WorksheetsPsych BAQ
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 56mins
1. A 28-year-old male diagnosed with schizophrenia 5 years ago complained of auditory hallucinations, delusions, and believing he is under constant surveillance. He was prescribed olanzapine and reported improvement, but often skips medication due to side effects. He has limited social interaction and poor employment record. He refuses further treatment, insisting he can manage his condition. The BEST management for this patient is:
A. Treat the patient using involuntary treatment
B. Switch to IM antipsychotic
C. Respect the patient’s decision and discharge him
D. Psychoeducate the patient on the importance of medication adherence
2. A 32-year-old woman has excessive worry and restlessness for 6 months, worries about many things, and feels her condition is incurable because it’s a mental disorder.
A. Initiate antidepressant
B. Give benzodiazepine short term
C. Advise lifestyle changes and monitor 3 months
D. Psychoeducate about her diagnosis
3. A 55-year-old man drinks 1L of vodka daily for 5 years. After stopping, he develops anxiety, restlessness, confusion, sweating, and irritability. Definitive treatment:
A. Give fluids
B. Thiamine
C. Antipyretics
D. Benzodiazepine
4. A 10-year-old boy stopped speaking in class for a month but speaks normally at home. The teacher recalls he was scolded by the principal before this started. Most likely diagnosis:
A. Selective mutism
B. Social anxiety disorder
C. Autism spectrum disorder
D. Generalized anxiety disorder
5. A 75-year-old man believes his wife is unfaithful, checks her phone, and installed CCTV. Despite reassurance, he remains convinced she is lying. Most suitable management:
A. Give antipsychotics
B. MRI brain
C. Protective order for wife
D. Refer for couple therapy
6. A 28-year-old man has depressed mood, poor motivation, insomnia, and loss of appetite for 6 months. He feels better briefly when with family but quickly returns to low mood.
A. Persistent depressive disorder
B. Major depressive disorder
C. Bipolar II disorder
D. Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
7. A 25-year-old woman was admitted with a femur fracture after jumping from the first floor following a fight with her boyfriend. Most appropriate response:
A. “I’m so sorry to hear this. Tell me what happened.”
B. “I’m so sorry to hear this. Why did you decide to jump?”
C. “I’m so sorry to hear this. I understand how you must be feeling.”
D. “I’m so sorry to hear this. You must be glad you are still alive.”
8. A 28-year-old lady with bipolar disorder, stable for 8 years on quetiapine 600 mg, now 10 weeks pregnant. She and her husband are concerned about the medication.
A. Stop and psychoeducate
B. Change to olanzapine
C. Reduce dosage
D. Continue same
9. A 16-year-old with MDD, recently hospitalized twice, now with self-harm and low mood.
A. Readmit
B. ECT
C. Risk assessment
D. Psychotherapy
10. A 23-year-old student brought to ED after becoming agitated and violent, claiming the TV told him to complete a mission. Initial management:
A. Urine drug screen
B. IM zuclopenthixol
C. One-to-one observation
D. Call family for history
11. A 42-year-old male post-major surgery becomes fearful of aliens taking him away, is tremulous, and has elevated MCV and GGT. Most likely diagnosis:
A. Delirium tremens
B. Alcoholic hallucinosis
C. Alcohol withdrawal
D. Substance-induced psychosis
12. A 20-year-old woman overdosed on paracetamol and refuses treatment, asking to go home.
A. Treat against consent
B. Discharge AMA
C. Build rapport and explore refusal
13. A 60-year-old man presents with SOB and palpitations after an argument with his son.
A. Refer psychologist for coping
B. Refer psychiatry for panic disorder
C. Order ECG and blood tests
14. A 56-year-old post-stroke patient with right hemiplegia feels hopeless and unmotivated for rehab.
A. Start antidepressants
B. Collect family history
C. Assess for post-stroke depression
D. CT scan for new stroke
15. A 17-year-old girl reports being abused by her uncle, with bruises on her arms.
A. Give SSRI
B. Psychoeducate uncle and aunt
C. Refer social worker
D. Refer clinical psychologist
16. A 70-year-old man now flirts with women and watches sexual videos in front of grandchildren.
A. SSRI
B. Antipsychotics
C. Family intervention
D. Frontal assessment battery
17. A 20-year-old with temporal lobe epilepsy has visual and olfactory auras. After levetiracetam, seizures persist and aggression noted.
