Abnormal Psych
Research indicates that suicides by people with schizophrenia are in response to: A)voices commanding them to kill themselves. B)feelings of demoralization. C)overdoses of antipsychotic drugs. D)a feeling of invincibility.
B
The type of clinician who would be MOST likely to say, "Tell me about the quality of mutual support you receive from your marriage" is a:
sociocultural clinician.
What doe phenylketonuria (PKU) and Tay-Sachs disease have in common?
Both are caused by double recessive gene
A person with bipolar disorder is taking a commonly used drug to stabilize mood in the manic episodes. What else might also happen as a result of taking this drug
The person might experience at least partial relief from depressive episode
A child is awakened during the night, uses the toilet, and receives a sticker and praise from a parent. Later in the week, accumulated stickers may be turned in for a highly desired toy. This child is undergoing:
dry-bed training for enuresis
you would suspect a problem in the _____ for someone experiencing difficulty with short-term memory
prefrontal lobe
Jose just saw his best friend shot and killed by a gunman who was driving through his neighborhood. A month later he is in a psychologist's office complaining that he cannot work; everything seems hopeless. There are several other symptoms consistent with these. Based on these data, the diagnosis would MOST likely be:
reactive depression
Based on family pedigree studies, which relative of an individual with a diagnosis of schizophrenia would be MOST at risk for developing the disorder? A)niece B)sister C)father D)grandson
B
Which of the following is MOST likely to be said by an elderly person regarding long-term care?
"I'm worried about how my life will change."
"I'm no fool, no sirree! I'm gonna live to be 103. . . ." sang the Disney character Jiminy Cricket decades ago. If Jiminy Cricket had been a human (most crickets live only a few weeks), what's the BEST advice you could have given him to live a very long life?
"Accept life's challenges with optimism, have good health habits, and inherit 'longevity' genes."
Someone says to you, "Homeless people scare me. They're all crazy." What is your BEST response?
"Unfortunately, about a third of homeless people are mentally ill."
A child with autism is laughing but sees another child crying. When asked what the other child is feeling, the child with autism is MOST likely to say:
"happiness," because of mindblindness.
Studies indicate that more than ____ percent of elderly people meet the criteria for a mental disorder
20
Percent of Americans that are somewhat shy
50%
About what percentage of people who commit suicide use alcohol just prior to the act? A)10 percent B)20 percent C)35 percent D)70 percent
D
More than _____ of manic patients treated with lithium improve.
60%
"The client scores low on extroversion and agreeableness, but high on neuroticism. Looks like schizoid personality disorder to me." The therapist being quoted is using what instrument to make the diagnosis? A)the "Big Five" personality test B)"supertrait" theory C)a 200-statement test, with each statement rated on a 1-to-7 scale D)a "dichotomizing" test
A
A person is labeled "schizophrenic" by the community. Based on available evidence, it is MOST likely that: A)community members, and the person, will have a more negative view of the person. B)community members, but not the person, will have a more negative view of the person. C)the person, but not community members, will have a more negative view of the person. D)neither the person nor community members will have a more negative view of the person.
A
A person with schizophrenia who hears all the animals around her making plans to get her ready for the ball, and comes to think she is Cinderella is experiencing a(n) ______ hallucination and a delusion of ______ A)auditory; grandeur B)tactile; control C)olfactory; reference D)gustatory, persecution
A
According to the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia: A)people with a biological predisposition for schizophrenia will develop it if certain psychosocial stressors are also present. B)people with certain psychosocial stressors will develop schizophrenia in the absence of a biological predisposition. C)biological predispositions for schizophrenia override any evidence for the importance of psychosocial stressors. D)people with certain biological predispositions will develop schizophrenia in the absence of psychosocial stressors.
A
Behavioral and cognitive theorists propose that people who develop narcissistic personality disorder may have been treated: A)too positively in early life. B)too negatively in early life. C)either too positively or too negatively in early life. D)ambiguously and neglectfully in early life.
A
Compared to those diagnosed with schizophrenia who live in developing countries, those diagnosed with schizophrenia who live in developed countries are: A)less likely to recover fully, and more likely to be hospitalized. B)less likely to recover fully, and less likely to be hospitalized. C)more likely to recover fully, and more likely to be hospitalized. D)more likely to recover fully, and less likely to be hospitalized.
