LSU PSYC 3082 EXAM 1 Questions And
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A clinical description ______.
A) begins with presenting the problem
B) distinguish clinically significant dysfunction from common human experience
C) describe prevalence and incidence of disorders
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWER -E
Which of the following is not a good description of presenting the problem?
A) John has a runny nose
B) Bill has chronic worry and panic attacks
C) James has panic attacks and sudden mood swings
D) Jessie can lie, cheat, or steal and feel no remorse or emotion for her actions -
ANSWER -A
Clinical descriptions do all of the following except ____.
A) describe the onset of disorders
B) describe the course of disorders
C) give a good prognosis
D) give a sure diagnosis - ANSWER -D
A disorder with acute onset _____.
A) began very recently and has had an increase in symptoms over a very short
amount of time
B) began long ago, and symptoms have slowly but gradually developed
C) only shows some symptoms for years, then other symptoms quickly develop
later in life
D) take unpredictable patterns - ANSWER -A
A disorder with insidious onset ______.
A) began very recently and has had an increase in symptoms over a very short
amount of time
B) began long ago, and symptoms have slowly but gradually developed
C) only shows some symptoms for years, then other symptoms quickly develop
later in life
D) take unpredictable patterns - ANSWER -B
,What does one mean by "describing course of disorder"?
A) describes teh pattern that the symptoms take
B) describe whether the disorder is episodic, time-limited, or chronic course
C) predicts how long the disorder will last
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWER -D
Distinguish a good prognosis from a guarded prognosis. - ANSWER --good: it
should clear up in days
-guarded: you have schizophrenia
Define etiology.
A) the root cause of a disorder
B) the path that the disorder will take
C) a detailed history of the forms of treatment of the disorder
D) the patient's family and social history - ANSWER -A
Which of the following does not describe the Supernatural tradition?
A) deviant behavior as a battle of good vs evil
B) would say that a person's abnormal behavior is caused by demonic possession
C) would use exorcism or torture or religious services as a form of treatment
D) suggested that differences in brain chemistry could be the cause of disorders
E) said that if the causes are the etiology, then the treatment makes sense -
ANSWER -D
Which of the following does not describe the Biological tradition?
A) suggested that abnormal behavior is a physical disease
B) foreshadowed modern views
C) linked abnormality with brain chemical imbalances
D) would use religious services as a form of treatment
E) is inspired by the humoral theory of disorders - ANSWER -D
The ____ tradition would say that a patient's depression was caused by too much
black bile
A) biological
B) psychological
C) modern
D) supernatural - ANSWER -A
, In the Biological tradition, if a patient has been diagnosed with depression, the
etiology would be ______ and the suggested treatment would be ______.
A) presence of too much black bile; changing environmental traditions (eg,
reducing heat) or bloodletting
B) presence of demons; religious services or exorcism
C) imbalance of brain chemistry ;treat patients as normal as possible in a normal
environment
D) only A and C are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWER -A
The idea that function is related to having too little or too much of the four key
bodily fluids is called _____. - ANSWER -the Humoral Theory
What is the significance of Pasteur's discovery of the link of general paresis
(syphilis) and madness?
A) bolstered the view that mental illness is linked with physical illness
B) proved that mental and physical illness are totally different
C) led to the discovery of penicillin
D) both A and C are correct
E) all of the above are correct - ANSWER -D
Which of teh following is a description of the significance of the biological
traditon?
A) led to reforms of hospitals to give psychiatric patients better care
B) led to the belief that psychological dysfunction is linked to spirituality
C) led to a more person-centered form of therapy
D) both A and B are correct
E) none are correct - ANSWER -A
WHich of the following is not a consequence of the biological tradition?
A) led to reforms of hospitals to give psychiatric patients better care
B) showed that mental illness are linked with physical illnesses
C) Emile Krapelin's classification of disorders
D) emphasized that different disorders have unique age of onset, symptoms, and
causes
E) led to a person-centered form of therapy - ANSWER -E
Which of the following is not one of Pimel' s 5 forms of insanity?
A) mania
B) melancholia with delirium
Answers Verified 100% Correct
A clinical description ______.
