Statistical deviancy is an absolute indicator of a psychological abnormality.

Select one:
True

False

The presence of maladaptive behaviors could be indicative of an abnormality.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals who intentionally make others feel uncomfortable may be suffering from a psychological
abnormality.
Select one:
True

False

There is no single determinant or a generally accepted definition of abnormality.

Select one:
True

False

An individual who becomes a threat to him or to others is considered normal.

Select one:
True

False

Alfred Adler is the founder of individual psychology.

Select one:
True

False

Sigmund Freud is the proponent of operant conditioning.

Select one:
True

False

People who violate behavioral standards of the society they belong to may be perceived as
abnormal.
Select one:
True

False

Paracelsus was the earliest to classify mental diseases into disorders of mania, melancholia and
brain fever.
Select one:
True

False

In the ancient times, people once believed that all unusual behavior could be explained by
supernatural causes.
Select one:
True

False

He described the importance of goal-oriented achievement and contribution to the society.

Select one:
a. Josef Breuer
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Alfred Adler

d. Egaz Moniz

He was an advocate of humane treatment of mentally-ill patients.

Select one:
a. Benjamin Rush
b. Philippe Pinel
c. Dorothea Dix

d. Jean Marie Charcot

The proponent of surgical therapy for mental disorders.

Select one:
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Alfred Adler
c. Josef Breuer

d. Egaz Moniz

One of the elements that described abnormality in which an individual becomes a threat to himself or
others.
Select one:
a. maladaptiveness
b. suffering
c. dangerousness

d. threatened behavior

The psychiatrist who developed the cathartic method of treatment

Select one:
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Alfred Adler
c. Josef Breuer

d. Egaz Moniz

Which is true of normality?

Select one:
a. A person who had a relationship breakup threatens to jump off a 30-ft building if his girlfriend does
not talk to her.
b. A person who is underweight feels that she is fat and refuses to eat.
c. There is no single determinant or a generally accepted definition of normality.
 d. It is the expected behavior or way of living based on what is commonly observed in the majority of
the population.

One of the determinants of abnormal behavior wherein an individual deviates from social or cultural
norm.
Select one:
a. cultural deviance
b. social discomfort
c. suffering

d. violation of standards of society

The principal part of the mind that is present at birth and is part of the unconscious
Select one:
a. id
b. superego
c. no correcnt answer

d. ego

Pioneer of hypnosis to treat patients with hysteria

Select one:
a. Louis Pasteur
b. Manfred Sakel
c. Ugo Cerletti

d. Franz Anton Mesmer

This is the era wherein there was a revival in the belief that mental illnesses were caused by spiritual
and demonic forces.
Select one:
a. Renaissance Period
b. Period of Reformation
c. Dark Ages

d. Baroque Era
A good classification system does not have to meet the needs of clinicians, academic researchers
and other healthcare providers.
Select one:
True

False

By classifying mental illnesses, specialists will be able to understand what causes them and the
processes involved in the disease course.
Select one:
True

False

Classification of mental illnesses will allow specialists to improve treatment strategies and disease
prevention.
Select one:
True

False

A good classification of mental disorders considers gender, sociocultural and racial diversity, allowing
it to be applicable across different settings.
Select one:
True

False

The International Classification of Diseases is a broad diagnostic guideline for all diseases, not
limited to mental health disorders.
Select one:
True

False

Ideal classification systems should have an impact on recognition and treatment of mental illnesses
with a consequent improvement in clinical outcomes.
Select one:
 True

False

In the dimensional type of disease classification, a prototype is used as a comparative standard by

which other diseases are compared with using a rating scale.
Select one:
True

False

This multi-axial diagnostic system is still being used in the latest edition of DSM (DSM-V).
Select one:
True

False

People suffering from eating disorders usually have disturbances in their perception of body shape
and image.
Select one:
True

False

The categorical approach of classifying illnesses works on the assumption that a person's usual
behavior is a cumulative end result of various aspects that lead to a person's behavior.
Select one:
True

False

One of the rarest kind of personality disorder is multiple personality disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Patients are placed in a continuum in the prototypical classification system.

Select one:
True

False

One of the new chapters in DSM-V include neurodevelopmental disorders.

Select one:
True

False

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders used to be classified under anxiety disorders in DSM-IV
TR.
Select one:
True

False

Mental retardation is one of the classifications in ICD-10.

Select one:
True

False

The multi-axial diagnostic system started in DSM-II.

