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The Fundamentals of Mental Health and Mental Illness
1)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The brain contains approximately _____ nerve cells, or neurons.
1 million
100 million
100 billion
1 trillion
2)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The brain region which is involved with some of the highest integrated functions of humans is the
temporal lobe
parietal lobe
occipital lobe
prefrontal cortex
3)
a)
b)
c)
d)
There appear to be more than _____ neurotransmitters in the brain.
100
1,000
10,000
1 million
4)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The classic inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain are glycine and
JABA
GABA
JAVA
GAVA
5) Psychotic symptoms can occur in severe mood disorders.
a) True
b) False
6)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Major deficits in motivation and spontaneity are referred to as _____ symptoms.
positive
negative
redneck
depressive
7)
a)
b)
c)
d)
All are symptoms commonly associated with mania EXCEPT
grandiosity
decreased sleep
hopelessness
poor judgment
8)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was published in
1922
1932
1942
1952
9)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The study of patterns of disease in the population is known as
etiology
epidemiology
occlumancy
phrenology
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10) Estimates generated from the ECA survey indicate approximately _____ of the older adult population
have a diagnosable mental disorder during a 1 year period.
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 20%
11) The modern biopsychosocial view that many factors interact to produce disease may be attributed to
the work of
a) E. O. Wilson
b) George Engel
c) Albert Bandura
d) Stephen Hawking
12) Correlation is another term for causation.
a) True
b) False
13) Gregor Mendel, who developed that principles of modern genetics was a
a) chemist
b) monk
c) psychiatrist
d) court musician
14) For schizophrenia, the median concordance rate among identical twins is
a) 26%
b) 36%
c) 46%
d) 56%
15) The focus of Jean Piaget’s theory was on
a) attachment theory
b) cognitive development
c) behavioral development
d) psychosexual development
16) What 19th century geneticist declared “there is no escape from the conclusion that nature prevails
enormously over nurture”?
a) John Bowlby
b) Douglas Lawrence
c) Francis Galton
d) Erik Erikson
17) The Institute of Medicine redefined prevention for the mental health field in terms of all the following
EXCEPT
a) prevention
b) treatment
c) maintenance
d) assessment
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18) An important part of psychodynamic psychotherapy is to
a) identify negative cognitions
b) modify behavior
c) elicit the immediate experience of the client
d) make the unconscious conscious
19) Humanistic therapy is much less concerned with mental illness than it is with human growth.
a) True
b) False
20) The _____ refers to how a pharmacotherapy interacts with its target in the body to produce therapeutic
effects.
a) path of least resistance
b) rebound effect
c) mechanism of action
d) half life
21) When a pharmacotherapy acts as an antagonist, it mimics the action of the natural neurotransmitter.
a) True
b) False
22) About _____ of patients typically respond to a placebo in a clinical trial of a new antidepressant.
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 50%
23) The diminished level of treatment effectiveness in real-world settings is known as the
a) yin yang chasm
b) efficacy-effectiveness gap
c) lab-life gulf
d) probable-possible canyon
24) About _____ of the US adult population use mental health services in any given year.
a) 6%
b) 9%
c) 12%
d) 15%
25) An era of _____ was introduced from Europe at the turn of the 19th century.
a) moral treatment
b) tea and crumpets
c) folk remedies
d) mental hygiene
26) Which term is used loosely to denote a common heritage and set of beliefs, norms, and values?
a) race
b) culture
c) ethnicity
d) worldview
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27) Which minority group has been least likely to seek care for mental illness?
a) Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
b) Whites
c) African Americans
d) Hispanic Americans
28) The strongest evidence of clinician bias is apparent for African Americans who tend to be diagnosed
with schizophrenia and
a) anxiety
b) depression
c) personality disorder
d) substance abuse
29) The family advocacy movement is principally represented by three large organizations which include all
EXCEPT
a) CHADD
b) NAMI
c) FFCMH
d) NMHA
30) Recovery is a concept introduced in the lay writings of consumers.
a) True
b) False
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