Assessment No. 1 Flashcards
Chris, a 30-year-old man, has been experiencing trouble maintaining his daily routines. He finds it hard to get out of bed in the morning, skips meals, and often forgets to take his medication. He also struggles to focus on work and has difficulty completing basic tasks. Which aspect of psychopathology does Chris’s behavior reflect?
A) Distress
B) Dysfunction
C) Duration
D) Deviance
B) Dysfunction
Sophie, a 25-year-old woman, feels constant worry about her job and health, even when there is no apparent reason to be concerned. She often feels on edge and gets nervous before minor events, like meeting new people or attending a meeting at work. Which component of psychopathology does Sophie’s experience primarily represent?
A) Deviance
B) Disability
C) Distress
D) Duration
C) Distress
David, a 45-year-old man, frequently has difficulty maintaining friendships. He tends to push people away after becoming too attached, leading to frequent arguments and breakups with friends and family. His relationships are often marked by extreme emotional highs and lows. Which aspect of psychopathology best describes David’s situation?
A) Dysfunction
B) Disability
C) Duration
D) Distress
B) Disability
Emma, a 27-year-old woman, often has unusual beliefs. She believes that people on the street are talking about her, and she sometimes speaks to people who aren’t there. Her behavior stands out as unusual compared to those around her. Which of the following is the most accurate label for Emma’s behavior?
A) Deviance
B) Disability
C) Distress
D) Dysfunction
A) Deviance
Liam, a 35-year-old man, has been feeling anxious and stressed for several months. His anxiety occurs almost every day, and although it fluctuates in intensity, it hasn’t gone away. What aspect of psychopathology does Liam’s prolonged anxiety best illustrate?
A) Duration
B) Disability
C) Deviance
D) Distress
As future Clinicians, is it safe to assume that all psychopathology falls under the 5Ds Criteria of Disorder?
A) True
C) False
B) Somewhat True
D) Somewhat False
C) False
This proponent altered the term “Dementia Praecox” to Schizophrenia, which is widely used in the modern psychology.
A) Emil Kraeplin
B) Franz Aton Mesmer
C) Eugene Blueler
D) Jean Charcot
C) Eugene Blueler
In Ancient times, this was one of the treatments that was utilized to treat patients with psychopathology through a circular incision in the skull to release evil spirits. What is this treatment called?
A) Exorcism
C) Parilla
B) Blood Letting
D) Trephination
D) Trephination
According to Hippocrates, abnormal behavior is due to chemical imbalances between the different humors in the body. Using this theory, if a person exhibits a state of frenzied activity, what specific humor is it tied to?
A) Black Bile
B) Yellow Bile
C) Sanguine
D) Phlegm
B) Yellow Bile
This person was the one who started the first site of asylum reform that allowed better institutionalized care to psychiatric patients in the 19th Century.
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Franz Aton Mesmer
C) Philippe Pinel
D) Benjamin Rush
C) Philippe Pinel
The concept of Nature vs. Nurture was started by which proponent?
A) Galen
B) Hippocrates
C) Emil Kraeplin
D) Galton
D) Galton
____ is the type of data extracted from the patient while ____ is the type of data clinician use to understand and evaluate the patient’s presenting problem.
A) Internal; External
B) Qualitative; Quantitative
C) Idiographic; Nomothetic
D) Nomothetic; Idiographic
C) Idiographic; Nomothetic
This test aims to unravel broader information and the personality of the test-taker using ambiguous pictures. This is commonly used as a supplementary test and promotes rapport with the patient.
A) Affective Test
B) Personality Inventories
C) Projective Techniques
D) Screening Tools
C) Projective Techniques
Under the MMPI-II Clinical Scales, what scale aims to measure compulsions, obsessions, intrusive thoughts, irrational fears, and guilt?
A) Hysteria
B) Mania
C) Psychasthenia
D) Hypochondriasis
C) Psychasthenia
This type of neuroimaging diagnostic test seeks
to measure the neural activity of the different cortices of the brain. Furthermore, it is designed to check for abnormal brain activity that is used to do different diagnosis especially neurocognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders
A) CT Scan
B) fMRI
C) Sonography
D) Electroencephalogram
B) fMRI
Alex, 19-year-old, male, suffers from two or more separate diagnoses. What concept best illustrates the case of Alex?
A) Specifier
B) Comorbidity
C) Diagnosis
D) Dimensional Data
B) Comorbidity
Maria, a 40-year-old woman, has been struggling with depression for the past few years. She recently experienced a significant career setback, which caused her to feel more isolated and hopeless. Meanwhile, her childhood friend, Jane, has also been dealing with depression, but for her, the cause was a history of family conflict and a lack of emotional support during her upbringing. Despite the different causes, both Maria and Jane are now exhibiting similar symptoms of depression, such as sadness, lack of motivation, and difficulty concentrating.
A) Equifinality
B) Multifinality
C) Psychodynamic
D) Continuity Hypothesis
A) Equifinality
What is the best method to increase the likelihood of full remission in treating psychopathology?
A) Psychopharmacology
B) Psychotherapy
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
C) Both A and B
The following below are the facets of the
Mental Status Examination EXCEPT?
A) Thought Processes
B) Mood and Affect
C) Sensorium
D) Implicit Memory
D) Implicit Memory
In utilizing Projective Techniques, which Mental Health Professionals are allowed to use this technique?
A) Psychiatrist
B) Psychiatric Nurse
C) Psychometrician
D) Psychologist
D) Psychologist
In relation to number 20, projective techniques fall under what level of psychological test here in the Philippines?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
C) 3
This type of neurotransmitter makes people dominant yet more assertive and relaxed. What type of neurotransmitter is this?
A) Dopamine
B) Serotonin
C) GABA
D) Endorphin
B) Serotonin
When utilized, this neurotransmitter will release a natural “high”, or intense, elated perceived experiences. What neurotransmitter is this?
A) Endorphin
B) Serotonin
C) Glutamate
D) Dopamine
A) Endorphin
A 19-year-old Filipino student consults for symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), including excessive worrying about her family’s financial situation. The psychologist learns that her mother has been diagnosed with GAD, and her father has a history of substance use disorder. The psychologist hypothesizes that genetic predisposition and environmental stressors are contributing factors.
A) prevalence
B) Course
C) Etiology
D) Prognosis
C) Etiology
