HUMAN BEHAVIOR II MIDTERM

HUMAN BEHAVIOR II MIDTERM

EXAMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

2024

• Which of the following factors is the LEAST likely indicator of suicide risk?
• diagnosis of major depression
• prior suicide attempt
• diagnosis of schizophrenia
• ownership of a firearm
• diagnosis of a terminal illness

• Major depression is diagnosed by the presence of symptoms for at least
• 3 weeks
• 2 weeks
• 4 days
• 1 week

• Preoccupation with one or more delusions, or frequent auditory

hallucinations is usually seen in which subtype of schizophrenia?

• catatonic type
• disorganized type
• undifferentiated type
• paranoid type

• Which one of the following common medical conditions often presents

as a psychiatric emergency?

• myocardial infarction
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• alcohol withdrawal
• treatment with steroids
• all of the above

• All of the above drugs used for treatment of panic disorder except
• Fluoxetine
• Imipramine
• Propranolol
• Risperidone
• Paroxetine

• Good prognostic signs in schizophrenia include all of the following except

• supportive family structure
• sudden onset
• a family history of schizophrenia
• a history of good premorbid functioning

• In assessing a patient's thinking, you note you are unable to follow the

patient's ideas because they are bizarre and illogical and seem not to be

linked in any understandable manner. This is probably:

• flight of ideas (distractible speech)
• loosening of associations (derailment)
• tangentially
• preservation
• blocking

• You are the E.R. physician, which of the following patients would you be

most concerned about as a suicide risk? The client:

• has a close relative who committed suicide 10 years ago
• has "passive" suicidal ideations, "I just wish I could go to sleep

and not wake up"

• recently lost his job that he did not like
• has superficial cuts to her body, she claims are "so I can feel"
• who currently denies suicidal ideations but recently wrote a goodbye

note and gave prize possessions away

• Which of the following statements about the clinical course of schizophrenia is

true?

• most patients experience multiple episodes of psychosis, from which

they may not recover fully

• very few patients recover from the first episode of schizophrenia
• most of the deterioration that occurs in patients with schizophrenia takes

place in the later phases of the illness

• deterioration is a continuous, downhill process

• A patient is asked how she is feeling. She replies "astrocarious." This is an

example of:

• loosening of associations (derailment)
• flight of ideas (distractible speech)
• perservation
• neologism
• clanging

• Atypical antipsychotics

• have unique pharmacologic profiles compared with conventional

antipsychotics

• usually do not elevate prolactin levels
• include clozapine, risperidone & olanzepine
• all of the above

20. The Genain quadruplets:

• are a genetic sequence responsible for schizophrenia
• are a unique set of monozygotic women concordant for schizophrenia
• are discordant for the severity of their disorder
• B & C are correct

• Which of the following statements regarding the Dopamine Hypothesis of

Schizophrenia is correct:

• positive symptoms of schizophrenia are due to overactivity of

dopamine pathways

• to date, 3 different dopamine receptors have been identified
• medications effective against the symptoms of schizophrenia are

dopamine agonists

• dysfunction in neurotransmitter systems are straight forward and can be

accounted for by dopamine alone

• Schneiderian delusions include
• the belief that one's thoughts are broadcast aloud
• the belief that thoughts are inserted into one's head
• the belief that one's thoughts, feelings & behaviors are controlled

by outside forces

• a & b only
• a, b & c

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