MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

According to the lecture, all of the following are examples of environmental
factors that influence mental health disorders EXCEPT:
A.
death
B.
brain damage
C.
divorce
D.
substance abuse
B.
brain damage
Give an example of how a clinical psychologist might treat someone diagnosed
with a mood disorder.
A clinical psychologist might treat someone diagnosed with a mood disorder with
psychotherapy because they cannot prescribe medicine. They may send you to a
person who can prescribe medication or another specialist. They could also recommend
group therapy counseling.


Responses will vary. A sample response follows: A clinical psychologist may suggest
that someone with a mood disorder set up an appointment with a psychiatrist to get
medication to stabilize or assist with mood swings. The psychologist might also teach
the client different strategies for handling stressful situations and/or techniques to
stabilize mood issues.
Compare and contrast conduct disorders with personality disorders.