Mental Health Assessment
2022 Test Bank
Which of the following two neurotransmitters are most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease
and hypothesized to be hypoactive in this disorder?
a. Acetylcholine and dopamine
b. Norepinephrine and glutamate
c. Acetylcholine and norepinephrine
d Norepinephrine and serotonin correct ans: c. Acetylcholine and norepinephrine
10) Which of the following 3 (or more) symptoms must be present to diagnose Catatonia Associated
With Another Mental Disorder?
A Very little or no verbal response
B Exaggerated speech
C Grimacing without stimuli present
D Repetitive movements
E Resists repositioning by provider
F Clicking tongue like a clock
G No response to instructions given or external stimuli correct ans: A C E G
Essential diagnostic features of Oppositional Defiant Disorder include all EXCEPT:
a. Angry/irritable mood
b. Serious violation of rules
c. Argumentative/Defiant Behavior
d. Vindictiveness correct ans: B. Serious violation of rules
Which of the following mental health disorders commonly occur in a comorbid presentation in
individuals with conduct disorder (select all that apply)?
a. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
b. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
c. ADHD
d. Major Depressive Disorder correct ans: b. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
c. ADHD
First-degree relatives of individuals with kleptomania may have higher rates than the general population
in which of the following mental health disorder:
a. Bipolar Disorder
b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. ADHD
d. Schizophrenia correct ans: b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
,Associated symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder must persist for longer than ___ to meet
diagnostic criteria
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 1 year correct ans: b. 6 months
Conduct Disorder may be diagnosed in individuals 18 years or older if the criteria for which mental
health disorder is not met?
a. ADHD
b. Borderline Personality Disorder
c. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
d. Antisocial Personality Disorder correct ans: d. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Individuals who have pyromania commonly have a current or past history of _________.
a. Major Depressive Disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Alcohol Use Disorder
d. Generalized Anxiety Disorder correct ans: c. Alcohol Use Disorder
Males with Conduct Disorder often show both physical and relational aggression while females favor
relational aggression. What is relational aggression?
a. Behavior that interferes with occupational performance
b. Behavior that harms individual self-health
c. Behavior that harms social relationships with others
d. Behavior that violates societal norms, rules, and laws correct ans: c. Behavior that harms social
relationships with others
Intermittent Explosive Disorder diagnostic criteria includes a chronological age of at least ____.
a. 4 years
b. 6 years
c. 8 years
d. 10 years correct ans: b. 6 years
Which mental health disorder requires a history of Conduct Disorder symptoms before the age of 15
years old as a diagnostic criterion?
a. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
b. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
c. Antisocial Personality Disorder
d. Bipolar Disorder correct ans: c. Antisocial Personality Disorder
The hallmark presentation of Conduct Disorder is a(n) _____________ pattern of behavior where age-
appropriate rules, societal norms, and the basic rights of others are violated.
a. intermittent and episodic
b. repetitive and persistent
c. occasional and mild
d. frequent and pervasive correct ans: b. repetitive and peristent
,Key features that define psychotic disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized thoughts and motor behavior
Increased pleasure experience correct ans: Increased pleasure experience
2 negative symptoms are particularly prominent in schizophrenia. An example of a negative symptom
includes:
a. Delusions
b. Hallucinations
c. Decreased emotional expression
d. Disorganized thinking correct ans: c. Decreased emotional expression
1. Schizophrenia lasts for a minimum of _____ months and has at least _____ month of active-phase
symptoms
a. 6;1
b. 3; 1
c. 12; 3
d. 12; 1 correct ans: a. 6;1
1. Cedric has been diagnosed with delusional disorder. He reports that he has been in a romantic
relationship with the waitress at the diner he frequents and she is in love with him. The subtype of the
delusional disorder would be classified as:
a. Jealous type
b. Persecutory type
c. Somatic type
d. Erotomanic type
e. Grandiose type
e. Grandiose type correct ans: d. Erotomanic type
Essential feature of brief psychotic disorder is a disturbance that involves sudden onset of psychotic
symptoms. Sudden onset is defined as a change in nonpsychotic to clearly psychotic within
