A person with significantly impaired adaptive functioning and an IQ of 45 would be classified at which level of mental retardation?
a) mild
b) severe
c) profound
d) moderate
Question 2An insurance company reviewer is examining the records of a patient who is being treated with lithium. The treating physician apparently forgot to fill in the line for the diagnosis.
Before the reviewer calls the physician's office she is quite sure that the most likely diagnosis is
a) dysthymia.
b) schizophrenia.
c) bipolar disorder.
d) schizotypal personality disorder
Question 3Which of the following is a problem with seeking psychiatric help from a primary care physician?
a) Primary care doctors only know how to prescribe SSRI's.
b) Primary care doctors tend to overreact to psychopathology.
c) It is more expensive to obtain psychiatric help from a primary care doctor.
d) Primary care doctors often give medicine but are not trained to properly to diagnose episodes of depression.
Question 4Research on the role of genetics in conduct disorder has found that
a) conduct disorder is primarily genetically determined.
b) the different behaviors of conduct disorder reflect differential genetic influences.
c) the concordance rates of MZ twins are not appreciably different from DZ twins.
d) biological factors play a more prominent role in late-onset antisocial behavior than early-onset antisocial behavior.
Question 5Research indicates that having a clinical diagnosis of depression in adolescence is not associated with eating disorders.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6A problem with any kind of treatment for schizophrenia is that
a) some people with schizophrenia lack insight into their impaired condition and refuse any treatment at all
b) the disorder is biologically based, so only medications can help.
c) all therapies are upsetting to patients.
d) they rarely help.
Question 7What is one difficulty in interpreting the available evidence on alcohol treatment programs?
a) about half of patients drop out of treatment
b) most information is protected by the government
c) measurements of blood alcohol level are imprecise
d) no control groups, because most alcoholics seek treatment
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