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Psychobiological Disorder Questions
Question 1 of 5
Inattention and Impulsivity are main features of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following are symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/ ADHD? (you can choose more than 1 answer)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder (B) characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Symptoms include difficulty sitting still (A) and blurting out answers (D). Delay in language development (C) is not a primary feature of ADHD; it's more associated with other disorders like language impairment, making A, B, and D the correct choices.
Question 3 of 5
Which one of the following is not true about behaviour relating to substance use in adolescence?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 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 5 of 5
Which of the following is true regarding lithium's effect on the white cell count?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.