Deck 21: Mental Health

Question 1

Dr.Sigmund Freud developed a type of therapy called:

A)hypnosis
B)cognitive-behavioral
C)psychoanalysis
D)art therapy

Answer 1

psychoanalysis

Question 2

The observable evidence of an individual's emotional reaction associated with an experience is called a/an:

A)psychosis
B)hallucination
C)affect
D)apathy

Answer 2

affect

Question 3

The official medical association categorizes types of mental illnesses.This organization is the:

A)AMA
B)APA
C)DSM
D)TAT

Answer 3

APA

Question 4

The need to check things over and over or to wash one's hands repeatedly because of a fear of germs is characteristic of which disorder?

A)PTSD
B)OCD
C)SAD
D)ADHD

Question 5

When a physically healthy person habitually seeks medical treatment for conditions that are not real,that person has:

A)psychosis
B)affective disorder
C)hypomania
D)factitious disorder

Question 6

Children who can't focus on a task,act impulsively,are distracted easily,and seem not to listen may have:

A)GAD
B)PTSD
C)OCD
D)ADHD

Question 7

A mental disorder in which a person has exaggerated and unwarranted suspiciousness and perhaps delusions of persecution is called:

A)mania
B)paranoia
C)gender identity disorder
D)egocentrism

Question 8

Which of the following is the inkblot test?

A)Stanford-Binet
B)Rorschach
C)TAT
D)Minnesota

Question 9

A complex psychological disorder in which a person limits food intake and uses vomiting and abuses laxatives is called:

A)dissociation
B)acrophobia
C)kleptomania
D)anorexia nervosa

Question 10

Persons who suddenly travel from home and cannot recall their past are in a state of:

A)anxiety
B)paranoia
C)fugue
D)depression

Question 11

Electroconvulsive therapy is useful for:

A)severe depression
B)post-traumatic stress disorder
C)eating disorders
D)panic disorder

Question 12

When a person has bizarre thoughts that have no basis in reality,that thought process is called:

A)a delusion
B)anxiety
C)depression
D)amnesia

Question 13

Xanax,Valium,and Ativan are all in the ________ drug group.

A)monoamine oxidase inhibitors
B)azipirones
C)benzodiazepines
D)tricyclic antidepressants

Question 14

Dysthymia is defined as:

A)a less-severe type of depression
B)a mild bipolar disorder
C)a cycling paranoia
D)an eating disorder

Question 15

A psychologist is educationally prepared to practice after graduating with a:

A)medical degree
B)psychiatric medical residency certificate
C)masters or PhD degree
D)psychoanalysis training certificate

Question 16

DSM-IV-TR is:

A)a diagnostic test
B)manual of mental disorders
C)an anti-anxiety drug
D)a psychotic disorder

Question 17

An individual who realizes his or her abilities,can cope with stress,and can work productively has:

A)bipolar disorder
B)anxiety
C)affective disorder
D)mental health

Question 18

Persons with chronic worry and who realize that their worry and tension are greater than the situation warrants may be diagnosed with:

A)chronic depression
B)schizophrenia
C)generalized anxiety disorder
D)apathy

Question 19

What does the abbreviation CBT mean?

A)compulsive behavior therapy
B)counter-blocking therapy
C)complete brain testing
D)cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 20

Which of the following is an intelligence test used for adults?

A)Minnesota Multiphasic
B)Rorschach
C)Wechsler
D)TAT

Question 21

An abnormal fear of high places is called:

A)acrophobia
B)hemophobia
C)arachnophobia
D)claustrophobia

Question 22

In the term delusion,the root delus means

A)to cheat
B)to deal
C)to debate
D)to lie

Question 23

Risk for suicide appears to be highest in people with:

A)anxiety
B)paranoia
C)depression
D)psychosis

Question 24

In the term paranoia,the suffix -noia means

A)next to
B)negative
C)abnormal mind
D)disturbed

Question 25

Alzheimer's disease is a form of:

A)psychosis
B)dementia
C)schizophrenia
D)factitious disorder

Question 26

Seeing or hearing things that are not present is called a/an:

A)vision
B)hallucination
C)obsession
D)manic episode

Question 27

In the term autism,the root aut means

A)condition
B)automatic
C)self
D)one

Question 28

Pyromania is a form of a/an:

A)psychopathic disorder
B)impulsive disorder
C)PTSD
D)bipolar

Question 29

Abnormal fear of being in public places or in a crowd is called:

A)affective disorder
B)somatoform disorder
C)paranoia
D)agoraphobia

Question 30

When a parent or caregiver deliberately causes a child's illness to get attention,the parent has:

A)nyctophobia
B)affective disorder
C)Munchausen's syndrome
D)Munchausen's syndrome by proxy

Question 31

A person being self-centered would be called:

A)anxious
B)egocentric
C)apathetic
D)bipolar

Question 32

The medical term that means an interrelationship between the mind and the body is:

A)somatic
B)psychosis
C)somatoform
D)psychosomatic

Question 33

Which of the following is a state of mental confusion characterized by excitement,restlessness,hallucinations,and incoherent speech?

A)anxiety
B)delirium
C)depression
D)compulsion

Question 34

The combining form eg/o means

A)center
B)self
C)mind
D)personality

Question 35

In the term agoraphobia,the root agora means

A)anxiety
B)alone
C)huddled together
D)marketplace

Question 36

The abbreviation ADHD stands for:

A)anxiety-depression/hypomania disorder
B)attention-disturbance/hypoactive disorder
C)attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
D)affective-disturbance/hyperactive disorder

Question 37

The root somat in the term psychosomatic means

A)mind
B)body
C)stomach
D)inside

Question 38

A mental disorder in which the individual is self-absorbed is:

A)autism
B)apathy
C)agoraphobia
D)mania

Question 39

In the term schizophrenic,the combining form schiz/o represents what happens in the indi-vidual's mind.Schiz/o means

A)circle
B)fear
C)madness
D)to divide

Question 40

A serious mental disorder in which an individual cannot recognize reality and may also have delusions and hallucinations is called:

A)psychosis
B)psychopathic disorder
C)impulse control disorder
D)hypomania

Question 41

What type of drugs are used in the treatment of ADHD?

