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What is a psychological disorder?
a) a more neutral term than mental illness
b) any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis
c) deviant, distressful and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors |
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| c) deviant, distressful and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors |
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What is a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of 3 key symptoms?
a) ADD
b) ADHD
c) Autism |
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| b) ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) |
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What was one of the 3 kinds of mental states that Hippocrates classified?
a) mania
b) melancholia
c) phrentis
d) all of the above |
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What is Axis I?
a) is a personality disorder or mental retardation present?
b) are psychosocial or environmental problems present?
c) is a general medical condition present?
d) is a clinical syndrome present?
e) what is the global assessment of this person's functioning? |
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| d) is a clinical syndrome present? |
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What is Axis II?
a) is a personality disorder or mental retardation present?
b) are psychosocial or environmental problems present?
c) is a general medical condition present?
d) is a clinical syndrome present?
e) what is the global assessment of this person's functioning? |
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| a) is there a personality disorder or mental retardation present? |
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What is Axis III?
a) is a personality disorder or mental retardation present?
b) are psychosocial or environmental problems present?
c) is a general medical condition present?
d) is a clinical syndrome present?
e) what is the global assessment of this person's functioning? |
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| b) are psychosocial or environmental problems present? |
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What is Axis IV?
a) is a personality disorder or mental retardation present?
b) are psychosocial or environmental problems present?
c) is a general medical condition present?
d) is a clinical syndrome present?
e) what is the global assessment of this person's functioning? |
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| c) is a general medical condition present? |
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What is Axis V?
a) is a personality disorder or mental retardation present?
b) are psychosocial or environmental problems present?
c) is a general medical condition present?
d) is a clinical syndrome present?
e) what is the global assessment of this person's functioning? |
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| e) what is the global assessment of this person's functioning? |
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What is an anxiety disorder?
a) any of various mental disorders characterized by extreme anxiety and including panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder
b) psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent, anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
c) anything that causes distress |
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| b) psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent, anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety |
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What is a panic disorder?
a) a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment
b) an enxiety disorder marked by unpredictable episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations
c) anything causing extreme dread |
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| b) an enxiety disorder marked by unpredictable episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations |
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Which diorder is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by unwanted repetitve thoughts and/or actions?
a) agoraphobia
b) phobias
c) obsessive–compulsive disorder |
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| c)obsessive–compulsive disorder |
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Which is the best definition of posttraumatic stress disorder>
a) positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crisis
b) a severe anxiety disoder that can develop after an event of psychological trauma
c) overwheliming of one's ability to cope |
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| a) positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crisis |
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What is somatoform disorder?
a)diorders in which conscious awareness becomes seperated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
b) psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical cause
c) a disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease |
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| b) psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical cause |
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What is dissociative disorder?
a)diorders in which conscious awareness becomes seperated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
b) psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical cause
c) a rare disorder un which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities |
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| a)diorders in which conscious awareness becomes seperated from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings |
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Phobias are anxiety disorders marked by what?
a) irrational fear
b) avoidance of object(s)
c) avoidance of situation(s)
d) all of the above
e) none of the above |
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Which is NOT a biologicalinfluence of psychological disorders?
a)evolution
b) individual genes
c) stress |
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Which is NOT a psychological influence of psychological disorders?
a) trauma
b) roles
c) learned helplessness |
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Which is NOT a social-cultural influence of psychological disorders?
a) brain structure and chemistry
b) expectations
c) defintions of normality and disorder |
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| a) brain structure and chemistry |
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What is not a specific phobia?
a) animals
b) insects
c) heights
d) close spaces
e) they all are! |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is also known as ___?
a) shellshock
b) battle fatique
c) both a & b
d) none stated |
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What are mood disorders characterized by?
a) extreme downs
b) extreme highs
c) emotional extremes |
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Which is the best definition for major depressive disorder?
a) a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal
b) sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason
c) two or more weeks of experiencing significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and disminished interest or pleasure in most activities |
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| c) two or more weeks of experiencing significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and disminished interest or pleasure in most activities |
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Which is not a difference of suicide rates?
a) national
b) racial
c) gender
d) age
e) all of the above |
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Which is the best definition for bipolar disorder?
a) an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with periods of depression, usually interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood
b) a person alternates between helplessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania
c) neither |
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| b) a person alternates between helplessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania |
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Which is NOT a cycle of depressed thinking?
a) stressful experiences
b) negative explanatory style
c) depressed mood
d) cognitive and behavioral changes
e) none of the above |
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Which is the best definition for schizophrenia?
a) a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations
b) a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions
c) neither |
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| b) a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions |
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Which is NOT a subtype of schizophrenia?
a) paranoid
b) residual
c) hallucinations
d) disorganized |
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Which is NOT an early warning sign of schizophrenia?
a) birth complications
b) emotional unpredictability
c) poor peer relations
d) short attention span
e) all of the above are warning signs |
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| e) all of the above are warning signs |
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Which is a protective factor of mental disorders?
a)aerobic exercise
b) feelings of security
c) literacy
d) self-esteem
e) all of the above |
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Which is a risk factor of mental disorders?
a) chronic insomnia
b) chronic pain
c) birth complications
d) trauma experiences
e) all of the above |
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