A
Delia does not display all the full-blown schizophrenia symptoms anymore. Occasionally, a shadow of a symptom appears. She is a bit withdrawn and not entirely clear all the time, but she can marginally function in the world. This is an example of: A)residual schizophrenia. B)catatonic schizophrenia. C)paranoid schizophrenia. D)undifferentiated schizophrenia.
A
Delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, heightened perceptions and hallucinations, and inappropriate affect are examples of ______ symptoms of schizophrenia .A)positive B)negative C)cognitive D)ineffective
A
If a person being treated for schizophrenia goes each day to a center where the focus is on improving social skills and receiving therapy, the person is participating in: A)partial hospitalization. B)a sheltered workshop. C)a residential center. D)a support group.
A
If you and your family were receiving support, encouragement, and advice from other families with schizophrenic members, you would MOST likely be participating in: A)family psychoeducational programs. B)family milieu therapy. C)joint drug treatment. D)psychodynamic therapy.
A
Postpartum psychosis occurs: A)in 1-2 percent of women, beginning soon after childbirth .B)in about 5 percent of women, beginning soon after childbirth. C)in 1-2 percent of women beginning 1-2 years after childbirth. D)in about 5 percent of women, beginning 1-2 years after childbirth
A
Recently the dopamine hypothesis for schizophrenia has been challenged because it has been discovered that: A)effective new drugs suggest abnormal neurotransmitter activity of serotonin as well as dopamine. B)excessive dopamine activity contributes to only some kinds of schizophrenia. C)atypical antipsychotic drugs work exclusively on dopamine receptors. D)those with catatonic schizophrenia respond better to atypical than to traditional antipsychotic drugs.
A
The cognitive view of schizophrenia is based on the assumption that those with schizophrenia experience strange and unreal sensations: A)then tell their friends and family, who deny the reality of the sensations. B)and misinterpret them as "normal." C)that have no basis in biology. D)that are confirmed by their schizophrengernic mothers.
A
The finding that the HIGHEST rates of schizophrenia are found among people who are born during the winter supports which theory of schizophrenia? A)viral theory B)genetic theory C)dopamine theory D)biochemical theory
A
Which of the following MOST accurately represents the "rational path to madness?" A)I experience disturbing symptoms. I talk them over with others. Others say I am imagining things. I decide others are lying to me. B)I experience disturbing symptoms. I talk them over with others. Others give me lots of attention and sympathy. I experience more symptoms. C)I experience disturbing symptoms. I talk them over with others. Others say I am imagining things. I decide they are right and become depressed. D)I experience disturbing symptoms. I talk them over with others. Others argue rationally against my symptoms. I believe them and no longer have symptoms.
A
f a patient's chart said the patient had extrapyramidal side effects, you would expect to see the patient showing primarily ______ dysfunction. A)motor B)cognitive C)emotional D)language
A
Which of the following have sociocultural theorists suggested as a cause for the emergence of borderline personality disorder? A)rapid social change B)traditional family structures C)clinging and dependent parents D)nontraditional family structures
A)rapid social change
The fact that Alzheimer's disease resembles Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease suggests that Alzheimer's may be caused by:
A virus
Which theoretical orientation would support the finding that there is a significant relationship between positive life events and feelings of life satisfaction and happiness? A) behavioral B) biochemical C) cognitive D) psychoanalytic
A) behavioral
Lithium appears to affect: A) neurons's second messengers. B) absorption of salt. C) brain seizure activity. D) reuptake of serotonin.
A) neurons's second messengers.
If you were looking for people who have schizophrenia, where would you MOST likely find them?
A)living on their own, unsupervised
One similarity of those experiencing paranoid personality disorder and those experiencing schizoid personality disorder is that they tend: A)not to have close ties to others. B)to distrust others. C)to be described by others as arrogant and angry. D)not to score well on typical intelligence tests.
A)not to have close ties to others.
According to psychodynamic theorists, an important factor in the development of avoidant personality disorder is: A)an early sense of guilt. B)early experiences of shame. C)lack of development of trust. D)an inability to express anger.
