PSYC 290 Quiz 5
Multiple-Choice Questions
Note: This quiz covers material learned in Chapters 15 and 16. Select the best answer for each of the
following questions.
Question 1
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Nancy has just begun taking antidepressant medication to treat her symptoms of depression. She took
her first dose about 12 hours ago, but so far her family sees no change in her condition. What advice
should they be given?
Select one:
a. She may have been misdiagnosed.
b. Patients usually don’t begin responding to antidepressant drugs for at least a week or two.
c. If she doesn’t show improvement in another 12 hours, a different kind of medication should be
tried.
d. Early changes due to antidepressant medication are usually not apparent to nonprofessionals,
who are unfamiliar with the signs of improvement.
Feedback
REF: p. 718
The correct answer is: Patients usually don’t begin responding to antidepressant drugs for at least a
week or two.
Question 2
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You are watching a television documentary that shows a patient who is undergoing electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). If this documentary is depicting modern treatment (within the past decade or so), then
which of the following is MOST likely?
Select one:
a. The patient is being treated for severe schizophrenia that has not responded to medication.
, b. The documentary is inaccurate because electroconvulsive shock therapy hasn’t been used since
the 1970s.
c. The documentary is an “undercover exposé,” and the doctor administrating the treatment is in
violation of current ethical guidelines.
d. The patient is being treated for severe depression that has not responded to medication.
Feedback
REF: p. 721
The correct answer is: The patient is being treated for severe depression that has not responded to
medication.
Question 3
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Belle has a Master’s degree, and she provides counselling and support to patients who have recently
received treatment at a mental health facility. Belle would most likely describe herself as
Select one:
a. a psychiatrist.
b. a clinical social worker.
c. a psychiatric nurse.
d. a counselling psychologist.
Feedback
REF: p. 699
The correct answer is: a clinical social worker.
Question 4
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Jennifer’s doctor has recently prescribed a drug that alters the activity in dopamine synapses. What is
Jennifer MOST likely being treated for?
Select one:
Multiple-Choice Questions
Note: This quiz covers material learned in Chapters 15 and 16. Select the best answer for each of the
following questions.
Question 1
Question text
3
Nancy has just begun taking antidepressant medication to treat her symptoms of depression. She took
her first dose about 12 hours ago, but so far her family sees no change in her condition. What advice
should they be given?
Select one:
a. She may have been misdiagnosed.
b. Patients usually don’t begin responding to antidepressant drugs for at least a week or two.
c. If she doesn’t show improvement in another 12 hours, a different kind of medication should be
tried.
d. Early changes due to antidepressant medication are usually not apparent to nonprofessionals,
who are unfamiliar with the signs of improvement.
Feedback
REF: p. 718
The correct answer is: Patients usually don’t begin responding to antidepressant drugs for at least a
week or two.
Question 2
Question text
3
You are watching a television documentary that shows a patient who is undergoing electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT). If this documentary is depicting modern treatment (within the past decade or so), then
which of the following is MOST likely?
Select one:
a. The patient is being treated for severe schizophrenia that has not responded to medication.
, b. The documentary is inaccurate because electroconvulsive shock therapy hasn’t been used since
the 1970s.
c. The documentary is an “undercover exposé,” and the doctor administrating the treatment is in
violation of current ethical guidelines.
d. The patient is being treated for severe depression that has not responded to medication.
Feedback
REF: p. 721
The correct answer is: The patient is being treated for severe depression that has not responded to
medication.
Question 3
Question text
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Belle has a Master’s degree, and she provides counselling and support to patients who have recently
received treatment at a mental health facility. Belle would most likely describe herself as
Select one:
a. a psychiatrist.
b. a clinical social worker.
c. a psychiatric nurse.
d. a counselling psychologist.
Feedback
REF: p. 699
The correct answer is: a clinical social worker.
Question 4
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Jennifer’s doctor has recently prescribed a drug that alters the activity in dopamine synapses. What is
Jennifer MOST likely being treated for?
Select one:
