Exam Prep Mental Health nan Ch.18

Medical Language for Modern Health Care, 4e (Allan)

Chapter 18 Mental Health

1) The specialty area that is concerned with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of behavioral disorders is

A) psychiatrist

B) psychiatry

C) psychology

D) social work

E) psychotherapy

2) Specialists on the mental health team include all of the following individuals EXCEPT

A) clinical psychologists

B) psychiatrists

C) registered nurses

D) social workers

E) physical therapists

3) James is a 19-year-old with a history of alcohol addiction. His attempts to hold a job for more than two weeks have consistently failed, partly because he is belligerent and often hostile to others. Based on his clinical history, a psychiatrist has diagnosed James with

A) a mental disorder

B) insanity

C) instability

D) hostility

E) a vitamin deficiency

4) The abbreviation DSM-5 refers to

A) a code to indicate the presence of antisocial behavior

B) the description of physical disabilities

C) a manual that contains descriptions of the symptoms of psychiatric disorders

D) a system of classification of mental health workers

E) a means for determining the length of time a person with a mental disorder can be treated

5) What is the medical term that describes the act of one person killing another person?

A) Antisocial behavior

B) Hostile attack

C) Suicide

D) Insanity

E) Homicide

6) What does the suffix in the term homicidal mean?

A) To kill

B) Pertaining to killing

C) Human

D) Pertaining to

E) Action

7) What is the nonmedical term for a person unable to be responsible for his actions?

A) Insanity

B) Post-traumatic

C) Dysphoric

D) Catatonic

E) Psychotic

8) What does the suffix in the term psychology mean?

A) Mind

B) The study of

C) Sound

D) Pertaining to

E) Specialist

9) Which of the following terms means the treatment of mental disorders through communication?

A) Psychiatry

B) Tangentiality

C) Psychotherapy

D) Psychoanalysis

E) Psychology

10) Mr. James was arrested for setting fire to buildings of those employers who had fired him in the past. The court asked a psychiatrist, Dr. Hagman, to evaluate the patient. Dr. Hagman entered a note in the chart calling this fire-starting tendency

A) an anger management issue

B) schizophrenia

C) pyromania

D) delusional

E) pyrotechnics

11) What does the suffix in the term schizophrenia mean?

A) Disorder

B) Process

C) Tendency

D) Pertaining to

E) Condition

12) Which of the following is NOT an affective disorder?

A) Bipolar depression

B) Schizophrenia

C) Depression

D) SAD

E) Dysphoric mania

13) During a therapy session, a patient describes feelings of despair and hopelessness and states he does not want to live anymore. On the basis of the patient's description of these feelings, the psychiatrist is considering a diagnosis of

A) anxiety disorder

B) antisocial behavior

C) dysphoric mania

D) major depression

E) hypochondriasis

14) Which of the following is NOT a physical symptom of major depression?

A) Weight gain

B) Difficulty concentrating

C) Fatigue

D) Difficulty falling asleep

E) Difficulty getting up and going to work

15) A mood disorder with alternating episodes of depression and mania is called

A) manic disorder

B) bipolar disorder

C) depression

D) neurosis

E) biphasic disorder

16) A psychiatrist treats a patient with major depression with an electric current that is passed through the brain. This type of therapy is abbreviated

A) BPD

B) SSD

C) ECT

D) EMDR

E) TCA

17) A mood disorder characterized by hyperactivity, irritability, and rapid speech is

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder

B) mania

C) phobia

D) catatonia

E) schizophrenia

18) What does the prefix in the term unipolar mean?

A) Many

B) Alive

C) Active

D) One

E) Two

19) Which of the following medications is NOT a tricyclic antidepressant?

A) Amitriptyline

B) Nortriptyline

C) Paroxeline

D) Clomipramine

E) Trimipramine

20) What is the most common category of mental disorders found in the United States?

A) Depressive disorders

B) Behavioral disorders

C) Anxiety disorders

D) Affective disorders

E) Somatoform disorders

21) Ms. Bee visits Dr. Botticelli with complaints of persistent, excessive worrying for the last six months. She is unable to name the cause of her fear. She also complains of palpitations, insomnia, and irritability. Based on these symptoms, Dr. Botticelli diagnoses Ms. Bee with

A) paranoia

B) hysteria

C) generalized anxiety disorder

D) unipolar depression

E) bipolar disorder

22) Mrs. Somers' co-worker, Larry Smith, was fired from his job. Immediately after he was fired, he set fire to the papers on Mrs. Somers' desk and threatened to burn her face and hair. Since that episode, Mrs. Somers has had significant stress symptoms and has been unable to return to work. She went to see a psychologist who told her that she was suffering from a

A) posttraumatic stress disorder

B) pyrophobia

C) social phobia

D) generalized anxiety disorder

E) situational phobia

23) A psychiatrist decides to use a multimodal approach in treating a patient with PTSD. Which of the following interventions will NOT be used as part of this treatment plan?