____________.
a. 5 days
b. 2 weeks
c. 3 weeks
d. 1 month correct ans: b. 2 weeks
Peak age for schizophrenia onset for males is early-to mid- _____'s and late- ____'s for females
a. Teens; teens
b. Teens; 20
c. 20; 20
d. 20;30
d. 20;30 correct ans: c. 20; 20
The main difference in distinguishing schizoaffective disorder from schizophrenia is that in
schizoaffective disorder
a. The individual has delusions but not hallucinations
, b. The individual has symptoms due to substance abuse
c. The individual has a major mood episode
The individual has had psychotic symptoms before correct ans: a. The individual has a major mood
episode
The main difference in distinguishing schizoaffective disorder from depressive or bipolar disorder is that
in schizoaffective disorder
a. The individual has delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in the absence of a major mood
episode
b. The individual has a manic episode followed by hypomania or major depressive episode
c. Severe or persistent depressed mood
d. None of the above correct ans: a. The individual has delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in
the absence of a major mood episode
1. Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder have increased risk for:
a. Substance abuse
b. Suicide (completed or attempt)
c. Anxiety
d. All the above correct ans: d. All the above
Factors predictive of good prognosis:
(Select all that apply)
a. Later age of onset
b. Family history of mood disorder
c. Good support system
d. Good socioeconomic status
e. High IQ correct ans: Later age of onset
b. Family history of mood disorder
c. Good support system
Which of the following is considered one of the criteria for diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's?
a. Steadily progressive, gradual decline in cognition, without extended plateaus
b. Steadily progressive, gradual decline in cognition, with extended plateaus
c. Evidence of mixed etiology
d. Clinical evidence of behavior and psychological manifestations correct ans: a. Steadily progressive,
gradual decline in cognition, without extended plateaus
Neurocognitive disorders are unique among DSM-5 categories in that
a. The underlying pathology is often not known
b. They have not been extensively researched
c. These are syndromes for which the underlying pathology, and etiology, can potentially be determined
d. They all require specific testing to be confirmed correct ans: c. These are syndromes for which the
underlying pathology, and etiology, can potentially be determined
Which of the following is NOT one of the subcategories of causes of delirium?
a. General medical condition
b. Substance induced
c. Multiple causes (e.g. head trauma and kidney disease)
2022 Test Bank
Which of the following two neurotransmitters are most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease
and hypothesized to be hypoactive in this disorder?
a. Acetylcholine and dopamine
b. Norepinephrine and glutamate
c. Acetylcholine and norepinephrine
d Norepinephrine and serotonin correct ans: c. Acetylcholine and norepinephrine
10) Which of the following 3 (or more) symptoms must be present to diagnose Catatonia Associated
With Another Mental Disorder?
A Very little or no verbal response
B Exaggerated speech
C Grimacing without stimuli present
D Repetitive movements
E Resists repositioning by provider
F Clicking tongue like a clock
G No response to instructions given or external stimuli correct ans: A C E G
Essential diagnostic features of Oppositional Defiant Disorder include all EXCEPT:
a. Angry/irritable mood
b. Serious violation of rules
c. Argumentative/Defiant Behavior
d. Vindictiveness correct ans: B. Serious violation of rules
Which of the following mental health disorders commonly occur in a comorbid presentation in
individuals with conduct disorder (select all that apply)?
a. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
b. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
c. ADHD
d. Major Depressive Disorder correct ans: b. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
c. ADHD
First-degree relatives of individuals with kleptomania may have higher rates than the general population
in which of the following mental health disorder:
a. Bipolar Disorder
b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. ADHD
d. Schizophrenia correct ans: b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
,Associated symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder must persist for longer than ___ to meet
diagnostic criteria
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 1 year correct ans: b. 6 months
Conduct Disorder may be diagnosed in individuals 18 years or older if the criteria for which mental
health disorder is not met?
a. ADHD
b. Borderline Personality Disorder
c. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
d. Antisocial Personality Disorder correct ans: d. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Individuals who have pyromania commonly have a current or past history of _________.
a. Major Depressive Disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Alcohol Use Disorder
d. Generalized Anxiety Disorder correct ans: c. Alcohol Use Disorder
Males with Conduct Disorder often show both physical and relational aggression while females favor
relational aggression. What is relational aggression?