A) begins with presenting the problem
B) distinguish clinically significant dysfunction from common human experience
C) describe prevalence and incidence of disorders
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWER -E
Which of the following is not a good description of presenting the problem?
A) John has a runny nose
B) Bill has chronic worry and panic attacks
C) James has panic attacks and sudden mood swings
D) Jessie can lie, cheat, or steal and feel no remorse or emotion for her actions -
ANSWER -A
Clinical descriptions do all of the following except ____.
A) describe the onset of disorders
B) describe the course of disorders
C) give a good prognosis
D) give a sure diagnosis - ANSWER -D
A disorder with acute onset _____.
A) began very recently and has had an increase in symptoms over a very short
amount of time
B) began long ago, and symptoms have slowly but gradually developed
C) only shows some symptoms for years, then other symptoms quickly develop
later in life
D) take unpredictable patterns - ANSWER -A
A disorder with insidious onset ______.
A) began very recently and has had an increase in symptoms over a very short
amount of time
B) began long ago, and symptoms have slowly but gradually developed
C) only shows some symptoms for years, then other symptoms quickly develop
later in life
D) take unpredictable patterns - ANSWER -B
,What does one mean by "describing course of disorder"?
A) describes teh pattern that the symptoms take
B) describe whether the disorder is episodic, time-limited, or chronic course
C) predicts how long the disorder will last
D) only A and B are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWER -D
Distinguish a good prognosis from a guarded prognosis. - ANSWER --good: it
should clear up in days
-guarded: you have schizophrenia
Define etiology.
A) the root cause of a disorder
B) the path that the disorder will take
C) a detailed history of the forms of treatment of the disorder
D) the patient's family and social history - ANSWER -A
Which of the following does not describe the Supernatural tradition?
A) deviant behavior as a battle of good vs evil
B) would say that a person's abnormal behavior is caused by demonic possession
C) would use exorcism or torture or religious services as a form of treatment
D) suggested that differences in brain chemistry could be the cause of disorders
E) said that if the causes are the etiology, then the treatment makes sense -
ANSWER -D
Which of the following does not describe the Biological tradition?
A) suggested that abnormal behavior is a physical disease
B) foreshadowed modern views
C) linked abnormality with brain chemical imbalances
D) would use religious services as a form of treatment
E) is inspired by the humoral theory of disorders - ANSWER -D
The ____ tradition would say that a patient's depression was caused by too much
black bile
A) biological
B) psychological
C) modern
D) supernatural - ANSWER -A
, In the Biological tradition, if a patient has been diagnosed with depression, the
etiology would be ______ and the suggested treatment would be ______.
A) presence of too much black bile; changing environmental traditions (eg,
reducing heat) or bloodletting
B) presence of demons; religious services or exorcism
C) imbalance of brain chemistry ;treat patients as normal as possible in a normal
environment
D) only A and C are correct
E) all are correct - ANSWER -A
The idea that function is related to having too little or too much of the four key
bodily fluids is called _____. - ANSWER -the Humoral Theory
What is the significance of Pasteur's discovery of the link of general paresis
(syphilis) and madness?
A) bolstered the view that mental illness is linked with physical illness
B) proved that mental and physical illness are totally different
C) led to the discovery of penicillin
D) both A and C are correct
E) all of the above are correct - ANSWER -D
Which of teh following is a description of the significance of the biological
traditon?
A) led to reforms of hospitals to give psychiatric patients better care
B) led to the belief that psychological dysfunction is linked to spirituality
C) led to a more person-centered form of therapy
D) both A and B are correct
E) none are correct - ANSWER -A
WHich of the following is not a consequence of the biological tradition?
A) led to reforms of hospitals to give psychiatric patients better care
B) showed that mental illness are linked with physical illnesses
C) Emile Krapelin's classification of disorders
D) emphasized that different disorders have unique age of onset, symptoms, and
causes
E) led to a person-centered form of therapy - ANSWER -E
Which of the following is not one of Pimel' s 5 forms of insanity?
A) mania
B) melancholia with delirium
