A. be mainic
B. be insane.
C. be depressed
D. neurotic
Related Mcqs:
- Biological models of mental disorders explain mental illness as resulting from which of the following factors?
A. Biochemical imbalance
B. Genetic predisposition
C. Familial transmission
D. Brain defects
E. All of the above - Chantel’s four children were killed in an automobile accident,which Chantel survived.When police her about the events surrounding the accident, Chantel is unable to remember anything. She remembers getting into her car to drive her children to school,and she remembers her trip by ambulance to the local hospital, but everything in between is a complete “blank.” in this case, Chantel’s symptoms are MOST consistent with ___________?
A. panic disorder
B. conversion disorder
C. generalized anxiety disorder
D. dissociative amnesia - After being released from a hospital many schizophernic patients stop taking their anti psychotic medication because:
A. their mental impairment causes them to forget.
B. of the unpleasant side effects.
C. most schizophrenics don’t believe they are ill.
D. all of the above. - Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with ___________?
A. electroconvulsive shock
B. insight therapy
C. surgery
D. medication - Which of the following therapies are mainly intended to eliminate symptoms rather than alter personality?
A. behavior and drug therapies
B. psychoanalysis and client-centered therapy
C. psychoanalysis and drug therapies
D. cognitive and psychoanalytic therapies - The tension-reduction hypothesis attempts to explain the development of which type of mental disorder?
A. schizophrenia
B. Eating disorders
C. Substance abuse
D. Bipolar disorder - Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.A. 1 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Many people repeatedly go in and out of mental hospitals. Typically such people are released readmitted because________
A. they have been stabilized through drug therapy; their condition deteriorates once again because of inadequate out patient care
B. they run out of funds to pay for hospitalization, they once again can afford it
C. they have been cured of their disorder, they develop another disorder
D. they no longer want to be hospitalized; they voluntarily re-commit themselves - Which type of mental health professional completes graduate training in psychological research and assessment?
A. Pastoral counselor
B. Psychiatrist
C. Clinical social worker
D. Clinical psychologist - In a study by David Rosenhan (1973) researchers were admitted as patients into various mental hospitals after they falsely claimed to be “hearing voices.” This study best illustrated the negative effects of: __________?
A. linkage analysis.
B. the medical model.
C. hallucinations.
D. diagnostic lobels
