Which Personality disorder is most commonly recognized in males?

a.  paranoid

b.  antisocial

c.  borderline

d.  bipolar

Which Personality disorder is most commonly recognized in females?

a.  paranoid

b.  antisocial

c.  borderline

d.  bipolar

A “major depressive syndrome” is defined as a depressed mood or loss of interest of at least _____.

a.  2 weeks

b.  10 days

c.  1 week

d.  30 days

The single most common factor in suicidal behavior is that the individual is experiencing _____.

a.  hallucinations

b. delusions

c.  depression

d.  psychosis

Which of these is a common myth about suicide?

a.  people who talk about suicide won’t commit suicide

b.  people who talk about suicide will commit suicide

c.  people who commit suicide aren't crazy

d.  all the above are myths

_____ is a false belief not based on factual information.

a.  hallucination

b.  delusion

c.  paranoia

d.  insanity

_____ is a distortion of the senses where the individual experiences hearing or seeing something that is not there.

a.  delusion

b.  hallucination

c.  insanity

d.  fantasy

_____ is a type of mental illness demonstrated by disturbances in one's emotional reaction and feelings.

a.  mood disorder

b  hallucination

c.  delusion

d.  insanity

_____ consists of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in perception, or impaired or distorted thinking.

a.  insanity

b.  delusions

c.  hallucinations

d.  schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is defined as _____.

a.  a “split personality”

b.  a “psychosis”

c.  a group of psychotic disorders

d. none of the above

_____ is having a sub average score of 69 or less on the Wechler Intelligence Scale or Standard Binet I Q test.

a.  mental illness

b.  mental retardation

c.  insanity

d.  sub standard

A peace officer may take a person into custody without a warrant, if the officer has reason to believe that the person _____.

a.  has a mental illness

b.  presents a substantial risk of serious harm to themselves or others unless they're immediately restrained

c.  there is insufficient time to obtain a warrant

d.  a and b or a and c

An Emergency Detention Order is a _____.

a.  civil court order

b.  guaranteed admission for the person detained

c.  instrument for incarceration not evaluation

d.  all the above

Which of the below should be considered when deciding if you need back up in dealing with mentally ill person?

a.  size of the person

b.  age of the person

c.  gender of the person

d.  person may exhibit extraordinary strength

Which of the following would you not do, in communicating with the mentally ill?

a.  Use the individual's name

b.  give instructions one at a time

c.  use “I” statements instead of “You” statements

d.  use “You” statements instead of “I” statements

When talking with the mentally ill you should use _____.

a.  open ended questions

b.  yes or no style questions

c.  very informed, full text, detailed questions

d.  short, very authoritative statements

Some studies indicate that _____ % of U.S. Adults suffer from some sort of mental illness in their lifetime.

a.  22.1

b.  32

c.  35

d.  50

“A diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong”.

a.  mental retardation

b.  mental illness

c.  insanity

d.  paranoia

Professionals commonly use a “tool” commonly known as the _____ to diagnose mental illness.

a.  DSM-IV

b.  DSM-V

c.  MSD-IV

d.  SDM-IV

Which of these is not a category of mental illness?

a  personality disorder

b.  mood disorder

c.  psychosis

d.  insanity

Which of these is not a personality disorder?

a.  paranoid

b.  antisocial

c.   borderline

d.  bipolar

“ An illness involving mania ( an intense enthusiasm) and depression”.

a.  depression

c.  mania

d.  personality disorder

d.  bipolar disorder

Which of these is not a mood disorder?

a.  depression

b.  bipolar disorder

c.  delusions

d.  mania

“ An illness involving a distortion of reality that may be accompanied by delusions and or hallucinations”.

a.  psychosis

b.  personality disorder

c.  mood disorder

d.  insanity