Chapter 22
598 Chapter 22 ■ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Chapter Twenty-Two
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
In the box write the letter of the choice that is the definition of the term or best answers the
question. There is only one correct answer for each question.
1. A forensic psychiatrist specializes
in: ………………………………………………
A. Educational psychology
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Child psychiatry
D. Experimental research in psychiatry
E. Legal aspects of psychiatry
2. Which of the following best describes
one of the roles of a clinical
psychologist? ………………………………..
A. Uses tests to measure mental health and
intelligence
B. Uses drug therapy to treat mental illness
C. Treats only adults
D. Uses electroconvulsive therapy to treat
mental illness
3. Which of the following is a
depressive disorder? ………………………
A. Phobia
B. Panic attack
C. Obsessive-compulsive behavior
D. Psychogenic amnesia
E. Dysthymia
4. A term that describes an exaggerated
feeling of well-being is: …………………..
A. Autism
B. Paranoia
C. Labile
D. Euphoria
E. Delusion
5. An uncontrollable urge to perform
an act repeatedly is a(an): ……………….
A. Conversion
B. Compulsion
C. Hypochondriasis
D. Mania
E. Paranoia
6. Preoccupation with one’s self and
lack of responsiveness to others is a
characteristic of: ……………………………
A. Dissociation
B. Dysphoria
C. Delusion
D. Apathy
E. Autism
7. False or unreal sensory perceptions
are called: …………………………………….
A. Obsessions
B. Dissociations
C. Hallucinations
D. Phobias
E. Panic disorders
8. What best describes repression? ……….
A. Defense mechanism in which
unacceptable thoughts are pushed into
the unconscious
B. A mild depression
C. Repetitive acts
D. An involuntary, persistent idea, emotion,
or urge
E. Delusions of persecution
9. Fear of leaving one’s home is: ………….
A. Acrophobia
B. Agoraphobia
C. Claustrophobia
D. Necrophobia
E. Social phobia
10. Which of the following
psychotherapies uses free association
and transference? ………………………….
A. Hypnosis
B. Behavior therapy
C. Psychodrama
D. Psychoanalysis
E. Sex therapy
11. Alternating moods of exalted feelings
and excitement with moods of extreme
sadness and decreased activity: ………..
A. Major depressive disorder
B. Cyclothymic disorder
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Hypomania
E. Persistent depressive disorder
12. Short depressive periods and moods
with no psychotic features: ……………..
A. Major depressive disorder
B. Cyclothymic disorder
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Hypomania
E. Persistent depressive disorder
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13. Numerous periods of mania and
depression, but not of long duration;
no psychotic features: …………………….
A. Major depressive disorder
B. Cyclothymic disorder
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Hypomania
E. Persistent depressive disorder
14. A mood resembling mania, but of
lesser intensity: …………………………….
A. Major depressive disorder
B. Cyclothymic disorder
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Hypomania
E. Persistent depressive disorder
15. Severe dysphoric mood with psychotic
features: ………………………………………
A. Major depressive disorder
B. Cyclothymic disorder
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Hypomania
E. Persistent depressive disorder
16. Grandiose sense of self-importance and
preoccupation with fantasies of
success and power: ………………………..
A. Antisocial
B. Paranoid
C. Histrionic
D. Narcissistic
E. Schizoid
17. Continually suspicious and
mistrustful of other people: …………….
A. Antisocial
B. Paranoid
C. Histrionic
D. Narcissistic
E. Schizoid
18. No loyalty or concern for others;
without moral standards: ………………..
A. Antisocial
B. Paranoid
C. Histrionic
D. Narcissistic
E. Schizoid
19. Emotionally cold and aloof; indifferent
to the feelings of others: …………………
A. Antisocial
B. Paranoid
C. Histrionic
D. Narcissistic
E. Schizoid
20. Emotional, immature, and dependent;
irrational outbursts and flamboyant
behavior: ……………………………………..
