Psych ATI

Question 1

What is autonomy?

Answer 1

the client’s right to make their own decisions

Question 2

What is fidelity?

Answer 2

loyalty to client

Question 3

What is veracity?

Answer 3

being honest with the client

Question 4

What is intrapersonal communication?

Answer 4

communication with oneself

Question 5

What is interpersonal communication?

Answer 5

communication between two or more people

Question 6

What is transpersonal communication?

Answer 6

communication addressing spiritual needs

Question 7

What is altruism?

Answer 7

reaching out to others when having anxiety

Question 8

What is sublimation?

Answer 8

expressing feelings in an acceptable way

Question 9

What is suppression?

Answer 9

avoiding unpleasant thoughts/feelings

Question 10

What is repression?

Answer 10

putting bad thoughts out of conscious awareness

Question 11

What is displacement?

Answer 11

shifting feelings to something else

Question 12

What is reaction formation?

Answer 12

demonstrating the opposite behavior than what is felt

Question 13

What is undoing?

Answer 13

preforming an act to make up for a behavior

Question 14

What is rationalization?

Answer 14

creating explanations for unacceptable behavior

Question 15

What is dissociation?

Answer 15

temporarily blocking memories from conciousness

Question 16

What is splitting?

Answer 16

being “hot and cold”

Question 17

What is projection?

Answer 17

blaming others for unacceptable behaviors

Question 18

What is regression?

Answer 18

acting immature

Question 19

What is transference?

Answer 19

comparing a health care member to someone in the clients personal life

Question 20

What is psychoanalysis?

Answer 20

assessing unconscious thoughts and feelings

Question 21

What is modeling?

Answer 21

role models that inspire clients

Question 22

What is operant conditioning?

Answer 22

positive reinforcement

Question 23

What is systematic desensitization?

Answer 23

graduated exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli

Question 24

What is aversion therapy?

Answer 24

changing a bad behavior with negative stimuli

Question 25

What is flooding?

Answer 25

exposing a client to a great deal of undesirable stimuli

Question 26

What is general adaptation syndrome?

Answer 26

body's response to an increased demand (fight or flight)

Question 27

What is ECT?

Answer 27

electroconvulsive therapy: gives you seizures

Question 28

How long do the seizures last with ECT?

Answer 28

25 to 60 seconds

Question 29

what is generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 29

uncontrollable, excessive worry for 3+ months

Question 30

What is acute stress disorder?

Answer 30

traumatic event causes numbness

Question 31

What is dysthymic disorder?

Answer 31

milder form of depression that lasts at least 2 years

Question 32

What is anhedonia?

Answer 32

lack of pleasure in normal activities

Question 33

What is anergia?

Answer 33

lack of energy

Question 34

What is mania?

Answer 34

an abnormally elevated mood

Question 35

What is hypomania?

Answer 35

less severe episode of mania that normally lasts 4 days

Question 36

What is a mixed episode?

Answer 36

major depression and a manic episode simultaneously

Question 37

What is bipolar I disorder?

Answer 37

at least one episode of mania alternating with major depression

Question 38

What is bipolar II disorder?

Answer 38

one or more hypomanic episodes with major depression

Question 39

What is cyclothymia?

Answer 39

2 years of repeated hypomanic manifestations with depression

Question 40

What is schizophrenia?

Answer 40

psychotic thinking or behavior for at least 6 months

Question 41

What is schizotypal personality disorder?

Answer 41

impairments of personality functioning

Question 42

What is delusional disorder?

Answer 42

delusional thinking for at least 1 month

Question 43

What is flight of ideas?

Answer 43

unable to follow the clients thoughts-- all over the place

Question 44

What is neologisms?

Answer 44

made up words that only have meaning to client

Question 45

What is echolalia?

Answer 45

client repeats words spoken to him

Question 46

What is clang association?

Answer 46

meaningless rhyming of words

Question 47

What is word salad?

Answer 47

words jumbled together with little meaning or significance

Question 48

What is schizoid?

Answer 48

disinterest in life

Question 49

What is schizotypal?

Answer 49

odd beliefs and eccentric appearance

Question 50

What is antisocial?

Answer 50

disregard for others, deceitful

Question 51

What is borderline?

Answer 51

impulsiveness, splitting, manipulative

Question 52

What is histrionic?

Answer 52

attention-seeking behavior, often seductive

Question 53

What is narcissistic?

Answer 53

arrogance, self-importance,

Question 54

What is avoidant behavior?

Answer 54

avoiding social situations

Question 55

What is oppositional defiant disorder?

Answer 55

recurrent pattern of negativity, hostility, defiance

Question 56

What is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?

Answer 56

clients who exhibit recurrent temper outbursts that are severe

Question 57

What is a conduct disorder?

Answer 57

demonstrates a persistent violation of other's rights