Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. In terms of the early parent-child relationship in the development of mental illness, which of the following accurately explains how contemporary psychodynamic models differ to that of Freud?

   A. Contemporary models focus more on interpersonal relationships than on intrapsychic conflict.
   B. Contemporary models focus on the unconscious internal desires and motivations of the child.
   C. Contemporary models focus on how the child negotiates his/her unconscious internal desires and motivations as s/he progresses through the early relationship with his/her parents.
   D. None of the above.

4. According to research, children who are behaviourally inhibited are shy, quiet, fearful, socially avoidant and have high levels of physiological.These children are most likely to develop which type of psychological disorders?

   A. Psychotic disorders
   B. Anxiety disorders
   C. Eating disorders
   D. Substance abuse disorders

5. People with unipolar disorders experience________people with bipolar disorders are vulnerable to:

   A. alternating periods of depression and mania; mania only
   B. depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania
   C. mania only; alternating periods of depression and mania
   D. alternating periods of depression and mania; depression and mania simultaneously

6. Which disorder has been called “the common cold of mental illness”?

   A. Major depression
   B. Bipolar disorder
   C. Schizophrenia
   D. Post traumatic stress

7. Which type of mental illness is most resistant to change?

   A. Personality disorders
   B. Eating disorders
   C. Anxiety disorders
   D. Schizophrenia

8. All of the following are drug therapies for mental illness EXCEPT:

   A. Anitmanics
   B. Antidepressants
   C. Antihistamines
   D. Antipsychotics

9. For which type of mental illness is there considerable evidence than it is caused by biological factors and little to no evidence that it is caused by psychosocial factors?

   A. Bipolar disorder
   B. Panic disorder
   C. Schizophrenia
   D. a and c

10. Which of the following mental disorders is the most common in the population.

    A. Schizophrenia
    B. Anxiety disorders
    C. Substance abuse
    D. Depression