A. Antisocial
B. Paranoid
C. Histrionic
D. Narcissistic
E. Schizoid
21. Characterized by a breakdown in
memory, identity, or perception to
escape reality: ……………………………….
A. Somatic symptom disorder
B. Conversion disorder
C. Anorexia nervosa
D. Bulimia nervosa
E. Dissociative disorders
22. Condition marked by neurologic
symptoms with no physical basis,
appearing as a result of anxiety: ……….
A. Somatic symptom disorder
B. Conversion disorder
C. Anorexia nervosa
D. Bulimia nervosa
E. Dissociative disorders
23. Presence of physical symptoms that
cannot be explained by an actual
physical disorder: ………………………….
A. Somatic symptom disorder
B. Conversion disorder
C. Anorexia nervosa
D. Bulimia nervosa
E. Dissociative disorders
24. Psychological factors such as anxiety,
anger, and fear produce unrealistic
body image and reluctance to eat: ……..
A. Somatic symptom disorder
B. Conversion disorder
C. Anorexia nervosa
D. Bulimia nervosa
E. Dissociative disorders
25. Fear of obesity in which binge
eating is followed by induced
vomiting: ……………………………………..
A. Somatic symptom disorder
B. Conversion disorder
C. Anorexia nervosa
D. Bulimia nervosa
E. Dissociative disorders
600 Chapter 22 ■ VOCABULARY QUIZ
Chapter Twenty-Two
VOCABULARY QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Match the following terms with their descriptions below:
affect autism cannabis
amnesia bipolar disorders conversion disorder
anxiety disorders bulimia nervosa compulsion
apathy
1. Condition marked by neurologic symptoms with no physical basis, appearing as a result of
anxiety and unconscious inner conflict ________________________________________________
2. Eating disorder of binge eating followed by vomiting, purging,
and depression ____________________________________________________________________
3. Absence of emotions; lack of interest or emotional involvement ____________________________
4. External expression of emotion or emotional response ____________________________________
5. Marked by alternating periods of mania and depression ___________________________________
6. Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inhibited social interaction and communication
and by restricted, repetitive behavior __________________________________________________
7. Loss of memory ___________________________________________________________________
8. Active substance in marijuana _______________________________________________________
9. Characterized by unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior; phobias,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder __________________________
10. Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly ________________________________________
B. Match the following terms with their descriptions below:
anorexia nervosa dementia ego
defense mechanism depression fugue
delirium depressive disorders gender dysphoria
delusion
1. Marked by chronic sadness, loss of energy, hopelessness, worry, discouragement and,
commonly, suicidal impulses and thoughts _____________________________________________
2. Unconscious technique (coping mechanism) that a person uses to resolve or conceal
conflict and anxiety ________________________________________________________________
3. Chronic or sudden disturbance of memory, identity, or consciousness; multiple-personality
disorder is an example ______________________________________________________________
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4. Central coordinating branch of the personality or mind ___________________________________
5. False sensory perception (hearing “voices” and seeing “things”) ____________________________
6. Loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgment
and reasoning ____________________________________________________________________
7. Strong and persistent cross-gender identification with the opposite sex that causes
clinically significant distress _________________________________________________________
8. Flight from customary surroundings __________________________________________________
9. Eating disorder of excessive dieting and refusal to maintain
a normal body weight ______________________________________________________________
10. Confusion in thinking; faulty perceptions and irrational behavior ___________________________
C. Match the following terms with their descriptions below:
hallucination mutism paranoia
id neurodevelopmental disorders paraphilia
labile obsessive-compulsive disorder personality disorders
mania
1. Overly suspicious system of thinking with fixed delusions that one is being harassed,
persecuted, or unfairly treated _______________________________________________________
2. Unstable, undergoing rapid emotional change __________________________________________
3. Nonreactive state; stupor ___________________________________________________________
4. Major unconscious part of the personality; instinctual drives and desires _____________________
5. Enduring patterns of thinking and behavior contrary to what is culturally accepted; examples
are schizoid, antisocial and paranoid __________________________________________________
6. Extreme excitement; hyperactive elation and agitation ___________________________________
7. False sensory perception ____________________________________________________________
8. Anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate
behavior _________________________________________________________________________
9. Recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasy, or behavior that involves unusual objects, activities,
or situations ______________________________________________________________________
10. Group of childhood disorders characterized by delays in socialization and
communication skills ______________________________________________________________
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D. Match the following terms with their meanings below:
personality disorders psychiatrist reality testing
phobia psychologist repression
post-traumatic stress disorder psychosis schizophrenia spectrum disorders
