Psychiatry True / False MCQs
1. In Panic disorders,
a) Presents as recurrent chest
pain.
b) Commonly associated with
cardiac arrhythmias.
c) Effectively treated with
Imipramine.
d) Can be caused by
Hypothyroidism.
e) Significantly associated
with Agarophobia.
2. Recognised complications of
Risperidone
a) Hyperprolactinaemia
b) Weight gain
c) Tardive dyskinesia
d) Akathesia
e) Precipitation of mania
3. Dissociative disorders
a) Acute on onset
b) Neurological symptoms rare.
c) Patient consciously produce
symptoms which are beneficial.
d) Fluoxetine is used to treat.
4. High suicidal intent in PCM
poisoning
a) Has collected tablets over
the preceding week.
b) Swallowing tablets in front
of family members following an argument.
c) Seeking help after the act.
d) Giving personnel possessions
to a close friend the act.
e) Denying the suicidal intent.
5. Obsessional thoughts
a) Present in normal people.
b) Best treated by reassuring
patient that these thoughts are normal.
c) Best treated by Imipramine.
d) Are form of thought
insertion.
e) Can lead to suicide even in
the absence of depression.
6. Poor diagnostic patient
interviewer includes
a) Taking notes during
interview.
b) Allowing the patient to cry.
c) Closed questions.
d) Allow relative to be
present.
e) Avoiding silence.
7.
T/F
a) Thought stopping in
treatment of patient with specific phobia.
b) Analysing dream is a key
component of cognitive treatment.
c) Group therapy is effective
in management of acute symptoms of psychosis.
8. Following drugs are
effective as mood stabilizers in bipolar affective disorder.
a) Olanzepine
b) Lamotrigine
c) Carbamazepine
d) Lithium carbonate
e) Quetiapine
9. Regarding ECT
a) Done under GA
b) Needs muscle relaxation
c) Needs intubation
d) Needs to be connected to
ventilation
e) Apply a local anaesthetic to
the pads
10. Following are suggestive of
Autismin a 5year old girl.
a) Wide range of play
activities.
b) Poor language development.
c) Overactive when usual
environment is changed.
d) Rejects when parents hug
him.
c) Has good eye contact.