A) Psychotherapy and patient education

B) Social interventions and cognitive processing therapy

C) Family education and psychotherapy

D) Cognitive processing therapy, CBT, and EMDR

E) Occupational therapy

24) The term that means distress caused by fear is

A) phobia

B) posttraumatic stress disorder

C) mania

D) anxiety

E) conditioned behavior

25) Cognitive mental activities are those that pertain to

A) behavioral outbursts

B) thinking

C) learning skills

D) safety

E) language

26) Psychotherapy to build skills to deal with the effects of the trauma in other areas of life is known as

A) supportive psychotherapy

B) interpersonal therapy

C) cognitive behavioral therapy

D) biofeedback

E) cognitive processing therapy

27) The inability to sleep is called ________.

28) What does the prefix in the term posttraumatic mean?

A) Before

B) During

C) Accident

D) Wound

E) After

29) What does the root in the term multimodal mean?

A) Many

B) Treatment

C) Method

D) Attitude

E) Pertaining to

30) Ms. Jones is employed as a secretary in a large company. She leaves for work at precisely 7:40 AM every day because she fears being late. When she arrives at work, the first thing she does is to wipe her desk and all equipment with a disinfecting cloth, then arranges the notes on her desk in a certain way, washes her hands for two minutes followed by hand sanitizing gel before being able to begin working. Her behavior is an example of a (n)

A) situational phobia

B) schizophrenia

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) bipolar disorder

E) psychosis

31) How are phobias different from panic disorders?

A) Phobias are fears about real, traumatic events.

B) Panic disorders are a constant state of panic; phobias are occasional.

C) Phobias are related to a specific situation or object.

D) Panic disorders are either situational or social.

E) The fear is a rational response, considering the situation.

32) The basic fear of being trapped in a confined space is called ________.

33) ________ are recurrent thoughts, fears, impulses, or uncontrollable thoughts.

A) Phobias

B) Obsessions

C) Traumas

D) Integrative behaviors

E) Compulsions

34) A condition which is a real, physical disorder that has, in part, a psychological cause is a

A) compulsive disorder

B) panic disorder

C) generalized anxiety disorder

D) somatoform disorder

E) psychosomatic disorder

35) A person who is exciting, charming, and friendly one moment and angry, irritable, and sarcastic the next suffers from a (n)

A) narcissistic condition

B) bipolar disorder

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) borderline personality disorder

E) antisocial personality disorder

36) A pathologic fear of heights is known as

A) claustrophobia

B) acrophobia

C) cryophobia

D) agoraphobia

E) heightophobia

37) A training technique used to achieve voluntary control of responses to stimuli is

A) psychoanalysis

B) anxiety reduction

C) biofeedback

D) behavioral modification

E) cognitive processing therapy

38) Which of the following terms has no prefix and no suffix?

A) Biofeedback

B) Compulsion

C) Cognitive

D) Insomnia

E) Depression

39) A person who is fearful of crowded places such as buses has

A) biophobia

B) agoraphobia

C) acrophobia

D) claustrophobia

E) noctophobia

40) Identify the root and its meaning in the term compulsion.

A) Compuls; drive or compel

B) Puls; accelerate

C) Ion; action, condition

D) Compul: to come together

E) Pulsion; repetitive

41) The term for a somatoform condition in which symptoms progress to include loss of feeling, paralysis, deafness, or blindness is a (n)

A) physicality

B) obsession

C) somatic disorder

D) conversion disorder

E) hypochondriac

42) A patient went to see his physician because of a rash on both hands for three days. He stated that he returned from a trip abroad and was seated next to a patient who was coughing and now he is sure that he has developed leprosy. When the physician examined the patient, he could not find anything wrong other than a fading rash. The physician made note of the patient's statements, and determined that he suffered from

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder

B) hysteria

C) somatic symptom disordersom

D) acrophobia

E) agoraphobia

43) Identify the root and its meaning in the term obsession.

