LEK questions: Psychiatry — page 4
241 questions in Psychiatry. Open a question to see the answer options and a hint.
- The symptom of a patient reading words from a blank sheet of paper following the investigator’s suggestions is referred to as: Question 155
- A memory trace without a sense of its secondary character is referred to as: Question 156
- A delusion structure, in which the utterances are inconsistently emotionally saturated, the patient has also a sense of active participation reflects: Question 157
- When an adult person is at the level of social maturity of a 10-year-old child, most likely the person: Question 158
- The criteria for the diagnosis of a depressive episode do not include: Question 159
- A 55-year-old female patient, apathetic, passive, little active, has been struggling with finding words for some time, almost does not say a word. When asked what she… Question 160
- Which of the following is not used in the treatment of insomnia in a depressive patient with respiratory insufficiency and obstructive sleep pnoea? Question 161
- A few days after giving birth to her child a woman is weepy, irritable, tired, has the feeling that she will not be able to cope with the newborn. Most probably it is: Question 162
- In a female patient with schizophrenia and hyperprolactinaemia the following is/are not used: Question 163
- Which of the following statement about anxiety disorders with panic attacks is false? Question 164
- A 19-year-old male presents to a psychiatrist with ‘learning difficulties’ after he has failed his school-leaving exams again. For 2 years he has been making different… Question 165
- Which of the following are the features of a high-functioning alcoholic? Question 166
- Benzodiazepines possess the following actions except for: Question 167
- Which of the following symptoms are characteristic of childhood autism? Question 168
- When is the risk of suicide the highest after treatment with anti-depressants has been started? Question 169
- Which statement is false about frontotemporal lobar degeneration? Question 170
- A person who hardly ever gets involved in pleasurable activities or does not get involved in them at all, is emotionally cold and superficial, has a limited ability to… Question 171
- A male patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is not interested in forming social relationships and undertaking occupational therapy. His affect is flat, he does not say… Question 172
- A 55-year-old female patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has been taking haloperidol for 25 years. The patient complains of constant symptoms of chewing, facial… Question 173
- A 23-year-old female was diagnosed with schizophrenia after a single seven-month psychotic episode (with hallucinations and delusions in the clinical picture). Ever… Question 174
- A 30-year-old male was transported to A&E after he was found wandering the streets barefoot in the middle of winter. The patient was admitted to a stationary… Question 175
- Which area of the prefrontal cortex is responsible for the perception of emotions, making meaning of emotions and regulation of emotions? Question 176
- Amotivational syndrome develops as a result of injury to: Question 177
- The parahippocampal gyrus in the basal temporal lobe: Question 178
- Anosodiaphoria refers to: Question 179
- Which of the agents used for relapse prevention in bipolar affective disorder have solely antimanic effects? Question 180
- A 35-year-old female patient with bipolar affective disorder. After 6 months of treatment the patient develops hypothyroidism accompanied by hand tremor and dry mouth… Question 181
- A 30-year-old male patient with a first episode of depression. Apart from the core symptoms of depression the patient complains of chronic back pain. The patient is not… Question 182
- Which screening tool is not used as a cognitive assessment tool? Question 183
- Indicate the false statement regarding perinatal mood disorders: Question 184
- The medication of last choice for treating an episode of depression in a patient with a history of seizures is: Question 185
- In a patient with depression and significant psychomotor retardation, the most effective medication may be: Question 186
- Long-acting benzodiazepines include: Question 187
- Which of the following medications will provide the most rapid onset of hypnotic effect? Question 188
- Which of the following medications carries the highest teratogenic risk during pregnancy? Question 189
- Which of the personality disorders according to DSM-5 belongs to cluster B? Question 190
- Which of the following statements concerning selected criteria of eating disorders is true: Question 1 (part 2)
- Which of the following statements is false about separation anxiety in childhood: Question 2 (part 2)
- Which parasomnia meets the following ICD-10 criteria: “most common in children, it is a disorder of consciousness combining sleep and wakefulness and characterised by… Question 3 (part 2)
- Which of the following statements is false about the treatment of ADHD: Question 4 (part 2)
- In differential diagnosis of bipolar disorder against ADHD in schoolchildren the main challenge is that they share manic-like symptoms. Which of the following symptoms… Question 5 (part 2)
- Which of the following statements is false about mild intellectual disability (IQ=69-50) when differentiated with more severe levels: Question 6 (part 2)
- A 35-year-old male has been treated psychiatrically since he was 7. In the first grade he put a wooden gun to other children’s bodies and said: “I’m killing you.” He… Question 7 (part 2)
- Which of the following statements is false about the epidemiology of suicidal behaviour: Question 8 (part 2)
- A GP should know the impact of suicide preparatory behaviour on suicide risk assessment. Which of the following is not a suicide preparatory behaviour: Question 9 (part 2)
- “It is explicit, its contents might be consciously retrieved, it concerns objects, their properties or events.” The above description is a description of: Question 10 (part 2)
- A 50-year-old woman who has been treated for depression with sertraline for almost two years complains of weakness, cold intolerance, constipation and weight gain, all… Question 11 (part 2)
- A 35-year-old male suffering from bipolar disorder with a previous mixed episode presents for a follow-up. In the past two years the patient required treatment with… Question 12 (part 2)
- A 19-year-old female student is brought to a clinic by her flatmate, who has been worried about her unusual behaviour for 6 months. In the last month the patient has… Question 13 (part 2)
- A 37-year-old male presents to the doctor after a nervous breakdown. The patient reports that after a recent bankruptcy, loss of house and business he fell into deep… Question 14 (part 2)