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In the study mentioned in the text, what percentage of the patients with middle of the
night insomnia also reported daytime fatigue?
a. 34%
b. 39%
c. 43%
d. 67%
The treatment of choice for the first episode psychotic patient is:
a. Risperdal
b. Abilify
c. Haldol
d. None of these
Tolerance usually leads a client to:
a. decrease the amount of a drug that is used/abused.
b. stop using/abusing the drug.
c. increase the amount of a drug used/abused.
d. change to a different drug.
"Serotonin syndrome" includes all of the following symptoms except:
a. hypertension
b. fever
c. muscle rigidity
d. agitation
Typically, SSRIs are used for which of the following cluster(s)?
a. Cluster "a" only
b. Cluster "b" only
c. Clusters "a" and "b"
d. Clusters "b" and "c"
Research into the development of addition suggests that there may be ____ types of
neurochemical responses.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. none of these
Which of the following is approved primarily for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
a. Buspar
b. Ativan
c. Xanax
d. None of these
Which of the following medications may be more helpful for patients with Lewy
Bodies dementia?
a. Cognex
b. Aricept
c. Namenda
d. Exelon
While most of the mentioned assessment instruments require some psychometric
knowledge, and some require special training as a psychologist, the ___________
___________ decides if your credentials are adequate to administer various
assessment/evaluation instruments.
a. Licensing board
b. Test publisher
c. Local municipality
d. Degree level
When treating OCD, we typically consider ________ doses of SSRIs.
a. Lower
b. Same as depression
c. Higher
d. Not used in OCD
Sleepwalking and night terror are typically seen in approximately what percentage of
the child population.
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 18%
d. 22%
Which of the following benzodiazepines is often used for its mood-stabilizing
properties?
a. Xanax
b. Ativan
c. Klonopin
d. All of the above
Typically, we should wait about ____ days to see if a particular anti-manic medication
is working before we consider another.
a. 2-5 days
b. 5-10 days
c. 5-15 days
d. 15-20 days
What percentage of the general population have personality disorders?
a. 3-5%
b. 7-9%
c. 10-23%
d. 24-27%
All of the following dopamine agonists have been used in cocaine treatment except:
a. Ibogain
b. Bromocriptine
c. Amantadine
d. Mazindol
When a cell is at its resting state, the resting potential is about:
a. -70 mV
b. 70mV
c. 170 mV
d. -140 mV
The body's main inhibitory neurotransmitter/neuromodulator is:
a. glutamate
b. L-dopa
c. GABA
d. tryptophan
For patients with only occasional problems with sleep, they should consider:
a. warm milk
b. an OTC sleep aide like Tylenol PM or Sominex
c. Benedryl
d. any of the above
Which of the following are found in the soma?
a. Terminal button and axon.
b. The dendrites and the terminal buttons
c. The axon and the dendrites
d. The nucleus and the mitochondria.
Naltrexone or ReVia is usually given daily at _____ mg.
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. none of these
Schizophrenia is typically caused by environmental trauma.
AD accounts for about ____ of all irreversible dementias.
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. none of these
AD affects approximately _____ Americans.
a. 1 in 5
b. 1 in 10
c. 1 in 45
d. 1 in 50
What percentage of OCD patients are known to abuse substances?
a. 22%
b. 29%
c. 31%
d. none of these
Dietary restrictions such as avoiding foods containing tyramine are associated with
which class of antidepressants?
a. MAOIs
b. SSRIs
c. Unicyclics
d. none of these.
Introducing a higher level of a medication to obtain a desired response is known as:
a. depot binding
b. loading dose
c. vital dose
d. titrating dose
Which longer acting benzo is less likely to be abused by clients with anxiety?
a. Ativan
b. Xanax
c. Klonopin
d. Tranxene
Which of the following types of drugs has been known to cause or worsen depression?
a. Anti-inflammatory drugs like: Indocin, Vioxx, or Celebrex.
b. Blood thiners like: Cumidin or Heprin
c. Sleep aides like: Ambien, Sonata or Halcion.
d. both A and C above.
Narcolepsy is typically treated with stimulants and often ________.
a. Prozac
b. Ambien
c. Provigil/ Nuvigil
d. Risperdol
Research on comorbid pathology suggests that as many as ____ % of patients with
bulimia also have a personality disorder.
a. 40
b. 50
c. 60
d. none of these
What percentage of patients with depression also have suicidal ideation?
a. Seventy percent
b. Eighty percent
c. Ninety percent
d. none of the above
Which of the following is not associated with significant weight gain?
a. Lithium
b. Zyprexa
c. Topamax
d. Depakote
Which of the following antidepressants has been approved for cigarette smoking
cessation?
a. Paxil
b. Cymbalta
c. Pristiq
d. Bupropion
A typical daily dose of Prozac or Paxil is:
a. 2-4 mg.
b. 20-40 mg.
c. 75-100 mg.
d. 200-300 mg.
Benedryl can be used to induce sleep in intermittent cases.
Topamax and Campral may be helpful in reducing craving and days of abstinence for
those who drink.
MRI and other scans have shown that neurotransmitter irregularities in the frontal
striatal networks and in the cingulated gyrus may result in attention and learning
disorders.
Absorption of most oral medication takes place in the small intestine.
As many as 50% of youth treated for substance abuse meet criteria for ADHD.
Since Ambien has a shorter half life than Restoril, it is more likely to wear-off by
morning.
The painful feeling of withdrawal involves an increase in dopamine 3 receptor sites
seeking dopamine.
Sleep aids should generally not be used for more than two-three weeks.
There were eight routes of administration discussed in this chapter.
ADHD is diagnosed much more often in boys than in girls.
Approximately 2-4% of all school aged children have an attention deficit.
Behavioral activities themselves can produce chemical changes in the brain similar to
those produced by exogenous drugs.
Form of dementia may be caused by vitamin deficiencies.
The Beck Depression Inventory contains about 70 items, and is rather difficult to
administer.
Current research and evidence suggests that personality disorders are a biopsychosocial
entity caused by complex interactions of psychosocial and biological factors.
Resperidone requires weekly blood monitoring.
Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated differences in the frontal lobe functioning of
patients with schizotypal personality disorder.
The Conner's Rating Scales Revised is often used in the assessment of ADHD.
The synapse is the physical space between neurons.
It is important for every patient to have a complete physical including tests for thyroid
function, metabolic abnormalities, urine toxicology, and a CBC draw.
