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Question 1 A 30-year-old male, a patient with antisocial personality traits, has been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric ward. ἀ e nurses are now complaining much about the diculties with managing him. ἀ ey are angry with him and want him to be transferred. Which of the following psychological process is occurring? a. Transference b. Countertransference c. Displacement d. Reaction formation e. Sublimation
Question 2 Based on epidemiological studies in the United Kingdom, which of the following is known to be the most common methodology of committing suicide? a. Analgesic overdose b. Antidepressant overdose c. Antipsychotic overdose d. Hanging e. Drowning
Question 3 In which of the following inherited genetic conditions would dietary restriction and close monitoring of dietary habits be of use in terms of management? a. Down’s syndrome b. Hunter’s syndrome c. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome d. Prader-Willi syndrome e. Turner’s syndrome
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not help him with his symptoms. ἀ e team has recommended and started him on clozapine, with which he has not experienced much improvement still. He is currently on clozapine 400 mg ON. Based on the guidelines, which one of the following could be used to help him with his symptoms? a. Continue clozapine treatment but titrate the medication to 1000 mg/day, as he
is treatment resistant. b. Continue clozapine treatment but titrate the medication to a maximum of
900 mg/day, as he is treatment resistant. c. Consider commencement of intramuscular depot. d. Consider adding lithium to augment the eects of the drug. e. Consider adding omega-3 fatty acids to enhance the eectiveness of clozapine.
