Test Bank For Primary Care Psychiatry 2nd Edition By Robert
McCarron 9781496349217 Chapter 1-26 Complete Guide .
why is psychiatry different than psychology - ANSWER: it is a medical specialty
_____% of adults with mental illness don't get care - ANSWER: 60
name some of the physical consequences of mental illness - ANSWER: high BP, heart
disease, obesity, asthma
high BP, smoking, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and asthma are all more
prevalent in people who have mental illness or people who do not have mental
illness? - ANSWER: people who have mental illness
define mental illness - ANSWER: a condition that affects a person's cognition,
perception, behavior or mood (can affect one or all)
mental disorders are usually associated with significant ______________ or disability
in social, occupational, or other important activities - ANSWER: distress
what DSM are we on? - ANSWER: 5
are we using the axial system for classifying psychiatric disorders? - ANSWER: no
the DSM is organized by - ANSWER: lifespan
2 Most important anatomical structures in the brain responsible for emotional and
behavioral regulation: - ANSWER: limbic system and frontal lobe
limbic system - 2 important components - ANSWER: amygdala and hippocampus
limbic system
______________ behavioral responses - ANSWER: primitive
what are primitive behavioral responses - ANSWER: thirst, hunger, sexual arousal,
autonomic responses to emotion (increased heart rate and BP)
is the limbic system impulsive or goal oriented - ANSWER: impulsive
what is responsible for biologic rhythms? (sleep/wake cycle) - ANSWER: limbic
system
what is responsible for long term memory - ANSWER: limbic system
the frontal lobe inhibits what - ANSWER: limbic system
McCarron 9781496349217 Chapter 1-26 Complete Guide .
why is psychiatry different than psychology - ANSWER: it is a medical specialty
_____% of adults with mental illness don't get care - ANSWER: 60
name some of the physical consequences of mental illness - ANSWER: high BP, heart
disease, obesity, asthma
high BP, smoking, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and asthma are all more
prevalent in people who have mental illness or people who do not have mental
illness? - ANSWER: people who have mental illness
define mental illness - ANSWER: a condition that affects a person's cognition,
perception, behavior or mood (can affect one or all)
mental disorders are usually associated with significant ______________ or disability
in social, occupational, or other important activities - ANSWER: distress
what DSM are we on? - ANSWER: 5
are we using the axial system for classifying psychiatric disorders? - ANSWER: no
the DSM is organized by - ANSWER: lifespan
2 Most important anatomical structures in the brain responsible for emotional and
behavioral regulation: - ANSWER: limbic system and frontal lobe
limbic system - 2 important components - ANSWER: amygdala and hippocampus
limbic system
______________ behavioral responses - ANSWER: primitive
what are primitive behavioral responses - ANSWER: thirst, hunger, sexual arousal,
autonomic responses to emotion (increased heart rate and BP)
is the limbic system impulsive or goal oriented - ANSWER: impulsive
what is responsible for biologic rhythms? (sleep/wake cycle) - ANSWER: limbic
system
what is responsible for long term memory - ANSWER: limbic system
the frontal lobe inhibits what - ANSWER: limbic system
