Ch. 18 Mental Health

What medical term, derived from the Greek mythical character who was in love with his own reflection in the water, means a self-love where the person interprets everything in relation to himself or herself?

Narcissism

Identify the root and its meaning in the term obsession.

Obsess; Besieged by thoughts

________ are recurrent thoughts, fears, impulses, or uncontrollable thoughts.

Obsessions

What does the prefix in the term unipolar mean?

One

During a session with a psychologist, a patient confided that she felt she was being followed to her appointments so she drove for miles out of her way in order to lose her follower. The psychologist would document the patient's behavior in the medical record using which of the following terms?

Paranoid

Which of the following medications is NOT a tricyclic antidepressant?

Paroxeline

What does the suffix in the term homicidal mean?

Pertaining to killing

How are phobias different from panic disorders?

Phobias are related to a specific situation or object.

Which of the following terms, meaning a psychoactive drug that intensifies sensory perception, is spelled correctly?

Psychedelic

Which individual on the mental health team can prescribe medications to a patient?

Psychiatrist

A mood disorder related to the lack of sunshine causing increased melatonin production by the pineal gland is abbreviated as

SAD

Which of the following is NOT an affective disorder?

Schizophrenia

What does the root/combining form in the term narcotic mean?

Sleep

What does the root in the term schizoid mean?

Split

Mrs. Somers' co-worker, Larry Smith, was fired from his job. Immediately after he was fired, he set fire to the papers on Mrs. Somers' desk and threatened to burn her face and hair. Since that episode, Mrs. Somers has had significant stress symptoms and has been unable to return to work. She went to see a psychologist who told her that she was suffering from a

posttraumatic stress disorder

The specialty area that is concerned with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of behavioral disorders is

psychiatry

The classification of drugs that are able to alter mood, behavior, and/or cognition are the

psychoactive agents

Schizophrenia is a form of

psychosis

A tension headache is an example of a

psychosomatic disorder

Ms. Smith visits her family doctor about once a month for various symptoms. After a thorough examination, including diagnostic tests, the doctor finds no physical basis for her symptoms. She mentions that she has begun a new job which is very stressful. His diagnosis of Ms. Smith would most probably be

psychosomatic disorder

Mr. James was arrested for setting fire to buildings of those employers who had fired him in the past. The court asked a psychiatrist, Dr. Hagman, to evaluate the patient. Dr. Hagman entered a note in the chart calling this fire-starting tendency

pyromania

The suffix in the term schizoid means

resemble

A disorder of perception, thought, emotion, and behavior is known as a

schizophrenic condition

The root in the term narcissistic means

self-love

An anxiety disorder which involves the fear of being embarrassed in situations such as public speaking and eating in public is called

social phobia

The basic origin of disorders such as dissociative identity disorder and multiple personality disorder is

the need to escape

The medical definition of the term physical dependence is

the state of needing a drug for daily functioning

What does the suffix in the term psychology mean?

the study of

A condition characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp, beard, pubic, and other body hair is called

trichotillomania

The term used to describe a person who cheats, steals, and lies, and has no sense of responsibility and no anxiety or guilt about their behavior is

antisocial personality disorder

A patient has developed a tolerance to many drugs. The medical definition of the term tolerance is

becoming accustomed to a stimulus or drug

The term that refers to the use of drugs that cause emotional or physical harm to an individual as consumption becomes frequent and compulsive is called

drug abuse

A form of bipolar disease which combines the frenetic energy of mania with dark thoughts and paranoid delusions is called

dysphoric mania

A natural substance in the brain that has the same effect as opium is

endorphin

Some drugs induce an exaggerated feeling of well-being. The term for this feeling is

euphoria

The effects of abuse in a person who has used psychedelic drugs for a long period of time include

extreme delusions and paranoia

Ms. Bee visits Dr. Botticelli with complaints of persistent, excessive worrying for the last six months. She is unable to name the cause of her fear. She also complains of palpitations, insomnia, and irritability. Based on these symptoms, Dr. Botticelli diagnoses Ms. Bee with

generalized anxiety disorder

A diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder would be given to a person who

has an exaggerated sense of self-importance and seeks constant attention

The suffix in the term psychiatry is ________ and its meaning is ________.

