PSY 4325 Exam 2 review questions with
correct answers
The "medical model" of mental disorders suggests:
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Patients have a set of symptoms that lead to a diagnosis
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The diagnosis reflects the disease the patient is suffering from
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The cause of the disease can be identified and cured
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All of the above
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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of schizophrenia?
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Delusions
Disorganized speech |
Distractibility
Hallucinations
What is the most common form of treatment for mental disorders?
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Psychotherapy
Psychoactive drugs |
Psychotherapy + psychoactive drugs | | |
Gestalt therapy |
How many mental disorders can be "cured" (entirely eliminated) by any
| | | | | | | | | | |
form of medication?
| |
,Zero
Very few (2-3)
| |
Several (4-9) |
Most mental disorders
| |
Psychotic patients suffering from general paresis were originally treated
| | | | | | | | |
with:
Stimulants
Antibiotics
Depressants
Malaria
The foul-smelling sedative _________ was referred to as a "chemical
| | | | | | | | | |
straitjacket" and was probably the major drug used for severely
| | | | | | | | | |
disturbed patients in large mental hospitals by the 1950s.
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Paraldehyde
Thiopental sodium |
Camphor
Scopolamine
________ antipsychotic drugs were introduced before the mid-1990s
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whereas __________ antipsychotic drugs were introduced after the
| | | | | | | |
mid-1990s.
Atypical, conventional
|
Typical, conventional
|
, Conventional, atypical |
Conventional, typical |
Antidepressants that block the reuptake of serotonin are referred to as:
| | | | | | | | | |
MAOI's
Tricyclic's
SSRI's
None of the above
| | |
Lithium was primarily used to treat:
| | | | |
Mania
Depression
Schizophrenia
None of the above
| | |
Electroconvulsive Therapy is primarily used to treat: | | | | | |
Mania
Depression
Schizophrenia
None of the above
| | |
The abstinence syndrome that develops as a result of stopping alcohol is
| | | | | | | | | | |
medically _______ severe and ______ likely to cause death than
| | | | | | | | | | |
withdrawal from opioid drugs (e.g., heroin).
| | | | |
less, less
|
more, more |
correct answers
The "medical model" of mental disorders suggests:
| | | | | |
Patients have a set of symptoms that lead to a diagnosis
| | | | | | | | | |
The diagnosis reflects the disease the patient is suffering from
| | | | | | | | |
The cause of the disease can be identified and cured
| | | | | | | | |
All of the above
| | |
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of schizophrenia?
| | | | | | | | |
Delusions
Disorganized speech |
Distractibility
Hallucinations
What is the most common form of treatment for mental disorders?
| | | | | | | | | |
Psychotherapy
Psychoactive drugs |
Psychotherapy + psychoactive drugs | | |
Gestalt therapy |
How many mental disorders can be "cured" (entirely eliminated) by any
| | | | | | | | | | |
form of medication?
| |
,Zero
Very few (2-3)
| |
Several (4-9) |
Most mental disorders
| |
Psychotic patients suffering from general paresis were originally treated
| | | | | | | | |
with:
Stimulants
Antibiotics
Depressants
Malaria
The foul-smelling sedative _________ was referred to as a "chemical
| | | | | | | | | |
straitjacket" and was probably the major drug used for severely
| | | | | | | | | |
disturbed patients in large mental hospitals by the 1950s.
| | | | | | | |
Paraldehyde
Thiopental sodium |
Camphor
Scopolamine
________ antipsychotic drugs were introduced before the mid-1990s
| | | | | | | |
whereas __________ antipsychotic drugs were introduced after the
| | | | | | | |
mid-1990s.
Atypical, conventional
|
Typical, conventional
|
, Conventional, atypical |
Conventional, typical |
Antidepressants that block the reuptake of serotonin are referred to as:
| | | | | | | | | |
MAOI's
Tricyclic's
SSRI's
None of the above
| | |
Lithium was primarily used to treat:
| | | | |
Mania
Depression
Schizophrenia
None of the above
| | |
Electroconvulsive Therapy is primarily used to treat: | | | | | |
Mania
Depression
Schizophrenia
None of the above
| | |
The abstinence syndrome that develops as a result of stopping alcohol is
| | | | | | | | | | |
medically _______ severe and ______ likely to cause death than
| | | | | | | | | | |
withdrawal from opioid drugs (e.g., heroin).
| | | | |
less, less
|
more, more |
