in males and is noticed in children with readi
u u u u u u u u u u u u
ng difficulty in the first grade. These individuals can see and recogniz
u u u u u u u u u u u
e letters but are unable to spell and write words. They have no difficul
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
ty recognizing the meaning of objects and pictures. Dyslexia is unrela
u u u u u u u u u u
ted to intelligence.
u u
, 3. Bipolar disorder II is characterized by?u u u u u
a) Hypomania plus mania
u u u
b) Depression alone
u u
c) Mania and depression
u u u
d) Hypomania and depression
u u u
Correct Answer - D u u u
Hypomania and depression REF: Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Psyc
u u u u u u u u u
hiatry Chapter 21
u u
Bipolar disorders can be conceptualized into three distinct entities: Bipola
u u u u u u u u u
. r I disorder, consisting of episodes of mania cycling with depressive episo
u u u u u u u u u u u
des
. Bipolar II disorder, consisting of episodes of hypomania cycling with depr
u u u u u u u u u u
essive episodes u
. Cyclothymic disorder, consisting of hypomania and less severe epis
u u u u u u u u
odes of depression. Very few patients have only manic episodes.
u u u u u u u u u
, 4. A 30 year old lady do sudden onset bre
u u u u u u u u
athlessness, anxiety, palpitation & feel u u u u
ing of impending doom. Physical exam
u u u u u
ination is normal. What is the diagnosi u u u u u u
s
a) Panic attack
u u
b) Anxiety disorder
u u
c) Conversion disorder
u u
d) Acute psychosis
u u
Correct Answer - A u u u
Panic attack [Ref Harrison 17/e p. 2710; Niraj Ahuja 6/e p. 96; Kaplan
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
Saddock 10/e p. 590] u u u
DSM-IV Criteria for a Panic Attack
u u u u u
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, developing abru
u u u u u u u u u u u u
ptly and peaking within 10 minutes, and requiring at least four of the foll
u u u u u u u u u u u u u
owing :- u
Chest pain or discomfort Chil
u u u u
ls or hot .fushes
u u u
Derealization (feeling of unreality) or depersonalization (being detach
u u u u u u u
ed from oneself)
u u
Fear of losing control Feelin
u u u u
g of choking
u u
Nausea or abdominal distress Palpitatio
u u u u
ns or tachycardia° Paresthesias
u u u
Sensations of shortness of breath° or smothering u u u u u u