A. Behavioural therapy
B. Increase dose
C. Add antipsychotic
D. Consult neurologist for levetiracetam-induced irritability
18. Homosexuality is:
A. Sexual orientation
B. Sexual preference
C. Gender identity
D. Gender orientation
19. An 8-year-old boy with speech delay presents to clinic.
A. Assessment by child psychiatrist
B. Speech therapist
C. Hearing assessment
D. Psychoeducation about ASD
20. Alcoholic man says he drinks because he argues with his wife. Defence mechanism:
A. Denial
B. Displacement
C. Rationalization
D. Transference
21. A 22-year-old girl who self-harmed now asks to go home. Initial step:
A. Ensure privacy
B. Rule out organic cause
C. Use suicidal intent scale
D. Collect collateral history
22. A 42-year-old woman starts crying during interview while describing life problems.
A. “Can you continue what you were saying?”
B. “Why are you crying?”
C. “I can see you’re upset, do you want to tell me about it?”
D. “Have you thought life isn’t worth living?”
23. A 55-year-old man presents to ED for psychiatric problem. Possible organic sign:
A. Mutism
B. Echolalia
C. Dystonia
D. Loss of memory
24. Chronic alcoholic says he drinks because of wife quarrels.
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Displacement
D. Rationalization
25. Patient with snake phobia shown a picture of cobra while doing relaxation.
A. Flooding
B. Desensitization
C. Relaxation therapy
D. Exposure and response prevention
26. Children who develop antisocial personality disorder are least likely to:
A. Be truant
B. Stay out late
C. Attempt suicide
D. Run away
27. 4-year-old with speech delay, suspected autism.
A. Speech therapist
B. Hearing assessment
C. Psychoeducation on ASD
D. Applied behavioural analysis
28. 40-year-old man presents with visual hallucinations and aggression after drinking 6 cans of beer daily.
A. Offer admission for detox
B. Take further history and exam
C. Psychoeducation
29. Patient refusing to meet others and isolates at home.
A. Refer clinical psychologist
B. Involve family for support
C. Gain consent before involving father
D. Psychoeducation on social anxiety
30. 38-year-old man with schizophrenia relapse 6 months ago, now with low mood, anhedonia, poor appetite.
A. Schizoaffective disorder
B. Post-schizophrenic depression
C. Treatment-resistant schizophrenia
D. Persistent depressive disorder
31. A 6-year-old girl cries when leaving for kindergarten, worrying about her mother.
A. Social anxiety disorder
B. Generalized anxiety
C. Separation anxiety
32. A 40-year-old man with femur fracture develops visual hallucinations, tremors, and irritability on day 3.
A. Perform CIWA score
B. CT brain
C. Give antipsychotic
D. Investigate electrolytes
33. Patient with delirium tremens and visual hallucination during cellulitis admission.
A. Regular antipsychotic
B. Regular benzodiazepines
C. Ensure antibiotics compliance
34. Borderline personality disorder — likely childhood history:
A. Sexual abuse
B. Mental neglect
C. Bullying
D. Domestic violence
35. 22-year-old woman with MDD, recent pesticide ingestion.
A. Start psychotherapy
B. Assess suicide risk and admit
C. Physical exam and labs
D. Benzodiazepine + SSRI
36. 40-year-old female patient tells her therapist she wishes he were her husband.
A. Regression
B. Transference
C. Progression
D. Rationalization
37. 15-year-old orphaned girl reports abuse by aunt and uncle.
A. Social worker
B. Clinical psychologist
C. Prescribe SSRI
D. Psychoeducate caregivers
38. 27-year-old woman believes her nose is too big and wants repeated surgeries.
