Question 1

Conversion disorder and hypochondriasis are classified as

Accepted Answer

A) physio-mental disorders. 
B) somatoform disorders. 
C) psychosomatic disorders. 
D) somatization disorders. 
A) physio-mental disorders. 
B) somatoform disorders. 
C) psychosomatic disorders. 
D) somatization disorders. B

Question 2

The term schizophrenia can be interpreted to mean

Accepted Answer

A) a split between thought and emotion. 
B) having more than one personality. 
C) the same thing as a dissociative reaction. 
D) that a person is insane. 
A) a split between thought and emotion. 
B) having more than one personality. 
C) the same thing as a dissociative reaction. 
D) that a person is insane. A

Question 3

It has been discovered that all major anti-psychotic drugs

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A) block the action of dopamine. 
B) facilitate the action of dopamine. 
C) increase levels of dopamine. 
D) decrease levels of dopamine. 
A) block the action of dopamine. 
B) facilitate the action of dopamine. 
C) increase levels of dopamine. 
D) decrease levels of dopamine. A

Question 4

If a person suffering from schizophrenia has an identical twin, that twin

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A) will have a 46 percent chance of becoming schizophrenic. 
B) will be no more likely than anyone else to become schizophrenic. 
C) is almost sure to become schizophrenic. 
D) is also likely to have more than one personality. 
A) will have a 46 percent chance of becoming schizophrenic. 
B) will be no more likely than anyone else to become schizophrenic. 
C) is almost sure to become schizophrenic. 
D) is also likely to have more than one personality.

Question 5

Schizophrenia is most commonly found in

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A) adolescents. 
B) young adults. 
C) the middle aged. 
D) the elderly. 
A) adolescents. 
B) young adults. 
C) the middle aged. 
D) the elderly.

Question 6

An unusual state called "waxy flexibility" is sometimes observed in __________ schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) borderline 
B) disorganized 
C) catatonic 
D) paranoid 
A) borderline 
B) disorganized 
C) catatonic 
D) paranoid

Question 7

A psychosis arising from an advanced stage of syphilis, in which the disease attacks brain cells, is called

Accepted Answer

A) Korsakoff\s syndrome. 
B) delirium tremens. 
C) schizotypical psychosis. 
D) general paresis. 
A) Korsakoff\s syndrome. 
B) delirium tremens. 
C) schizotypical psychosis. 
D) general paresis.

Question 8

Which of the following medical conditions can produce a mild neurocognitive disorder and mild impairments in social/occupational functioning?

Accepted Answer

A) Parkinson\s disease 
B) Huntington\s disease 
C) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
D) HIV 
A) Parkinson\s disease 
B) Huntington\s disease 
C) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
D) HIV

Question 9

True paranoids are rarely treated or admitted to hospitals because

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A) they are potentially harmful and dangerous to others. 
B) they resist the attempts of others to offer help. 
C) their severe hallucinations make reasoning with them impossible. 
D) psychiatric hospitals are primarily for psychotics. 
A) they are potentially harmful and dangerous to others. 
B) they resist the attempts of others to offer help. 
C) their severe hallucinations make reasoning with them impossible. 
D) psychiatric hospitals are primarily for psychotics.

Conversion disorder and hypochondriasis are classified as

The term schizophrenia can be interpreted to mean

It has been discovered that all major anti-psychotic drugs

If a person suffering from schizophrenia has an identical twin, that twin

Schizophrenia is most commonly found in

An unusual state called "waxy flexibility" is sometimes observed in __________ schizophrenia.

A psychosis arising from an advanced stage of syphilis, in which the disease attacks brain cells, is called

Which of the following medical conditions can produce a mild neurocognitive disorder and mild impairments in social/occupational functioning?

True paranoids are rarely treated or admitted to hospitals because

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Conversion disorder and hypochondriasis are classified as

The term schizophrenia can be interpreted to mean

It has been discovered that all major anti-psychotic drugs

If a person suffering from schizophrenia has an identical twin, that twin

Schizophrenia is most commonly found in

An unusual state called "waxy flexibility" is sometimes observed in __________ schizophrenia.

A psychosis arising from an advanced stage of syphilis, in which the disease attacks brain cells, is called

Which of the following medical conditions can produce a mild neurocognitive disorder and mild impairments in social/occupational functioning?

True paranoids are rarely treated or admitted to hospitals because

Mental Health Terminology and Disorders

Psychology Terms

Mental Health Terminology and Historical Figures

Mental Health and Psychology

Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

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