Showing posts with label Abnormal Psychology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abnormal Psychology. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Suicide

Suicide

From Mood Disorder:

From the previous case the man is at the lowest risk for suicide if he works as a:
A. policeman
B. dentist
C. lawyer
D. physician
E. messenger

Responses are welcome......

Suicide

SUICIDE
Part of Mood Disorder

Find your answer now.

A 59-year-old Catholic male patient has been abusing alcohol for the past 18 years. His history revels that his wife recently asked him for a separation. Which of the following characteristics is this patient’s greatest risk factor for suicide?
A. Age
B. Religion
C. Male sex
D. Alcoholism
E. Marital Separation

Responses are welcome...

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Quiz or MCQ

The most effective long-term treatment for cyclothymic disorder is
A. lithium
B. psychotherapy
C. ECT
D. A heterocylic antidepressant
E. A monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Responses are welcome........

Quiz or MCQ

A 25-year-old male patient who is slow moving and has a flat affect is put on fluoxetine (Prozac). Within 2 weeks, the patient is showing greatly increased activity level, flight of ideas, and pressured speech. In this patient, the medication has
A. precipitated a manic episode
B. had a toxic effect
C. had a delayed effect
D. increased depression
E. increased anxiety

Responses are welcome....

Saturday, October 27, 2007

MCQ anxiety disorders

A 37-year-old man says that he has been “sickly” for the past 3 months. He fears that he has stomach cancer. The patient is unshaven and appears thin and slowed down. Physical examination including a gastrointestinal workup is unremarkable except that the patient has lost 15 pounds since his last visit 1 year ago. Which disorder best fits this clinical picture?
A. conversion disorder
B. body dismorphic disorder
C. masked depression
D. adjustment disorder
E. Hypochondriasis

Welcome responses.........

MCQ anxiety disorder

A 28-year-old woman seeks facial reconstructive surgery for her “sagging” eyelids. She rarely goes out in the daytime because she believes that this characteristics makes her look “like a grandmother”. On physical examination, her eyelids appear completely normal. Which disorder best fits this clinical picture?
A. conversion disorder
B. body dismorphic disorder
C. GAD
D. OCD
E. Hypochondriasis

Responses are welcome.........

Friday, October 26, 2007

Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

Which of the following is the most effective long-term treatment for the above case is
A. psychotherapy
B. propranolol
C. buspirone
D. diazepam
E. alprozolam

Welcome responses..............

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

Which will be the most effective long-term treatment for the previous case?
A. buspirone
B. a β-blocker
C. an antidepressant
D. a benzodiazepine
E. a support group
Respones are welcome......

Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

Of the following, the most effective treatment for the previous case?
A. buspirone
B. a β-blocker
C. an antidepressant
D. a benzodiazepine
E. a support group

waiting for your responses........