B
the term borderline was introduced by
Adolph Stern in 1938
What is the relationship between age and anxiety in the elderly?
As age increases, the rate of anxiety disorders increases.
A society that honors those who kill themselves to defend their families or country, or because of a value they hold dear, would have a higher rate of what Durkheim calls: A)egoistic suicide. B)altruistic suicide. C)anomic suicide. D)intragroup suicide.
B
DSM-5, like its predecessor, DSM-IV-TR, identifies 10 personality disorders utilizing a: A)systematical approach. B)categorical approach. C)dimensional approach. D)phrenological approach.
B
Downward drift is BEST reflected in which of the following statements? A)Poverty and social disruption cause schizophrenia. B)Schizophrenia causes people to fall into poverty and social disruption. C)Genetic factors cause both schizophrenia and poverty. D)Schizophrenia causes marital disruption, which causes poverty.
B
In the middle of a normal, calm conversation, a person with Tourette's syndrome might suddenly begin shouting, and then follow that with a string of obscenities. This is similar to the symptom of schizophrenia called: A)blunted and flat affect. B)inappropriate affect. C)poverty of speech. D)loss of volition.
B
Juan is an atheist, does what he wants, and is alienated from others. He feels life isn't worth living and kills himself. According to Emile Durkheim, he would be classified as an: A)anomic suicide. B)egoistic suicide. C)imitative suicide. D)altruistic suicide.
B
Most contemporary psychodynamic theorists would agree with which of the following statements? A)Schizophrenogenic mothers confuse their children, resulting in their children becoming schizophrenic. B)Schizophrenogenic mothers, if they do exist, don't create schizophrenic children. C)Schizophrenogenic should be applied to fathers as well as to mothers. D)Schizophrenogenia has been supported by research as an important contributor to schizophrenia.
B
People with schizophrenia who wave their arms around in wild motions and make kicking motions with their legs are experiencing: A)catatonic stupor. B)catatonic excitement. C)catatonic rigidity. D)catatonic posturing.
B
The type of therapist MOST likely to try to help people diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder to believe they are not helpless, and to teach them better thinking skills, is a ______ therapist: A)psychodynamic B)cognitive C)sociocultural D)behavioral
B
A behavioral therapist is MOST likely to use which of the following in treating a patient with unipolar depression? A) electroconvulsive treatments B) praise for engaging in positive activities C) insight into the underlying problemD) identification of distorted thinking and negative biases
B) praise for engaging in positive activities
A person suspected of having unipolar depression has a smaller-than-normal hippocampus, although it produces a normal number of new neurons. This is: A) normal. B) unusual; those with unipolar depression usually have a smaller-than-normal hippocampus, causing it to produce a low number of new neurons. C) unusual; those with unipolar depression usually have a normal-sized hippocampus, causing it to produce a low number of new neurons. D) very unusual; those with unipolar depression usually have a normal-sized hippocampus, causing it to produce a normal number of new neurons.
B) unusual; those with unipolar depression usually have a smaller-than-normal hippocampus, causing it to produce a low number of new neurons.
Sarah respects none of society's boundaries and is insensitive to other people, frequently violating their rights. She does not consider the consequences of her actions. She MOST probably experiences: A)schizoid personality disorder. B)antisocial personality disorder. C)histrionic personality disorder. D)schizotypal personality disorder.
B)antisocial personality disorder.
Cognitive therapy for avoidant personality disorder focuses on: A)providing practice in social behaviors in a group setting. B)increasing the client's tolerance of emotional discomfort and building up his or her self- image. C)providing social skills training and exposure treatment that requires clients to gradually increase their social contacts. D)helping patients uncover the origins of their symptoms and resolve the unconscious conflicts that may be operating.
B)increasing the client's tolerance of emotional discomfort and building up his or her self- image.
People who talk rapidly dress flamboyantly and get involved in dangerous activities are showing _______ symptoms of mania.
Behavioral
A person with schizophrenia who laughs when told sad news and screams in situations that most people see as warm and tender is experiencing: A)cognitive distortion. B)delusions of control. C)inappropriate affect. D)olfactory hallucination
C
Although lying, even compulsive lying, is not considered a psychological disorder, it is sometimes characteristic of people with: A)paranoid personality disorder. B)depressive disorder. C)narcissistic personality disorder. D)anxiety disorder.
