Deck 13: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Which age group is most likely to experience mental disorder according to the 2017 Prevalence study of American adults?

A) 18-25
B) 25-30
C) 30-40
D) 40-50
E) 50-60

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Who was the first to try and classify mental disorder?

A) John Locke
B) William James
C) Emil Kraepelin
D) Charles Darwin
E) Sigmund Freud

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What percentage of children and adolescents meet the criteria for anxiety disorder?

A) 1-2%
B) 2.5-5%
C) 3.5-6%
D) 5-7.5%
E) 7.5-10%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of these is not a compulsion?

A) Hand cleaning
B) Checking cooker is switched off
C) Checking door is locked
D) Worrying about getting sick
E) Checking electrical items are unplugged

Question 5

Which of these is not a characteristic of melancholia?

A) Despondency
B) Dissatisfaction
C) Grandiosity
D) Sleep problems
E) Irritability

Question 6

Where is major depressive disorder ranked in terms of number of disability days?

A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 3rd
D) 4th
E) 5th

Question 7

What % of adults in the United States have experienced depersonalization-derealization symptoms sometime in their life?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
E) 50

Question 8

Which of these is not a symptom of schizophrenia?

A) Hallucinations
B) Delusions
C) Dissociative amnesia
D) Disorganized speech
E) Abnormal motor patterns

Question 9

According to Lenzenweger et al. (2007), which personality disorder has the highest prevalence on the upper percentile?

A) Narcissistic
B) Obsessive-compulsive
C) Borderline
D) Antisocial
E) Schizoid

Question 10

Which of these is not a symptom of the hyperactivity and impulsivity dimension of ADHD?

A) Turn taking
B) Keeping still
C) Waiting to respond
D) Making eye contact
E) Remaining in their seat