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Which of the following is inconsistent with what is known about prolonged sleep

deprivation?
A.
Prolonged sleep deprivation leads to death.
B.
Prolonged sleep deprivation leads to severe physical impairment.
C.
Prolonged sleep deprivation while annoying and frustrating is not life
threatening.
D. Prolonged sleep deprivation leads to severe cognitive impairment.

A period of at least one week in which both a manic episode and a major depressive
episode
occur almost daily is consistent with which diagnosis?
A.
Bipolar I Disorder, mixed
episode

B.
Cyclothymic Disorder
C.
Bipolar II Disorder

D.
Bipolar I Disorder, cyclothymic
type

In evaluating an adolescent who has been referred from her PCP for recurrent
abdominal pain, the clinician asks "Is there something stressful in the past 3 months that
happened right before these symptoms appeared?" to screen for which of the
following diagnostic categories?
A. Adjustment disorder
B. Anxiety disorders
C. Depressive disorders
D. Conversion disorder

When assessing a child with disruptive or aggressive behavior, the clinician asks "Have you
been thinking about or planning to hurt anyone?" to screen for which of the following
diagnostic categories?
A.
Safety
B.
Bullying
c. Oppositional defiant
disorder
D.
Conduct disorder

Which of the following antipsychotic medications have the greatest tendency to increase
appetite and body weight?
A.
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
B.
Ziprasidone
(Geodon)
C.
Haloperidol (Haldol)
D.
Risperidone
(Risperdal)

Sleep-related hallucinations occurring at sleep onset are known as which of the following?
A.
Hypnagogic
B.
Hypnopompic
C.
Complex
hallucinations
D.
Paranormal
hallucinations

Which of the following medications are approved by the FDA for treating Bipolar
Depression in children ages 10-17?
A.
Duloxetine
B.
Lurasidone
C.
Aripiprazole
D.
Escitalopram

Which of the following are medical complications NOT associated with anorexia nervosa?
A.
Tachycardia
B.
Bradycardia
C.
Hypotension
D.
Hypothermia

When evaluating a child/adolescent who presents with irritable or labile mood the clinician
should first consider and screen for which of the following diagnostic categories?
A.
Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
B.
Substance abuse
C.
Disruptive mood dysregulation
D.
Posttraumatic stress disorder

Which of the following may be symptoms of depression in children?


A.
School phobia
B.
Excessive clinging to parents
C.
Preferring to spend time with friends from
school
D.
A and B

Which of the following patients have the right to refuse treatment? Check all that apply.
A.
A patient who is psychotic
B.
A patient who has been declared incompetent by a civil authority and mandated to
treatment
C A patient who been involuntarily admitted to an acute inpatient psychiatric unit on an
. emergency hold
D.
None of the above

Nightmares and night terrors are associated with disorganization and arousal during which
stage of sleep?
A.
Stage
1
B.
Stage
2
C.
Stage
3
D.
Stage
4

Which of the following medications are approved by the FDA for treating obsessive
compulsive disorder in children ages 10-17? Check all that apply.
A.
Sertraline
B.
Fluoxetine
C.
Fluvoxamine
D.
Clomipramine

Which of the following symptoms are associated with Major Depressive Disorder with
Melancholic Features?
A.
Psychosis
B.
Weight loss
C.
Severe
anhedonia
D.
B and C

In evaluating an adolescent with recurrent and excessive physical complaints, the clinician
would first consider all of the following prior to which other diagnostic possibility?
A.
Anxiety disorder
B.
Adjustment
disorder
C.
Conversion
disorder
D.
Abuse or maltreatment

Which of the following is consistent with what is known about prevalence of Bipolar I
disorder?
A.
Bipolar I Disorder is more prevalent in men
B.
Bipolar I Disorder is more prevalent in women
C.
Manic episodes are more prevalent in women.
D.
Bipolar I Disorder has equal prevalence among men
and women.

Depression is frequently under recognized in the elderly population due to which of the
following reasons? Check all that apply.
A.
Depression is less common in the older adult than in the general
population.
B.
Older persons with depression often present with more somatic
complaints.
C.
Providers/clinicians may accept depressive symptoms as normal in
older individuals.
D.
All of the above

Which of the following medications is approved by the FDA for treatment of enuresis?
A.
Tofranil
B.
Zolpidem
C.
Solriamfetol
D.
Rotigotine patch

74. The theory that depression results from specific thought distortions is consistent with
which of the following?
A. Cognitive theory
B. Psychosocial theory
C. Psychodynamic theory
D. Learned helplessness theory

When evaluating a child who is worried or anxious, which of the following diagnostic
categories should first be considered?
A.
Trauma
B.
Separation anxiety disorder
C.
Generalized anxiety disorder
D Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Strategies that enhance therapeutic engagement include which of the following?


A.
Engage the child/adolescent in a manner to encourage them feeling noticed, heard,
and appreciated.
B.
Make sure that the parent/caregiver is always in the room.
C.
Start off with targeted diagnostic questions to save time.
D.
Always take the child/adolescent's side if there is disagreement with caregiver.

When evaluating a child with poor academic performance which of the following diagnostic
categories should be considered first?
A.
Sensory impairment
B.
Intellectual disability
C.
Substance use
disorder
D.
Mood or anxiety
disorder

Which of the following medications are approved by the FDA for treating Bipolar
Depression in children ages 10-17?
A. Duloxetine
B. Lurasidone
C. Aripiprazole
D. Escitalopram

In evaluating an adolescent with recurrent and excessive physical complaints, the


clinician would first consider all of the following prior to which other diagnostic
possibility?
A. Anxiety disorder
B. Adjustment disorder
C. Conversion disorder
D. Abuse or maltreatment

Which of the following is true regarding prescribing guidelines?


A. Prescribing guidelines have formal legal status
B. Guidelines are intended to apply
to every individual for consistency and safety.
C. The prescriber, not the prescribing guideline, has responsibility for the treatment.
D. The prescriber following the prescribing guidelines will be legally protected if there is an
adverse response to the treatment.
The clinician asks an adolescent "Have you felt persistently sad or gloomy for more than
a year?" to assess for which of the following common diagnostic possibilities?
A.
Bipolar disorder
B.
Substance use disorder
C.
Major depressive disorder
D.
Persistent depressive disorder

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