2 What is the minimum seizure duration required for effectiveness
of ECT?
a) 1 to 3 secnds
b) 5 to 10 seconds
c) 30 to 90 seconds
d) 180 to 200 seconds
3. Eugen Bleuler renamed dementia precox as:
a) Autism
b) Schizophrenia
c) Bipolar affective disorder
d) Melancholia
4. The first effective antipsychotic drug was:
a) Chlorpromazine
b) Thioridazine
c) Haloperidol
d) Trifluperazine
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of manic
episede?
a) Elevated, expansive, irritable mood
b) Increased psychomotor activity
c) Thought echo, thought insertion or thought
withdrawal
d) Flight of ideas
, 6. Which disorder characterized by persistent depressive features,
not amounting to depressive disorder, which last for more than 2
years?
a) Cyclothymia
b) Dysthymia
c) Melancholia
d) Euthymia
7. Which category of drugs are associated with neuroleptic
malignant syndrome?
a) Antidepressants
b) Anticholinergics
c) Antipsychotics
d) Mood stabilizers
8. Which neuroleptic agent has the lowest likelihood of producing
tardive dyskinesia?
a) Imipramine
b) Chlorpromazine
c) Clozapine
d) Fluoxetine
e) Thiothixene
9. The therapeutic blood level of sodium valproate in mood
disorders is
a) 0.8 - 1.2 mEq/L
b) 10 - 20 mEq/L
c) 20 - 40 mcg/mL
d) 45 and 100 mcg/mL
10. Alcohol ____________ the release of GABA, a neurotransmitter,
in the brain which inhibits many brain functions.
a) depresses
b) decrease
c) stimulates
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