Question: Decongestants, cannabis use, asthma attacks, and St. John’s wort are just a few examples of medical conditions or substances that may cause or present anxiety-like symptoms on assessment.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Buspirone is an anxiolytic medication indicated for the treatment of anxiety and has been found to be as effective as benzodiazepines in the treatment of GAD.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Jennifer is a 32-year-old married woman with two children. About a year ago, she was rear-ended at a four-way stop. Her two children were in the car. While neither she nor her children were injured, her car was significantly damaged. She presents to your office today stating that since her accident, she has been experiencing anxiety, especially while driving. She avoids the intersection where the accident occurred, even though it often adds a few more minutes to her morning commute. She worries frequently about the safety of her children, and she feels that it is having a negative impact on her relationships at home. She denies flashbacks and nightmares. Knowing this information, which diagnosis would best describe her symptoms?
Answer Options:
Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Answer: Generalized anxiety disorder
Question: What type of psychotherapeutic approach has been found to be particularly helpful in treating patients with PTSD, as a means to ‘re-train’ the brain to interpret triggering stimuli?
Answer Options:
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
Assertiveness training
Answer: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
Question: Jane is a 63-year-old widowed female who presents with symptoms consistent with GAD, including restlessness, frequent worry, irritability, and poor sleep. She has no prior history, though in describing herself, she states, “I think I’ve always been an anxious person.” She has no other major medical comorbidities. Knowing her symptoms and diagnosis, first and second line treatments, and appropriate dosing for medications, what would be an appropriate treatment recommendation?
Answer Options:
Seroquel (quetiapine) 25 mg qHS
Xanax (alprazolam) 1 mg TID PRN
Buspar (buspirone) 10 mg BID
Zoloft (sertraline) 50 mg qAM
Answer: Zoloft (sertraline) 50 mg qAM
Question: Which of the following infections has been linked to sudden onset OCD in children?
Answer Options:
Influenza A
Strep/PANDAS
Bacterial Meningitis
Roseola
Answer: Strep/PANDAS
Question: A pudding recipe for 50 people calls for 4 cups of sugar. Each bag of sugar contains 6 cups. How many bags of sugar will be needed to make this recipe for 300 people?
Answer Options:
4 bags
13 bags
24 bags
8 bags
Answer: 4 bags
Question: The hypotenuse (side C) of a triangle is 13 inches long. Which of the following pairs of measurements could be correct for the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle?
Answer Options:
2.5 inches, 4 inches
2.5 inches, 6 inches
5 inches, 12 inches
5 inches, 8 inches
Answer: 5 inches, 12 inches
Question: An employee discovers that 0.0025 of all products produced at a factory contain defects. Which of the following percentages does this represent?
Answer Options:
25%
0.025%
0.25%
2.5%
Answer: 0.25%
Question: To determine the insurance premium of a car, an insurance company considers the following determinants: the age of the car, the model of the car, and the mileage of the car. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
Answer Options:
Model
Age
Mileage
Insurance premium
Answer: Insurance premium
Question: The table below shows the miles driven as a function of gallons of gas used. When the function is graphed, what does the ordered pair (6, 144) represent?
Answer Options:
The driver can go 144 miles with 6 gallons of gas.
The driver can go 24 miles in 1 hour.
The driver can go 144 miles in 6 hours.
The driver can go 6 miles with 144 gallons of gas.
Answer: The driver can go 144 miles with 6 gallons of gas.
Question: A farmer needs to buy fertilizer for his farmland. The instructions on the bag of fertilizer say 49.5 pounds of fertilizer is needed for 1 acre of land. The farmer buys 2,000 pounds of fertilizer. Which of the following is the approximate number of acres he can cover with the fertilizer he bought?
Answer Options:
125
1,000
40
300
Answer: 40
Question: Carbon has an atomic number of 6. Which of the following is true about the isotope C-12?
Answer Options:
C-12 possesses 7 neutrons and 5 electrons in its nucleus.
C-12 possesses 7 protons and 5 neutrons in its nucleus.
C-12 possesses 6 neutrons and 6 protons in its nucleus.
C-12 possesses 6 protons and 6 electrons in its nucleus.
Answer: C-12 possesses 6 neutrons and 6 protons in its nucleus.
Question: Which of the following best describes adaptive immunity?
Answer Options:
The body’s barrier defenses, such as mucous membranes and secretions.
The initiation of internal defenses, such as phagocytes and natural killer cells.
A response to specific traits of specific pathogens.
The initiation of the inflammatory response.
Answer: A response to specific traits of specific pathogens.
Question: Which of the following describes why water has a concave, or downward-curving, meniscus when poured in a glass beaker?
Answer Options:
The adhesive forces with the glass are greater than the cohesive forces.
The cohesive forces with the glass are greater than the adhesive forces.
Glass has a higher density than water.
Water has a higher density than glass.
Answer: The adhesive forces with the glass are greater than the cohesive forces.
Question: The following diagram summarizes the carbonic acid-bicarbonate ion buffer system of the blood: CO₂ + H₂O ↔ H₂CO₃ ↔ HCO₃⁻ + H⁺. Which of the following equations shows the reaction that takes place when there are excessive protons (H⁺) in the blood?
Answer Options:
H₂CO₃ → CO₂ + H₂O
HCO₃⁻ + H⁺ → H₂CO₃
H₂CO₃ → HCO₃⁻ + H⁺
CO₂ + H₂O → H₂CO₃
Answer: HCO₃⁻ + H⁺ → H₂CO₃
Question: A student investigating the importance of wavelengths above and below the visible spectrum for photosynthesis sets up an experiment as follows over a 2-month period, all with illumination at 1 meter distance from plants grown with the same soil and watering conditions: 3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to ultraviolet light (UV), 3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to infrared light (IR), 3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to white light. At the end of the experiment, she finds that the IR-treated plants are scorched, the UV-treated plants have wilted, but the white light-treated plants are growing normally. Which of the following statements is most likely to be correct?
Answer Options:
Three plants do not provide sufficient replications to draw a conclusion.
Wavelength of light is the only variable that has been changed between groups.
The wavelength of light does not affect photosynthesis.
Infrared light contains more energy than the other wavelengths.
Answer: Three plants do not provide sufficient replications to draw a conclusion.
Question: Which of the following substances is excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of proteins and the formation of ammonia?
Answer Options:
Lysozymes
Urea
Water
Sebum
Answer: Urea
Question: Which of the following is a property of water?
Answer Options:
Water is made up of one molecule of hydrogen and two molecules of oxygen.
Solid water is more dense than liquid water.
Water dissolves polar and ionic compounds.
Water requires less heat than ethanol to raise its temperature.
Answer: Water dissolves polar and ionic compounds.