revision lecture questions

Question 1

What symptoms has to be present for a diagnosis of schizophrenia

Answer 1

There is no single symptom necessary to receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia (e.g., all of the above)

Question 2

What does CBT stand for

Answer 2

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Question 3

Which has a higher MZ concordance rate – depression or bipolar

Answer 3

bipolar

Question 4

How are anxiety disorders maintained

Answer 4

Through avoidance of the feared stimulus

Question 5

What is a binge?

Answer 5

1) Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would ear during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances
2) A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode

Question 6

What are SSRIs

Answer 6

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Question 7

What personality type is associated with the development of eating disorders

Answer 7

Obsessive-compulsive personality

Question 8

Sum up the cognitive approach to understanding mental illness

Answer 8

Maladaptive thinking about self and environment

Question 9

Excessive engagement in high risk activities is a symptoms of what

Answer 9

Bipolar disorder