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Psychiatry

9 free practice questions at the pre-internship stage shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.

Practise theseOne at a time, in a random order, with the explanation after each.

A psychiatry registrar in Perth tells you, a fellow registrar, that since his father died four months ago he has had low mood, waking at 4 am and poor concentra…

Pre-internship · common

A 52-year-old woman who arrived in Australia from Afghanistan eleven months ago attends a community mental health clinic for review of post-traumatic stress dis…

Pre-internship · common

An 83-year-old woman in residential care has advanced Alzheimer disease. Over six weeks she has repeatedly struck staff during personal care and shouts that the…

Pre-internship · common

A 78-year-old man is reviewed four weeks after starting sertraline for a depressive episode that began when his wife died. His mood is unchanged. He tells you h…

Pre-internship · common

A first-year doctor on a community mental health placement has been seeing a 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder. Over six weeks he has given…

Pre-internship · common

At 11 pm a 27-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder comes to the emergency department after her flatmate ended their friendship. She has three sup…

Pre-internship · common

A 74-year-old woman is referred with six months of worry, restlessness and broken sleep. She has never been anxious before and can point to no trigger. She has…

Pre-internship · common

A 47-year-old farmer is brought to a regional emergency department by his brother. Over three months he has withdrawn from the family, stopped eating with them…

Pre-internship · common

A 26-year-old woman is reviewed at home on day 8 after the birth of her first child. Over three days she has slept about two hours a night, talks rapidly about…

Pre-internship · common