Deck 21: Mental Health

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

Wechsler

Question 2

DSM-5 is:

A) a diagnostic test.
B) a manual of mental disorders.
C) an antianxiety drug.
D) a psychotic disorder.

Answer 2

a manual of mental disorders.

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 4

Dr.Sigmund Freud developed a type of therapy called:

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

Question 5

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 6

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

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

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Electroconvulsive therapy is useful for:

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

Question 10

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 11

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

A) mania.
B) paranoia.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) egocentrism.

Question 12

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 13

Which of the following is the inkblot test?

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

Question 14

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 15

What does the abbreviation CBT mean?

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

Question 16

Dysthymia is defined as:

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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

A) medical degree.
B) psychiatric medical residency certificate.
C) master's or PhD degree.
D) psychoanalysis training certificate.

Question 19

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.

Question 20

The official medical association that categorizes types of mental illnesses is the:

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

Question 21

In the term delusion,the root delus means to:

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

Question 22

An abnormal fear of high places is called:

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

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 25

Ego means:

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

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

In the term autism,the root aut means:

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

Question 28

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 29

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

A) anxiety reaction.
B) hallucination.
C) obsession.
D) manic episode.

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

Alzheimer disease is a form of:

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

Question 32

Risk for suicide appears to be highest in people with:

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

Question 33

The root somat in the term psychosomatic means:

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

Question 34

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 35

In the term agoraphobia,the root agora means:

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

Question 36

Pyromania is a form of a/an:

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

Question 37

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

A) nyctophobia.
B) affective disorder.
C) Munchausen syndrome.
D) Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome.

Question 38

In the term paranoia,the suffix -noia means:

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

Question 39

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

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

Question 40

A person being self-centered would be called:

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

Question 41

What classification of drugs is used in the treatment of ADHD?

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

Question 42

Which condition has the greatest chance of becoming life threatening?

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

Question 43

In the term cyclothymic,the root word means:

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

Question 44

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 45

The drug Prozac is what kind of a drug?

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

Question 46

A syndrome characterized by a disturbance of mood accompanied by mania or depression is known as:

A) bipolar.
B) psychosis.
C) schizophrenia.
D) affective disorder.

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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

A) an eating disorder.
B) dementia.
C) delusion.
D) compulsion.

Question 49

What generally causes a dissociative disorder to develop?

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

Question 50

Suicide is the ________ leading cause of death in the United States for young people 15-24 years of age.

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

Question 51

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 52

Posttraumatic stress disorder was first brought to public attention by:

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

Question 53

The most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder among children is:

A) apperception.
B) psychosis.
C) attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
D) manic-depressive illness.

Question 54

Which condition is also known as manic-depressive illness?

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

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to mental illness?

A) environment.
B) drugs.
C) brain chemical changes.
D) social withdrawal

Question 56

Besides anorexia nervosa,another type of eating disorder is:

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

Question 57

A pyromaniac:

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

Question 58

A condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions is termed:

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

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT a mental disorder that is marked by an altered mood?

A) depression
B) affective disorder
C) anxiety disorder
D) psychotherapy

Question 60

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 61

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

A) psychosis.
B) paranoia.
C) obsession.
D) bipolar disorder.

Question 62

The most common drug prescribed for ADHD is:

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

Question 63

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

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

Question 64

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

Question 65

The roots in psychiatrist mean:

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

Question 66

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

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

Question 67

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

Question 68

________ is the study of the mind.

Question 69

The Stanford-Binet is a type of:

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

Question 70

Which of the following drugs is generally prescribed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

A) stimulant
B) lithium derivative
C) psychotropic
D) SSRIs

Question 71

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

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

Question 72

Munchausen syndrome can be described as a/an:

A) involvement with oneself.
B) disorder of not caring about others.
C) disorder marked by altered moods.
D) chronic factitious disorder.

Question 73

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

A) psychotic.
B) agoraphobic.
C) psychopath.
D) pyromania.

Question 74

________ is an abnormal condition of the brain or mind.

Question 75

A disorder in which a patient might always anticipate disaster is termed:

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

Question 76

An abnormal mood of mild mania characterized by hyperactivity is:

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

Question 77

The meaning of the abbreviation WHO is ________.

Question 78

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

A) pyromania.
B) fugue.
C) hallucinations.
D) seasonal affective disorder.

Question 79

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

A) bipolar disorder.
B) somatoform disorder.
C) personality disorder.
D) an agoraphobic disorder.

Question 80

The meaning of the abbreviation DSM-5 is ________.