Deck 19: Mental Health

Question 1

Obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder can both be classified under which category of mental disorders?

A) Anxiety
B) Psychosis
C) Disturbances of Mood
D) Disturbances of Cognition

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In which type of eating disorder do people lose control over their eating but they do not purge?

A) Anorexia nervosa
B) Bulimia nervosa
C) Binge-eating disorder
D) Body-dysmorphic disorder

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder of childhood and its prevalence has been increasing?

A) Anxiety
B) Anorexia nervosa
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Mental illnesses are sometimes difficult to diagnose and, consequently, hard for epidemiologists to count.

Question 5

Mental disorders derive from a range of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.

Question 6

Mental illnesses are generally inevitable with those having a genetic predisposition.

Question 7

If a squad of soldiers are subjected to severe stress in combat, all of them will probably develop PTSD.

Question 8

If a mother carrying twins in her womb smokes and drinks alcohol, both babies will inevitably show signs of schizophrenia in later life.

Question 9

If a mother is depressed, there is a good chance that her baby will have depression later in life.

Question 10

Treatment of mental illness in older adults is similar to that for younger patients.

Question 11

Mental illnesses account for more disability in developed countries, including the United States, than any other group of illnesses.

Question 12

__________________ is a severe, chronic developmental disorder characterized by severely compromised ability to engage in, and by a lack of interest in, social interaction.

Question 13

__________________ is commonly regarded as an illness of young adulthood, but it can extend into and first appear in later life.

Question 14

whats the category of mental disorder to the appropriate description.
-Vitally important physiological response to dangerous situations that prepares one to evade or confront a threat in the environment

Question 15

whats the category of mental disorder to the appropriate description.
-Disorders of perception and thought

Question 16

whats the category of mental disorder to the appropriate description.
-Characteristically manifest themselves as a sustained feeling of sadness or hopelessness

Question 17

whats the category of mental disorder to the appropriate description.
-Alterations in the ability to organize, process, recall information and to execute complex sequences of tasks

Question 18

whats the forms of treatment to the appropriate description.
-Involves helping people confront their fear and feelings about trauma they experienced through mental imagery, writing, or other ways

Question 19

whats the forms of treatment to the appropriate description.
-Patient is asked to recount his/her traumatic experience and a therapist helps him/her redirect inaccurate or destructive thoughts about the experience

Question 20

whats the forms of treatment to the appropriate description.
-Sometimes used for severe depression

Question 21

whats the forms of treatment to the appropriate description.
-Often used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 22

Which is the only category in which the prevalence is comparable among the older cohort to the younger groups?

A) Anxiety disorders
B) Mood disorders
C) Impulse-control disorders
D) Nicotine dependence

Question 23

Which area of the United States generally has the highest prevalence of depression, serious psychological distress, and mean number of mentally unhealthy days?

A) Northeastern
B) Northwestern
C) Southeastern
D) Southwestern

Question 24

President Obama signed an executive order to strengthen access to mental health care, including suicide prevention efforts, for which group of people?

A) Teens and young adults
B) Elderly
C) Uninsured Americans
D) Veterans

Question 25

According to the World Health Organization, mental illnesses account for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart disease.

Question 26

Anxiety and mood disorders are often associated with chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, and cancer.

Question 27

The evidence for a genetic influence of autism includes twin studies which found that identical twins of autistic individuals will also have autism in 9 out of 10 cases.

Question 28

Anorexia nervosa cannot be diagnosed in individuals over 60.

Question 29

A teen girl who loses excessive weight and spends long periods in the bathroom with the door locked may have bulimia.

Question 30

Binge-eating disorder usually leads to excessive weight loss.

Question 31

Mental health in adulthood involves successful performance of mental functions, allowing an individual to flourish in various areas.

Question 32

Stressors such as the breakup of romantic relationships are more likely to induce mental illness in those who are already vulnerable, such as those with a serious physical illness.

Question 33

The ____________________ is the source of the commonly cited findings about the high incidence and prevalence of mental illness in the United States.

Question 34

_____________________ is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder of childhood.

Question 35

Whats the appropriate description of the survey?
-Researchers at Harvard Medical School interviewed 10,000 adults asking questions designed to diagnose specific mental and substance abuse disorders

Question 36

Whats the appropriate description of the survey?
-A state-based telephone survey that conducts approximately 450,000 adult interviews each year

Question 37

Whats the appropriate description of the survey?
-Conducts in-person interviews with carefully selected representative households to identify serious psychological distress in the past 30 days

Question 38

Whats the appropriate description of the survey?
-Participants chosen from carefully selected representative households are asked question on number of mentally unhealthy days as well as questions designed to measure depression

Question 39

Whats the appropriate description of the factors associated with mental illness?
-Are important in some mental disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 40

Whats the appropriate description of the factors associated with mental illness?
-Neurophysiological deficits, difficult temperament, chronic physical illness, or below-average intelligence

Question 41

Whats the appropriate description of the factors associated with mental illness?
-Severe marital discord, social disadvantage, overcrowding or large family size, paternal criminality, maternal mental disorder, and admission into foster care

Question 42

Whats the appropriate description of the factors associated with mental illness?
-Living in an area with a high rate of disorganization and inadequate schools