iatry; treatment

During a therapy session, a patient describes feelings of despair and hopelessness and states he does not want to live anymore. On the basis of the patient's description of these feelings, the psychiatrist is considering a diagnosis of

major depression

The medical term used to describe a person who is unable or unwilling to speak is ________.

mute

In the term paranoia, the root is ________ and its meaning is ________.

noia; to think

Ms. Jones is employed as a secretary in a large company. She leaves for work at precisely 7:40 AM every day because she fears being late. When she arrives at work, the first thing she does is to wipe her desk and all equipment with a disinfecting cloth, then arranges the notes on her desk in a certain way, washes her hands for two minutes followed by hand sanitizing gel before being able to begin working. Her behavior is an example of a (n)

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Specialists on the mental health team include all of the following individuals EXCEPT

physical therapists

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a medical term that means the uncontrollable need to steal?

Kleptomania

What does the root in the term multimodal mean?

Method

What does the root in the term psychosis mean?

Mind

The new term for multiple personality disorder is

dissociative identity disorder

What is the medical term that describes the act of one person killing another person?

Homicide

What is the nonmedical term for a person unable to be responsible for his actions?

Insanity

An individual with major depression has been experiencing symptoms for at least

2 weeks

The suffix in the term psychopath means

disease

What does the prefix in the term posttraumatic mean?

After

What is the most common category of mental disorders found in the United States?

Anxiety disorders

Which of the following statements regarding a somatoform disorder is accurate?

Conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder

Which of the following therapies would be most beneficial for a patient with a psychosomatic disorder?

Biofeedback

Identify the root and its meaning in the term compulsion.

Compuls; drive or compel

What does the suffix in the term schizophrenia mean?

Condition

Jackie Jones is in a weekly psychotherapy session with a clinical psychologist. In one of the sessions, she refers to herself as both "Susanna" and "Martha." When she talks about Susanna and Martha, her voice and mannerisms change. Jackie would most likely be given a diagnosis of

DID

The most severe dissociative disorder is abbreviated as

DID

A psychiatrist treats a patient with major depression with an electric current that is passed through the brain. This type of therapy is abbreviated

ECT

What does the root in the term stimulant mean?

Excite

James is a 19-year-old with a history of alcohol addiction. His attempts to hold a job for more than two weeks have consistently failed, partly because he is belligerent and often hostile to others. Based on his clinical history, a psychiatrist has diagnosed James with

a mental disorder

When personality patterns become rigid and inflexible, they cause impairment of the individual's

ability to function socially

A pathologic fear of heights is known as

acrophobia

The term used to describe the habitual psychologic and physiologic dependence on a substance or practice is

addiction

The medical term for the external display of feelings, thoughts, and emotions is

affect

A person who is fearful of crowded places such as buses has

agoraphobia

A training technique used to achieve voluntary control of responses to stimuli is

biofeedback

A mood disorder with alternating episodes of depression and mania is called

bipolar disorder

The combining form in the term somatoform means

body

A person who exhibits self-mutilation would be classified as having a (n)

borderline personality disorder

A person who is exciting, charming, and friendly one moment and angry, irritable, and sarcastic the next suffers from a (n)

borderline personality disorder

One of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs is

caffeine

A professional licensed in the science concerned with the behavior of the human mind is a

clinical psychologist

All of the following medications can be used to treat depression EXCEPT

clonazepam (Klonopin)

All of the following drugs are classified as narcotics EXCEPT

cocaine

Psychotherapy to build skills to deal with the effects of the trauma in other areas of life is known as

cognitive processing therapy

The presence of two or more diseases at the same time is called

comorbidity

The term for a somatoform condition in which symptoms progress to include loss of feeling, paralysis, deafness, or blindness is a (n)

conversion disorder