Which symptom is found in ADHD only but not found in ADD?
a. lack of ibhibition
b. inattention
c. impulsivity
d. lack of focus
e. hyperactivity
Which of the following is NOT a behavioral characteristic of ADDRT
(residual type)?
a. hyper-emotionality
b. restlessness
c. insomnia
d. impulsivity
e. distractability
Which of the following is NOT an executive function disorder?
a. ADHD/ADD
b. ODD (opposition defiant disorder)
c. CD (conduct disorder)
d. LD (learning disability)
e. bipolar disorder
Executive control function requires the following cognitive
processes, except one. Which is the exception?
a. selective attention
b. reminiscent
c. judgment
d. reasoning
e. planning
What is working memory mostly used for?
a. static memory of what to buy in a grocery store.
b. temporary storage of information that requires intermediate steps
c. photographic memory of number sequence
d. memory of vocabulary
e. retrograde memory of childhood memory
Which screening test is often used to test working memory and
executive function?
a. tower of Hanoi
b. Stroop test
c. PPI (prepulse inhibition) test
d. stop task test of reaction time
e. fluent test of vocabulary word association
Which screening test is used to test for conflict resolution of
incongruent color and meaning of the word?
a. tower of Hanoi
b. Stroop test
c. PPI (prepulse inhibition) test
d. stop task test of reaction time
e. fluent test of vocabulary word association
What is the physiological origin of the deficiency in ADHD/ADD?
a. It is a behavior disorder.
b. It is a learning disability disorder.
c. It is an opposition defiant disorder.
d. It is a conduct disorder.
e. Insufficient inhibition to suppress impulsive thought and actions.
Which of the following is NOT a function of working memory?
a. hindsight
b. forethought
c. anticipatory set
d. sense of time
e. self-control
In order to execute a complex sequence of actions to achieve a
desired goal, it requires the following skills, except one. Which is
the exception?
a. memorization of events
b. dealing with novel tasks
c. switch from one task to another
d. interrupt ongoing behavior
e. prevent inappropriate responses
What is an attention-inhibition process?
a. selective sustained attention
b. capacity to direct attention to appropriate source by switching attention
from one task to another and suppress irrelevant stimuli to resolve
conflicts
c. working memory
d. emotional processing of impeding danger
e. emotional recognition of facial expression
Which disorder can PPI (pre-pulse inhibition) be used as a
screening test for?
a. ADD
b. ADHD
c. schizophrenia
d. mania
e. biopolar disorderq
Which of the following is NOT a proposed model that explains the
cause of ADHD?
a. Inhibition as a conditioning deficit - ADHD is due to poor inhibition.
b. Inhibition as an inefficient inhibitory control response - based on "race
model".
c. Response inhibition is the primary deficit - secondary deficit is
executive control deficiency.
d. Inhibition as deviance rather than deficit - anticipatory signal to
aversion is delayed.
e. Impulsivity as a behavioral defiant - primary deficit is conduct
disorder.
What is the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia?
a. visual hallucination.
b. tactile hallucination.
c. auditory hallucination.
d. olfactory hallucination.
e. motor hallucination.
What is the subtype of schizophrenia if a patient is inflicting injury
to himself/herself?
a. paranoid subtype.
b. disorganized subtype.
c. catatonic subtype.
d. negative symptoms.
e. delusional.
What is the molecular action of typical antipsychotics?
a. It acts as a dopamine transporter blocker.
b. It acts as a serotonin transporter blocker.
c. It acts as a norepinephrine transporter blocker.
d. It acts as a dopamine receptor blocker.
e. It acts as a norepinephrine receptor blocker.
What environmental stressor is NOT linked to the onset of
schizophrenia?
a. emotional negativity.
b. critical or emotionality and over-involved family climate.
c. over-stimulation of social environment.
d. stressful life event that is beyond personal control (life crisis).
e. positive environment and self-efficacy.
In talk therapy, the process of self-disclosure by telling the hidden
secrets of hallucination in schizophrenia is expanding the
a. open pane and diminishing the unknown pane.
b. open pane and diminishing the blind pane.
c. open pane and diminishing the hidden pane.
d. blind pane and diminishing the open pane.
e. hidden pane and diminishing the open pane.
The difference between the risk taking behavior in ADHD and
mania is that mania
a. is disorganized in thinking
b. is distracted by inattention
c. is focused in goal-directed activity
d. is caused by impulsivity
e. is caused by inability to inhibit ongoing actions
What are the characteristics defining symptoms of bipolar
disorder?
a. manic phase and depressive phase.
b. depressive phase.
c. manic phase.
d. delusional phase.
e. paranoia phase.
Which is of the following is NOT one of the symptoms of
depression?
a. fatigue and loss of energy
b. recurrent thoughts of suicide
c. increase ability to experience pleasure
d. pressure to talk
e. diminished interests in all activities.
If a person engages in risky investment, reckless behavior or
sexual indiscretion, which disorder does this person most likely
have?
a. schizophrenia
b. ADHD
c. mania
d. OCD
e. anxiety disorder
Which disorder obsessively worry about things and compulsively
act on a behavior that serves as an attempt to neutralize the
anxiety?
a. depression
b. mania
c. bipolar disorder
d. schizophrenia
e. OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
What does MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) do?
a. It blocks the reuptake of serotonin.
b. It blocks the breakdown of serotonin.
c. It reverses the serotonin transporter.
d. It increases the synthesis of serotonin.
e. It binds to the autoreceptor of serotonin.
Which is an anti-anxiety drug?
a. SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
b. benzodiazapine
c. amphetamine
d. Strettera
e. lithium