Short depressive periods and moods with no psychotic features:
a. Major depressive disorder
b. Cyclothymic disorder
c. Bipolar disorder
d. Hypomania
e. Dysthymic disorder
QUESTION 2Alternating states 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. Dysthymic disorder
QUESTION 3A psychotherapy model that makes use of free association and transference:
a. Hypnosis
b. Behavior therapy
c. Psychodrama
d. Psychoanalysis
e. Sex therapy
QUESTION 4Fear of leaving one's home:
a. Acrophobia
b. Agoraphobia
c. Claustrophobia
d. Necrophobia
e. Social phobia
QUESTION 5Repression is BEST described as:
a. A defense mechanism in which unacceptable thoughts are pushed into the unconscious
b. A mild depressive disorder
c. Repetitive acts
d. An involuntary, persistent idea, emotion, or urge
e. Delusions of persecution
QUESTION 6False or unreal sensory perceptions:
a. Obsessions
b. Dissociations
c. Hallucinations
d. Phobias
e. Panic disorders
QUESTION 7Preoccupation with oneself combined with lack of responsiveness to others is a characteristic of:
a. Dissociation
b. Dysphoria
c. Delusion
d. Apathy
e. Autism
QUESTION 8Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly:
a. A conversion
b. A compulsion
c. Mania
d. Paranoia
QUESTION 9Exaggerated feeling of well-being:
a. Autism
b. Paranoia
c. Labile
d. Euphoria
e. Delusion
QUESTION 10The practice of a clinical psychologist is MOST likely to include:
a. Use of tests to measure mental health and intelligence
b. Use of drug therapy to treat mental illness
c. Treatment limited to adults
d. Use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat mental illness
QUESTION 11A forensic psychiatrist specializes in:
a. Educational psychology
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Child psychiatry
d. Experimental psychiatry
e. Legal aspects of psychiatry
QUESTION 12Beta-blocker: __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word