A)antidepressants
B)antianxiety
C)stimulants
D)lithium agents

Question 42

What generally causes a dissociative disorder to develop in childhood?

A)severe trauma
B)wanting attention
C)chemical brain disorder
D)birth defect

Question 43

Sigmund Freud developed his theory of the unconscious mind as a result of his experiments with ________.

A)drugs
B)hypnosis
C)play therapy
D)family therapy

Question 44

The most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder among children is:

A)apperception
B)psychosis
C)attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
D)manic depression

Question 45

When a person genuinely believes he or she is having a heart attack or on the verge of death,but there is nothing physically wrong with that person,he or she is having:

A)a manic episode
B)a panic attack
C)an obsession
D)a psychotic episode

Question 46

In the term cyclothymic,the root word means

A)circle
B)cycle
C)mind
D)brain

Question 47

A syndrome characterized by a disturbance of mood is known as:

A)depression
B)psychosis
C)schizophrenia
D)affective disorder

Question 48

Suicide is the ________ leading cause of death in the United States.

A)third
B)fifth
C)eighth
D)twelfth

Question 49

A pyromaniac:

A)talks incessantly
B)is fearful of dying
C)steals things
D)starts fires

Question 50

A contributing factor to mental illness is:

A)environment
B)drugs
C)brain chemical changes
D)all of the above

Question 51

Which condition is also known as manic-depressive illness?

A)autism
B)bipolar disorder
C)anxiety disorder
D)compulsion

Question 52

A problem in the brain that makes it hard for a person to remember,learn,and communicate is:

A)depression
B)dementia
C)delusion
D)compulsion

Question 53

A condition where one lacks feelings and emotions is termed:

A)anxiety disorder
B)manic depressive
C)apathy
D)boredom

Question 54

In what disorder do people make uncontrollable sounds and/or display sudden and repeated body movements?

A)mania
B)tic disorder
C)ADHD
D)somatoform disorder

Question 55

Which condition has the greatest chance of becoming life threatening?

A)anorexia nervosa
B)apathy
C)autism
D)ADHD

Question 56

The drug Prozac is what kind of a drug?

A)antianxiety
B)antidepressant
C)antimanic
D)antipsychotic

Question 57

Besides anorexia nervosa,another type of eating disorder is:

A)bulimea
B)bulimia
C)bulemia
D)bulemea

Question 58

Post-traumatic stress disorder was first brought to public attention by:

A)depressed adolescents
B)post-delivery mothers
C)hyperactive children
D)war veterans

Question 59

A type of therapy that helps people to change their thinking patterns to overcome their fears is called:

A)psychoanalysis
B)art therapy
C)hypnosis
D)cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 60

A mental disorder that is marked by an altered mood is:

A)depression
B)affective disorder
C)neurosis
D)all of the above

Question 61

Munchausen's syndrome can be described as a/an:

A)involvement with one's self
B)disorder of not caring about others
C)disorder marked by altered moods
D)chronic factitious disorder

Question 62

The meaning of the abbreviation DSM-IV-TR is ________.

Question 63

________ is an abnormal condition of the brain or mind.

Question 64

When someone has pain in the absence of any physiological cause,that person has:

A)bipolar disorder
B)somatoform disorder
C)personality disorder
D)none of the above

Question 65

A mentally ill individual with an antisocial personality disorder is termed a/n:

A)psychotic
B)agoraphobic
C)psychopath
D)none of the above

Question 66

Severe episodes of mania can include:

A)psychosis
B)delusions
C)hallucinations
D)all of the above

Question 67

The most common drug prescribed for AD/HD is:

A)Prozac
B)Librium
C)Xanax
D)Ritalin

Question 68

________ is the branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis,treatment,and prevention of mental illness.

Question 69

A patient with impulse control disorder might also be diagnosed with:

A)pyromania
B)kleptomania
C)compulsive gambling
D)all of the above

Question 70

The term for a mental disorder characterized by positive and negative symptoms is spelled:

A)scitzofrenia
B)schitzophrenia
C)schizophrenia
D)schizofrenia

Question 71

A morbid fear of a specific object or situation is called:

A)fugue
B)phobia
C)mania
D)psychosis

Question 72

An abnormal mood of mild mania characterized by hyperactivity is:

A)hypermania
B)affective disorder
C)compulsion
D)hypomania

Question 73

A drug that affects psychic function is a:

A)stimulant
B)lithium derivative
C)psychotropic
D)all of the above

Question 74

A disorder where a patient might always anticipate disaster is termed:

A)schizophrenia
B)psychosis
C)generalized anxiety disorder
D)hallucination

Question 75

In the term psychosomatic,the combining form psych/o means

A)body
B)mind
C)center
D)self

Question 76

The roots in psychiatrist mean:

A)mind
B)center
C)treatment
D)both A and C

Question 77

A mental disorder that is characterized by highly exaggerated or unwarranted mistrust is also known as:

A)psychosis
B)paranoia
C)obsession
D)neuroticism

Question 78

The meaning of the abbreviation WHO is ________.

Question 79

A state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being,and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,is ________.

Question 80

The Stanford-Binet is a type of:

A)story telling test
B)intelligence test
C)personality test
D)depression inventory