A) Ob; Life

B) Sess; Noise

C) Obsess; Besieged by thoughts

D) Ion; Forced into action

E) Sess; Without meaning

44) What is the general term for a pathologic fear or dread?

A) Horror

B) Terror

C) Nightmares

D) Phobia

E) Shudder

45) The combining form in the term somatoform means

A) shape

B) body

C) form

D) sensations

E) cause

46) The medical term for the external display of feelings, thoughts, and emotions is

A) affect

B) expression

C) belief

D) facies

E) effect

47) A syndrome characterized by physical immobility and mental stupor is

A) mutism

B) catatonia

C) paranoia

D) schizophrenia

E) psychosis

48) A person who exhibits self-mutilation would be classified as having a (n)

A) schizophrenic personality

B) borderline personality disorder

C) antisocial personality disorder

D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

E) narcissistic personality disorder

49) What is the term that refers to a fixed, unyielding, false belief or judgment held despite strong evidence to the contrary, often seen in a person with schizophrenia?

A) Psychosis

B) Conversion

C) Denial

D) Delusion

E) Hallucination

50) A patient with schizophrenia told her psychologist that on two occasions she saw her mother sitting in a car outside of her house. Her mother lives in Europe, and there is no reason for the mother to be sitting in a car outside the patient's house. The psychologist believes the patient is experiencing

A) delusions

B) paranoia

C) hallucinations

D) repressions

E) psychosis

51) The medical term used to describe a person who is unable or unwilling to speak is ________.

A) paranoid

B) mute

C) catatonic

D) psychotic

E) depressed

52) During a session with a psychologist, a patient confided that she felt she was being followed to her appointments so she drove for miles out of her way in order to lose her follower. The psychologist would document the patient's behavior in the medical record using which of the following terms?

A) Compulsions

B) Obsessions

C) Hallucinations

D) Paranoid

E) Delusional

53) What does the root in the term psychosis mean?

A) Mind

B) Condition

C) Confusion

D) Unreal

E) Disorder

54) A disorder of perception, thought, emotion, and behavior is known as a

A) compulsive disorder

B) posttraumatic stress disorder

C) bipolar disorder

D) schizophrenic condition

E) delusion

55) The police were called to the home of a person who was threatening to kill himself. The act of killing oneself is called ________.

56) The term used to describe a person who cheats, steals, and lies, and has no sense of responsibility and no anxiety or guilt about their behavior is

A) antisocial personality disorder

B) dissociative identity disorder

C) catatonic

D) psychotic

E) schizophrenic

57) The presence of two or more diseases at the same time is called

A) coexistence

B) dependence

C) comorbidity

D) copathology

E) congruent

58) The term used to describe total or partial inability to remember past experiences is called ________.

59) The medical definition of the term physical dependence is

A) an addiction to drugs

B) the state of needing a drug for daily functioning

C) the condition of being a minor

D) the pathology of adults who cannot retain a job

E) the state of wanting to "fit-in"

60) Identify the root and its meaning in the term depressant.

A) Ant; away from

B) Press; press down

C) Pressant; lower

D) De; take away

E) Depress; inferior

61) A natural substance in the brain that has the same effect as opium is

A) norepinephrine

B) dopamine

C) acetylcholine

D) serotonin

E) endorphin

62) Some drugs induce an exaggerated feeling of well-being. The term for this feeling is

A) euphoria

B) narcosis

C) elation

D) psychedelic

E) psychoactive

63) What does the root/combining form in the term narcotic mean?

A) Drug

B) Addicting

C) Pertaining to

D) Altering

E) Sleep

64) Which of the following terms, meaning a psychoactive drug that intensifies sensory perception, is spelled correctly?

A) Psychedelic

B) Psychodelic

C) Psychadelic

D) Psychidelic

E) Psycodelic

65) The classification of drugs that are able to alter mood, behavior, and/or cognition are the

A) neurotransmitters

B) anti-depressive agents

C) mood stabilizers

D) psychoactive agents

E) stimulant agents

66) What does the root in the term stimulant mean?

A) Activate

B) Excite

C) Induce

D) Energize

E) The same as

67) A patient has developed a tolerance to many drugs. The medical definition of the term tolerance is

A) an increase in the duration of the drug's effect

B) an inability to metabolize the drug

C) prolonged excretion time of the drug

D) becoming accustomed to a stimulus or drug

E) accepting the effects of the drug

68) A condition characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp, beard, pubic, and other body hair is called

A) obsession

B) compulsion

C) intermittent explosive disorder

D) addiction

E) trichotillomania

69) Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that has which of the following modes of action?