A. Reassure
B. Refer psychiatrist
C. Pharmacotherapy
D. CBT
39. 85-year-old woman on donepezil shouts for her deceased husband.
A. Increase donepezil
B. Give haloperidol
C. Move to another room
D. Investigate and examine
40. 35-year-old woman anxious with palpitations, tremor, and weight loss.
A. Thyroid function test
B. Refer psychiatrist
C. Refer dietitian
D. Refer psychologist for CBT
41. 15-year-old girl post-parental divorce with low mood and anhedonia. Symptom most suitable for MDD diagnosis:
A. Irritable mood
B. Loss of appetite
C. Sleep disturbance
D. Loss of interest
42. 80-year-old with mild cognitive impairment develops hallucinations after UTI.
A. Cerebral haemorrhage
B. Alzheimer’s disease
C. Delirium
D. Vascular dementia
43. 19-year-old student hears voices, sees visions, after relationship stress. Most important investigation:
A. TFT
B. Urine for drugs
C. EEG
D. CT brain
44. 40-year-old housewife repeatedly washes hands for fear of infection.
A. Exposure and response prevention (CBT)
B. Modelling
C. Motivational interviewing
D. Behavioural modification
45. 35-year-old man with erectile dysfunction post-robbery trauma.
A. Medication
B. Couple psychotherapy
C. Sex education
D. Refer urology
46. 28-year-old burn victim becomes agitated and hallucinates about “lizards.”
A. IM benzodiazepine
B. Reorient and call family
C. IM antipsychotic
D. Review labs and pain control
47. 40-year-old lady with palpitations and chest discomfort for 3 months under stress at work.
A. Refer for CBT and family therapy
B. Do ECG and elicit physical symptoms
C. Do CT and labs
D. Start alprazolam and SSRI
48. 20-year-old man breaks into shop claiming government control via TVs, becomes violent.
A. Verbal de-escalation
B. Physically restrain
C. Admit under Mental Health Act
D. IM haloperidol
49. 38-year-old hypothyroid woman remains depressed after normalizing TFTs.
A. Psychotherapy
B. Increase thyroxine
C. Start antidepressant
D. Wait 6 months
50. Bipolar patient develops eye-rolling, pain, and fear of being alone.
A. “Did anyone put charm on you?”
B. “Any treatment changes?”
C. “Has this happened before?”
D. “What relieves pain?”
51. 2 days postpartum, first-time mother anxious and fatigued.
