Appraisals quiz 6 chapter 15

For a Major Depressive Episode, how long must a client be in a depressed mood or have lost interest or pleasure in nearly all activities? A) Two weeks ​B) One month ​C) Two months ​D) Six months

A) Two weeks

​A childhood disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than what is expected developmentally is: A) ​Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. ​B) Conduct Disorder. ​C) Oppositional Defiant Disorder. ​D) Adjustment Disorder.

A) ​Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

​What is the most commonly used diagnostic system in mental health settings? A) ​Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5) ​B) International Classification of Diseases-Tenth Edition (ICD-10) ​C) American Psychiatric Association Manual (APAM) ​D) Mental Health Diagnostic System (MHDS-5)

A) ​Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5)

​Concerning Anxiety Disorders, a brief period where the client feels intense apprehension, fearfulness, or terror is called a(n): A) ​Panic Attack. ​B) Agoraphobic Attack. ​C) Anxiety Attack. ​D) Panic Disorder.

A) ​Panic Attack.

​The primary purpose of diagnosis is to: A) ​provide a description of client's symptoms in a way that is understandable to others. ​B) provide a label for the client. C) ​determine what the client's prognosis will be. ​D) describe for the client into which category their symptoms fall.

A) ​provide a description of client's symptoms in a way that is understandable to others.

​A client reports that he has been using a pain killer (i.e., Loritab) for the last 18 months and has attempted to stop using the pain killer but has not been able to do so. He also reports taking higher doses to get the same effect, and he is going to multiple doctors to get various prescriptions. A diagnosis you should first consider would be: ​A) Substance Abuse Disorder. B) Substance Use Disorder. C) Substance-Induced Somataform Disorder.​ ​D) Addictive Personality Disorder.

B) Substance Use Disorder.

​The main distinction between schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder is: ​schizophrenia is a childhood disorder, and schizophreniform disorder is diagnosed in adulthood. ​A) schizophrenia is a medical condition, and schizophreniform disorder is a mental disorder. B) schizophreniform disorder lasts for a shorter duration than schizophrenia. C) ​schizophreniform disorder occurs over one long episode, and D) schizophrenia occurs in a series of brief episodes.

B) schizophreniform disorder lasts for a shorter duration than schizophrenia.

This group of disorders is characterized by a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perceptions of the environment. ​A) Factitious Disorders B) ​Dissociative Disorders ​C) Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified ​D) Sleep Disorders

B) ​Dissociative Disorders

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Autistic Disorder? ​A) Impairment in social interaction and communication B) ​Loss of previously acquired skills ​C) Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities ​D) Symptoms present in the early developmental period

B) ​Loss of previously acquired skills

​An episode characterized by abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable moods is a(n) __________ Episode. ​A) Anxiety B) ​Manic ​C) Mixed ​D) Hypomanic

B) ​Manic

​The difference between a Hypomanic Episode and a Manic Episode is that: ​the Hypomanic Episode is more intense and lasts longer. ​A) there is more delusion in the Hypomanic Episode as compared to the Manic Episode. B) ​the Hypomanic Episode has a minimum duration of four days as compared C) to a week for a Manic Episode. D) ​the Hypomanic Episode has periods of depression while the Manic Episode does not.

B) ​the Hypomanic Episode has a minimum duration of four days as compared

This semi-structured interview is considered the current standard with the field and is psychometrically robust. ​A) World Mental Health-Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI) ​B) Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) C) Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID-5) ​D) Diagnostic Interview for Adolescents & Adults (DIAA)

C) Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID-5)

What do kleptomania, pyromania, intermittent explosive disorder, and pathological gambling have in common?​ ​A) They are all obsessive-compulsive disorders. ​B) They are all disruptive behavior disorders. C) They are all impulse-control disorders. ​D) They are all disorders of adolescence.

C) They are all impulse-control disorders.

​In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the compulsions are: ​A) persistent thoughts or images that interfere with normal activities. B) ​memories of traumatic events that elicit strong thoughts and feelings of anxiety. C) repetitive behaviors or mental acts with the goal being to reduce or prevent the anxiety.​ ​D) panic-like symptoms including physical symptoms like difficulty breathing and the sense of losing control or "going crazy."

C) repetitive behaviors or mental acts with the goal being to reduce or prevent the anxiety.​

​What are the major feature(s) of Antisocial Personality Disorder? ​A) An extreme fear and avoidance of any social activity ​B) Eccentric behavior and detachment from others ​C) Aggressive outbursts and impulse control problems D) Manipulation, disregard, and deceit of others

D) Manipulation, disregard, and deceit of others

​With cyclothymic disorder, the client has: ​A) to have had at least four major depressive episodes. ​B) to have had at least four manic episodes. ​C) depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than not, for at least two years. D) ​at least two years of numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms.

D) ​at least two years of numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms.

​Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by: ​A) the inability to eat almost all types of food. ​B) severely restricting food intake and low body weight. ​C) binge eating on a regular basis (e.g., twice a week). D) ​binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain.

D) ​binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain.

​In the DSM-5, the term substance in Substance-Related Disorders: ​A) refers to alcohol exclusively. B) ​refers to alcohol and "street" drugs. ​C) alcohol and both prescribed and nonprescribed psychoactive drugs. D) ​includes drugs of abuse (including alcohol), side effects of prescribed and over-the-counter medication, or a toxin.

D) ​includes drugs of abuse (including alcohol), side effects of prescribed and over-the-counter medication, or a toxin.