ch 15 bhis 406

What test provides information about needs, fantasies, and interpersonal relationships?

TAT

What is the medical term for sleepwalking?

Somnambulism

A hypochondrial disorder is what type of disorder?

Somatoform disorder

What disorder involves an inappropriate elevation of mood?

Hypomania

What therapy is used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?

Light therapy

What is the correct spelling for a state of confused, irrational agitation?

Delirium

What defense mechanism involves rejecting an unpleasant reality?

Denial

What imaging technique measures metabolic activity in the brain?

PET scan

What medication class is commonly used to treat depressive disorders?

SSRI

What condition involves confused, unfocused, irrational agitation?

Delirium

What is a mild, chronic depressed state lasting for years called?

Dysthymia

What term describes psychological immobility or marked unresponsiveness?

Catatonia

Delirium tremens (DTs) is associated with withdrawal from what substance?

Alcohol

What disorder involves flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance after trauma?

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

What edition is the DSM currently in?

Fifth edition (DSM-5)

What is the need for increasing amounts of a substance to achieve the same effect?

Tolerance

What technique induces an altered state of consciousness to change behavior?

Hypnosis

What therapy induces a controlled seizure to treat severe psychiatric disorders?

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

What psychological test uses inkblots?

Rorschach test

True or false: DSM-5 uses five diagnostic axes.

False

What condition involves a loss of contact with reality?

Psychosis

What is the initial removal of an addictive substance from the body called?

Detoxification

What personality disorder involves excessive suspicion and distrust?

Paranoid personality disorder

What disorder involves normal early development followed by loss of acquired skills?

Rett disorder

What characterizes Asperger disorder?

Impaired social interaction and repetitive behavior

What does the medical combining form iatr/o mean?

Treatment

What characterizes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

Persistent distressing thoughts and repetitive rituals

What psychological test measures intelligence (IQ)?

WAIS

What personality test uses forced-choice questions?

MMPI

What therapy replaces unwanted behaviors with new responses?

Behavioral therapy

What therapy focuses on changing unhealthy thought patterns?

Cognitive therapy

What is a sensory perception without an external stimulus?

Hallucination

What disorder develops in response to stressful life changes?

Adjustment disorder

True or false: Narcosynthesis is primarily used to change unwanted behavior.

False

What eating disorder involves severe food restriction and fear of weight gain?

Anorexia nervosa

What psychological test analyzes drawings of male and female figures?

DAP (Draw-A-Person test)

Which condition is NOT included in autism spectrum disorder under DSM-5?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

What test assesses visual-motor coordination and spatial skills?

Bender-Gestalt test

What sleep disorder involves abnormal events such as sleep terrors?

Parasomnia

What is the correct spelling for progressive cognitive decline affecting memory and thinking?

Dementia