A) Narcotic

B) Psychedelic

C) Stimulant

D) Depressant

E) Antipyretic

70) One of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs is

A) caffeine

B) amphetamines

C) codeine

D) ecstasy

E) oxycodone

71) The new term for multiple personality disorder is

A) intermittent explosive disorder

B) dissociative identity disorder

C) borderline personality disorder

D) antisocial personality disorder

E) narcissistic personality disorder

72) The term used to describe the habitual psychologic and physiologic dependence on a substance or practice is

A) addiction

B) dependency

C) tolerance

D) compulsive

E) psychotic

73) The effects of abuse in a person who has used psychedelic drugs for a long period of time include

A) constipation and drowsiness

B) hallucinations and paranoia

C) euphoria and relief of pain

D) high energy and mental alertness

E) reduced anxiety and sedation

74) Which of the following is the correct spelling for a medical term that means the uncontrollable need to steal?

A) Cleptomania

B) Cliptomania

C) Kleptomania

D) Kliptomania

E) Kleptamania

75) What medical term, derived from the Greek mythical character who was in love with his own reflection in the water, means a self-love where the person interprets everything in relation to himself or herself?

A) Obsession

B) Narcissism

C) Psychopath

D) Schizoid

E) Sociopath

76) Barbiturates and tranquilizers are classified as which type of psychoactive drug?

A) Narcotics

B) Stimulants

C) Psychedelics

D) Tricyclic antidepressants

E) Depressants

77) What does the root in the term schizoid mean?

A) Two

B) Split

C) Mind

D) Dangerous

E) Unaware

78) Which of the following is NOT considered an impulse control disorder?

A) Pyromania

B) Substance abuse

C) Kleptomania

D) Intermittent explosive disorder

E) Borderline personality disorder

79) The basic origin of disorders such as dissociative identity disorder and multiple personality disorder is

A) a birth defect

B) a chemical imbalance

C) drug abuse

D) the need to escape

E) a fear of social situations

80) The most severe dissociative disorder is abbreviated as

A) MPD

B) DID

C) TTM

D) BPD

E) LOD

81) When personality patterns become rigid and inflexible, they cause impairment of the individual's

A) ability to function socially

B) ability to concentrate

C) ability to sleep

D) ability to resist compulsions

E) willingness to travel

82) The treatment for personality disorders

A) rarely involves the family

B) is electroconvulsive therapy

C) is not successful

D) works with the person rather than encouraging change

E) advocates moving into a new community

83) Which of the following statements is NOT true of schizophrenia?

A) Symptoms typically begin in early childhood.

B) It is not curable.

C) It can be treated effectively with medications.

D) Programs of psychological rehabilitation are effective.

E) The goal of therapy is to enable the patient to function in society.

84) Which of the following therapies would be most beneficial for a patient with a psychosomatic disorder?

A) Electroconvulsive therapy

B) Biofeedback

C) Psychoanalysis

D) Interpersonal therapy

E) Cognitive therapy

85) The term that refers to the use of drugs that cause emotional or physical harm to an individual as consumption becomes frequent and compulsive is called

A) tolerance

B) physical dependence

C) addiction

D) drug abuse

E) psychological dependence

86) Which of the following statements about panic disorders is accurate?

A) A panic attack is related to a specific situation or object

B) A panic attack is a rational reaction to a fearful situation

C) The predisposition to panic attacks often runs in families

D) Panic attacks can be stopped with electroconvulsive therapy

E) Panic attacks are related to the fear of being in a social situation

87) The suffix in the term psychopath means

A) the mind

B) the study of

C) disease

D) pertaining to

E) process

88) The root in the term narcissistic means

A) pertaining to

B) self-love

C) beautiful

D) a process

E) water

89) Which individual on the mental health team can prescribe medications to a patient?

