Massachusetts Psychology Ebook Continuing Education

83. All of the following are environmental factors affecting rate prevalence of suicide in youth EXCEPT: a. Maltreatment b. Childhood trauma c. Genetics d. Bullying 84. Bullying in its different forms has been linked to: a. Command hallucin-ations b. Social withdrawal c. Hopelessness d. Lower suicide risks 85. Psychological risk factor affecting suicide have been organized into the following domains EXCEPT: a. Cognitive processes b. Affective processes c. Social processes d. Neurological processes 86. In the context of suicide discussion, cognitive processes are related to which of the following? a. Emotion and negative affect b. Impulse control and information processing bias c. Aggression and impulsivity degree d. Interpersonal engagement 87. As a strong focus of study under affective processes, anhedonia is defined as the inability to experience: a. Pleasure b. Pain c. Suicidal ideation d. Impulsivity 88. All of these are biological risk factors and correlates of youth suicide EXCEPT: a. Biological molecules b. Genes c. Contagion imitation d. Circuits 89. All of the following are proinflammatory markers linked with patterns of suicidality EXCEPT: a. Tumor necrosis factor b. Interleukin-1 beta c. C-reactive proteins d. Serotonin 90. In schizophrenia, most cases of reported suicide attempts are related to: a. Pesticide poisoning b. Self-inflicted mortal injuries c. Hanging d. Jumping in front of trains 91. The region of the brain reportedly predisposed to alteration as a result of hormonal changes in puberty is also linked to all of the following EXCEPT: a. Impulse control b. Emotion regulation c. Genetic expression d. Social cognition regulation 92. In puberty, gonardarche is linked to an increase of all of the following EXCEPT: a. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor b. Luteinizing hormone c. Follicle-stimulating hormone d. Testosterone

93. In males, What is the most androgenic hormone produced by the adrenal cortex and is responsible for multiple principal roles in behavior modulation and the regulation of biological responses to social stressors? a. Estradiol b. DHEA c. Testosterone d. Serotonin 94. Under the APA’s guidelines for suicide management, the psychiatrist can obtain information vital to the patient’s well- being through all of the following methods EXCEPT: a. Observation b. Direct questioning c. Third-party inquiries d. Surgery 95. While assessing the suicide risk in patients, the psychiatrist is advised to simply ask direct questions about suicidal ideation or death. a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Sometimes 96. The specific characteristics to be evaluated in the psychiatric evaluation of a patient with SIB include all of the following EXCEPT: a. Current presentation of suicidality b. Psychiatric illnesses c. Social status d. Psychosocial situation 97. In a proper setting to estimate the suicide risk, the APA guidelines encourage the psychiatrist to give principal consideration to all of the following EXCEPT: a. Genetic predis-position b. Presence of psychiatric illnesses c. Specific psychiatric symptoms such as hopelessness d. Unique circumstances such as psychosocial stressors 98. According to the APA guidelines, admission is generally indicated after a suicide attempt in a patient that is psychotic. a. False b. Sometimes c. Often d. True 99. All of these are somatic therapy options for suicidal ideation and behavior EXCEPT: a. Lithium b. Antianxiety c. Antipruritic d. Anti-depressants 100. Clinically, what is the only downside to the use of older antipsychotics in suicide therapy? a. Angina b. Rebound psychosis c. Rickets d. Extrapyramidal neurological side effects 101. Benzodiazepines in suicidal patients may occasionally disinhibit aggressive and dangerous behaviors. a. Never b. True c. False d. Maybe

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