Which of the following is not a type of the cognitive impairment disorders?
a) delirium
b) amnestic disorders
c) agnosia
d) dementia
Question 2Which of these factors tend to predict that oppositional defiant disorder
will continue over time?
a) parental divorce and physical anomalies
b) a history of birth complications and inadequate diet
c) negative parenting practices and mothers' psychiatric disorders
d) fathers' psychiatric disorders and presence of more than two siblings
Question 3Mary is uncertain about her goals, values, loyalties, career, and friends. She feels bored and empty and clings to her friends because of a fear of abandonment.
She is extremely sensitive to any sign of rejection and generally considered to be quite self destructive. Mary is showing some characteristics of which personality disorder?
a) avoidant
b) borderline
c) schizotypal
d) self-defeating
Question 4How do cognitive impairment disorders differ from most other DSM-IV-TR categories?
a) They are irreversible conditions.
b) They are generally present from birth.
c) They are usually treated with surgery.
d) They are due to known medical conditions or substances.
Question 5A therapist is going to make a presentation to other professionals on the topic of borderline personality disorder. Which of the following would make the best title for this presentation?
a) Self destructive behavior: A behavioral specialty
b) The delusions and hallucinations might as well be real
c) Forget the borderline: Recognize the psychotic symptoms
d) Too much affection and too many calories: The end result
Question 6Bob Oxley, whose case was described in the text, suffered a severe headache that led him to seek medical attention. A CT scan revealed areas of swollen brain tissue.
Later, Bob referred to his doctor as blotcher and when asked to name 10 animals he could utter only two. What happened to Bob?
a) Bob had aphasia resulting from damage to the left frontal lobe.
b) Bob had apraxia resulting from damage to the right frontal lobe.
c) A CT scan revealed evidence of Huntington's disease, which affects
his motor movement.
d) A CT scan revealed evidence of Parkinson's disease, which affected
his motor movement.