Deck 18: Mental Health

Question 1

Specialists on the mental health team include all of the following individuals EXCEPT

A)clinical psychologists
B)psychiatrists
C)registered nurses
D)social workers
E)physical therapists

Answer 1

physical therapists

Question 2

What is the most common category of mental disorders found in the United States?

A)Depressive disorders
B)Behavioral disorders
C)Anxiety disorders
D)Affective disorders
E)Somatoform disorders

Answer 2

Anxiety disorders

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a physical symptom of major depression?

A)Weight gain
B)Difficulty concentrating
C)Fatigue
D)Difficulty falling asleep
E)Difficulty getting up and going to work

Answer 3

Weight gain

Question 4

A mood disorder characterized by hyperactivity, irritability, and rapid speech is

A)obsessive-compulsive disorder
B)mania
C)phobia
D)catatonia
E)schizophrenia

Question 5

What does the suffix in the term homicidal mean?

A)To kill
B)Pertaining to killing
C)Human
D)Pertaining to
E)Action

Question 6

Which of the following terms means the treatment of mental disorders through communication?

A)Psychiatry
B)Tangentiality
C)Psychotherapy
D)Psychoanalysis
E)Psychology

Question 7

What does the prefix in the term unipolar mean?

A)Many
B)Alive
C)Active
D)One
E)Two

Question 8

During a therapy session, a patient describes feelings of despair and hopelessness and states he does not want to live anymore.On the basis of the patient's description of these feelings, the psychiatrist is considering a diagnosis of

A)anxiety disorder
B)antisocial behavior
C)dysphoric mania
D)major depression
E)hypochondriasis

Question 9

Which of the following medications is NOT a tricyclic antidepressant?

A)Amitriptyline
B)Nortriptyline
C)Paroxeline
D)Clomipramine
E)Trimipramine

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an affective disorder?

A)Bipolar depression
B)Schizophrenia
C)Depression
D)SAD
E)Dysphoric mania

Question 11

The abbreviation DSM-5 refers to

A)a code to indicate the presence of antisocial behavior
B)the description of physical disabilities
C)a manual that contains descriptions of the symptoms of psychiatric disorders
D)a system of classification of mental health workers
E)a means for determining the length of time a person with a mental disorder can be treated

Question 12

The specialty area that is concerned with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of behavioral disorders is

A)psychiatrist
B)psychiatry
C)psychology
D)social work
E)psychotherapy

Question 13

What does the suffix in the term psychology mean?

A)Mind
B)The study of
C)Sound
D)Pertaining to
E)Specialist

Question 14

Mr.James was arrested for setting fire to buildings of those employers who had fired him in the past.The court asked a psychiatrist, Dr.Hagman, to evaluate the patient.Dr.Hagman entered a note in the chart calling this fire-starting tendency

A)an anger management issue
B)schizophrenia
C)pyromania
D)delusional
E)pyrotechnics

Question 15

What does the suffix in the term schizophrenia mean?

A)Disorder
B)Process
C)Tendency
D)Pertaining to
E)Condition

Question 16

What is the medical term that describes the act of one person killing another person?

A)Antisocial behavior
B)Hostile attack
C)Suicide
D)Insanity
E)Homicide

Question 17

What is the nonmedical term for a person unable to be responsible for his actions?

A)Insanity
B)Post-traumatic
C)Dysphoric
D)Catatonic
E)Psychotic

Question 18

James is a 19-year-old with a history of alcohol addiction.His attempts to hold a job for more than two weeks have consistently failed, partly because he is belligerent and often hostile to others.Based on his clinical history, a psychiatrist has diagnosed James with

A)a mental disorder
B)insanity
C)instability
D)hostility
E)a vitamin deficiency

Question 19

A psychiatrist treats a patient with major depression with an electric current that is passed through the brain.This type of therapy is abbreviated

A)BPD
B)SSD
C)ECT
D)EMDR
E)TCA

Question 20

A mood disorder with alternating episodes of depression and mania is called

A)manic disorder
B)bipolar disorder
C)depression
D)neurosis
E)biphasic disorder

Question 21

Which of the following terms has no prefix and no suffix?