Select one:
True

False

The American Psychological Association published the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental
Disorders.
Select one:
True

False

The categorical approach in classification originated from the work of Emil Kruger.
Select one:
True

False

One of the major revisions in DSM-III is the introduction of a specific diagnostic criterion.
Select one:
True

False

Personality disorders belong to Axis IV in the multi-axial diagnostic system.

Select one:
True

False

Behavioral therapy may help reduce symptoms of anxiety in children with anxiety disorders.
Select one:
True

False

The most successful intervention to improve the symptoms of an autism is behavior therapy.
Select one:
True

False

Impulsivity is a symptom of an externalizing disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Children with conduct disorder manifest with unusual hostility towards others, verbal aggressiveness
and destructiveness.
Select one:
 True

False

Children with separation anxiety disorder are constantly worried that they will be harmed once they
are left alone away from their parents.
Select one:
True

False

Children with conduct disorders may be treated with multi-systemic treatment.

Select one:
True

False

Children with ADHD manifest with impulsivity, excessive motor activity, fidgeting and difficulty in
focusing on a single task.
Select one:
True

False

Repetitive and ritualistic acts may be seen in children with autism.

Select one:
True

False

Children with ADHD will benefit from a combination of medical and psychological treatment.
Select one:
True

False

Distractibility is a symptom of an internalizing disorder.

Select one:
 True

False

Which of the following is not a clinical manifestation of conduct disorder

Select one:
a. impulsivity
b. Stealing
c. Bullying

d. animal cruelty

autism

autism
Echolalia is seen in patients with this type of disorder.

This disorder is commonly known as "bed-wetting", wherein children inappropriately acquire the
habit of urinating at night while they are asleep.
Select one:
a. Impulsivity disorder
b. Enuresis
c. Encopresis

d. Anxiety disorder

Which of the following is not seen among children with autism

Select one:
a. ritualistic acts
b. echolalia
c. joint attention deficiency

d. excessive fear of being alone

Autism spectrum disorder was previously categorized as:

Select one:
a. Oppositional defiant disorder
b. Neurocognitive disorder
c. Pervasive developmental disorder

d. Neurodevelopmental disorder

A tic disorder wherein repetitive movements involve multiple motor and vocal patterns.
Select one:
a. Tourette's disorder
b. Eriksonian Tic disorder
c. Tic doloreux

d. Nabokov's motor tic disorder

An American psychiatrist believed that abnormal behavior was due to an excess of blood in the
brain. He treated his patients by drawing copious amounts of blood from their brain.
Select one:
a. Jean-Baptiste Pussin
b. Dorothea Dix
c. Philippe Pinel

d. Benjamin Rush

A form of therapy popularized by Joseph Breuer, which allows patients to recall emotional traumatic
experiences and disturbing behavior
Select one:
a. Free association
b. Negative reinforcement
c. Cathartic method

d. Behavioral modification therapy

dimens

dimensional
The approach of classifying illnesses works on the assumption that a person's usual behavior is a
cumulative end result of various aspects that lead to a person's behavior.

A good classification meets the needs of clinicians, academic researchers and other healthcare
providers.
Select one:
True

False

He advocated the use of insulin shock therapy for treatment of mental illness
Select one:
a. Manfred Sakel
b. Franz Anton Mesmer
c. Ugo Cerletti

d. Louis Pasteur

A severe form of a tic disorder wherein repetitive movements involve multiple motor and vocal
patterns.
Select one:
a. Major tic disorder
b. Tic doloreux
c. Tourette's disorder

d. Hemiballismus

Methylp

Methylphenidate
Stimulant medication for ADHD.

He described the Germ theory of disease, which laid the foundation for establishing the biologic
connections between infection, brain illness and abnormal behavior.
Select one:
a. Louis Pasteur
b. Carl Gustav Jung
c. Hippocrates

d. Philippe Pinel

This legal practice was designed to identify people with mental illness and protect them from
possible harm.
Select one:
a. Desensitization
b. Isolation
c. Lunacy trial

d. Witchcraft

ICD classification system was published by

Select one:
a. MMC
b. APA
c. AMA

d. WHO

multi-ax

multi-axial diagnostic system

The diagnostic system that was used in DSM-IV TR but is no longer applied in DSM V.

He believed that the brain is responsible for awareness, thinking and emotional perception.
Select one:
a. Paracelsus
b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. Philippe Pinel

d. Hippocrates

Disorder seen in those who experience interrupted concept of reality, consciousness and memory
Select one:
a. Neurocognitive disorder
b. Amnestic disorder
c. Personality disorder

d. Dissociative disorder

demon

demonology
A historical belief in mental illness that an evil spirit can cause possession of the human mind and
body.

multi-sy

multi-systemic treatment
Form of therapy for patients with conduct disorder, wherein the patient's entire community, family,
and school are involved.

