Deck 21: Mental Health

Question 1

What does the abbreviation CBT mean?

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

Answer 1

cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

OCD

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

mental health.

Question 4

DSM-5 is:

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Which of the following is the inkblot test?

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

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

Dr.Sigmund Freud developed a type of therapy called:

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

Question 14

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 15

Dysthymia is defined as:

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

Question 16

Electroconvulsive therapy is useful for:

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

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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

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

Question 20

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 21

In the term autism,the root aut means :

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

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

Risk for suicide appears to be highest in people with:

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

Question 24

The root somat in the term psychosomatic means :

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

Question 25

The combining form eg/o means :

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

Question 26

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 27

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

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

Question 28

In the term paranoia,the suffix -noia means :

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

Question 29

A person being self-centered would be called:

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

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

In the term agoraphobia,the root agora means :

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

Question 32

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 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

Pyromania is a form of a/an:

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

Question 35

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 36

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

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

Question 37

An abnormal fear of high places is called:

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

Question 38

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

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

Question 39

Alzheimer disease is a form of:

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

Question 40

In the term delusion,the root delus means to:

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

Question 41

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

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

Question 42

The most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder among children is:

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

Question 43

What generally causes a dissociative disorder to develop in childhood?

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

Question 44

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

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

Question 45

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

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

Question 46

Which condition has the greatest chance of becoming life threatening?

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

Question 47

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 48

Which of the following is a contributing factor to mental illness?

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

Question 49

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 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

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 52

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 53

In the term cyclothymic,the root word means :

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

Question 54

The drug Prozac is what kind of a drug?

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

Question 55

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 56

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 57

Besides anorexia nervosa,another type of eating disorder is:

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

Question 58

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 59

Which condition is also known as manic-depressive illness?

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

Question 60

A pyromaniac:

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

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

An abnormal mood of mild mania characterized by hyperactivity is:

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

Question 63

Munchausen's 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 64

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

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

Question 65

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

Question 66

The Stanford-Binet is a type of:

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

Question 67

The meaning of the abbreviation WHO is ________.

Question 68

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 69

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

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

Question 70

The most common drug prescribed for ADHD is:

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

Question 71

The meaning of the abbreviation DSM-5 is ________.

Question 72

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 73

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

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

Question 74

Which of the following drugs affects psychic function?

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

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

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 77

The roots in psychiatrist mean:

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

Question 78

________ is an abnormal condition of the brain or mind.

Question 79

________ is the study of the mind.

Question 80

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