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  1. Which neurotransmitter is most implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia according to the dopamine hypothesis?

    Answer: Dopamine

    The dopamine hypothesis proposes that excess dopamine activity, particularly in mesolimbic pathways, underlies positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

  2. A patient avoids all social situations because they fear being humiliated or judged negatively. This pattern is most consistent with which personality disorder?

    Answer: Avoidant personality disorder

    Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by extreme social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

  3. The diathesis-stress model suggests that psychological disorders develop when:

    Answer: A genetic predisposition is triggered by environmental stressors

    The diathesis-stress model holds that a pre-existing vulnerability (diathesis) combines with environmental stress to produce a disorder.

  4. Which of the following best describes 'depersonalization' as a symptom?

    Answer: Feeling detached from one's own mental processes or body

    Depersonalization involves a sense of unreality or detachment from oneself, as if observing oneself from outside.

  5. Which DSM-5 criterion distinguishes Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) from Major Depressive Disorder?

    Answer: Duration of at least 2 years of depressed mood

    Persistent Depressive Disorder requires depressed mood for at least 2 years in adults, whereas MDD is defined by discrete episodes.

  6. Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is considered the gold-standard behavioral treatment for which disorder?

    Answer: Obsessive-compulsive disorder

    ERP involves exposing the patient to obsession-triggering stimuli while preventing the compulsive response, which is the evidence-based behavioral treatment for OCD.

  7. A child repeatedly pulls out their own hair, resulting in noticeable hair loss. The DSM-5 classifies this as:

    Answer: Trichotillomania

    Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) is classified in DSM-5 under Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders and involves recurrent compulsive hair pulling.