A)Biofeedback
B)Compulsion
C)Cognitive
D)Insomnia
E)Depression

Question 22

Cognitive mental activities are those that pertain to

A)behavioral outbursts
B)thinking
C)learning skills
D)safety
E)language

Question 23

A training technique used to achieve voluntary control of responses to stimuli is

A)psychoanalysis
B)anxiety reduction
C)biofeedback
D)behavioral modification
E)cognitive processing therapy

Question 24

A person who is exciting, charming, and friendly one moment and angry, irritable, and sarcastic the next suffers from a (n)

A)narcissistic condition
B)bipolar disorder
C)obsessive-compulsive disorder
D)borderline personality disorder
E)antisocial personality disorder

Question 25

Ms.Jones is employed as a secretary in a large company.She leaves for work at precisely 7:40 AM every day because she fears being late.When she arrives at work, the first thing she does is to wipe her desk and all equipment with a disinfecting cloth, then arranges the notes on her desk in a certain way, washes her hands for two minutes followed by hand sanitizing gel before being able to begin working.Her behavior is an example of a (n)

A)situational phobia
B)schizophrenia
C)obsessive-compulsive disorder
D)bipolar disorder
E)psychosis

Question 26

The inability to sleep is called ________.

Question 27

A condition which is a real, physical disorder that has, in part, a psychological cause is a

A)compulsive disorder
B)panic disorder
C)generalized anxiety disorder
D)somatoform disorder
E)psychosomatic disorder

Question 28

________ are recurrent thoughts, fears, impulses, or uncontrollable thoughts.

A)Phobias
B)Obsessions
C)Traumas
D)Integrative behaviors
E)Compulsions

Question 29

A psychiatrist decides to use a multimodal approach in treating a patient with PTSD.Which of the following interventions will NOT be used as part of this treatment plan?

A)Psychotherapy and patient education
B)Social interventions and cognitive processing therapy
C)Family education and psychotherapy
D)Cognitive processing therapy, CBT, and EMDR
E)Occupational therapy

Question 30

Identify the root and its meaning in the term compulsion.

A)Compuls; drive or compel
B)Puls; accelerate
C)Ion; action, condition
D)Compul: to come together
E)Pulsion; repetitive

Question 31

Mrs.Somers' co-worker, Larry Smith, was fired from his job.Immediately after he was fired, he set fire to the papers on Mrs.Somers' desk and threatened to burn her face and hair.Since that episode, Mrs.Somers has had significant stress symptoms and has been unable to return to work.She went to see a psychologist who told her that she was suffering from a

A)posttraumatic stress disorder
B)pyrophobia
C)social phobia
D)generalized anxiety disorder
E)situational phobia

Question 32

The basic fear of being trapped in a confined space is called ________.

Question 33

The term that means distress caused by fear is

A)phobia
B)posttraumatic stress disorder
C)mania
D)anxiety
E)conditioned behavior

Question 34

Psychotherapy to build skills to deal with the effects of the trauma in other areas of life is known as

A)supportive psychotherapy
B)interpersonal therapy
C)cognitive behavioral therapy
D)biofeedback
E)cognitive processing therapy

Question 35

A pathologic fear of heights is known as

A)claustrophobia
B)acrophobia
C)cryophobia
D)agoraphobia
E)heightophobia

Question 36

Ms.Bee visits Dr.Botticelli with complaints of persistent, excessive worrying for the last six months.She is unable to name the cause of her fear.She also complains of palpitations, insomnia, and irritability.Based on these symptoms, Dr.Botticelli diagnoses Ms.Bee with

A)paranoia
B)hysteria
C)generalized anxiety disorder
D)unipolar depression
E)bipolar disorder

Question 37

What does the prefix in the term posttraumatic mean?

A)Before
B)During
C)Accident
D)Wound
E)After

Question 38

How are phobias different from panic disorders?

