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1. a 19 year old man is diagnosed with schizophreniform disorder and is given an IM injection of haloperidol. Later , the patient is found arching forward. On PExam, stiffness of the neck and back muscles are noted. This dystonia is best described as
a. opisthotonos
b. torticollis
c. laryngospasm
d. ocularyngic crisis
e. pleurothotonos
2. which of the following statements regarding a 34 years old man being treated with systematic desensitization is true?
a. reciprocal inhibition is key to his treatment
b. allowing this patient to use his imagination is far more effective than exposing him to actual situation that engenders anxiety
c. psychoanalytic theory is the most iimportant underpinning of this treatment
d. it is likely that he is in treatment for depression
e. he is being confronted directly with the feared situation and will eventually grow immune response to the anxiety it produces.
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| babli
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1 A,2 E.
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| Rasul
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| sobia naeem
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hey guys opisthotonus is arching backwards of the body.this patient is arching forwards.plus pleurothotonus is arching laterally of the body.need help on this one.
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| Rasul
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I think it's opisthotonus. the pose they're talking about is exactly like the one in tetanus: contracted muscles of back, neck and back of the legs. The ventral muscles also contract but since dorsals have more tonus the patient arches forward.
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