C
An emergency medical technician (EMT) arrives at the scene of a bad car accident, and calmly prepares a severely injured passenger for transport to a hospital while others at the scene are screaming and crying with fear and grief. The EMT's training has resulted in behavior similar to the symptom of schizophrenia called: A)ahedonia. B)poverty of speech. C)blunted affect. D)flat affect.
C
Milieu therapy is based primarily on the principles of _______________ psychology. a. cognitive b. behavioral c. humanistic d. psychodynamic
C
Recent research shows that if one identical twin develops schizophrenia, there is about a 50 percent chance the other twin will develop schizophrenia. If future research confirms this finding, we will have evidence of: A)a strong genetic component of schizophrenia. B)a strong environmental component of schizophrenia. C)strong environmental and strong genetic components of schizophrenia. D)a single, strong "schizophrenia gene."
C
Several people with schizophrenia work at a recycling center, where on-time behavior is expected, and payment is made solely for work completed. The people do not compete with each other. MOST likely, this work takes place at a: A)halfway house. B)community mental health center. C)sheltered workshop. D)community employment center.
C
The MOST important similarity among the personality disorders listed in the text is that: A)disorders of thought, perception, and attention are present. B)the personality traits are limited to discrete periods of illness C)they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress. D)they are social in that they involve an inability to form lasting relationships with other people.
C
Those with schizophrenia who remain standing for hours and resist efforts to be moved are experiencing: A)catatonic stupor. B)catatonic excitement. C)catatonic rigidity. D)catatonic posturing.
C
Which of the following BEST describes the effectiveness of token economy strategies? A)They are ineffective in the long run. B)They reverse the progress of schizophrenia. C)They are successful at changing the patient's behavior. D)They are successful in altering
C
Which of the following statements MOST accurately reflects current thinking about psychosis and schizophrenia? A)Psychotic behavior is best labeled as schizophrenia. B)Schizophrenia and psychosis are two distinctly different syndromes. C)People with different diagnoses can exhibit psychosis; it's not limited to schizophrenia. D)People with bipolar disorder or major depression don't exhibit psychosis; only people with schizophrenia do.
C
While Type I schizophrenia is dominated by ______ symptoms, Type II schizophrenia is dominated by ______ symptoms. A)alogia; avolition B)negative; positive C)positive; negative D)negative; catatonia
C
Why might the suicide rate among elderly Native Americans be low?A)religious fervor B)overcoming the rage of youth C)the value the culture places on the elderly D)This group overall has a very low suicide rate compared to whites.
C
After a couple divorced, you learn that one of them is suffering from depression. MOST likely: A) the man's depression led to the divorce. B) the woman's depression led to the divorce. C) a troubled marriage led to the depression. D) the depression developed after the divorce, due to the stress of starting to date again.
C) a troubled marriage led to the depression.
One who looks at the influence of race, living conditions, marital status, and roles on the development of depression would MOST likely represent which theoretical orientation? A) behavioral B) cognitive C) sociocultural D) psychodynamic
C) sociocultural
You would expect to see the biggest impact of lithium on which part of the neuron? A) the gap between neurons B) the firing of the sending neuron C) the firing of the receiving neuron D) the reception of the neurotransmitter by the receiving neuron
C) the firing of the receiving neuron
A client has enlarged brain ventricles and a measurable loss of gray matter. These symptoms are: A)psychoneuroimmunological, and the most likely diagnosis is schizotypal personality disorder. B)psychoneuroimmunological, and the most likely diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder. C)biological, and the most likely diagnosis is schizotypal personality disorder. D)biological, and the most likely diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder.
C)biological, and the most likely diagnosis is schizotypal personality disorder.
The strong relationship between antisocial personality disorder and substance abuse means that: A)substance abuse causes individuals to develop antisocial personality disorder. B)antisocial personality disorder causes individuals to abuse substances. C)there are high rates of substance abuse among those with antisocial personality disorder. D)if individuals stop abusing substances, their antisocial personality disorder will be cured.
C)there are high rates of substance abuse among those with antisocial personality disorder.
