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MOOD DISORDER

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A 56-year-old woman whose husband died 8-months ago tells her physician that she believes killing herself would end her suffering. Physical examination is uremarkable. Which of following signs and symptoms, which is most likey to seen in this patient?
A. Weight gain
B. Poor grooming
C. Auditory hallucinations
D. Feelings better in the morning than in the evening
E. Flight of ideas

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MOOD DISORDER

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A person who had been experiencing (for the past 3 years) a mild form of a loss of interest in his or her usual activities, in addition to psychomotor agitation, increased appetite, insomnia, and thoughts of committing suicide, would be diagnosed as having:
A. Cyclothymic disorder
B. Biplolar II disorder.
C. Major depression.
D. Dysthymia
E. Double depression.

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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

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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

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Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

A 45-year-old woman claims that she injured her hand at work. She asserts that the pain caused by her injury prevents her from working. She has no further hand problems after she receives a $40,000 workmen’s compensation settlement. This clinical presentation is an example of
A. factitious disorder
B. factitious disorder by proxy
C. malingering
D. conversion disorder
E. masked depression

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Quiz or MCQ Anxiety disorder

A 45-year-old woman has a 20-year history of vague physical complaints including nausea, painful menses, and loss of feeling in her legs. Physical examination and laboratory workup are unremarkable. She says that she has always had physical problems but that her doctors never seem to identity their cause. Which disorder best fits this clinical picture?
A. OCD
B. GAD
C. Masked depression
D. Somatization disorder
E. Hypochondriasis