Deck 33: Psychiatric Disorders and Therapies

Question 1

Which psychiatric disorder consists of behaviors such as repetitive handwashing,checking if doors are locked,etc.?

A) anxiety disorder
B) attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) panic disorder

Answer 1

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 2

Which area of the brain is responsible for reasoning,judgment,planning,organization,and predicting future events?

A) frontal lobe
B) serotonin
C) thalamus
D) hippocampus

Answer 2

frontal lobe

Question 3

The limbic system contains all of the following structures except:

A) limbic lobe.
B) thalamus.
C) hypothalamus.
D) dopamine.

Answer 3

dopamine.

Question 4

Tardive dyskinesia,involuntary repetitive movements of the face and extremities,is a severe side effect of the drug Thorazine and of all ____________.

A) antidepressant drugs
B) antipsychotic drugs
C) antianxiety drugs
D) abused substances

Question 5

The combining form anxi/o- means :

A) fear; worry.
B) mood.
C) sensation.
D) upset; nervous.

Question 6

Making up medical or psychiatric symptoms to get attention (but without realizing that it is to get attention) is known by the name of ____________ disorder.

A) Tourette
B) Munchausen
C) Beck
D) Rorschach

Question 7

Which neurotransmitter prepares the body for "fight or flight" and is seen in increased levels in patients with anxiety-related disorders?

A) dopamine
B) serotonin
C) epinephrine
D) norepinephrine

Question 8

False sensory impressions involving vision,smell,sound,taste,or touch are known as:

A) hallucinations.
B) delusions.
C) paranoia.
D) obsessions.

Question 9

Which disorder is characterized by constant,persistent,uncontrollable thoughts that occupy the mind,cause anxiety,and compel the patient to perform excessive,repetitive activities for fear of what might happen if these are not done?

A) phobia
B) dementia
C) panic disorder
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 10

Which type of disorder is characterized by a temporary or permanent impairment of thinking and memory?

A) post-traumatic stress disorder
B) generalized anxiety disorder
C) panic disorder
D) cognitive disorder

Question 11

When a pyromaniac sets a fire,he/she is:

A) trying to conceal a crime.
B) taking revenge.
C) trying to collect insurance money.
D) none of the above.

Question 12

Obtaining sexual arousal by deliberately causing abuse,pain,humiliation,or bondage to another person is known as:

A) voyeurism.
B) sadism.
C) rape.
D) transvestism.

Question 13

An increased level of _________ in the brain (from cocaine,narcotic drugs,or alcohol) produces the euphoria and excitement ("high") craved by addicts.

A) serotonin
B) dopamine
C) GABA
D) epinephrine

Question 14

The Three Faces of Eve is a movie made in 1957 about a woman who was described as having multiple personalities.The current name for this condition is:

A) depersonalization.
B) conversion disorder.
C) identity disorder.
D) anxiety disorder.

Question 15

A patient whose fear of flying in an airplane is due to claustrophobia would most likely be treated with which psychotherapeutic technique?

A) aversion therapy
B) systematic desensitization
C) psychoanalysis
D) art therapy

Question 16

Which disorder involves repetitive pulling out of hair from the head?

A) pedophilia
B) pyromania
C) trichotillomania
D) kleptomania

Question 17

Which is a radiologic procedure that shows areas of abnormal metabolism in the brain related to dementia and Alzheimer's disease?

A) x-ray
B) CT scan
C) MRI
D) PET scan

Question 18

____________ is a mental disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality with hallucinations and delusions.

A) Psychosis
B) Neurosis
C) Mental retardation
D) Panic attack

Question 19

Acute confusion,disorientation,and agitation due to a toxic level of drugs or alcohol in the brain is known as:

A) delirium.
B) amnesia.
C) dementia.
D) dysthymia.

Question 20

Which psychiatric therapy involves the patient thinking about a desired but destructive behavior,coupled with a mild electric shock or noxious smell like ammonia?

A) art therapy
B) cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) aversion therapy
D) electroconvulsive therapy

Question 21

The combining form klept/o- means :

A) to pretend.
B) disease; suffering.
C) take over.
D) to steal.

Question 22

A/An ____________ is an intense state of feelings.

Question 23

The combining form phren/o- means :

A) diaphragm; mind.
B) fear; avoidance.
C) therapy; treatment.
D) toxin; poison.

