Deck 11: Special Problems

Question 1

Which of the following can cause psychosis (circle all that apply)?
a. Schizophrenia.
b. Intoxication.
c. Withdrawal from alcohol.
d. Organic brain syndromes.
e. Major depression

Answer 1

Schizophrenia.Intoxication.Withdrawal from alcohol.Organic brain syndromes.Major depression

Question 2

In interpersonal therapy, the easiest type of conflict to resolve is ______________.
a. grief work
b. couples therapy
c. childhood trauma
d. renegotiating a dispute
e. using urges

Answer 2

renegotiating a dispute

Question 3

Suicidal clients move through the following three levels of increased lethality:
a. Ideation, planning, and acting on the plan.
b. Preoccupation, fantasy, and ideation.
c. Ideation, determination, and action.
d. Sadness, depression, and anhedonia.
e. None of the above.

Answer 3

Ideation, planning, and acting on the plan.

Question 4

A key skill set for offsetting anger and aggression is ______________.
a. chemical interventions
b. talk therapy
c. using batakas
d. assertive communication
e. meditation techniques

Question 5

Delusions can be treated similarly as denial.
The following are all short answer questions:

Question 6

A client who is consistently challenging rules, taking littler personal responsibility for their actions, and appears to be lacking in empathy, is most closely related to:
a. narcissistic personality disorder.
b. antisocial personality disorder.
c. dependent personality disorder.
d. borderline personality disorder.
e. none of the above.

Question 7

A client who demands to be treated special due to their uniqueness is most closely related to:
a. narcissistic personality disorder.
b. antisocial personality disorder.
c. dependent personality disorder.
d. borderline personality disorder.
e. none of the above.

Question 8

Medications have not always been congruent with 12 program philosophies.

Question 9

In the event of comorbidity, the addictive disorder is generally primary.

Question 10

Angry clients must learn how to forgive others. How is this skill related to anger?

Question 11

Personality disorders less chronic than depression or schizophrenia.

Question 12

Common medication types for treating depression include (circle all that apply):

A) sedatives.
B) selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
C) tricyclics.
D) monoamine oxidase Inhibitors.
E) amphetamine sulphates

Question 13

A client with rapid changing moods and impulsive acting out, and overreaction to environmental stimulus is most closely related to:
a. narcissistic personality disorder.
b. antisocial personality disorder.
c. dependent personality disorder.
d. borderline personality disorder.
e. none of the above.

Question 14

he inability to experience pleasure is referred to as ____________.
a. depression
b. hedonia
c. anhedonia
d. sadness
e. melancholia

Question 15

o best illuminate the presence of other mental health issues, the assessment should include the following (circle all the apply):
a. mental status exam.
b. risk assessment for harm to self or others.
c. evaluation of cognitive impairments.
d. psychiatric history.
e. physical exam

Question 16

Among the elderly, substance abuse is the ___________ ranked mental health disorder.
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 5th
e. none of the above

Question 17

_______________ is an effective therapy for working the exaggeration of threat common with general anxiety disorders.
a. Behavioral therapy
b. Cognitive therapy
c. Gestalt therapy
d. Task oriented therapy
e. Family therapy

Question 18

According to cognitive therapists much depression comes from ______________.
a. sedentary lifestyle
b. lack of motivation
c. chemical imbalances in the brain
d. negative self talk
e. all the above

Question 19

here are times a therapist may encounter a situation where there may be imminent risk of harm to another person.his "Duty to Warn" stems from the following famous court case:
a. Webb V United States.
b. Plessey V Ferguson.
c. Roe V Wade.
d. Tarasoff V University of California.
e. This duty is part of a code of ethics and not resultant from a specific case

Question 20

Medication should never be the only treatment for depression.

Question 21

You suspect a client is suicidal. What strategy you must employ to gauge their level of lethality?

Question 22

here is a high degree of co-morbidity between addictions and other mental health disorders. Would it be best to focus on the substance use disorder first?

Question 23

he Antisocial personality disorder is described as a disorder of empathy. What does this mean?