projective test
1. Defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are automatically
pushed into the unconscious ________________________________________________________
2. Diagnostic, personality test using unstructured stimuli to evoke responses that reflect
aspects of an individual’s personality __________________________________________________
3. Medical doctor trained in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental
disorders ________________________________________________________________________
4. Irrational or disabling fear of an object or situation ______________________________________
5. Group of chronic psychotic disorders that may include hallucinations, disorganized speech
and behavior, flat affect, and lack of initiative ___________________________________________
6. Anxiety-related symptoms appear following exposure to personal experience of a
distressing event __________________________________________________________________
7. A PhD or EdD specializing in mental processes and how the brain functions in
health and disease _________________________________________________________________
8. Disorder marked by loss of contact with reality; often with delusions and
hallucinations ____________________________________________________________________
9. Ability to perceive fact from fantasy ___________________________________________________
10. Lifelong personality patterns marked by inflexibility and impairment of social
functioning ______________________________________________________________________
E. Match the following terms with their descriptions below:
amphetamines family therapy somatic symptom disorders
benzodiazepines free association substance-related and addictive disorders
cognitive behavioral therapy schizophrenia spectrum disorders superego
electroconvulsive therapy
1. Physical symptoms occur and cannot be explained by actual physical disorders or
mental illness _____________________________________________________________________
2. Drugs that lessen anxiety, tension, agitation, and panic attacks _____________________________
3. Psychoanalytic technique in which the patient verbalizes, without censorship, the passing
contents of his or her mind __________________________________________________________
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4. CNS stimulants used to treat depression and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) _________________________________________________________________________
5. Treatment of an entire family to resolve and understand conflicts ___________________________
6. Psychosis marked by withdrawal from reality into an inner world of disorganized
thinking and conflict _______________________________________________________________
7. Internalized conscience and moral part of the personality _________________________________
8. Regular overuse of or dependence on psychoactive materials _______________________________
9. Electric current used to produce convulsions in the treatment
of depression _____________________________________________________________________
10. Conditioning is used to relieve anxiety and improve symptoms
of mental illness __________________________________________________________________
F. Match the following terms with their descriptions below:
first-generation antipsychotic drugs psychodrama supportive therapy
group therapy psychopharmacology transference
hypnosis sedatives tricyclic antidepressants
psychoanalysis
1. Early neuroleptic medications that reduce psychotic symptoms ____________________________
2. Treatment of psychiatric disorders with drugs ___________________________________________
3. Drugs that lessen anxiety ___________________________________________________________
4. Trance state is used to increase the pace of psychotherapy _________________________________
5. Treatment that allows the patient to explore inner emotions and conflicts so as to understand
and change current behavior ________________________________________________________
6. Offering encouragement and hope to patients facing difficult life transitions and
events ___________________________________________________________________________
7. Psychoanalytic process in which the patient relates to the therapist as though the therapist
were a prominent childhood figure ___________________________________________________
8. Therapy that allows a patient to express feelings by acting out roles with
other patients _____________________________________________________________________
9. Drugs used to treat severe depression; three-ringed fused structure _________________________
10. Patients with similar problems gain insight into their personalities through discussion
and interaction with each other ______________________________________________________
604 Chapter 22 ■ TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
Chapter Twenty-Two
TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Use the following word parts to create or complete the terms from the definitions below:
anxi/o hypn/o neur/o psych/o
aut/o iatr/o phil/o schiz/o
hallucin/o ment/o phren/o -ia
1. Pertaining to the mind: ____________________________________________________________ al
2. Condition of sleep: ______________________________________________________________ osis
3. Pervasive developmental disorder characterized by inhibited social interaction
and communication and by restricted, repetitive behavior: _____________________________ ism
4. Chemical released at the end of nerve cells: ____________________________________ transmitter
5. Specialist in the treatment of the mind: ______________________________________________ ist
6. Drug that relieves anxiety: _______________________________________________________ lytic
7. Chronic psychotic disorder that includes hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, flat
affect and lack of initiation: _________________________________________________________ ia
8. Recurrent, intense sexual urge, fantasy or behavior: para __________________________________