A. Postpartum blues
B. Postpartum depression
C. MDD
D. Adjustment disorder
52. Schizophrenia patient on risperidone 2 mg for 6 months reports 3 months of amenorrhea.
A. Urine pregnancy test
B. Serum prolactin level
C. Continue and monitor
D. Refer O&G for ultrasound
53. Patient on treatment for panic disorder — which indicates improvement?
A. “As long as I take alprazolam, I’m fine.”
B. “I’ve avoided places that cause anxiety.”
C. “I can tell when I’m getting anxious.”
D. “I can go to ED when my heart beats fast.”
54. A 25-year-old restaurant worker was brought to the ETD by his manager after threatening a customer with a knife. He has been restless and irritable for one week, with anhedonia, insomnia, lethargy, and vivid unpleasant dreams. He has misused methamphetamine for 6 months, last used 1 week ago. Most suitable diagnosis:
A. Bipolar I disorder
B. Methamphetamine dependence
C. Methamphetamine-induced bipolar disorder
D. Methamphetamine withdrawal
55. A 35-year-old lady presents with mild depression. On examination, there is a midline neck swelling. Next appropriate step:
A. Start antidepressant
B. Thyroid function test
C. Neck ultrasound
D. Reassure and monitor
56. A 19-year-old office assistant presents tearfully after her boyfriend broke up with her yesterday. She did not sleep well, feels hopeless, and has lost appetite. Most appropriate management:
A. Start antidepressant
B. Complete mood diary
C. Counsel and follow up closely
D. Check FBC, UFEME, TFT, LFT
57. A 20-year-old lady complains of sudden blindness before her final exams. Pupils respond to light, and she avoids obstacles when walking. Parents reduce expectations for exams. Most likely diagnosis:
A. Functional neurological symptom disorder
B. Factitious disorder
C. Malingering
D. Illness anxiety disorder
58. An 18-year-old boy was brought to the ETD after smashing furniture without reason. He’s talkative, irritable, and paranoid for 3 days after relationship stress. Next investigation:
A. Random blood sugar
B. Thyroid function test
C. CT brain
D. Urine for drug
59. A 38-year-old man with pulse 100 bpm, BP 170/95 mmHg, sweating, tremulous, seeing spiders on walls after stopping alcohol for 3 days. Most appropriate initial treatment:
A. Oral diazepam
B. Intravenous naloxone
C. Intramuscular flumazenil
D. Orodispersible olanzapine
60. A 28-year-old woman with schizophrenia relapsed after her mother’s sudden death. She hears voices and believes people will harm her. Symptoms worsened gradually over 3 years. Her father has MDD. Poor prognostic factor:
A. Female gender
B. Precipitating factor (mother’s death)
C. Insidious onset
D. Family history of MDD
61. A 25-year-old engineer working offshore complains of painful intercourse (dyspareunia). She has not had sex for 3 years due to pain and marital conflict. Most appropriate initial management:
A. Couple psychotherapy
B. Sex education
C. Sexual mood questionnaire
D. Rule out gynecological disease
62. Mr. M, 70, presents with progressive forgetfulness and recent wandering. He sees strangers in his house and eats imaginary food. Treated syphilis 10 years ago. Diagnosis:
A. Neurosyphilis
B. Late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis
C. Vascular dementia with behavioural problem
D. Alzheimer’s disease with behavioural disturbance
63. Mdm A, 30, with schizophrenia on risperidone 6 mg, now has 3 months of amenorrhea. First management:
A. Reduce or switch to prolactin-sparing antipsychotic (aripiprazole/quetiapine)
B. Urine pregnancy test
C. Refer to O&G
64. A 40-year-old housewife fears infection and washes hands up to 20 times daily, gaining temporary relief only. Most suitable treatment:
A. Psychodynamic psychotherapy
B. Systematic desensitization
C. Motivational interviewing
D. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
65. A 17-year-old female becomes blind after witnessing a fight between parents. She is calm about her blindness, pupils reactive, avoids obstacles. Diagnosis:
A. Factitious disorder
B. Malingering
C. Conversion disorder
D. Somatic symptom disorder
66. A 30-year-old woman has nervousness, irritability, tremor, sweating, weight loss despite increased appetite for 2 months. Next investigation:
A. FBC
B. ECG
C. FBS
D. TFT
67. A 23-year-old man with schizophrenia seeks employment after 1 year unemployed. Most evidence-based vocational rehabilitation:
