Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: Lewy body dementia is characterized initially by dementia and _____, followed by Parkinsonian features

Answer: visual hallucinations

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Flashcard 192: What is the first-line treatment in REM sleep behavior disorder? _____

Answer: Clonazepam (Klonopin)

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Flashcard 193: Perfectionism and preoccupation with order (med students) is most likely _____

Answer: obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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Flashcard 194: The mature mechanisms of ego defense may be remembered with the mnemonic "SASH": S: _____ A: _____ S: _____ H: _____

Answer: sublimation

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Flashcard 195: Which atypical antipsychotic is often dosed at nighttime? _____

Answer: Quetiapine (Seroquel)

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Flashcard 196: Irreversible memory loss (anterograde and retrograde), confabulation and personality change is characteristic of _____

Answer: Korsakoff psychosis

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Flashcard 197: Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by decreased intellectual function without affecting level of consciousness? _____

Answer: Dementia

Flashcard 198: Is delirium typically reversible or irreversible? _____

Answer: Reversible

Flashcard 199: _____ disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of detachment from one's own body, thoughts, perceptions, and actions (depersonalization) or one's environment (derealization)

Answer: Depersonalization/derealization

Flashcard 200: _____ is the desire to live as the opposite sex, often through surgery or hormone treatment

Answer: Transsexualism