A cognitive disorder associated with chronic alcohol use is
a. Korsakoff's syndrome.
b. Alzheimer's syndrome.
c. Parkinson's syndrome.
d. Pick's syndrome.
Question 2Culture provides a unique set of considerations when assessing mental disorders because it may
a. cause, demand, and interpret disorder behavior.
b. cause stress and reaction to it, modify symptom presentation, and even support disorder.
c. present, discourage, or encourage certain problems.
d. be grossly exaggerated in the causal domain.
Question 3Jed was in a residential treatment program for substance-related disorders that was one of the few programs that also addresses stigma among this population. What would likely be the program's focus for reducing stigma?
a. Educating family members about substance-related disorders, promoting understanding of the afflicted person, and identifying shared hopes
b. Accepting difficult feelings, connecting with others, emphasizing process over content in negative thinking, and exploring goals and values in life
c. Understanding the impact of substance use on others, seeking forgiveness, doing penance, and making up for past wrongs
d. All of these would be included in a program for reducing stigma among people with substance-related disorders
Question 4Miguel has sustained a traumatic brain injury. Things that used to be quite simple are now very difficult. In particular, Miguel finds he is unable to give his address when asked for it. He can't think of his parents' names when the physician asks him for those. When put on the spot, he really struggles to give an answer to things that he should actually know. Miguel has difficulty with
a. thiamine overload.
b. Korsakoff's syndrome.
c. spontaneous recall.
d. retrograde amnesia.
Question 5Unique behaviors and lifestyles that distinguish groups of people are known as
a. culture.
b. assessment.
c. diagnosis.
d. variance.
Question 6Substance-related disorders are comorbid with other mental disorders, especially
a. anxiety disorders.
b. somatic symptom disorders.
c. schizophrenia.
d. all of these are comorbid with substance-related disorders.