Mental Health Chapter 15 Practice
Questions and Answers
What defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways?
A. Suppression and humor
B. Altruism and sublimation
C. Idealization and splitting
D. Reaction formation and denial - ANS-B. Altruism and sublimation
A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her
death. This behavior suggests the use of which ego defense mechanism? A.
Altruism
B. Denial
C. Undoing
D. Suppression - ANS-B. Denial
What can be said about the comorbidity of anxiety disorders?
A. Anxiety disorders generally exist alone.
B. Depression may occur prior to onset of anxiety.
C. Anxiety disorders virtually never coexist with mood disorders. D.
Substance abuse disorders rarely coexist with anxiety disorders. - ANS-B.
Depression may occur prior to onset of anxiety.
Selective inattention is first noted when experiencing which level of anxiety?
A. Mild
B. Moderate
C. Severe
D. Panic - ANS-B. Moderate
A symptom commonly associated with panic attacks?
A. Obsessions
B. Apathy
C. Fever
D. Fear of impending doom - ANS-D. Fear of impending doom
Generally, which statement regarding ego defense mechanisms is true?
, A. They often involve some degree of self-deception.
B. They are rarely used by mentally healthy people.
C. They seldom make the person more comfortable.
D. They are usually effective in resolving conflicts - ANS-A. They often involve some
degree of self-deception.
A 20-year-old was sexually molested at age 10, but he can no longer remember the
incident. Which ego defense mechanism is in use?
A. Projection
B. Repression
C. Displacement
D. Reaction formation - ANS-B. Repression
Delusionary thinking is a characteristic of which form of anxiety?
A. Chronic anxiety
B. Acute anxiety
C. Severe anxiety
D. Panic level anxiety - ANS-D. Panic level anxiety
An obsession is defined as what?
A. Thinking of an action and immediately taking the action
B. A recurrent, persistent thought or impulse
C. An intense irrational fear of an object or situation
D. A recurrent behavior performed in the same manner - ANS-B. A recurrent, persistent
thought or impulse
Working to help the client view an occurrence in a more positive light is referred to by
which term?
A. Flooding
B. Desensitization
C. Response prevention
D. Cognitive restructuring - ANS-D. Cognitive restructuring
Inability to leave one's home because of avoidance of severe anxiety suggests the
existence of which anxiety disorder?
A. Panic attacks with agoraphobia
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C. Posttraumatic stress response
D. Generalized anxiety disorder - ANS-A. Panic attacks with agoraphobia
Questions and Answers
What defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways?
A. Suppression and humor
B. Altruism and sublimation
C. Idealization and splitting
D. Reaction formation and denial - ANS-B. Altruism and sublimation
A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her
death. This behavior suggests the use of which ego defense mechanism? A.
Altruism
B. Denial
C. Undoing
D. Suppression - ANS-B. Denial
What can be said about the comorbidity of anxiety disorders?
A. Anxiety disorders generally exist alone.
B. Depression may occur prior to onset of anxiety.
C. Anxiety disorders virtually never coexist with mood disorders. D.
Substance abuse disorders rarely coexist with anxiety disorders. - ANS-B.
Depression may occur prior to onset of anxiety.
Selective inattention is first noted when experiencing which level of anxiety?
A. Mild
B. Moderate
C. Severe
D. Panic - ANS-B. Moderate
A symptom commonly associated with panic attacks?
A. Obsessions
B. Apathy
C. Fever
D. Fear of impending doom - ANS-D. Fear of impending doom
Generally, which statement regarding ego defense mechanisms is true?
, A. They often involve some degree of self-deception.
B. They are rarely used by mentally healthy people.
C. They seldom make the person more comfortable.
D. They are usually effective in resolving conflicts - ANS-A. They often involve some
degree of self-deception.
A 20-year-old was sexually molested at age 10, but he can no longer remember the
incident. Which ego defense mechanism is in use?
A. Projection
B. Repression
C. Displacement
D. Reaction formation - ANS-B. Repression
Delusionary thinking is a characteristic of which form of anxiety?
A. Chronic anxiety
B. Acute anxiety
C. Severe anxiety
D. Panic level anxiety - ANS-D. Panic level anxiety
An obsession is defined as what?
A. Thinking of an action and immediately taking the action
B. A recurrent, persistent thought or impulse
C. An intense irrational fear of an object or situation
D. A recurrent behavior performed in the same manner - ANS-B. A recurrent, persistent
thought or impulse
Working to help the client view an occurrence in a more positive light is referred to by
which term?
A. Flooding
B. Desensitization
C. Response prevention
D. Cognitive restructuring - ANS-D. Cognitive restructuring
Inability to leave one's home because of avoidance of severe anxiety suggests the
existence of which anxiety disorder?
A. Panic attacks with agoraphobia
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C. Posttraumatic stress response
D. Generalized anxiety disorder - ANS-A. Panic attacks with agoraphobia