A. Token economy
B. Sheltered employment
C. Skills training
D. Supported employment
68. A 60-year-old lady believes her stomach is rotten, stopped eating, has insomnia and anhedonia. Diagnosis:
A. Schizophreniform disorder
B. OCD
C. MDD with psychotic features
D. Adjustment disorder
69. A 70-year-old post-stroke patient presents with irritability, impulsivity, and poor executive function. Lesion site:
A. Frontal
B. Temporal
C. Parietal
D. Occipital
70. A 21-year-old with MDD has poor peer relationships. First treatment priority:
A. Teach coping skills
B. Ensure medication adherence
C. Build therapeutic relationship
D. Social skills training
71. A 22-year-old student overdosed, found unconscious, dilated pupils, QTc 583 ms, warm skin. Likely drug:
A. Benzodiazepine
B. Alcohol
C. Heroin
D. Tricyclic antidepressant
72. A 26-year-old postpartum woman (4 weeks) with irritability, anxiety about baby, poor bonding. Diagnosis:
A. Postnatal blues
B. Postnatal depression
C. Adjustment disorder
D. OCD
73. A 65-year-old man with stage IV cancer feels depressed. Symptom most diagnostic of MDD:
A. Anhedonia
B. Insomnia
C. Poor concentration
D. Fatigue
74. A 68-year-old woman with memory loss, inappropriate disinhibition, and forgetfulness. Neurotransmitter deficit:
A. Acetylcholine
B. Dopamine
C. G6PD
D. Serotonin
75. A 26-year-old paranoid schizophrenic needs medication review.
A. Flupentixol decanoate
B. Olanzapine
C. Fluvoxamine
D. CBT
76. A 30-year-old divorced man attains arousal only when wearing women’s clothes. Diagnosis:
A. Gender identity disorder
B. Fetishism
C. Transsexual transvestism
D. Transvestic fetishism
77. A 28-year-old woman with mild depression and anxiety for 1 month. Best first-line treatment:
A. Zopiclone
B. Fluvoxamine
C. Diazepam
D. CBT
78. On the 7th day postpartum, a woman says, “I feel overwhelmed. I don’t know what to do.” Next best question:
A. How was your sleep this week?
B. Do you have family/friends to help with baby?
C. How is your relationship with husband?
D. Have you thought of harming yourself or the baby?
79. A 19-year-old with irrelevant speech, auditory/visual hallucinations for 8 hours. Next investigation:
A. BUSE
B. EEG
C. Urine for drugs
D. CT brain
80. A 16-year-old girl lost 15 kg, BMI 14, amenorrhea, fears weight gain. Nature of belief:
A. Delusion
B. Obsession
C. Dysmorphophobia
D. Overvalued idea
81. Least useful in diagnosing MDD in medical inpatients:
A. Anhedonia
B. Sleep disturbance
C. Excessive guilt
D. Hopelessness
E. Suicidal thoughts
82. An 80-year-old lady with hallucinations after UTI. Diagnosis:
A. Alzheimer’s disease
B. Delirium
C. Vascular dementia
D. Encephalitis
83. 53-year-old with tremor, falls, hallucinations, Parkinson’s disease. Drug to avoid:
A. Donepezil
B. Levodopa
C. Memantine
D. Risperidone
E. Quetiapine
84. 56-year-old man post-hip surgery with anxiety, sweating, ↑GGT, ↑MCV. Diagnosis:
