Therapies
__________ involves working with two people who see themselves as partners in a committed relationship to help them stabilize and improve their relationship. Ideally, both partners are willing and cooperative participants who seek change.
Couples therapy
_________ consists of episodes arising from sleep and walking about, usually occurring in the first third of the sleep episode. The patient typically has a blank stare and is relatively unresponsive to others’ efforts to communicate; he or she can only be awakened with great difficulty. On waking up, the person has amnesia about the episode and is alert and oriented within minutes.
Sleepwalking
Poor mental health increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like....
A) Heart Disease
B) Cancer
C) Stroke
D) All the above
D)
Poor mental health increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Having a tendency towards excessive, orderliness, & perfectionism
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Who among the following people has experienced serious mental health problems?
A: Zayn Malik
B: J K Rowling
C: Lady Gaga
D: All the above
D: All Many well-known and successful people have had mental health issues. Others include Ruby wax, Demi Lovato. Stephen Fry, Johnny Depp. Having a mental health issue doesn’t mean you can’t make a success of your life or get better.
_________ commonly is used to help patients get through difficult times by providing sympathy, encouragement, and even specific advice. This approach is within reach of all physicians, not just psychiatrists.
Supportive therapy
__________ is the most common breathing-related sleep disorder. It can be serious because breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. What disorder is this?
Obstructive sleep apnea
True or false: Women are more likely than men to experience depression.
True
Nearly twice as many women are diagnosed with symptoms of depression. This is due to biological changes, culture, and physical abuse.
A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others.
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Exercise contributes to mental health because it causes the release of _________, which can both relieve stress and improve mood.
Endorphins
_________ focuses on teaching patients new ways to change maladaptive schemas. The goal is to help patients restructure their negative cognitions so that they can perceive reality in a less distorted way and learn to react accordingly.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Which stage of the sleep cycle do we get dreams?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) REM
D) REM sleep is believed to be essential to cognitive functions like memory, learning, and creativity. REM sleep is known for the most vivid dreams
What is the most common mental health condition in the United States?
Anxiety
(Anxiety impacts nearly 40 million US adults each year, though less than 40% seek treatment.)
Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for other people.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
This Award-winning actor who has worked in films like Shutter Island, Titanic & Inception has suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder most of his adult life. He’s shared that he often fights the urge to walk through a doorway several times or not to step on every chewing gum stain because he doesn’t want the disorder to take over his life.
Leonardo DiCaprio
_________ is a medical treatment most commonly used in patients with severe major depression or bipolar disorder that has not responded to other treatments.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
_______ is characterized by recurrent episodes of an irrepressible need to sleep.
Narcolepsy
For individuals who struggle with alcohol, which terms do the mental health community no longer use?
A) DUIs
B) Alcoholics and Alcoholism
C) Alcohol Use Disorder
D) Alcohol Addiction
B)
Professionals working in mental health and substance abuse addiction are moving away from using the terms "alcoholics" and "alcoholism," now referring to the condition as "alcohol use disorder (AUD)" or "alcohol addiction." In previous decades, there was a lot of stigma around alcohol use disorder and a misunderstanding that someone could just stop drinking if they really wanted to. Today, it's known that AUD is a disease and not a choice. The terms "alcoholics" and "alcoholism" hold negative connotations and are used less to avoid shaming individuals with AUD. These terms however are regularly used in recovery groups and are part of the culture in communities such as A.A.
Having severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships.
Borderline Personality Disorder
When was Alcoholics Anonymous founded?
A) 1935
B) 1944
C) 1960
D) 1980
A)
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 in Ohio after stockbroker Bill W. and Akron surgeon Dr. Bob S. met and discussed their histories with alcohol addiction and their road to recovery. Today, the program operates in more than 180 countries.
________ involves teaching patients to extinguish anxiety produced by a feared stimulus by placing them in continuous contact with the stimulus and helping them learn that the stimulus does not in fact lead to any feared consequences. For example, a patient with a fear of flying might need to take repeated flights until the fear is gone.
Flooding
(Part of Behavior Therapy)
___________ is usually associated with uncomfortable sensations typically described as creeping, crawling, tingling, burning, or itching. Symptoms are worse at rest, and frequent leg movements occur in an effort to relieve the uncomfortable sensations. What is this syndrome?
Restless Legs Syndrome
_____________ is a form of depression that is caused by the decrease in the amount of natural light during the fall and winter months and can be treated using artificial light sources that mimic the effects of sunlight.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Having eccentric behaviors or appearance, odd beliefs, or magical thinking
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
In the 18th and 19th centuries, females were frequently diagnosed with what mental health condition?
A. Depression
B. Hysteria
C. False Pregnancy
D. Boredom
B)
Throughout history, all types of mental and physical health problems women suffered were thought to be due to "hysteria." It was diagnosed for everything, from shortness of breath to sexual desire. In the early 20th century, it was no longer a common female diagnosis due to a better understanding of psychological conditions.