The biological theory that human disease could be caused by infection with small organisms
Select one:
a. Germ theory of disease
b. Virchow's theory of infection
c. Microbiologic theory of illness

d. Biological theory of Pasteur

Burrhu

Burrhus Frederic Skinner

The proponent of operant conditioning.

Delirium is classified under sleep-wake disorders.

Select one:
True

False
A successful treatment for patients with autism that uses principles of operant conditioning
Select one:
a. Multimodal therapy
b. Behavioral therapy
c. Desensitization therapy

d. Cognitive therapy

Clinical manifestation of autism except

Select one:
a. Pronoun reversal
b. Echolalia
c. Stereotypical movements

d. Joint attention

ICD and DSM have the same clusters of symptoms in their diagnostic criteria.
Select one:
True

False

Both DSM V and ICD-10 have a chapter on dissociative disorders.

Select one:
True

False

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia.

Select one:
a. Echolalia
b. Poverty of speech
c. Fidgeting

d. Hallucination
In DSM-V, intellectual disability is under the neurocognitive classification.
Select one:
True

False

The following are clinical manifestations of separation anxiety disorder except

Select one:
a. Excessive fear of being alone
b. Refusal to sleep away from home or away from a major attachment figure
c. Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, at work, or
during other activities

d. Refusal to go out, away from home, to school, or elsewhere because of fear of separation

A person who is depressed after losing his job avoids social interaction for several months exhibits
this element of abnormality.
Select one:
a. threatened behavior
b. maladaptiveness
c. dangerousness

d. suffering

Individuals with delirium often manifest with disturbances in the level of awareness, which is
characterized as being in a state of confusion, disturbed concentration or thinking difficulties.
Select one:
True

False

Thiamine deficiency may cause an amnestic disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Alcoholism may cause dementia.

Select one:
True

False

Psychosocial support therapy is designed to train family members of patients with major cognitive
disorders to cope with the difficulties of living with an individual with a disabling impairment.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with delirium do not manifest with delusions.

Select one:
True

False

Alzheimer's disease is a mild neurocognitive disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Behavioral therapy may improve daily activities among individuals with major neurocognitive
diseases.
Select one:
True

False

Hallucinations are not seen in individuals with dementia.

Select one:
True

False

Based on DSM-V criteria, patients with mild cognitive disorder should manifest with a severe decline
from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains.
Select one:
True

False

Amyloid plaques are only present in individuals with delirium.

Select one:
True

False

Which of the following is found in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Select one:
a. fluctuating disease course
b. thiamine deficiency
c. amyloid plaques

d. abnormally large brains

A mutation in this gene is associated with early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Select one:
a. Presenilin 1
b. Trisomy 21
c. ALZ gene

d. APOE2

This amnestic disorder occurs due to a severe deficiency in Vitamin B1

Select one:
a. Alzheimer's dementia
b. Parkinson's dementia
c. Huntington's disease

d. Korsakoff's syndrome

In DSM-IV, Major Neurocognitive disorder was previously categorized as:

Select one:
a. delirium
b. dementia
c. amnestic disorder

d. Parkinson's disorder

Which of the following is not a characteristic of delirium:

Select one:
a. inattention
b. presence of hallucinations
c. presence of delusions

d. progressive course

Which of the following is a symptom of disturbance in cognition

Select one:
a. inability to focus
b. frequents shifts in attention
c. inattention

d. Disorganized thoughts

Which of the following is a symptom of disturbance in awareness and attention

Select one:
a. amnesia
b. Language impairment
c. Disorientation

d. Poor recall of events

Which of the following is a prominent clinical manifestation of amnestic disorder

Select one:
a. forgetfulness
b. inability to recall recent events
c. speech disturbance

d. inability to recall remote events

Which of the following statements is true about the etiology of Alzheimer's disease
Select one:
a. Inheritance of APOE5 allele is associated with late-onset disease
b. Inheritance of APOE6 allele is associated with late-onset disease
c. Inheritance of APOE3 allele is associated with late-onset disease

d. Inheritance of APOE4 allele is associated with late-onset disease

False beliefs about things that are not present in reality

Select one:
a. hallucination
b. sensorium
c. delusion

d. imagination

Peculiar to the use of Ecstacy is a heightened sense of aesthetic awareness.