a. Behavior that interferes with occupational performance
b. Behavior that harms individual self-health
c. Behavior that harms social relationships with others
d. Behavior that violates societal norms, rules, and laws correct ans: c. Behavior that harms social
relationships with others
Intermittent Explosive Disorder diagnostic criteria includes a chronological age of at least ____.
a. 4 years
b. 6 years
c. 8 years
d. 10 years correct ans: b. 6 years
Which mental health disorder requires a history of Conduct Disorder symptoms before the age of 15
years old as a diagnostic criterion?
a. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
b. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
c. Antisocial Personality Disorder
d. Bipolar Disorder correct ans: c. Antisocial Personality Disorder
The hallmark presentation of Conduct Disorder is a(n) _____________ pattern of behavior where age-
appropriate rules, societal norms, and the basic rights of others are violated.
a. intermittent and episodic
b. repetitive and persistent
c. occasional and mild
d. frequent and pervasive correct ans: b. repetitive and peristent
,Key features that define psychotic disorders include all the following EXCEPT:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized thoughts and motor behavior
Increased pleasure experience correct ans: Increased pleasure experience
2 negative symptoms are particularly prominent in schizophrenia. An example of a negative symptom
includes:
a. Delusions
b. Hallucinations
c. Decreased emotional expression
d. Disorganized thinking correct ans: c. Decreased emotional expression
1. Schizophrenia lasts for a minimum of _____ months and has at least _____ month of active-phase
symptoms
a. 6;1
b. 3; 1
c. 12; 3
d. 12; 1 correct ans: a. 6;1
1. Cedric has been diagnosed with delusional disorder. He reports that he has been in a romantic
relationship with the waitress at the diner he frequents and she is in love with him. The subtype of the
delusional disorder would be classified as:
a. Jealous type
b. Persecutory type
c. Somatic type
d. Erotomanic type
e. Grandiose type
e. Grandiose type correct ans: d. Erotomanic type
Essential feature of brief psychotic disorder is a disturbance that involves sudden onset of psychotic
symptoms. Sudden onset is defined as a change in nonpsychotic to clearly psychotic within
____________.
a. 5 days
b. 2 weeks
c. 3 weeks
d. 1 month correct ans: b. 2 weeks
Peak age for schizophrenia onset for males is early-to mid- _____'s and late- ____'s for females
a. Teens; teens
b. Teens; 20
c. 20; 20
d. 20;30
d. 20;30 correct ans: c. 20; 20
The main difference in distinguishing schizoaffective disorder from schizophrenia is that in
schizoaffective disorder
a. The individual has delusions but not hallucinations
, b. The individual has symptoms due to substance abuse
c. The individual has a major mood episode
The individual has had psychotic symptoms before correct ans: a. The individual has a major mood
episode
The main difference in distinguishing schizoaffective disorder from depressive or bipolar disorder is that
in schizoaffective disorder
a. The individual has delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in the absence of a major mood
episode
b. The individual has a manic episode followed by hypomania or major depressive episode
c. Severe or persistent depressed mood
d. None of the above correct ans: a. The individual has delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in
the absence of a major mood episode
1. Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder have increased risk for:
a. Substance abuse
b. Suicide (completed or attempt)
c. Anxiety
d. All the above correct ans: d. All the above
Factors predictive of good prognosis:
(Select all that apply)
a. Later age of onset
b. Family history of mood disorder
c. Good support system
d. Good socioeconomic status
e. High IQ correct ans: Later age of onset
b. Family history of mood disorder
c. Good support system
Which of the following is considered one of the criteria for diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's?
a. Steadily progressive, gradual decline in cognition, without extended plateaus
b. Steadily progressive, gradual decline in cognition, with extended plateaus
c. Evidence of mixed etiology
d. Clinical evidence of behavior and psychological manifestations correct ans: a. Steadily progressive,
gradual decline in cognition, without extended plateaus
Neurocognitive disorders are unique among DSM-5 categories in that
a. The underlying pathology is often not known
b. They have not been extensively researched
c. These are syndromes for which the underlying pathology, and etiology, can potentially be determined
d. They all require specific testing to be confirmed correct ans: c. These are syndromes for which the
underlying pathology, and etiology, can potentially be determined
Which of the following is NOT one of the subcategories of causes of delirium?
a. General medical condition
b. Substance induced
c. Multiple causes (e.g. head trauma and kidney disease)
