PRITE (Part 2) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021/2022 SERIES RATED A.
1. a lesion to the left anterior lateral temporal lobe identify objects
would result in the inability to
2. What disorder was significantly more prevalent OCD
in mothers of patients with anorexia
3. Which of the following neurotransmitters is GABA, glutamate,
stored in large dense-core vesicles glycine, ach, serotonin,
histamine dopamine, Norepi and
somatostatin epi and histamine
norepinephrine are all considered
epinephrine small molecule trans-
gaba mitters indicating that
they are stored in
small, clear, mem-
brane bound grandules
called synaptic vesi-
cles and mediate fast
synaptic transmission
Somatostatin, hypo-
thalamic releasing hor-
mones, endorphins,
enkephalins, and opi-
oids comprise the
neuropeptide fami-
ly of transmitters,
sotred in large,dense
core cesciles, modu-
late neuroal communi-
cation by acting on cell
surface receptors and
are not recycled into
the cell after secretions
small molecule trans-
mitters and neuropep-
tides are often re-
leased from the same
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neuron and can act on
the same target
4. Drugs that fluoxtetine increases the drug levels TCAs (increased risk
of of cardiac AE), thiori-
dazine (increased car-
diac AE), benzos (in-
creased sedation), car-
bamazepine, pheny-
toin
5. Which contemporary of Freud worked closely Josef Breuer
with him in developing the theory of hysteria
famous for his work
w the young hysteric
Anno O and coau-
thored a book w freud
entiteld studies on hys-
teria
6. Who coined the term schizophrenia Eugen Bleuler
What was his main contribution the 4 As : looseness
of associations, affec-
tive flattening, autism,
and ambivalence
7. What was Kurt Schneider's contribution to psy- known for his "first
chiatry rank" symptoms of
schizophrenia, includ-
ing thought inser-
tion and withdrawal,
thought broadcasting,
2 voices having a di-
alogue, delusions of
passivity
8. What is kava kava? Used to treat depres-
sion and anxiety, also
used as a sleep aid.
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Dont use with alcohol,
used with alprazolam
may cause coma.
Levadop can increase
parkinson like symp-
toms.
Made from the root of
the kava (piper methys-
ticum) plant
used for its seda-
tive and anesthetic
qualities and common-
ly ingested as bever-
age. Several commer-
cial brands available.
Like benzos and al-
cohol, acts on GABA
receptors. Long term
use linked to liv-
er toxicity, SHOULD
NOT BE TAKEN
WITH ETOH, BEN-
ZOS, BARBS DUE TO
CNS DEPRESSION
9. Avoid taking St John's wort with which psych causes marked cyp in-
drugs in particular duction and lowers the
level of many common
drugs including war-
farin and digoxin
has serotonin reuptake
inhibitor effects and
use should be avoid-
ed in patients taking
serotonin raising med-
icaitons like MAOIs and
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SSRIs bc of the risk of
serotonin syndrome
10. Role of spirituality in AA one must accept a
"higher power" since
hte program recovery
involves a spiritual ex-
perience and awaken-
ing
11. Clonidine is FDA approved to treat and ADHD (ages 6-17), hy-
but it is also used to treat (x4) pertension
side effects insomnia, opioid with-
drawal, tic disorder,
and oppositional defi-
ant disorder
hypotension, irritability,
dysphoria, and para-
somnias
12. used to trigger absence seizures in clinic sustained rapid res-
piration and flashing
lights
13. What is unique about galantamine in terms of its Galantamine has a
MOA compared with other cognitive enhancing unique, dual mode of
medications action. It is a reversible,
competitive inhibitor
of acetylcholinesterase
(AChE), and is the
only drug actively mar-
keted for the treat-
ment of AD with proven
activity as an al-
losteric modulator of
nicotinic acetylcholine
receptors (nAChRs).