Pearson chapter 31

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

a person’s visible emotional state

Question 2

behavior

Answer 2

a person’s observable actions.

Question 3

catatonic

Answer 3

a motor disorder with extreme muscle rigidity or flaccidity due to a psychological cause.

Question 4

delirium tremens (DTs)

Answer 4

a syndrome that occurs due to the withdrawal of alcohol in a physically dependent individual.

Question 5

delusions

Answer 5

false beliefs maintained despite evidence to the contrary, such as the belief that one is being pursued by government agents or has special powers

Question 6

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV TR)

Answer 6

guidelines published by the American Psychological Association to provide criteria for the diagnosis of mental illnesses; currently in the fourth version with text revision.

Question 7

hallucinations

Answer 7

perceptions of a sensation in the absence of actual stimuli.

Question 8

illusions

Answer 8

misinterpretations of stimuli.

Question 9

paranoid

Answer 9

falsely believing that there is a threat to oneself, such as being spied on or having enemies that do not exist.

Question 10

phobias

Answer 10

intense, unrealistic fears of a specific object or situation, such as flying, germs, or enclosed spaces.

Question 11

psychotic

Question 12

Mental illness

Answer 12

Emotional or mental state of dysfunction that may or
may not be apparent. Anxiety, depression, stress reactions, personality
disorders, psychotic disorders, addictive behaviors

Question 13

Behaviors

Answer 13

Facial expressions, posture, actions, words.
Behavior intolerable to patient or those around him,
elements of concern for patient’s safety and well-
being and that of others, unusual behavior, evidence
of unusual thoughts

Question 14

A panic attack

Answer 14

A brief period of intense fear, anxiety, and discomfort

Question 15

Patient might fear

Answer 15

Dying, having a heart attack, or going crazy or losing
control, or may have a sensation of unreality
(depersonalization)

Question 16

Delirium

Answer 16

Acute onset of confusional state with underlying
correctable cause

Question 17

Dementia

Answer 17

Progressive deterioration of mental function, including
memory impairment

Question 18

Anorexia nervosa

Answer 18

Very thin, but obsessed with weight loss

Question 19

Bulimia nervosa

Answer 19

Normal weight, but obsessed with weight loss

Question 20

Factitious disorders

Answer 20

Intentional infliction of either physical or psychological
signs and symptoms, either in one’s self
(Munchausen syndrome) or others (Munchausen by
proxy)

Question 21

Somatoform disorders

Answer 21

Physical symptoms without apparent physiologic
cause

Question 22

Conversion disorder

Answer 22

Sudden loss of specific neurologic function following
severe stressor

Question 23

Body dysmorphic disorder

Answer 23

Preoccupied with physical defect not apparent to
others

Question 24

Kleptomania

Answer 24

stealing

Question 25

Pyromania

Answer 25

fire setting

Question 26

Intermittent explosive disorder

Answer 26

angry outbursts

Question 27

Bipolar disorder

Answer 27

Periods of persistent, abnormally elevated mood interspersed with periods of depression

Question 28

Cluster A disorders

Answer 28

Emotionally distant and isolated, often with odd or eccentric behavior

Question 29

Cluster B disorders

Answer 29

Emotional instability, impulsiveness, intensity in behavior or relationships

Question 30

Cluster C disorders

Answer 30

Anxious or fearful personality disorders

Question 31

Schizophrenia

Answer 31

Hallucinations in which they are being persecuted or commanded to do things.

Question 32

Addiction

Answer 32

Preoccupation with obtaining and using substance, with or without physical dependence

Question 33

Intoxication

Answer 33

State of mental and behavioral changes – Significant intoxication with CNS depressants (alcohol, narcotics) can lead to respiratory depression and loss of ability to protect airway.

Question 34

Effects of chronic alcohol abuse

Answer 34

– Cirrhosis of the liver – Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome – Alcoholic dementia – Malnutrition