A. Adjustment disorder
B. GAD
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Hospital pneumonia
E. Alcohol withdrawal
85. A 30-year-old woman falls in love with her boss whom she actually dislikes. Defense mechanism:
A. Regression
B. Suppression
C. Denial
D. Reaction formation
E. Altruism
86. A 26-year-old postpartum woman (4 weeks) with low mood, poor bonding, irritability. Diagnosis:
A. Borderline personality disorder
B. Postpartum blues
C. Postpartum depression
D. OCD
E. Adjustment disorder
87. A 35-year-old woman on risperidone 6 months, now amenorrheic. Next step:
A. Monitor menses
B. Stop antipsychotic
C. Reduce dose
D. Serum prolactin
E. Refer O&G
88. A man believes aliens twist his bowels. Delusion feature suggesting schizophrenia:
A. Bizarre content
B. Alien involvement
C. Primary delusion
D. Involves intestines
E. Twisting sensation
89. An 8-year-old boy with multiple fractures from stepfather. Immediate step:
A. Police report
C. Take detailed history
D. Physical exam
E. MSE
B. Ensure safety
90. A 65-year-old man convinced his wife is unfaithful; checks clothes, phone. Diagnosis:
A. Erotomania
B. Delusion of love
C. Paranoid delusion
D. Pathological jealousy
91. A 15-year-old girl with vomiting, found to be pregnant after rape by uncle. Immediate management:
A. Police report
B. Inform mother
C. Refer child protector
D. Social welfare
E. O&G referral
92. EMDR is treatment for:
A. Social phobia
B. PTSD
C. Persistent depressive disorder
D. Borderline personality disorder
E. Anorexia nervosa
93. A 20-year-old student experiences panic and palpitations during presentations. Diagnosis:
A. Panic disorder
B. Specific phobia
C. Social anxiety disorder
D. GAD
E. Anxiety due to pheochromocytoma
94. A baby born with small eyes, microcephaly, smooth philtrum, failure to thrive, seizures. Causative substance:
A. Alcohol
B. Cannabis
C. Methamphetamine
D. Cocaine
E. Inhalant
95. A 65-year-old man develops erectile dysfunction after new medication. Most likely drug:
A. Propranolol
B. Amoxicillin
C. Lorazepam
D. Bupropion
E. Thyroxine
96. A 30-year-old lady with tremor, palpitations, sweating, weight loss, poor sleep. Investigation:
A. TFT
B. FBC
C. ECG
D. BUSE
E. Fasting glucose
97. Patient with panic disorder improving when says:
A. “As long as I take alprazolam, I’m fine.”
B. “I’ve avoided anxiety places.”
C. “I can tell when I’m getting anxious.”
D. “My anxiety is due to lack of sleep.”
E. “I can drive to ETD when palpitations start.”
98. Postpartum day 7 woman says, “I feel overwhelmed.” Most appropriate next question:
A. How was your sleep?
B. Do you blame yourself?
C. Is there family support?
D. Relationship with husband?
E. Have you thought of harming self/baby?
99. A 30-year-old with borderline personality alternates between idealizing and devaluing therapist. Defense mechanism:
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Reaction formation
D. Splitting
100. A 28-year-old day-6 postpartum woman wandering, fearful, ignoring baby. Diagnosis:
A. Postpartum blues
B. Postpartum depression
C. Postpartum psychosis
D. Bipolar disorder
E. Pseudocyesis
101. A young man with increased energy, grandiosity, jumped from 2nd floor, now depressed. Diagnosis:
A. Bipolar disorder
B. Schizophrenia
C. Substance-induced psychosis
102. A 60-year-old man with tremors, confusion, agitation, no alcohol smell. Drinks daily. Diagnosis:
A. Delirium tremens
B. Wernicke encephalopathy
C. Alcohol intoxication
103. A 12-year-old sniffing glue and truant from school. Most important management:
A. Avoid glue
B. Motivational interviewing
C. Family behavioural monitoring
D. School monitoring
E. Avoid bad peers
104. A 12-year-old physically and sexually abused by father. Initial step:
A. Police report
B. Inform mother
C. Inform child protector
D. One-stop crisis team
E. Inform MO
105. Elderly with gradual cognitive decline, paranoia, inappropriate touching. Diagnosis:
A. Alzheimer’s
B. Vascular dementia
C. Late-onset schizophrenia
D. Delirium
106. Charming man with multiple divorces, enjoys deceiving others. Diagnosis:
A. Antisocial personality disorder
B. Narcissistic
C. Borderline
D. Histrionic
E. Delusional
107. Female patient falls in love with male therapist who was kind. Psychoanalytic concept:
A. Countertransference
B. Transference
C. Regression
D. Preconscious
108. Medical patient with depression — least reliable symptom:
A. Hopelessness
B. Fatigue
C. Early awakening
D. Excessive guilt
E. Suicidal ideation
109. Man achieves arousal by wearing wife’s clothes; wife divorced him. Diagnosis:
A. Transsexual transvestite
B. Transvestic fetishism
C. Frotteurism
D. Voyeurism
110. Alcoholic man post-surgery on day 2 becomes agitated, tremulous, sweating, disoriented. Diagnosis:
A. Delirium tremens
B. Alcohol intoxication
C. Wernicke’s encephalopathy
111. 30-year-old woman with fear of contamination, spends hours cleaning. Most appropriate therapy:
A. Exposure and response prevention (CBT)
B. Systematic desensitization
C. Relaxation therapy
D. Flooding
