Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder is classified as:
a. When you get really sad about a bad day
b. When you have rapid mood swings
c. When you have persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities
d. When you have hallucinations
c. When you have persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities
Mental Health…
a.is the condition of being sound mentally and emotionally
b.is being without a psychotic episode for over a year
c.is when you’re really smart
d. is evaluated solely by considering individual control over behavior and appraisal of reality
a.is the condition of being sound mentally and emotionally
What is bulimia?
A.) a disorder in which you starve yourself due to an obsessive desire to lose weight
B.) a disorder in which you eat things that are inedible
C.) a disorder in which you overeat and then proceed to force yourself to vomit due to an obsessive desire to lose weight
D.) a disorder in which you overeat extreme amounts and feel as if you have no control over how much you are eating.
C.) a disorder in which you overeat and then proceed to force yourself to vomit due to an obsessive desire to lose weight
What type of medication is Prozac?
a.) antidepressant
b.) stimulant
c.) antipsychotic
d.) pain reliever
a.) antidepressants
What is true about delusions and hallucinations?
a.) They are the same
b.) A hallucination is a sensation or sensory perception that a person experiences, even when a stimulus is absent
c.) Delusions are an unshakable theory or belief in something false and impossible, despite evidence to the contrary
d.) Both c & d are true
d.) Both C & D are true
What is the most common eating disorder?
a.) bulimia
b.) anorexia
c.) binge eating disorder
d.) obesity
C.) Binge Eating Disorder
Who is most likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness?
a. Poor, uneducated people
b. Anyone, regardless of intellectual ability, social class, race, or income level.
c. People with stressful jobs
d. Elderly people
b. Anyone, regardless of intellectual ability, social class, race, or income level.
Borderline personality disorder is best defined as:
a. Poor regulation of emotions
b. The fear of leaving your home
c. Having multiple personalities
d. Being void of emotions
a. Poor regulation of emotions
Lamictal (Lamotrigine) is commonly used for:
A) Schizophrenia
B) Anxiety
C) Personality Disorders
D) Bipolar Disorder
D) Bipolar Disorder
Hoarding is:
A) overwhelming desire to collect seemingly random items, to which an emotional attachment is then formed
B) Extreme panic with no trigger
C) Anger outbursts with no trigger
D) Inability to stop eating
A) overwhelming desire to collect seemingly random items, to which an emotional attachment is then formed
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is:
a. A recurring anxiety disorder resulting from the trauma of an unexpected, shattering event
b. A one-time reaction to a very difficult experience
c. A panic disorder
a. A recurring anxiety disorder resulting from the trauma of an unexpected, shattering event
Antisocial Personality Disorder:
A) disregard for other people
B) fear of people
C) multiple personality disorder
D) anxiety disorder
A) disregard for other people
Has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others without any remorse
" sweating, nausea, trembling and numbness in the legs or hands, dizziness, hot or cold flashes, a feeling of tightness or pressure in the chest, hyperventilation, “jelly” legs or blurred vision can develop. Individuals may even feel like they are going to die of a heart attack. This event has no stressor or trigger" What Event does this describe?
Panic Attack
Which of these medications is an antidepressant?
A) Trazodone
B) Haloperidol
C) Alprazolam
D) Seroquel
A) Trazodone
Dissociative Identity Disorder is the official term for:
A) Multiple Personality Disorder
B) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
C) Personality Disorder
D) Phobias
A) Multiple Personality Disorder
What is the difference between Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder?
Schizoaffective-also has a mood disorder component
What are the most common types of mental illness?
a. Depression
b. Schizophrenia
c. Anxiety
d. S.A.D.
c. Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality disorder is different from regular OCD in that:
a. OCPD is also bipolar
b. OCD has obsessive, repetitive actions, while OCPD is extreme orderliness and need to feel control over their environment
c. OCD needs extreme control over their environment, while OCPD is obsessive and repetitive thoughts/compulsive actions
d. OCPD also involves an eating disorder
b. OCD has obsessive, repetitive thoughts and actions, while OCPD is extreme orderliness and need to feel control over their environment
A common medication used for Schizophrenia is:
a. Busiprol
b. Alprazolam
c. Haloperidol
d. Lamotrigine
c. Haloperidol
Factitious Disorder is characterized by:
A) memory loss, the desire to eat inedible objects, and sexual attraction to inanimate objects
B) repetition of tasks, including the well-known obsession with cleanliness, that sufferers of OCD are able to find relief from such overwhelming feelings
C) overwhelming desire to amputate or damage healthy parts of the body
D) obsession with being sick
D) obsession with being sick
Most people with Factitious Disorder intentionally make themselves ill in order to receive treatment
Which of the following are true about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
a.In the U.S., 1 in 40 adults are diagnosed with OCD
b.There are 4 different types of OCD
c.OCD is more common in women than in men
d.All of the above
d. All of the above
______% of adults in the U.S. experienced an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and specific phobias.
a.) 26%
b.)18.1%
c.) 30.2%
d.) 5.6%
b.)18.1%
True/False: In the U.S., suicide rates are highest during the spring.
True
An example of an antidepressant is:
a. Seroquel
b. Lamotrigine
c. Tri-Previfem
d. Escitalopram (Lexapro)
d. Escitalopram (Lexapro)
What is Synesthesia?
a.) Multiple personalities
b.) Different perceptions of senses
c.) constant mood swings
d.) disregard for others' feelings
b.) Different perceptions of senses
Example: People who can hear colors, see sounds, etc.