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CMN 548 Final Exam Study Guide
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Primary prevention
Ans: Aimed at decreasing the incidence (number of new cases)
of mental disorders. Example: Stress management classes for
graduate students, smoking prevention classes, Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (DARE)
Secondary prevention
Ans: Aimed at decreasing the prevalence (number of existing
cases) of mental disorders. Example: Telephone hotlines, crisis
intervention, disaster responses
Tertiary prevention
Ans: Aimed at decreasing the disability and severity of a
mental disorder. Example: Day treatment programs; case
management for physical, housing, or vocational needs; social
skills training
Dystonia
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Ans: Muscle spasm; spasticity of muscle group, especially back
or neck muscles; subjectively painful Note: Often mistaken for
agitation or unusual, stereotypic movements characteristic of
schizophrenia
Echolalia
Ans: Repetition of the last-heard words of other people
Clanging
Ans: Speech directed by the sound of a word rather than by its
meaning; punning and rhyming
Neologisms
Ans: New word or phrase whose derivation is not understood,
made up word
Abstract thinking
Ans: Ask the patient what certain proverbs mean or ask the
patient to tell you similarities in two different objects
BMI for anorexia investigation
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Ans: Less than 18.5
Cranial nerve assessed during hearing test
Ans: VIII Vestibulocochlear
Cultural humility
Ans: A process that requires humility as individuals continually
engage in self-reflection and self-critique as lifelong learners
and reflective practitioners in an effort to address power
imbalances and to advocate for others.
Cultural awareness
Ans: The ability to explore your own cultural identity and bring
your values and biases to a conscious level.
Aphonia
Ans: A loss of voice that accompanies disease affecting the
larynx or its nerve supply
Dysarthria
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CMN 548 Final Exam Study Guide
Overview Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
Primary prevention
Ans: Aimed at decreasing the incidence (number of new cases)
of mental disorders. Example: Stress management classes for
graduate students, smoking prevention classes, Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (DARE)
Secondary prevention
Ans: Aimed at decreasing the prevalence (number of existing
cases) of mental disorders. Example: Telephone hotlines, crisis
intervention, disaster responses
Tertiary prevention
Ans: Aimed at decreasing the disability and severity of a
mental disorder. Example: Day treatment programs; case
management for physical, housing, or vocational needs; social
skills training
Dystonia
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Ans: Muscle spasm; spasticity of muscle group, especially back
or neck muscles; subjectively painful Note: Often mistaken for
agitation or unusual, stereotypic movements characteristic of
schizophrenia
Echolalia
Ans: Repetition of the last-heard words of other people
Clanging
Ans: Speech directed by the sound of a word rather than by its
meaning; punning and rhyming
Neologisms
Ans: New word or phrase whose derivation is not understood,
made up word
Abstract thinking
Ans: Ask the patient what certain proverbs mean or ask the
patient to tell you similarities in two different objects
BMI for anorexia investigation
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Ans: Less than 18.5
Cranial nerve assessed during hearing test
Ans: VIII Vestibulocochlear
Cultural humility
Ans: A process that requires humility as individuals continually
engage in self-reflection and self-critique as lifelong learners
and reflective practitioners in an effort to address power
imbalances and to advocate for others.
Cultural awareness
Ans: The ability to explore your own cultural identity and bring
your values and biases to a conscious level.
Aphonia
Ans: A loss of voice that accompanies disease affecting the
larynx or its nerve supply
Dysarthria
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