ATI RN
Psychobiological Disorder Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 39-year-old man comes for review. He is on Fluoxetine for depression. Around two days ago he stopped taking the medication and started taking St John's wort. For the past two days he has experienced increased anxiety, sweating, headache and twitching.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: SSRI discontinuation syndrome occurs when stopping an SSRI like fluoxetine abruptly, causing symptoms like anxiety, sweating, headache, and twitching. St John's wort can exacerbate this but doesn't cause serotonin syndrome here (requires excess serotonin). Bipolar disorder, malingering, and GAD don't fit the acute onset post-discontinuation.
Question 2 of 5
A 23 year old patient with Schizophrenia has been prescribed Asenapine. She has noticed an improvement in her negative symptoms. Asenapine exerts its anti-depressant actions via the following receptors
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Information processing theory was developed over many years and multiple stages. Which theorist explained that information is stored in different areas of the brain and connected as a network
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
What is a common neuro imaging finding in Huntington's disease
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
If you met an individual who appeared to be very charming at first, but later you discovered that he or she manipulated people, caused others hurt without a second thought, and could not be depended upon, you might suspect him of being
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by charm used manipulatively, lack of remorse, and unreliability, matching the description. Dependent (A) individuals rely excessively on others, narcissistic (B) focus on self-importance, and paranoid (C) are suspicious, not necessarily charming or remorseless, making D correct.