9. Drug that causes a false sensory perception: ________________________________________ ogen
10. Pertaining to a condition caused by treatment: ______________________________________ genic
B. Use the following word parts to create or complete the terms from the definitions below:
klept/o pyr/o somat/o -mania
neur/o psych/o -genic -therapy
pharmac/o schiz/o -leptic
1. Obsessive preoccupation with stealing: ________________________________________________
2. Treatment of the mind: _____________________________________________________________
3. Withdrawn, introverted personality: _________________________________________________ oid
4. Obsessive preoccupation with fire: ____________________________________________________
5. Pertaining to the body and the mind: _________________________________________________ ic
6. Drugs that treat psychotic disorders: _____________________________________________ drugs
7. Pertaining to produced by the mind: __________________________________________________
8. Abnormal condition of the mind: __________________________________________________ osis
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9. Disorders with physical symptoms that cannot be explained by an actual physical
disorder: ________________________________________________________ ic symptom disorder
10. Study of drugs that affect the mind: ________________________________________________ logy
C. Use the following word parts to create or complete the terms from the definitions below:
chondr/o -phoria dys- hypo-
xen/o -thymia cata- para-
-phobia a-, an- eu-
1. Overly suspicious system of thinking: ______________________________________________ noia
2. Alternating periods of depression and mania: cyclo _______________________________________
3. Fear of leaving home or a safe place: agora ______________________________________________
4. A mood resembling mania, but of lesser intensity: __________________________________ mania
5. Fear of strangers: __________________________________________________________________
6. Without feeling: _______________________________________________________________ pathy
7. Depressive symptoms that occur for at least 2 years: _____________________________________
8. Sadness, hopelessness; depressive mood: _______________________________________________
9. State of psychologically induced immobility and muscular rigidity: _____________________ tonia
10. Exaggerated feeling of well-being: ____________________________________________________
606 Chapter 22 ■ ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ
Chapter Twenty-Two
ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. On the line provided, give meanings for the following abbreviations, then write each
abbreviation next to its explanation below:
1. AD ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ADHD ___________________________________________________________________________
3. ASD ____________________________________________________________________________
4. CBT ____________________________________________________________________________
5. DT ______________________________________________________________________________
6. ECT ____________________________________________________________________________
7. GAD ____________________________________________________________________________
8. LSD ____________________________________________________________________________
9. BZD ____________________________________________________________________________
10. MAOI ___________________________________________________________________________
a. __________ Changes in brain wave
patterns are produced to treat depression
b. __________ Therapy focuses on thoughts
and gives patients ways to change thoughts
and the assumptions behind them
c. __________ Drugs that lessen anxiety,
tension, and panic attacks: examples are
alprazolam, diazepam, and lorazepam
d. __________ A hallucinogen
e. __________ Characterized by chronic
anxiety, exaggerated worry and tension
with little or nothing to provoke it
f. __________ Associated with alcohol
withdrawal
g. __________ A common form of dementia
h. __________ Pervasive developmental
disorder marked by inhibited social
interactions and communication
i. __________ Marked by inattentiveness,
overactivity, and impulsivity in children
j. __________ Antidepressant drugs
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B. On the line provided, give meanings for the following abbreviations, then write each
abbreviation next to its explanation below:
1. MDD ____________________________________________________________________________
2. OCD _____________________________________________________________________________
3. PTSD ____________________________________________________________________________
4. SAD _____________________________________________________________________________
5. SSRI ____________________________________________________________________________
6. TD ______________________________________________________________________________
7. TCAs ____________________________________________________________________________
8. ψRx _____________________________________________________________________________
a. __________ Type of anxiety disorder;
occurs after exposure to a terrifying event
b. __________ Treatment
c. __________ Mood disorder; change of
seasons affects mood
d. __________ Drugs used to treat
depression; examples are Prozac, Paxil, and
Zoloft
e. __________ Type of anxiety disorder;
ritualistic behavior occurs
f. __________ Drugs used to treat
depression; examples are Elavil, Tofranil,
and Aventyl
g. __________ Chronic loss of energy,
sadness, hopelessness, worry,
discouragement, and often suicidal
thoughts and impulses
h. __________ Abnormal movements; side
effects of neuroleptic drug treatment
608 Chapter 22 ■ EXERCISE QUIZ
Chapter Twenty-Two
EXERCISE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
The questions on this quiz have been taken from the exercises at the end of this chapter.
