Deck 15: Mental Disorders

Question 1

Because it is a common trigger for anxiety related to posttraumatic stress disorder,avoid _______ during treatment.

A)Touch
B)Scents
C)Energy therapy
D)The color green

Answer 1

Scents

Question 2

If a client who is experiencing postpartum depression requests treatment within 6 weeks of having a Caesarean section:

A)Suggest that she reschedule after at least 6 weeks have passed.
B)Obtain permission from her obstetrician.
C)Avoid placing her in the supine position.
D)Use myofascial release and friction to reduce scar tissue.

Answer 2

Obtain permission from her obstetrician.

Question 3

Which of the following is another term used to denote bipolar disorder?

A)Manic depressive disorder
B)Pervasive developmental disorder
C)Schizophrenia nervosa
D)Borderline personality disorder

Answer 3

Manic depressive disorder

Question 4

Which of the following actions is NOT a common consideration with clients who are experiencing mental disorders?

A)Adjust treatment time to 30 minutes if the client is overly fatigued.
B)Be prepared to take a comfort break or stop before the scheduled time if the client becomes emotionally overwhelmed.
C)Massage may help relax an anxious client.
D)Use techniques to stimulate an emotional response from the client.

Question 5

Which of the following options is best when treating a client with generalized anxiety disorder?

A)Choose techniques that stimulate sympathetic response,use ice to relieve inflammation,and play music to distract the client.
B)Choose techniques that are relaxing,keep client warm,and avoid aggressive techniques.
C)Choose techniques that are relaxing,use aromatherapy,and keep the client talking.
D)Use deep pressure to focus the client,use aromatherapy,and ask the client not to talk.

Question 6

When planning treatment for a client with a phobic disorder:

A)Use techniques that encourage sympathetic response.
B)Speak in hushed tones and move slowly and deliberately to prevent startling the client.
C)Encourage the client to keep his or her eyes open so that the client is certain to feel safe.
D)Ascertain the source of the client's anxiety,and eliminate it from the massage environment.

Question 7

As part of an evolutionary heritage,our nervous system responds to fear and anxiety with:

A)Sympathetic arousal
B)Parasympathetic arousal
C)Hypothalamic secretions
D)Systematic desensitization

Question 8

A major diagnostic criterion for generalized anxiety disorder is:

A)Anxiety that persists for 30 minutes in each episode
B)Anxiety that includes hyperventilation
C)Anxiety that persists for 6 months
D)Anxiety that is caused only by a genetic or familial factor

Question 9

Which of the following is a sustained emotional state?

A)Cognition
B)Affection
C)Mood
D)Detention

Question 10

Which of the following substances is NOT a neurotransmitter commonly implicated in mental disorders?

A)GABA
B)Serotonin
C)Dopamine
D)Progesterone

Question 11

If a client has a panic attack during treatment:

A)Reduce pressure,use more relaxing techniques,and speak in harsh tones.
B)Ask the client to take deep breaths while you continue with the massage.
C)Drape and assist the client into a sitting position,encourage the client to breathe deeply breathing,speak softly,and move slowly.
D)Quickly leave the room and call the client's emergency contact.

Question 12

When planning treatment for a client with bipolar disorder,which of the following considerations should be made?

A)Massage is contraindicated for clients with bipolar disorder.
B)If the client's state changes from manic to depressive,use massage techniques that will discourage this change.
C)Massage during high-energy times may relax the client,and massage during low- energy times may rejuvenate the client.
D)Techniques should match the state-aggressive techniques during high-energy times,relaxation techniques during low-energy times.

Question 13

Which type of depression is most common during winter months when day length is shorter and there is less natural sunlight?

A)Borderline personality disorder
B)Bipolar disorder
C)Seasonal affective disorder
D)Obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 14

Which of the following is an anxiety disorder characterized by persistent intrusions of upsetting thoughts and uncontrollable urges or rituals to relieve the anxiety that these thoughts produce?

A)Bipolar disorder
B)Obsessive compulsive disorder
C)Hyperesthesia
D)Alzheimer disease

Question 15

Which of the following is a coping mechanism in which the client leaves his or her body or believes past abuses have happened to someone else?

A)Flashback
B)State-dependent memory
C)Dissociation
D)Recidivism

Question 16

Which of the following possesses both depressive and manic episodes? One or the other phase may predominate.

A)Alzheimer disease
B)Seasonal affective disorder
C)Depression
D)Bipolar disorder

Question 17

Which of the following is having the capacity to cope and adjust to the ongoing stresses of everyday life?

A)Mental disorder
B)Mental health
C)Mental cognition
D)Mental appeal

Question 18

Which of the following is a term used to denote major depressive disorder?

A)Posttraumatic stress disorder
B)Bipolar disorder
C)Clinical depression
D)Phobias

Question 19

Which of the following is a sudden brief episode of intense fear and anxiety?

A)Panic attack
B)Mania
C)Dissociation
D)Chorea

Question 20

Which of the following episodes of bipolar disorder best describes a person who is excited,elated,and unreserved?

A)Depression
B)Phonic
C)Dissociative
D)Mania