Mental Health, Clinical Assessment Psychopathology

Question 1

Agoraphobia

Answer 1

fear of being in in situations where escape may be difficult or embarrassing, or might not be available in the event of panic symptoms

Question 2

Alcohol use disorder (AUD)

Answer 2

a drinking pattern that results in significant and recurrent consequences that reflect loss of control over alcohol use

Question 3

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 3

an irreversible form of dementia characterized by progressive declines in bodily and cognitive functions, eventually leading to death. (70% of all dementia cases)

Question 4

Alzheimer’s disease continuum

Answer 4

the gradual progression of Alzheimer’s disease, starting with hidden brain changes, followed by noticeable memory problems, and eventually leading to physical disability.

Question 5

Behavior therapy

Answer 5

a type of psychotherapy that focuses on and attempts to alter current behavior. (underlying causes of the problem may not be addressed)

Question 6

Beta amyloid

Answer 6

a type of protein involved in the formation of neuritic plaques, both in normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease

Question 7

Beta-amyloid cascade hypothesis

Answer 7

the process in which beta amyloid deposits create neuritic plaques, that in turn lead to neurofibrillary tangles, that cause neuronal death and, if severe, Alzheimers

Question 8

Cognitive therapy

Answer 8

a type of psychotherapy aimed at altering the way people think in order to cure some forms of pathology, especially depression

Question 9

Delerium

Answer 9

a disorder characterized by disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develop over a short period of time

Question 10

Dementia

Answer 10

a cluster of diseases that are characterized by cognitive decline

Question 11

Internal belief symptoms

Answer 11

what someone tells themself about why certain things that are happening

Question 12

Mental status exam

Answer 12

a short screening test that assesses mental competence, usually used as a brief indicator of dementia or other cognitive impairment

Question 13

Spaced retrieval

Answer 13

a behavioral, implicit-internal memory intervention used in early and middle staged dementia

(repeatedly recalling information just before it would be forgotten, helping it stick in long-term memory)

Question 14

Sundowning

Answer 14

when people exhibit an increase of symptoms later in the day

Question 15

Vascular dementia

Answer 15

a form of dementia caused by a series of small strokes