Students Practice Exam 2

A patient with panic symptoms says, “If my heart races, I’ll die.” Which CBT technique most directly targets this?

Which clinician statement best reflects motivational interviewing?

DBT is especially evidence-based for reducing:

A patient has hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech for 3 months with functional decline. Best diagnosis?

Which presentation best fits delusional disorder?

To diagnose schizoaffective disorder, there must be:

Which best describes persistent depressive disorder?

A patient develops clear mania shortly after starting an antidepressant. Most likely implication?

A severely depressed patient is mute, immobile, and exhibits waxy flexibility. Best immediate diagnostic/therapeutic step?

A patient fears embarrassment and avoids presentations; panic occurs only when speaking publicly. Best diagnosis?

Which feature is most characteristic of hoarding disorder?

Which pattern best matches intermittent explosive disorder?

Which medication reduces alcohol craving and relapse risk?

Which finding is most consistent with cocaine intoxication?

A daily cannabis user has cyclic vomiting relieved by hot showers. Best diagnosis?

Early prominent visuospatial deficits, visual hallucinations, fluctuating cognition, and parkinsonism suggest:

High-dose corticosteroids most commonly cause:

An older patient with Parkinson disease develops distressing hallucinations. Which antipsychotic is typically preferred for lower motor worsening risk?

Which is required to diagnose ADHD?

A key defining feature of autism spectrum disorder is:

A 9-year-old refuses school due to intense fear something will happen to their parent. Best diagnosis?

An acutely psychotic, severely agitated patient is threatening staff. Best immediate approach?

Which factor most increases imminent suicide risk?

A patient hears voices commanding them to “kill your neighbor tonight” and identifies the neighbor. Best next step?

A patient answers with excessive unnecessary detail and eventually returns to the point. This is:

A patient believes strangers on TV are sending special messages meant only for them. This is:

Seeing a deceased relative while grieving, with intact reality testing and no other psychotic symptoms, is best described as:

Which is most characteristic of borderline personality disorder?

Which feature most supports dissociative identity disorder?

Which is a core PTSD cluster?

Older adult acts out dreams with punching/kicking during sleep; polysomnography shows loss of REM atonia. Diagnosis?

Which symptom is most specific for narcolepsy?