While there is widespread public perception that patients with schizophrenia are prone to violent acts, epidemiological studies have repeatedly demonstrated a strong relationship between aggressive behaviors and:

1. Personality disorders
2. Substance Use Disorders
3. Financial Stresses
4. Social Isolation

(Correct answer:  B)

The best evidence for violent behavior among patients with brain disease is for disorder involving?

1. Frontal Lobe
2. Temporal Lobe
3. Parietal Lobe
4. Corpus Striatum
5. Limbic System

(Correct answer: A)

In approaching the patient with agitation without clear etiology, which of these should be utilized first?

1. Voluntary use of oral benzodiazepines
2. First-generation antipsychotics with promethazine
3. Second-generation antipsychotics intramuscularly
4. Confrontation
5. Verbal De-escalation

(Correct answer: E)

Evidence exists for aggressive behavior following the use of these addictive substances except?

1. Methamphetamines
2. Cocaine
3. Alcohol
4. Synthetic cathinones
5. Hallucinogens

(Correct answer: E)

Among patients with the diagnosis of Intermittent Explosive Disorder, which of the following pharmacological agents has shown efficacy in randomized control trials:

1. Olanzapine
2. Benztropine
3. Fluoxetine
4. Alprazolam
5. Methylphenidate

(Correct answer: C)