The side – effects of antipsychotic medications can often mimic the symptoms of which other disease?
A. Huntington’s disease B. Coeliac disease C. Paget’s disease D. Parkinson’s disease
Psychological Disorders and their Treatment MCQs
If a person is experiencing akathisia, what are they unable to do?
A. Sit still B. Move their arms C. Speak D. Breathe
Which of these mood stabilizing drugs does NOT have any anticonvulsive affect?
A. Sodium valproate B. Lithium carbonate C. Carbamazepine D. Gabapentin
DSM – IV is the fourth edition of a manual listing categories of psychiatric disorders and the criteria that must be met in order for a mental health professional to diagnose a disorder. What is DSM short for?
A. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual B. Disorders and Statistical Mental illness C. Disorders and Statistics in Mental Health D. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
What type of treatment would a person suffering from Type III Jerusalem Syndrome most likely receive?
A. Long – term analysis B. Minor tranquilizers C. Hypnosis D. Anti – psychotic medication
Wernicke – korsakoff syndrome is characterised by apathy, amnesia confabulation and ataxia. It is caused by the lack of which vitamin?
A. Selenium B. Manganese C. Thiamine D. Zinc
What group is most affected by Jerusalem Syndrome?
A. Jewish tourists to Jerusalem B. Roman Catholic tourists to Jerusalem C. Orthodox Christian tourists to Jerusalem D. Protestant tourists to Jerusalem
Authorities feared that a certain event might result in a significant increase in Jerusalem Syndrome. What event was that?
A. The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center B. The six Day War C. The start of the new Millennium D. The Yom Kippur War
What are the frightening terrifying and repetitive thoughts that an OCD sufferer can not get out of his or her head called?
A. Compulsions B. Scrupulosity C. Trichotillomania D. Obsessions
If a person suffering from Jerusalem Syndrome because a public danger, where would he be treated?
A. In the Jerusalem lock – up B. Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center C. He would be taken straight to the airport and deported D. Hadassah Medical Center