A person who has an excessive need to be taken care of and is clingy is MOST likely to qualify for a diagnosis of: A)paranoid personality disorder. B)histrionic personality disorder. C)dependent personality disorder. D)narcissistic personality disorder.
C. dependent personality disorder
Recent work has revealed that the MOST effective treatment for autism spectrum disorder has been the use of:
CBT
One of the MOST frequent reasons for the institutionalization of Alzheimer's patients is:
Caregivers are overwhelmed
Recent studies show that children with ASD are more likely than other children to have abnormalities in which section of the brain?
Cerebellum
Which is NOT a proposed cause of Alzheimer's?
Concussion or other brain injury
In the treatment of schizophrenia, a case manager's primary goal is to help with:
Coordination of services
A family with a high level of expressed emotion may display a great deal of:
Criticism
"Cluster suicides" may involve high suicide rates among those: A)visiting pro-suicide sites on the Internet. B)who have a particular recessive gene combination. C)who gather on high-stress occasions, such as funerals or court trials. D)living on certain Native-American reservations.
D
"It is obvious that this case of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder arises from an early childhood fixation." Which type of psychologist would MOST likely have made that statement?A)behavioral B)cognitive C)sociocultural D)psychodynamic
D
A person is socially withdrawn, speaks in odd ways, has strange ideas, and expresses little emotion, but she is not displaying full-blown schizophrenic symptoms. What phase of schizophrenia is this person in? A)prodromal B)active C)residual D)either prodromal or residual
D
At a suicide prevention center, you hear the following from the counselor. "Hello. I am interested in you as a person and am going to stay on the phone with you as long as you want, all night maybe." Which goals and techniques of suicide prevention does this statement represent? A)formulating a plan B)assessing suicide potential C)understanding and clarifying the problem D)establishing a positive relationship
D
If an individual has damage to the prefrontal cortex, which of the following symptoms would MOST likely be observed? A)fear and other negative emotions B)a thought disorder C)odd but imaginative language D)deficits in planning, self-control, and decision making
D
If observations of a relationship between "expressed emotion" in families and recovery from schizophrenia demonstrate cause-and-effect, one would predict that relapse would be LEAST common in schizophrenics whose families: A)frequently express criticism, and do not allow much privacy. B)frequently express criticism, and allow a good deal of privacy. C)infrequently express criticism, and do not allow much privacy. D)infrequently express criticism, and allow a good deal of
D
Of the following individuals, the one MOST likely to commit suicide would be a: A)10-year-old with high serotonin activity. B)10-year-old with low serotonin activity. C)40-year-old with high serotonin activity. D)40-year-old with low serotonin activity.
D
Rosa is sure that her family is planning to kidnap her and take her inheritance. She has found her husband talking on the phone in whispers and seen her children looking at her strangely. Rosa is MOST likely suffering from: A)delusions of grandeur. B)delusions of reference. C)delusions of control. D)delusions of persecution
D
The "rational path to madness" is MOST consistent with a: A)behavioral orientation. B)family systems orientation. C)psychoanalytic orientation. D)cognitive orientation.
D
The person most responsible for coordinating community service and providing practical help with problem-solving social skills, and ensuring that medications are being taken properly is a: A)psychiatrist. B)clinical psychologist. C)nurse practitioner. D)case manager.
D
The theorist who describes schizoid personality disorder as developing from coping with parental rejection by avoiding relationships represents the: a) cognitive perspective. b) behavioral perspective. c) existential perspective. d) psychodynamic perspective.
D
he inability to move limbs in catatonic schizophrenia illustrates ______ symptoms of schizophrenia. A)active B)positive C)negative D)psychomotor
D
Samuel, who is over 65, reports taking six prescription drugs, in addition to regularly taking two over-the-counter drugs. Among the elderly, Samuel is: A) unusual; the average elderly individual takes fewer than half this many drugs B) unusual; the average elderly individual takes twice this many drugs. C) normal; the average elderly individual takes about this amount of drugs. D) close-to-normal; the average elderly individual takes somewhat more drugs.
