Deck 1: Mental Health Terminology and Disorders

Question 1

The term that refers to a group of clinical observations or symptoms that tend to re-occur:

A)syndrome
B)diseases
C)resilience
D)none of these

Answer 1

syndrome

Question 2

The observed structural and functional characteristics that result from an interaction of the genotype and environment:

A)genotype
B)phenotype
C)heredity
D)none of these.

Answer 2

phenotype

Question 3

Avoiding speaking in public for fear of being evaluated could be a symptom of :

A)panic disorder
B)simple phobia
C)social phobia
D)agoraphobia

Answer 3

social phobia

Question 4

Retreating to an earlier developmental level involving less mature behavior and responsibility:

A)sublimation
B)projection
C)regression
D)none of these

Question 5

Channelising frustrated sexual energy into substitutive activities

A)sublimation
B)projection
C)regression
D)none of these

Question 6

Stress that tend to be good is referred to as

A)distress
B)ustress
C)stress tolerance
D)none of these.

Question 7

Irrational fear of pain is called

A)agnosia
B)apraxia
C)algophobia
D)pyrophobia.

Question 8

Defence by actual flight is :

A)amnesia
B)fugue
C)hysteria
D)none of these

Question 9

Free floating anxiety is associated with

A)ptsd
B)ocd
C)gad
D)stress

Question 10

Conditions involving the disruption in a person sense of personal identity

A)somatoform disorder
B)ptsd
C)dissociative disorders
D)hypochondriasis

Question 11

Avoiding speaking in public for fear of being evaluated could be a symptom of :

A)agoraphobia
B)simple phobia
C)social phobia
D)panic disorder.

Question 12

Desensitisation is primarily used for :

A)diminishing hallucinations and delusions
B)hysteria
C)treating depression
D)alleviating phobias and mania

Question 13

Disorders caused by known and verifiable organic pathology

A)substance abuse
B)organic mental
C)substance abuse.
D)ptsd

Question 14

____ characterised by recurrent uncontrollable thought and irresistible behaviors.

A)ocd
B)stress disorders
C)somatoform disorders d. pts

Question 15

Thoughts or images that intrude into consciousness against a person's will and which cause anxiety or extreme discomfort .

A)compulsion
B)obsession
C)stress
D)anxiety

Question 16

Disorders that feature disruptions in memory ,consciousness or integrity of identity

A)dissociative disorders
B)somatoform disorders
C)substance abuse
D)depressiom

Question 17

A term that refers to a broad range of technique designed to improve psychological functioning and personal or social adjustment.

A)psychotherapy
B)desensitisation
C)behaviorism
D)pharmacotherapy.

Question 18

An event that creates a sense of threat by confronting a person with a demand or opportunity for change.

A)stressor
B)coping
C)resilience
D)prevalence.

Question 19

A mental disorder is conceptualized as a --------- significant behavioral or psychological syndrome.

A)physically
B)psychologically
C)clinically
D)systematically

Question 20

Unrealistic irrational fear of anxiety is known as ---

A)hypochondriasis
B)phobia
C)agoraphobia
D)depression

Question 21

DSM is a scientific classification manual of mental disorders published by

A)who
B)british psychiatric association
C)indian psychiatric association
D)american psychiatric association.

Question 22

Dopamine is a -----------

A)hormone
B)disorder
C)medicine
D)neurotransmitter.

Question 23

There is a loss of sense of self in ---------disorder

A)derealisation
B)depersonalisation
C)stress
D)depression