PSW BUNDLED EXAM 4 FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ anxiety. Answer: _______ disorders are the most common mental
health disorders
◉ DSM-5. Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition--published by the American Psychiatric
Association to classify mental health disorders
◉ psychiatrist. Answer: physician who specializes in mental health
disorders and who CAN prescribe medications for Rx
◉ psychologist. Answer: HCP educated in Rx for mental health
disorders but DO NOT prescribe meds for Rx; aka psychotherapist
◉ psychotherapy. Answer: a form of therapy in which a pt explores
thoughts, feelings, and behaviours with help and guidance from a
mental health specialist
Ex: psychoanalysis, behaviour therapy, group therapy, family therapy
◉ stigma. Answer: the shame/social disgrace associated with a
particular circumstance, quality, or person; affects more MEN than
women
,◉ culture. Answer: not limited to ethnic background but can extend
to any group of interacting individuals who share similar learned
characteristics such as families, friends, or people with shared
experiences
◉ young adults. Answer: population most at risk for ABIs
◉ Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Answer: extremely complex
mental health disorders characterized by symptoms such as
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized
behaviours, and reduced/daze emotional expressions
causes: biochemical imbalance/genetic
◉ psychosis. Answer: a mental state in which a persons perceptions
of reality is impaired
◉ delusion. Answer: false belief
◉ delusion of grandeur. Answer: fale and exaggerated beliefs about
the importance, talent, or wealth of oneself
◉ Delusions of perscution. Answer: false beliefs about being
mistreated, abused, or harassed
,◉ hallucination. Answer: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, or feeling
things that are not real
◉ paranoia. Answer: extreme suspicion about a person or a
situation
◉ remission. Answer: pt's with schizophrenia often have periods of
________
◉ bipolar and related disorders. Answer: A group of related brain
disorders that cause unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and
ability to function, different from the normal ups and downs that
everyone goes through; long term recurrent illness that can be
genetic, CAN be managed with meds
◉ manic episode. Answer: Dx if elevated mood occurs for longer
than ONE WEEK
◉ children, fast. Answer: ______ with bipolar experience very ________
mood swings between depression and mania, often switching many
times within one day
◉ phases of bipolar disorder. Answer: 1) acute phase: symptoms
escalate
, 2) continuation phase: symptoms are decreasing and pt is usually
being Rx
3) maintenance phase: symptoms have subsided
◉ depressive disorders. Answer: a group of disorders in which the
pt has sad, empty or irritable moods accompanied by physical
changes and thought changes that are severe enough to affect the
pt's ability to function
◉ reactive depression. Answer: depression triggered by a negative
experience
◉ major depressive disorder. Answer: a state of mind in which a
person has severe feelings of worthlessness, self blame, sadness,
disappointment, and emptiness that lasts for weeks and interferes
with ADL capabilities
◉ affect. Answer: a persons feelings, emotions, and moods and the
way the person DEMONSTRATES them
◉ Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Answer: a
depressive disorder in children characterized by persistent
irritability and frequent episodes of out-of-control behavior
COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ anxiety. Answer: _______ disorders are the most common mental
health disorders
◉ DSM-5. Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition--published by the American Psychiatric
Association to classify mental health disorders
◉ psychiatrist. Answer: physician who specializes in mental health
disorders and who CAN prescribe medications for Rx
◉ psychologist. Answer: HCP educated in Rx for mental health
disorders but DO NOT prescribe meds for Rx; aka psychotherapist
◉ psychotherapy. Answer: a form of therapy in which a pt explores
thoughts, feelings, and behaviours with help and guidance from a
mental health specialist
Ex: psychoanalysis, behaviour therapy, group therapy, family therapy
◉ stigma. Answer: the shame/social disgrace associated with a
particular circumstance, quality, or person; affects more MEN than
women
,◉ culture. Answer: not limited to ethnic background but can extend
to any group of interacting individuals who share similar learned
characteristics such as families, friends, or people with shared
experiences
◉ young adults. Answer: population most at risk for ABIs
◉ Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Answer: extremely complex
mental health disorders characterized by symptoms such as
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized
behaviours, and reduced/daze emotional expressions
causes: biochemical imbalance/genetic
◉ psychosis. Answer: a mental state in which a persons perceptions
of reality is impaired
◉ delusion. Answer: false belief
◉ delusion of grandeur. Answer: fale and exaggerated beliefs about
the importance, talent, or wealth of oneself
◉ Delusions of perscution. Answer: false beliefs about being
mistreated, abused, or harassed
,◉ hallucination. Answer: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, or feeling
things that are not real
◉ paranoia. Answer: extreme suspicion about a person or a
situation
◉ remission. Answer: pt's with schizophrenia often have periods of
________
◉ bipolar and related disorders. Answer: A group of related brain
disorders that cause unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and
ability to function, different from the normal ups and downs that
everyone goes through; long term recurrent illness that can be
genetic, CAN be managed with meds
◉ manic episode. Answer: Dx if elevated mood occurs for longer
than ONE WEEK
◉ children, fast. Answer: ______ with bipolar experience very ________
mood swings between depression and mania, often switching many
times within one day
◉ phases of bipolar disorder. Answer: 1) acute phase: symptoms
escalate
, 2) continuation phase: symptoms are decreasing and pt is usually
being Rx
3) maintenance phase: symptoms have subsided
◉ depressive disorders. Answer: a group of disorders in which the
pt has sad, empty or irritable moods accompanied by physical
changes and thought changes that are severe enough to affect the
pt's ability to function
◉ reactive depression. Answer: depression triggered by a negative
experience
◉ major depressive disorder. Answer: a state of mind in which a
person has severe feelings of worthlessness, self blame, sadness,
disappointment, and emptiness that lasts for weeks and interferes
with ADL capabilities
◉ affect. Answer: a persons feelings, emotions, and moods and the
way the person DEMONSTRATES them
◉ Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Answer: a
depressive disorder in children characterized by persistent
irritability and frequent episodes of out-of-control behavior