D) close-to-normal; the average elderly individual takes
Gort's parents never quite liked him, probably did not want children in the first place. He just was not accepted. It was clear early in school that Gort had a low opinion of himself and did not know how to interact with the other children. Now he cuts himself and has been to the ER several times. This is a description of the possible development of: A)histrionic personality disorder. B)avoidant personality disorder. C)schizoid personality disorder. D)borderline personality disorder.
D)borderline personality disorder.
Studies of those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder show that: A)less than half attempt suicide at least once in their lives, and almost none succeed. B)less than half attempt suicide at least once in their lives, and over 5 percent succeed. C)over half attempt suicide at least once in their lives, and almost none succeed. D)over half attempt suicide at least once in their lives, and about 10 percent succeed.
D)over half attempt suicide at least once in their lives, and about 10 percent succeed.
Pauls has a moderate intellectual disability: a small head and flat face, as well as a protruding tongue. Condition?
Down Syndrome
Who was the first physician responsible for developing the prefrontal lobotomy for use on human patients?
Egas Moniz
Helen was just discharged from a public health facility. She went to live with a group of other former patients in a group-living arrangement. There were staff members to help out but the former patients controlled most of the day-to-day activities. Helen's living arrangement is a:
Halfway house
To date, research shows that anxiety among the elderly is related to
Health
Clients who tend to see everything that occurs as either all right or all wrong, with nothing in between, need to focus on which phase of Beck's treatment for depression?
Identifying negative thoughts and biases
Which parent is LEAST likey to be concerned about their child' safety when they go online?
Jennifer, a white American mother
Studies of the use of cognitive-behavioral techniques in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder have shown that cognitive-behavioral techniques can produce:
Long-term gain in school achievement and intelligence test performance
Which therapy is based on the premise that when you change the social environment, you can change the patient?
Milieu Therapy
To receive a diagnosis of major depressive episode catatonic an individual must display
Motor immobility
About 17 percent of individuals with Alzheimer's disease also experience:
major depressive disorder.
What do ECT, vagus nerve stimulation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation have in common?
They suggest that brain stimulation is effective in treating severe forms of depression.
The first antipsychotic drug to be approved for use in the United States was:
Thorazine.
Among the "oldest old," those who are older than 95 years old, the MOST common concern is:
a fear of losing mental abilities.
If you were working with a patient who displayed muscle tremors and rigidity, facial tics, and tardive dyskinesia, you would suspect that the person was receiving:
antipsychotic drugs.
To be classified as a major depressive episode, depression must last for
at least two weeks
Which cognitive functioning does NOT experience a significant decline when a person has a neurocognitive disorder?
auditory perception
"What should I look for in an effective ADHD treatment program?" a friend asks. Your best answer is
behavior therapy combined with Ritalin is ideal because a smaller dose of Ritalin can be used
The two MOST common treatments for ADHD have been:
behavioral and drug therapy
Francoise is depressed. Her therapist asks her about her daily experiences, focusing on how often people say nice things to her. Her therapist MOST likely has a:
behavioral orientation.
What is the BEST educational treatment for a child with a serious level of dysfunction on the autism spectrum?
being sent to a special school that combines treatment and education
Studies reporting abnormalities in the basal ganglia of individuals with bipolar disorder provide the strongest support for which of the following causes of biopolar disorder?
brain structure
The percentage of individuals at the four levels of intellectual disability from mild to profound
decreases steadily as the intelligence level decreases
Which BEST represents the concept of "psychache"?
intolerable emotional pain
Therapists who advise clients to resist following orders from their hallucinatory voices are using a technique from the cognitive-behavioral approach that involves:
challenging the ideas about the power of hallucinations.
Critics believe that bipolar disorder has become a catch-all diagnosis for children who display uncontrolled rage. DSM-5 addressed this concern by:
creating a new disorder called disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
An iodine deficiency in the diet of a pregnant woman may lead to a condition the baby has a dwarflike appearance and defective thyroid gland this disorder is called:
cretinism
The typical pattern of Alzheimer's for the patient is:
denial, anxiety, withdrawal, dependency.
Alzheimer's is a brain _____ while stroke is a brain ______
disease, injury
One speech problem displayed by many children with autism spectrum disorder is that they repeat everything said to them. This is called:
echolalia
Examples of childhood disorders for which there are no similar adult disorder are
elimination disorder
Research evaluating sociocultural approaches to dealing with Alzheimer's disease, for example, assisted-living facilities and day-care facilities, shows that, in general, patients receiving these forms of care:
enjoy life more and don't continue to decline as quickly.
