RANDOM 2 Flashcards
1
Q
- Psychopathology is defined as?
a. The breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning of a person.
b. Impairment in some important area of life.
c. Defined as the beginning of a disorder.
d. The nature, sympathology, development and treatment of psychological disorders.
A
D
2
Q
- The lifetime prevalence of having a DSM disorder is?
a. 12%
b. 87%
c. 46%
d. 30%
A
C
3
Q
- In giving a clinical description, it is defined as “the presenting problem of the client.”
a. Incidence
b. Presents
c. Onset
d. Prevalence
A
B
4
Q
- Which theorist of personality will most likely disagree with Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic theory?
a. Karen Horney
b. Abraham Maslow
c. Carl Jung
d. Erik Erikson
A
B
5
Q
- People with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have active functioning in what part of their brain?
a. Hippocampus
b. Anterior cingulate
c. Pre-frontal cortex
d. Amygdala
A
D
6
Q
- One of the main differences between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder(OCPD) is?
a. The acceptance of symptoms within the individual.
b. OCPD is a personality disorder while OCD is not.
c. OCPD violates other peoples’ rights while OCD does not.
d. OCPD is a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation while OCD is not.
A
A
7
Q
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder(BDD) was originally included in the Somatoform Disorder bracket under DSM IV-TR. Which bracket does BDD now fall under DSM V?
a. Anxiety Disorders
b. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
c. Depressive Disorders
d. Bipolar and Related Disorders
A
B
8
Q
- Mood Disorders as now classified by the DSM V was formerly called?
a. Depressive Disorders
b. Affective Disorders
c. Cyclothymia
d. Mania
A
B
9
Q
- Major Depressive Disorder is most common in?
a. Women
b. Men
c. Both men and women
d. Men with alcoholic problems
A
A
10
Q
- It is defined as the deterioration of cognitive functions?
a. Delirium
b. Alzheimer’s Disease
c. Dementia
d. Dementia with Levy Bodies
A
C
11
Q
- It is a less severe form of autism and recently more recognized in adult population.
a. Asperger’s Disorder
b. ADHD
c. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
d. Conduct Disorder
A
A
12
Q
- Which is true about suicide?
a. People who threaten suicide are only seeking attention.
b. Most people who commit suicide have made previous unsuccessful attempts.
c. A person may be insane to commit suicide.
d. Talking about suicide with a depressed person may prompt the person to attempt it.
A
B
13
Q
- Common characteristics of people with Substance Abuse Disorders.
a. Tolerance and Dependence
b. Withdrawal and Dependence
c. Tolerance and Withdrawal
d. Tolerance only
A
C
14
Q
- This is the equivalent of Carl Jung’s “collective unconscious” in Sigmund Freud’s theory of personality.
a. Unconscious
b. External World
c. Phylogenetic endowment
d. Ego-ideal
A
C
15
Q
- The concept of “womb envy” was founded by which theorist?
a. Anna Freud
b. Melanie Klein
c. Margaret Mahler
d. Karen Horney
A
D
16
Q
- Delirium, dementia and amnestic disorders characteristically develop:
a. as temporary conditions
b. from complications at birth
c. in late adulthood
d. as part of the normal aging process
A
C
17
Q
- If a psychopathology is said to have an acute onset, it means that the symptoms developed:
a. Suddenly
b. following a previous period of recovery
c. Atypically
d. Gradually
A
A
18
Q
- The postpartum onset specifier is used to define a severe manic or depressive episode with psychotic features that occurs in a woman following:
a. Childbirth
b. Rape
c. Menopause
d. Hysterectomy
A
A
19
Q
- Minki is a taxi driver who has recently experienced strange sensations. He suddenly notices that the world looks strange to him. Some objects look bigger than normal and others look smaller. Cars passing by seem oddly shaped and people appear dead or mechanical. He is most likely experiencing:
a. Depersonalization
b. Derealization
c. Mania
d. Depressive episode
A
B
20
Q
- Which part of the brain is said to be damaged when a person has PTSD?
a. The hippocampus, which disrupts sleep
b. The amygdala, which disrupts learning and memory
c. The hippocampus, which disrupts learning and memory
d. The amygdala, which disrupts sleep
A
C