A23-year-old university student has lost interest in his master's degree program. His two friends who bring
him to the psychiatrist say he has been isolating himself in his room and has covered all electrical
appliances and outlets with duct tape claiming that "electromagnetic waves are disturbing the microchip in
my brain." He acknowledges that he once took a medication for the same problem with the "microchip," but
then he became unbearably restless, could not sit still, and felt that he was "crawling" inside. According to
the patient's psychiatric symptoms, select the most appropriate medication. Presume no medical problems
other than those mentioned.
A40-year-old man has a history of severe alcohol dependence and is very interested in whatever help he
can get to avoid relapsing in his alcohol use. According to the clinical vignette, select the
pharmacotherapeutic agent which is most likely to be helpful to the patient.
A21-year-old male college student reports a 1- month period of intensely depressed mood, with marked
anxiety, sleep disturbance, and weight loss. He has never before experienced an episode of a mood
disorder.
According to the clinical vignette, select the pharmacotherapeutic agent which is most likely to be helpful to
the patient.
A 41-year-old woman has a long history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia. She experiences auditory and
visual hallucinations and has had difficulty maintaining a job. According to the clinical vignette, select the
pharmacotherapeutic agent which is most likely to be helpful to the patient.
A 45-year-old woman reports a 6-month history of free-floating anxiety, which makes her feel tense most of
the time on most days. According to the clinical vignette, select the pharmacotherapeutic agent which is
most likely to be helpful to the patient.
A7-year-old boy presents with his mother who reports he cannot pay attention and is having severe
problems at school because of this and his hyperactivity. According to the clinical vignette, select the
pharmacotherapeutic agent which is most likely to be helpful to the patient.
Identify the following personality disorders with the symptoms listed below. Unwilling to take personal risks;
perceives self as inept, unappealing, inferior