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Psychobiological Disorder Questions
Question 1 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 2 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 3 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.
Question 4 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 5 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.