Exam #3 Flashcards
A small cult shares the delusion that the sun is inhabited by small angry fire creatures and they are plotting to attack the Earth in 2021. The only way to save themselves is to forgo sunscreen. This is an example of:
A.) Psychosis
B.) folie à deux
C.) Schizophrenia
D.) Schizoaffective disorder
B.) folie à deux
Sherri is talking quickly about strange religious things–she is saying words but they don’t make sense together. She reports she is seeing God whenever the head nurse walks by and that the pharmacist is a “blue eyed devil.” Sherri has what category of symptoms:
A.) Positive
B.) Psychotic
C.) Antisocial
D.) Negative
A.) Positive
Sherri sits still–almost too still. She has no facial expressions and doesn’t speak. she has this category of symptoms:
A.) Delusional
B.) Psychotic
C.) Negative
D.) Positive
C.) Negative
Jacki is in the hospital for sepsis. He is experiencing hallucinations and brain fog that is impacting his speech. He is not making sense to his doctor. He does not qualify for schizophrenia primarily because:
A.) He isn’t having negative symptoms
B.) His symptoms are not enough to qualify
C.) His hallucinations aren’t visual
D.) His symptoms are a result of a medical phenomenon
D.) His symptoms are a result of a medical phenomenon
Schizoaffective disorders is the combination of symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
True or False
True
The person least likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia
A.) Someone with an identical twin with schizophrenia
B.) Has a spouse diagnosed with schizophrenia
C.) Someone with one parent who has schizophrenia
D.) Has a nephew or niece diagnosed with schizophrenia
B.) Has a spouse diagnosed with schizophrenia
Since the 1950s institutional care has improved and begun using all of the following except
A.) Milieu therapy
B.) Isolated institutionalization
C.) Token economy
B.) Isolated institutionalization
Neuroleptic drugs (or first generation anti-psychotics) are no longer used because
A.) They make people drowsy
B.) They are too sedating
C.) They have tremendous side effects
D.) They are expensive
C.) They have tremendous side effects
Extrapyramidal effects of anti-psychotic drugs refer to the side effects of
A.) Unwanted motor activity
B.) Loss of balance
C.) Attention problems
D.) Brain fog, confusion, and delay
A.) Unwanted motor activity
Seth is taking a anti-psychotic that is leaving him with extrapyramidal effects. Along with the anti-psychotic, Seth’s doctor should prescribe:
A.) Anti-Parkisonian drugs
B.) Antihistamines
C.) A first generation anti-psychotic
D.) Tardive dyskinesia
A.) Anti-Parkinsonian drugs
This began in the 1960s when we started to deinstitutionalize those with severe mental illness
A.) Family systems support
B.) Milieu therapy
C.) a community approach
D.) Preventative care
A community approach
People with this personality disorder are very critical of weakness in others
A.) borderline
B.) Paranoid
C.) Antisocial
D.) Shizoaffective
B.) Paranoid
This personality disorder has chaotic relationships with other people as a hallmark of the disorder
A.) Neurotic
B.) Schizoid
C.) Paranoid
D.) Borderline
D.) Borderline
When does a quirky personality become disordered?
A.) when they are rigid and unchanging
B.) When inner experience doesn’t match outer experience
C.) When they become characteristic
D.) When they are rigid, unchanging, and interfere with our functioning and/or cause distress
D.) When they are rigid, unchanging, and interfere with our functioning and/or cause distress
Antisocial means that you do not like being around other people
True or False
False
The hallmark trait of an antisocial personality disorder
A.) Disregard and continued violation for other peoples’ rights
B.) Violent behavior
C.) Persistent and diffuse anxiety
D.) Disliking social activities and other people
Disregard and continued violation for other people’s rights
This cluster of disorders responds best to treatment
A.) dramatic
B.) Odd
C.) They all respond equally poorly to treatment
D.) Anxious
Anxious
Venting anger helps people feel less angry
True or False
False
People with avoidant personality disorder are often mistakenly categorized as someone with:
A.) Social anxiety disorder
B.) Panic disorder
C.) Eating disorder
D.) Generalized anxiety disorder
A.) Social anxiety disorder
The central symptom of child bipolar disorder or disruptive mood dysregulation disorder:
A.) Recurrent rages
B.) Delusions
C.) Depression
D.) Mania
A.) Recurrent rages
Ricky is diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ricky’s main problems are that he:
A.) Experiences disinterest in others
B.) Struggles with constant sadness
C.) Cannot concentrate and is overly active and impulsive
D.) Experiences lack of the ability to feel pleasure along with stomach aches and other physical ailments.
C.) Cannot concentrate and is overly active and impulsive
Boys and girls have the same rates of depression
A.) During the teen years
B.) In early adulthood
C.) After the onset of puberty
D.) Before the age of 13
D.) Before the age of 13
An anxiety disorder in childhood may present with much different symptoms than an anxiety disorder in adulthood. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding these differences?
A.) the diagnosis cannot be fully made for a child until they reach age 13 or older
B.) Children only experience anxiety related to a trigger or specific event while adults can have free-floating anxiety
C.) Children are not capable of abstract thought so their anxiety is always linked to a specific trauma
D.) Children show more behavioral or somatic symptoms while adults show ,ore cognitive symptoms
D.) Children show more behavioral or somatic symptoms while adults show more cognitive symptoms
Which state was the first to enact antibullying legislation in 1999?
A.) Oregon
B.) Minnesota
C.) Georgia
D.) Colorado
C.) Georgia
Which of these into one of the two groups of disorders that commonly occur in the elderly?
A.) Bipolar disorder
B.) Schizophrenia
C.) Histrionic personality disorder
D.) Substance use disorders
D.) Substance use disorders
Percentage of elderly Latinx Americans who live below the poverty line is about ______%
A.) 33
B.) 16
C.) 11
D.) 21
D.) 21%
Which of these is the MOST likely to cause major neurocognitive disorder?
A.) Depression
B.) Stress
C.) Anxiety
D.) Brain abnormalities
D.) Brain abnormalities
Anxiety disorders are common among the elderly. Which diagnosis in this family of illness is the MOST common for those over age 65?
A.) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B.) Panic disorder
C.) Generalized anxiety disorder
D.) Phobic disorder
C.) Generalized anxiety disorder
The most common contributing factor to Alzheimer’s disease is:
A.) Stress
B.) Age
C.) Substance misuse
D.) Trauma
B.) Age