A. Match the following psychiatric symptoms with their meanings below:
anxiety autism delusion mania
amnesia compulsion dissociation mutism
apathy conversion hallucination obsession
1. Loss of memory ___________________________________________________________________
2. State of excessive excitability; agitation ________________________________________________
3. A nonreactive state; stupor __________________________________________________________
4. Persistent idea, emotion, or urge _____________________________________________________
5. Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly ________________________________________
6. Feelings of apprehension, uneasiness, dread ____________________________________________
7. Uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object and redirected ___________________
8. Anxiety becomes a bodily symptom that has no organic basis ______________________________
9. Lack of responsiveness to others; preoccupied with self ___________________________________
10. Absence of emotions _______________________________________________________________
11. False or unreal sensory perception ____________________________________________________
12. Fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning
or evidence _______________________________________________________________________
B. Give meanings for the following terms:
13. dysphoria ________________________________________________________________________
14. euphoria _________________________________________________________________________
15. agoraphobia ______________________________________________________________________
16. labile ____________________________________________________________________________
17. affect ____________________________________________________________________________
18. paranoia _________________________________________________________________________
19. bipolar disorder ___________________________________________________________________
20. dementia ________________________________________________________________________
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C. Select from the following terms to complete the sentences below:
anxiety disorders dissociative disorders somatic symptom disorders
delirium eating disorder substance-related and addictive disorders
dementia personality disorders
depressive disorders sexual dysfunctions
21. Orgasmic disorders and premature ejaculation are examples of _____________________________
22. Mental symptoms (loss of memory and identity) that hide unconscious
conflicts are ______________________________________________________________________
23. Troubled feelings, unpleasant tensions, distress, and avoidance behavior are
hallmarks of ______________________________________________________________________
24. Illnesses related to regular use of drugs and alcohol are ___________________________________
25. Bulimia nervosa is an example of a(an) ________________________________________________
26. Major psychiatric disorders with chronic sadness, hopelessness, and
worry ___________________________________________________________________________
27. Presence of physical symptoms that cannot be explained by an actual physical
disorder _________________________________________________________________________
28. Lifelong personality patterns marked by inflexibility and impairment of social
functioning ______________________________________________________________________
29. Loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgment, and reasoning are
known as a(an) ____________________________________________________________________
30. Confusion in thinking with faulty perceptions and irrational behavior
is a(an) __________________________________________________________________________
D. Identify the personality disorder from its description below:
31. Fantasies of success and power and grandiose sense of self-importance ______________________
32. Flamboyant, theatrical, emotionally immature __________________________________________
33. No loyalty or concern for others; does not tolerate frustration and blames others when he
or she is at fault ___________________________________________________________________
34. Pervasive, unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of people _____________________________
35. Emotionally cold, aloof, indifferent to praise or criticism or feelings of
others ___________________________________________________________________________