Question 24

In the medical word xenophobia,xen/o- means :

A) spider.
B) crowds.
C) foreign.
D) fear; avoidance.

Question 25

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means that which produces an imagined perception?

A) -ism, compuls/o-
B) -gen, hallucin/o-
C) -phile, ped/o-
D) -ic, therapeut/o-

Question 26

A state of complete physical and psychological dependence on a substance is known as ____________.

A) addiction
B) posttraumatic stress disorder
C) phobia
D) conduct disorder

Question 27

All of the following are symptoms of ADHD except ____________.

A) lack of guilt or remorse for actions
B) distractability and short attention span
C) hyperactivity and restlessness
D) inability to follow directions

Question 28

The patient underwent hypnosis or ____________ in order to stop smoking.He was put into a sleep-like trance during which time the therapist made suggestions to his unconscious mind to later act on consciously.

Question 29

A person who attains sexual arousal with preadolescent children is called a ____________.

Question 30

____________ is a neurotransmitter for the sympathetic division of the nervous system that prepares the body for "fight or flight."

Question 31

A person with a borderline personality ____________.

A) wants to be told what to do and what to think
B) has an exaggerated sense of self-worth
C) is angry, demanding, and manipulative
D) fears abandonment and rushes into destructive relationships

Question 32

____________ disorder is also known as manic-depressive disorder.

Question 33

All of the following are true about patients with anorexia nervosa except ____________.

A) they binge and purge
B) they refuse to acknowledge they are too thin
C) they make excuses for not eating
D) they wear loose clothing to conceal their weight loss

Question 34

The "high" that drugs of abuse cause is created because they increase the level of ____________ in the brain.

A) GABA
B) dopamine
C) epinephrine
D) serotonin

Question 35

A ____________ disorder is a sudden attack of severe,overwhelming anxiety without an identifiable cause.

Question 36

Bipolar disorder has mood swings between ____________ and ____________.

A) euphoria, mania
B) hyperactivity, impulsiveness
C) depression, cyclothymia
D) mania, depression

Question 37

____________ is the fear of closed-in spaces.

Question 38

____________ are chemicals that play an important role in emotions by relaying messages from one neuron to the next.

Question 39

The most common type of psychosis is ____________.

Question 40

If you feel a strong infatuation for someone of the opposite sex,you are experiencing a high level of the neurotransmitter ____________ in your brain.

Question 41

Anxiolytic drugs and minor tranquilizers are also known as:

A) antipsychotic drugs.
B) drugs for mania.
C) antidepressant drugs.
D) antianxiety drugs.

Question 42

Knowingly exhibiting false medical or psychiatric symptoms and lying in order to get a tangible reward,such as narcotic drugs or disability payments,is known as:

A) malingering.
B) hypochondriasis.
C) Munchausen by proxy.
D) agoraphobia.

Question 43

The area of the brain involved in amnesia due trauma or disease is the:

A) hippocampus.
B) cingulate gyrus.
C) hypothalamus.
D) fornix.

Question 44

Microphobia is a fear of:

A) germs.
B) science.
C) crowds.
D) small things.

Question 45

Oppositional defiant disorder is the inability to bond emotionally and form intimate relationships with others because of severe abuse or neglect of the patient's basic needs before age two.

Question 46

PMDD is a continuing,disabling reaction to a very traumatic event in which a patient has problems such as chronic anxiety,insomnia,and irritability.

Question 47

Without therapy,a person with impulse control disorder and trichotillomania will eventually become:

A) obese.
B) blind.
C) deaf.
D) bald.

Question 48

Valium and Xanax belong to which category of drugs?

A) antianxiety
B) antipsychotic
C) antidepressant
D) drugs for alcoholism

Question 49

When a patient represses overwhelming anxiety,a psychosis can occur in which the patient shows physical disability such as blindness with no physical reason.

Question 50

An addict becomes addicted because he/she is not aware of the serious medical conditions related to the use of that substance.

Question 51

What does it mean if a psychiatrist documented that the patient had a flat affect?

A) There is no outward display on the face of any of the patient's emotions or thoughts.
B) The patient is not able to feel guilt or shame.
C) The patient does not receive any sexual arousal from images of the opposite sex.
D) The patient is in a stuporous, fixed position like a statue.

Question 52

Xenophobia is a fear of strangers.

