Understanding And Treating Mental Health Problems Flashcards
What does the term “aetiology” refer to in mental health?
1) The diagnosis of mental disorders
2) The classification of mental health symptoms
3) The origin or cause of a disorder
4) The treatment plan for mental health issues
The origin or cause of a disorder
What treatment was associated with the supernatural view of mental illness in prehistory?
1) Bloodletting
2) Exorcism
3) Trephination
4) Herbal remedies
Trephination
Which ancient concept involved balancing bodily fluids to maintain health?
1) The humoural theory
2) The somatogenic approach
3) The medical model
4) The psychogenic approach
The humoural theory
What was a significant shift in the Renaissance approach to mental illness?
1) Decline of supernatural explanations in favour of humanism
2) Use of asylums as centres of compassionate care
3) Adoption of biological theories exclusively
4) Introduction of psychoanalytic methods
Decline of supernatural explanations in favour of humanism
What was Dorothea Dix’s contribution to mental health reform?
1) Introducing the humoural theory to the Americas
2) Promoting the mental hygiene movement to improve asylum conditions
3) Inventing psychotropic medications
4) Developing classification systems for mental disorders
Promoting the mental hygiene movement to improve asylum conditions
Who is credited with establishing a classification system that forms the basis of the DSM?
1) Hippocrates
2) Emil Kraepelin
3) Richard von Kraft-Ebing
4) Sigmund Freud
Emil Kraepelin
What is a primary assumption of the medical model in mental health?
1) Mental health problems arise primarily from environmental factors
2) Mental health disorders are equivalent to physical illnesses and have biological causes
3) Diagnosis should focus on the individual’s personal experience
4) Non-pharmacological treatments are the first line of intervention
Mental health disorders are equivalent to physical illnesses and have biological causes
What is one benefit of classifying mental health disorders?
1) It ensures patients are treated as unique individuals
2) It allows for consistent diagnosis and treatment across the world
3) It eliminates cultural differences in symptom presentation
4) It focuses solely on biological factors
It allows for consistent diagnosis and treatment across the world
What did Rosenhan’s pseudo-patient study reveal about psychiatric diagnosis?
1) Psychiatric labels are flexible and easily removed
2) Psychiatric labels can influence perceptions and result in stigma
3) Psychiatric diagnoses are highly reliable across contexts
4) Diagnostic criteria are culturally invariant
Psychiatric labels can influence perceptions and result in stigma
What is an example of a culturally bound syndrome?
1) Depression
2) Taijin Kyofusho
3) Generalized anxiety disorder
4) Bipolar disorder
Taijin Kyofusho
How does the dimensional approach differ from the medical model?
1) It avoids classifying disorders altogether
2) It views mental health disorders on a spectrum rather than as dichotomous states
3) It emphasizes pharmacological interventions as the first line of treatment
4) It disregards biological factors in mental health
It views mental health disorders on a spectrum rather than as dichotomous states
What is a key critique of the medical model in mental health?
1) It focuses too much on social and psychological factors
2) It treats diagnoses rather than individuals, ignoring personal experiences
3) It fails to recognize the biological basis of mental health issues
4) It does not provide any structure for treatment
It treats diagnoses rather than individuals, ignoring personal experiences
What are the primary symptoms of “Ataque de Nervios”?
1) Excessive worry and muscle tension
2) Intense emotional upset, crying, and aggression
3) Avoidance of social situations due to fear of judgment
4) Persistent low mood and fatigue
Intense emotional upset, crying, and aggression
What is one advantage of having a formal mental health diagnosis?
1) It guarantees a cure for the disorder
2) It eliminates feelings of self-blame and guilt in the patient
3) It prevents access to unnecessary services
4) It avoids the need for further psychological assessment
It eliminates feelings of self-blame and guilt in the patient
What did Harris et al. find about ADHD perceptions in their study?
1) Labels like ADHD create expectations of behavioural problems
2) ADHD diagnoses do not influence perceptions of children’s behaviour
3) ADHD diagnoses improve peer interactions in schools
4) Boys with ADHD are less likely to be labelled than typically developing boys
Labels like ADHD create expectations of behavioural problems