A)Phobias are fears about real, traumatic events.
B)Panic disorders are a constant state of panic; phobias are occasional.
C)Phobias are related to a specific situation or object.
D)Panic disorders are either situational or social.
E)The fear is a rational response, considering the situation.

Question 39

A person who is fearful of crowded places such as buses has

A)biophobia
B)agoraphobia
C)acrophobia
D)claustrophobia
E)noctophobia

Question 40

What does the root in the term multimodal mean?

A)Many
B)Treatment
C)Method
D)Attitude
E)Pertaining to

Question 41

The medical term used to describe a person who is unable or unwilling to speak is ________.

A)paranoid
B)mute
C)catatonic
D)psychotic
E)depressed

Question 42

The term used to describe total or partial inability to remember past experiences is called ________.

Question 43

Identify the root and its meaning in the term obsession.

A)Ob; Life
B)Sess; Noise
C)Obsess; Besieged by thoughts
D)Ion; Forced into action
E)Sess; Without meaning

Question 44

The medical term for the external display of feelings, thoughts, and emotions is

A)affect
B)expression
C)belief
D)facies
E)effect

Question 45

A person who exhibits self-mutilation would be classified as having a (n)

A)schizophrenic personality
B)borderline personality disorder
C)antisocial personality disorder
D)obsessive-compulsive disorder
E)narcissistic personality disorder

Question 46

A disorder of perception, thought, emotion, and behavior is known as a

A)compulsive disorder
B)posttraumatic stress disorder
C)bipolar disorder
D)schizophrenic condition
E)delusion

Question 47

A patient went to see his physician because of a rash on both hands for three days.He stated that he returned from a trip abroad and was seated next to a patient who was coughing and now he is sure that he has developed leprosy.When the physician examined the patient, he could not find anything wrong other than a fading rash.The physician made note of the patient's statements, and determined that he suffered from

A)obsessive-compulsive disorder
B)hysteria
C)somatic symptom disordersom
D)acrophobia
E)agoraphobia

Question 48

The presence of two or more diseases at the same time is called

A)coexistence
B)dependence
C)comorbidity
D)copathology
E)congruent

Question 49

A syndrome characterized by physical immobility and mental stupor is

A)mutism
B)catatonia
C)paranoia
D)schizophrenia
E)psychosis

Question 50

The term for a somatoform condition in which symptoms progress to include loss of feeling, paralysis, deafness, or blindness is a (n)

A)physicality
B)obsession
C)somatic disorder
D)conversion disorder
E)hypochondriac

Question 51

The combining form in the term somatoform means

A)shape
B)body
C)form
D)sensations
E)cause

Question 52

What is the general term for a pathologic fear or dread?

A)Horror
B)Terror
C)Nightmares
D)Phobia
E)Shudder

Question 53

What is the term that refers to a fixed, unyielding, false belief or judgment held despite strong evidence to the contrary, often seen in a person with schizophrenia?

A)Psychosis
B)Conversion
C)Denial
D)Delusion
E)Hallucination

Question 54

A patient with schizophrenia told her psychologist that on two occasions she saw her mother sitting in a car outside of her house.Her mother lives in Europe, and there is no reason for the mother to be sitting in a car outside the patient's house.The psychologist believes the patient is experiencing

A)delusions
B)paranoia
C)hallucinations
D)repressions
E)psychosis

Question 55

The term used to describe a person who cheats, steals, and lies, and has no sense of responsibility and no anxiety or guilt about their behavior is

A)antisocial personality disorder
B)dissociative identity disorder
C)catatonic
D)psychotic
E)schizophrenic

Question 56

During a session with a psychologist, a patient confided that she felt she was being followed to her appointments so she drove for miles out of her way in order to lose her follower.The psychologist would document the patient's behavior in the medical record using which of the following terms?

A)Compulsions
B)Obsessions
C)Hallucinations
D)Paranoid
E)Delusional

Question 57

What does the root in the term psychosis mean?

A)Mind
B)Condition
C)Confusion
D)Unreal
E)Disorder

Question 58

The police were called to the home of a person who was threatening to kill himself.The act of killing oneself is called ________.

Question 59

Identify the root and its meaning in the term depressant.

