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Mood & Affective Disorders

Practise multiple-choice questions on mood and affective disorders, including diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, and treatment approaches. Questions are completely free to view and attempt.

10 MCQs

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Multiple Choice Questions

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Question 01

A 36-year-old female presents with no interest in any¬thing, a nihilistic attitude, and a sad appearance with suicidal ideas and plans. The most appropriate man¬agement is:

Aminophyline
Antidepressants
Behavior therapy
ECT

Question 02

Guilt, depressed mood, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, lack of interest, low energy, and suicidal thoughts are diagnostic features of:

anxiety.
depression.
manic-depressive illness.
mood disorders

Question 03

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with depression?

Acetylcholine
Dopamine
GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid)
Serotonin

Question 04

Which of the following is NOT considered a mood disorder?

Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Schizophrenia

Question 05

Which of the following screening tools is commonly used to assess depression severity?

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

Question 06

Which class of medications is commonly used as first-line treatment for depression?

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Benzodiazepines
Antipsychotics
Stimulants

Question 07

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with depression?

Acetylcholine
Dopamine
GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid)
Serotonin

Question 08

Which of the following is NOT considered a mood disorder?

Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Schizophrenia

Question 09

Which neurotransmitters are not implicated in depression?

Dopamine
Histamine
Noradrenaline
Serotonin

Question 10

An 80-year-old woman diagnosed with severe depression believes that her intestines have stopped working and her other internal organs are degenerating, suggesting that she is dead and a walking corpse. Which of the following delusions is most appropriate to describe her belief?

Grandiose delusions
Guilt delusions
Nihilistic delusions
Persecutory delusions

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Mood & Affective Disorders

Multiple Choice Questions

A 36-year-old female presents with no interest in any¬thing, a nihilistic attitude, and a sad appearance with suicidal ideas and plans. The most appropriate man¬agement is:

Guilt, depressed mood, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, lack of interest, low energy, and suicidal thoughts are diagnostic features of:

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with depression?

Which of the following is NOT considered a mood disorder?

Which of the following screening tools is commonly used to assess depression severity?

Which class of medications is commonly used as first-line treatment for depression?

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with depression?

Which of the following is NOT considered a mood disorder?

Which neurotransmitters are not implicated in depression?

An 80-year-old woman diagnosed with severe depression believes that her intestines have stopped working and her other internal organs are degenerating, suggesting that she is dead and a walking corpse. Which of the following delusions is most appropriate to describe her belief?