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Crisis Intervention Exam 9
Mental Health Codes
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 1
03/06/2016

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Term
Personality disorder most commonly recognized in males.
Definition
Antisocial
Term
Personality disorder most commonly recognized in females.
Definition
Borderline
Term
"major depressive syndrome, depressed mood, or loss of interest of at least _____________.
Definition
two weeks
Term
Single most common factor in suicidal behavior is that the individual is experiencing_____________.
Definition
Depression
Term
Which of these is a common myth about suicide?
Definition
People who talk about suicide won't commit suicide.
Term
________________is a false belief not based on factual information.
Definition
Delusion
Term
______________is a distortion of the senses where the individual experiences hearing or seeing something that is not there.
Definition
Hallucination
Term
____________is a type of mental illness demonstrated by disturbances in one's emotional reaction and feelings.
Definition
Mood disorder
Term
______________consists of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in perception, or impaired or distorted thinking.
Definition
Schizophrenia
Term
Schizophrenia is defined as_____________________.
Definition
A group of psychotic disorders
Term
Is to have a sub average score of 69 or less on the Wechler intelligence scale or Stanford Binet I Q test
Definition
mental retardation
Term
A police officer may take a person into custody without a warrant, if the officer has reason to believe that the person ____________________________.
Definition
presents a substantial risk of serious harm to themselves or others unless they're immediately restrained.
Term
An Emergency detention Order is a _________________.
Definition
Civil Court Order
Term
Which of the below should be considered when deciding if you need back up in dealing with mentally ill person?
Definition
person may exhibit extraordinary strength.
Term
Which of the following would you not do, in communicating with the mentally ill?
Definition
Use "YOU" statements instead of "I" statements.
Term
When talking with the mentally ill you should use _________________________.
Definition
Open ended questions
Term
Some studies indicate that _______% of U.S. adults suffer from some sort of mental illness in their lifetime.
Definition
Thirty-two percent
Term
"A diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong"
Definition
Insanity
Term
Professionals commonly use a "tool" commonly known as the __________to diagnose mental illness.
Definition
DSM-IV
Term
Which of these is not a category of mental illness?
Definition
Insanity
Term
Which of these is not a personality disorder?
Definition
Bipolar
Term
"An illness involving mania(an intense enthusiasm)and depression".
Definition
Bipolar disorder
Term
Which of these is not a mood disorder?
Definition
Delusions
Term
"An illness involving a distortion of reality that may be accompanied by delusions and or hallucinations".
Definition
Psychosis
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