A) Psychoanalyst

B) Psychiatrist

C) Psychologist

D) Registered nurse

E) Clinical social worker

90) A mood disorder related to the lack of sunshine causing increased melatonin production by the pineal gland is abbreviated as

A) SSRI

B) OCD

C) SAD

D) PTSD

E) SNRI

91) An anxiety disorder which involves the fear of being embarrassed in situations such as public speaking and eating in public is called

A) panic disorder

B) agoraphobia

C) acrophobia

D) social phobia

E) claustrophobia

92) The term used to describe the scientific study of the human mind and behavior is

A) psychiatry

B) psychoanalysis

C) psychiatric

D) psychology

E) psychopathology

93) A professional licensed in the science concerned with the behavior of the human mind is a

A) psychiatric mental health nurse

B) psychiatrist

C) clinical psychologist

D) psychiatric technician

E) psychiatric social worker

94) A patient who is delusional

A) hears voices in his head

B) feels abnormal sensations on the skin

C) sees things that aren't present

D) has a fixed belief about something despite contradictory evidence

E) fails to communicate with those around him

95) The suffix in the term psychiatry is ________ and its meaning is ________.

A) y; process

B) iatry; treatment

C) psych; mind

D) try; treatment

E) iatry; pertaining to

96) An individual with major depression has been experiencing symptoms for at least

A) 1 week

B) 2 weeks

C) 1 month

D) 6 months

E) 1 year

97) A form of bipolar disease which combines the frenetic energy of mania with dark thoughts and paranoid delusions is called

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder

B) post-traumatic stress disorder

C) dysphoric mania

D) seasonal affective disorder

E) affective disorder

98) All of the following medications can be used to treat depression EXCEPT

A) paroxeline (Paxil)

B) clonazepam (Klonopin)

C) citalopram (Celexa)

D) sertraline (Zoloft)

E) fluoxetine (Prozac)

99) Persistent, recurrent, uncontrollable thoughts or impulses are

A) compulsions

B) obsessions

C) phobias

D) anxieties

E) bipolar disorders

100) A tension headache is an example of a

A) hypochondriac condition

B) somatoform disorder

C) conversion disorder

D) psychosomatic disorder

E) general anxiety disorder

101) Which of the following statements regarding a somatoform disorder is accurate?

A) A somatoform disorder originates in the body due to a physical cause

B) A somatoform disorder includes OCD and phobias

C) A somatoform disorder causes psychological ailments brought on by physical causes

D) Conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder

E) The symptoms the patient is experiencing are under voluntary control

102) Ms. Smith visits her family doctor about once a month for various symptoms. After a thorough examination, including diagnostic tests, the doctor finds no physical basis for her symptoms. She mentions that she has begun a new job which is very stressful. His diagnosis of Ms. Smith would most probably be

A) hypochondriasis

B) conversion disorder

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) dissociative disorder

E) psychosomatic disorder

103) Catatonia can best be defined as

A) a type of personality disorder

B) the refusal to speak

C) physical immobility and mental stupor

D) a disorder of perception, thought and behavior

E) an affective disorder

104) A patient in the psychiatric ward is suddenly unable to speak or refuses to speak. The medical term for this condition is

A) paranoia

B) catatonia

C) affective

D) mutism

E) psychosis

105) Schizophrenia is a form of

A) psychosis

B) neurosis

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) personality disorder

E) dissociative disorder

106) In the term paranoia, the root is ________ and its meaning is ________.

A) para; beside, abnormal

B) ia; condition

C) noia; to think

D) anoia; annoyance

E) no; not, no

107) A diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder would be given to a person who

A) is impulsive, unstable in mood and manipulative

B) lies, cheats, and steals with no sense of responsibility

C) has an exaggerated sense of self-importance and seeks constant attention

D) is untrusting and fearful of closeness with others

E) has recurrent episodes of unrestrained aggression toward people

108) The suffix in the term schizoid means

A) pertaining to

B) split

C) mind

D) resemble

E) scary

109) Jackie Jones is in a weekly psychotherapy session with a clinical psychologist. In one of the sessions, she refers to herself as both "Susanna" and "Martha." When she talks about Susanna and Martha, her voice and mannerisms change. Jackie would most likely be given a diagnosis of

A) BPD

B) DID

C) TTM

D) GAD

E) PTSD

110) All of the following drugs are classified as narcotics EXCEPT

A) codeine

B) morphine

C) cocaine

D) opium

E) heroin

111) All of the following drugs are classified as stimulants EXCEPT

A) cocaine

B) marijuana

C) nicotine

D) amphetamine

E) caffeine

112) Choose the correct pronunciation of the medical term affect.

A) AF-fekt

B) A-feh-kt

C) a-FEHKT

D) Af-FEH-kt

E) AYE-fehkt