Question 53

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is characterized by memory loss.

Question 54

Delusional disorder is characterized by continued false beliefs concerning events of everyday life that are fixed and unchanging despite the efforts of others to persuade or evidence showing otherwise.

Question 55

Treatment for anorexia nervosa would not include:

A) antipsychotic drugs.
B) antidepressant drugs.
C) family therapy.
D) psychotherapy.

Question 56

With regard to substance-related disorders,the words dependence and tolerance mean the same thing.

Question 57

Bulimia is an extreme eating disorder characterized by a decrease in food intake to the point of starvation.

Question 58

The combining form hebe/o- in hebephrenic schizophrenia means :

A) dramatic.
B) youth.
C) pleasure.
D) human being.

Question 59

Which drug is used to treat bipolar disorder?

A) Antabuse
B) Haldol
C) Lithium (Lithobid)
D) Prozac

Question 60

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is caused by hypersecretion of melatonin and shows itself as depression.

Question 61

Which psychiatric therapy places the patient in a dream-like trance?

A) hypnosis
B) group therapy
C) psychoanalysis
D) play therapy

Question 62

Which type of disorder dwells on scenarios by mentally asking "What if ...?"

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) panic disorder
C) phobia disorder
D) generalized anxiety disorder

Question 63

Depression is often accompanied by ____________,which is a lack of pleasure in any activity.

A) anhedonia
B) amnesia
C) kleptomania
D) addiction

Question 64

The fear of germs is known as ____________.

A) claustrophobia
B) arachnophobia
C) xenophobia
D) microphobia

Question 65

The abbreviation ETOH means :

A) poisoning.
B) ethyl alcohol.
C) overdose.
D) electrotherapy of the head.

Question 66

Control of long-term memory and comparison between present and past emotions and events is the responsibility of the:

A) amygdaloid bodies.
B) thalamus.
C) hypothalamus.
D) hippocampus.

Question 67

An obsessive-compulsive personality is all of the following except ____________.

A) feels there is always one best way to do things
B) keeps lists and is consumed with minor details
C) is emotional, dramatic, and histrionic
D) is inflexible and perfectionistic

Question 68

Sexual intercourse with a person under 18 years of age is known as ____________.

A) rape
B) transsexualism
C) autism
D) statutory rape

Question 69

Which of the following is caused by injury to or degeneration of the hippocampi?

A) overeating and obesity
B) disinterest in eating
C) loss of long-term memory
D) insomnia

Question 70

The suffix -mania means :

A) condition of frenzy.
B) depression.
C) state of mind; mood.
D) without a mind.

Question 71

The combining form obsess/o- means :

A) besieged by thoughts.
B) drive or compel.
C) mood.
D) repeat again and again.

Question 72

An increased level of epinephrine may cause all of the following mental disorders except ____________.

A) panic attacks
B) depression
C) social phobia
D) anxiety

Question 73

Which category of drugs is also known as anxiolytic drugs?

A) antidepressant drugs
B) antipsychotic drugs
C) antianxiety drugs
D) Antabuse

Question 74

All of the following statements are true about the disorder SAD except ____________.

A) it stands for seasonal affective disorder
B) it involves a loss of touch with reality
C) it is caused by hypersecretion of melatonin
D) it includes depression and weight gain

Question 75

A patient with body dysmorphic disorder:

A) is overly concerned about the body and has frequent plastic surgery.
B) misinterprets minor body sensations and feels they are disease.
C) wants to be told what to do and how to make decisions.
D) feels as if they are in a dream watching themselves.

Question 76

The combining form emot/o- means :

A) emotion; feeling.
B) mood; sensation.
C) moving; stirring up.
D) without movement.

Question 77

All of the following are impulse control disorders except:

A) pathological gambling.
B) premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
C) intermittent explosive disorder.
D) pyromania.

Question 78

Electroshock therapy is used to treat patients who have:

A) depression and schizophrenia.
B) phobias and fears.
C) amnesia and stress disorder.
D) All of the above.

Question 79

An exaggerated sense of self-worth and importance is characteristic of a ____________ personality.

A) delusional
B) antisocial
C) narcissistic
D) schizophrenic

Question 80

The combining form hallucin/o- means :

A) besieged by thoughts.
B) false belief.
C) thinking.
D) imagined perception.