Which marks an individual as a pseudocommando?
expecting to be killed while committing mass murder
"Relational agression" is a term used to describe a pattern of aggression MOST common amoung:
girls diagnosed with conduct disorder
All of these are associated with a fuller recovery from schizophrenia:
good premorbid functioning abrupt onset early treatment
A person constantly strives to be the center of attention, yet the ideas the person so eloquently expresses are usually shallow and changeable. If this person were diagnosed with a personality disorder, it most likely would be
histrionic
a person with Alzheimer's disease is taking a drug designed to affect acetylcholine and glutamate may experience:
improvement both in short-term memory and in ability to cope under pressure
a young woman believes that everything negative that happens to her is her own fault, that she ruins everything, and that she always will. the therapist diagnoses her as suffering from a learned helplessness-induced depression because she attributes negative events in her life to
internal, global, stable factors
if your therapist encouraged you to explore your roles in life and how they might be changing or how your expectations might be different from someone else's, your therapist would be using ??? therapy
interpersonal
Terri has withdrawn from most social contacts because she never seems to be able to say the right thing. She just doesn't seem to fit in. Her comments are always misinterpreted. She feels alone and is depressed. This is an example of what interpersonal psychotherapists refer to as an:
interpersonal deficit.
Sources of discrimination in the mental health care of the elderly include:
language barriers that interfere with medical and mental health care.
Therapists who treat African American clients for depression need to be aware that their clients are:
less likely to receive newer second-generation drugs.
The DSM-5 added this category in order to help clinicians detect individuals in the early stages ofAlzheimer's disease.
mild neurocognitive disorder
"That kid is pleasant enough, but will lie about practically anything, even things that don't seem to matter much." This behavior MOST closely fits which pattern of conduct disorder?
overt-nondestructive
Alzheimer's disease is conclusively diagnosed on the basis of:
neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques evident at autopsy.
A hospitalized patient no longer talks about delusions and hallucinations, thanks to participating in a token economy program. However, critics of the token economy program would say that the token economy program has:
not eliminated the delusions and hallucinations, but improved the patient's ability to imitate normal behavior.
A person who abuses alcohol frequently often drinks alone, blacks out occasionally, and falls a lot. These characteristics are:
over twice as common in young alcohol abusers as they are in elderly alcohol abusers.
If there were several Parents Anonymous groups in a city near you, you could be sure that in that city
parents who were themselves child abusers were receiving help
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder may react with tantrums if an object is moved to a different part of the room. This is known as
perseveration of sameness
A person diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder listens to a piano piece at a concert. Later at home, the person plays the piano piece without the music and without making a mistake. This behavior is best described as a:
savant skill
According to one psychodynamic theorist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, those suffering schizophrenia were raised by mothers who were simultaneously overprotective and rejecting. She referred to these women as ________________ mothers. This theory has generally been dismissed in the years since it was first forwarded
schizophrenogenic
When a child with autism spectrum disorder jumps, flaps his arms, twists his hands and fingers, and makes unusual faces, the child is engaging in...
self stimulatory behavior
A child is in public school, but he is grouped with other low-IQ children like him. He and his classmates have a specially designed program that is different from that of the other children in the school. This is MOST likely an example of:
special education
Which statement accurately reflects current research findings
stress produces dysregulated immune systems, which may then produce unipolar depression
he most common extrapyramidal effects of conventional antipsychotic drugs are
tardive dykinesia
A child is receiving problem-solving skills training as a treatment for conduct disorder. You can be reasonably sure that
the interventions used are cognitive behavioral
The MAIN concern over the rise in diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children, and in particular, the treatment of bipolar disorder in children is:
the use of adult medications.
You might suspect an "era of narcissism" is approaching for a country when:
there is increasing emphasis on self-expression and competitiveness.
Recent research using genetic linkage studies has looked for possible patterns of inheritance of bipolar disorders. The results suggest that:
there may be several different genes that establish a predisposition to develop bipolar disorders.
