The purpose of assessment is to measure overt behaviors or responses shown by a person.
a. clinical
b. behavioral
c. observational
d. consequences
Question 2Bill mixes alcohol with other drugs, which lowers the dose necessary for death. This is because mixing different drugs causes a(n) effect.
a. subtractive
b. additive
c. synergistic
d. canceling
Question 3Characteristics of what diagnosis have symptoms that include variable onset, variable course, no reversibility, poor attention, usually auditory hallucinations, and frequent complex often paranoid delusions?
a. Delirium
b. Dementia
c. Depression
d. Schizophrenia
Question 4Barry has been asked to tell stories about what he sees on a series of cards. A mental health professional can learn
a. about various childhoods from these stories.
b. about Barry's personality from these stories.
c. about his ability to tell stories.
d. Barry's aptitude for personality integration.
Question 5When combining alcohol use with other drugs,
a. the effect is multiplicative, not additive.
b. alcohol nullifies the other drugs.
c. the other drugs nullify the alcohol.
d. alcohol reduces overall effects.
Question 6Cognitive deficits involving problems with memory, attention, language, concentration, judgment, and problem- solving that progressively worsen occur in
a. delirium.
b. dementia.
c. stroke.
d. mood disorders.
Question 7Nina is looking at an inkblot. She focuses on the upper right corner of the card as she describes what she sees in it. She tells the examiner she sees a dog in that part of the inkblot and largely ignores the rest of the inkblot. Which of the following BEST illustrates the content of Nina's response?
a. The fact that she says she sees a dog
b. The fact that she focuses on the upper right corner of the inkblot
c. The fact that she answers the examiner
d. All of these illustrate the content of Nina's response
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