A)Ant; away from
B)Press; press down
C)Pressant; lower
D)De; take away
E)Depress; inferior

Question 60

The medical definition of the term physical dependence is

A)an addiction to drugs
B)the state of needing a drug for daily functioning
C)the condition of being a minor
D)the pathology of adults who cannot retain a job
E)the state of wanting to "fit-in"

Question 61

The classification of drugs that are able to alter mood, behavior, and/or cognition are the

A)neurotransmitters
B)anti-depressive agents
C)mood stabilizers
D)psychoactive agents
E)stimulant agents

Question 62

The basic origin of disorders such as dissociative identity disorder and multiple personality disorder is

A)a birth defect
B)a chemical imbalance
C)drug abuse
D)the need to escape
E)a fear of social situations

Question 63

What medical term, derived from the Greek mythical character who was in love with his own reflection in the water, means a self-love where the person interprets everything in relation to himself or herself?

A)Obsession
B)Narcissism
C)Psychopath
D)Schizoid
E)Sociopath

Question 64

What does the root/combining form in the term narcotic mean?

A)Drug
B)Addicting
C)Pertaining to
D)Altering
E)Sleep

Question 65

A patient has developed a tolerance to many drugs.The medical definition of the term tolerance is

A)an increase in the duration of the drug's effect
B)an inability to metabolize the drug
C)prolonged excretion time of the drug
D)becoming accustomed to a stimulus or drug
E)accepting the effects of the drug

Question 66

Barbiturates and tranquilizers are classified as which type of psychoactive drug?

A)Narcotics
B)Stimulants
C)Psychedelics
D)Tricyclic antidepressants
E)Depressants

Question 67

One of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs is

A)caffeine
B)amphetamines
C)codeine
D)ecstasy
E)oxycodone

Question 68

Some drugs induce an exaggerated feeling of well-being.The term for this feeling is

A)euphoria
B)narcosis
C)elation
D)psychedelic
E)psychoactive

Question 69

The term used to describe the habitual psychologic and physiologic dependence on a substance or practice is

A)addiction
B)dependency
C)tolerance
D)compulsive
E)psychotic

Question 70

The new term for multiple personality disorder is

A)intermittent explosive disorder
B)dissociative identity disorder
C)borderline personality disorder
D)antisocial personality disorder
E)narcissistic personality disorder

Question 71

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a medical term that means the uncontrollable need to steal?

A)Cleptomania
B)Cliptomania
C)Kleptomania
D)Kliptomania
E)Kleptamania

Question 72

Which of the following is NOT considered an impulse control disorder?

A)Pyromania
B)Substance abuse
C)Kleptomania
D)Intermittent explosive disorder
E)Borderline personality disorder

Question 73

The effects of abuse in a person who has used psychedelic drugs for a long period of time include

A)constipation and drowsiness
B)hallucinations and paranoia
C)euphoria and relief of pain
D)high energy and mental alertness
E)reduced anxiety and sedation

Question 74

Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that has which of the following modes of action?

A)Narcotic
B)Psychedelic
C)Stimulant
D)Depressant
E)Antipyretic

Question 75

A condition characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp, beard, pubic, and other body hair is called

A)obsession
B)compulsion
C)intermittent explosive disorder
D)addiction
E)trichotillomania

Question 76

The most severe dissociative disorder is abbreviated as

A)MPD
B)DID
C)TTM
D)BPD
E)LOD

Question 77

Which of the following terms, meaning a psychoactive drug that intensifies sensory perception, is spelled correctly?

A)Psychedelic
B)Psychodelic
C)Psychadelic
D)Psychidelic
E)Psycodelic

Question 78

What does the root in the term schizoid mean?

A)Two
B)Split
C)Mind
D)Dangerous
E)Unaware

Question 79

A natural substance in the brain that has the same effect as opium is

A)norepinephrine
B)dopamine
C)acetylcholine
D)serotonin
E)endorphin

Question 80

What does the root in the term stimulant mean?

A)Activate
B)Excite
C)Induce
D)Energize
E)The same as