Dual Disorders
What is the definition of a dual diagnosis?
What is the definition of radical acceptance?
Completely and wholeheartedly accepting a situation, person, or emotion as it is, without judgment, resistance, or trying to change it.
This is a false belief despite strong evidence to the contrary?
Delusions
If you are hearing voices, what is the best thing to do next?
People discharged from psychiatric hospitals rarely need outpatient treatment.
False
Frustrated with her grades, Sarah complains to her friends about her teacher. Instead of adapting to her teachers unconventional grading style, she insists on doing things her own way. Sarah continues to get poor grades and ends up failing the class. Is Sarah using radical acceptance?
No
This disorder is a serious mental illness accompanied by high highs and low lows OR some highs and low lows.
Bipolar Disorder
True or False:
People are always happy when they are manic
False
What are the most common symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia
What are the three factors that can explain why mental illness and addiction happen?
Environment, Genetics, and Biology
This stage of change is defined as; problem behavior is not recognized. The individual is in denial and not considering change.
Seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, or tasting things that are not real are known as?
Hallucinations
Which of the following are NOT symptoms of mania:
Going several hours without sleep
Having a hard time focusing
Having several thoughts at the same time
Rapid speech patterns
Sleeping more than normal
Sleeping more than normal
Symptoms that are experienced (added on to) because of Schizophrenia.
True or False:
Mental illness and substance abuse are both primary diseases.
True
Sherry received a life altering diagnosis. After some time, Sherry realizes that questions like "why me?" doesn't change the facts, and only causes pain. She comes to accept her diagnosis as an unfortunately reality. Although Sherry still must deal with lifestyle changes, she no longer carries anger and resentment. Is Sherry using radical acceptance?
Yes
What is it called when someone is smelling something that is not real?
Olfactory Hallucinations
What kind of medication is LIKELY to be prescribed for someone who was diagnosed Bipolar?
Mood Stabilizers
LSD may be misdiagnosed with what major mental illness?
Schizophrenia
What does "self-medicating" mean?
Taking un-prescribed medication or prescribed medications without consent of the doctor for the purpose of dealing with symptoms.
What does it take to be considered in the Maintenance stage of change?
Changes made in the action stage are used, successfully changed the problem behavior.
This is a serious mental disorder accompanied by distorted thinking and observations (psychosis).
Schizophrenia
Which is NOT a sign of depression?
Loss of sleep
Feeling hopeless
Craving alcohol
Loss of appetite
Craving alcohol
Cannabis is a recommended treatment in Colorado for Schizophrenia.
FALSE!!!!