PSY 436 Chapter 3 Quiz

Who is likely to have the smallest delay between the onset of a disorder and first treatment contact?

A 20-year old with a mood disorder.

Zach is highly impulsive, and from a dysfunctional family background in which both parents are alcoholics. He manages to make it through high school with average grades, and goes on to college. Once there, he finds that drug use helps him cope with the stress of college. As his drug use increases, he finds himself falling further and further behind in his classes until he ultimately fails everything. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for Zach's substance abuse in college?

Failing all his classes

Based on research on protective factors, who would have the lowest risk for mental disorder?

Krika, who is very smart and very religious.

Which individual is MOST likely to develop an anxiety disorder?

Liam, who has always been emotional and is living away from home for the first time at a competitive, academically rigorous college.

Which person will have the lowest likelihood of recovery from their mental disorder(s)?

Patrick, who is moderately depressed and has an anxiety disorder.

Elenita's daughter has recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder. Elenita really wants to understand the causes of eating disorders so she can better understand her daughter. Her daughter's therapist recommends a book that is supposed to be the best explanation of the causes of eating disorders. What title would make the most sense for a book on this topic?

The Etiology of Eating Disorders

Lindy thinks that using drugs will make her more popular. Lionel does not believe this, but both of his parents are recovered drug addicts, and he has inherited their genetic predisposition for addiction. Both Lionel and Lindy have

a diathesis to abuse drugs.

Children born after 1992 have a higher risk for autism than people born before 1992. This is an example of a(n)

cohort effect

Millie wants to know how many new cases of autism there have been in the last year. She needs to know the ________ of autism.

incidence

Collin was diagnosed with depression back when he was in college. Now he is 40 years old, married, and has two children. He still takes an anti-depressant, and checks in which a psychiatrist every six months, but largely his life is not disrupted by depression any longer. Collin is at what point on the continuum of prevention?

maintenance

People who are ________ have a ________ risk for developing a mental disorder than people who are ________ .

married; lower; divorced

A guiding principle of public health programs is

prevention

Although both of Richard's parents have schizophrenia, Richard does not develop the disorder when he reaches adulthood. This demonstrates Richard's

resilience.

Being born in winter and having prenatal complications during one's birth are both correlated with schizophrenia. These are examples of

risk factors.

Which of the following is MOST similar to primary prevention?

universal prevention