Select one:
True

False

Opiates can be derived from Cannabis sativa.

Select one:
True

False

Alcohol decreases the levels of serotonin and dopamine.

Select one:
True

False
Substance abuse is a condition wherein an individual demonstrates a marked physiologic need for a
certain substance.
Select one:
True

False

Addictive behavior is demonstrated when an individual has a pathological need for a certain
substance.
Select one:
True

False

Cocaine exerts its stimulatory effect by inhibiting dopamine reuptake in mesolimbic areas of the
brain.
Select one:
True

False

Tolerance to alcohol occurs as a result of physiologic changes in liver enzymes that metabolize
alcohol.
Select one:
True

False

Hydrocodone and oxycodone are amphetamine derivatives.

Select one:
True

False

Substance dependence is a condition wherein there is excessive utilization of a particular substance

that results in potentially harmful behavior.
Select one:
 True

False

Heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy can give rise to neurodevelopmental disorders in
children.
Select one:
True

False

An opiate antagonist that can be used for heroin addiction

Select one:
a. Naltrexone
b. Morphine
c. Methadone

d. bupreophine

Which of the following is true of alcohol

Select one:
a. Chronic users of alcohol do not develop tolerance
b. It stimulates glutamate receptors
c. Alcohol decreases serotonin levels.

d. Chronic use causes physiologic changes to liver enzymes

Amphetamines causes stimulatory effects by

Select one:
a. Stimulating the release of dopamine and glutamate
b. Stimulating the release of dopamine and GABA
c. Stimulating the release of dopamine and norepinephrine

d. Stimulating the release of dopamine and serotonin

Active ingredient of Marijuana

Select one:
a. Gamma-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
b. Beta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
c. Alpha-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

d. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

Excessive use of this sedative can cause respiratory depression, overt cognitive slowing and
impaired thinking abilities.
Select one:
a. Metamphetamine
b. Alcohol
c. Barbiturates

d. Heroin

Which of the following is not a clinical manifestation of a stimulant

Select one:
a. Drowsiness
b. Faster heart beat
c. Feeling of elation

d. Constricted skin vasculature

Which of the following is a hallucinogen that also has stimulant properties

Select one:
a. Phenylcyclidine
b. Ecstacy
c. Heroin

d. LSD

A phenomenon wherein undesirable symptoms appear as a result of an abrupt discontinuation of

substance use.
Select one:
a. Withdrawal
b. Detoxification
c. Tolerance

d. Substance abuse

Opium is derived from

Select one:
a. Cannabis sativum
b. Papaver somniferum
c. Opium tree bark

d. Nephrolepis sp.

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started being
absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

"Hearing voices" means that KL has which of the following symptoms?

Select one:
a. Paranoid delusion
b. Auditory hallucination
c. Visual hallucination

d. Asociality

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Which type of delusion does KL have?

Select one:
a. KL does not have any delusions
b. Thought broadcasting
c. Persecutory delusion

d. Thought insertion

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Select one:
a. Paranoid delusion
b. Blunted affect
c. Alogia

d. Disorganized behavior

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started being
absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Based on the DSM Criteria, KL has the following disorder:

Select one:
a. Brief psychotic disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Delusional Disorder

d. Schizophreniform disorder

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

New words that result from disorganized speech:

Select one:
a. Echolalia
b. Neologism
c. Loosening of associations

d. Derailed speech

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Psychotic symptoms of individuals with brief psychiatric disorder does not last for more than:
Select one:
a. 4 months
b. 1 month
c. 6 months

d. 2 months

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Psychotic symptoms of individuals with schizophreniform disorder does not last for more than:
Select one:
a. 1 month
b. 6 months
c. 4 months

d. 2 months

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Which of the following negative symptoms does KL have?

Select one:
a. Blunted affect
b. Paranoid delusion
c. Anhedonia

d. Asociality

Scenario
K.L. is a 22 year old college student who started to experience “hearing
voices” two months ago. He also narrates that sometimes he cannot sleep at night because he sees
his dead relatives. He also started to avoid his friends because he believed that they are plotting to
get him kicked out of school. He claims that they are envious of his superior intellect, when in fact,
objective tests show that K.L. is of average intelligence. Since one month ago, he started
being absent from school. When asked, he fails to provide details and utters“dangerous friends”.

Individuals with schizoaffective disorder have:

Select one:
a. Psychotic symptoms
b. Both Psychotic symptoms and Mood alterations
c. no correct answer

d. Mood alterations

Schizophrenia commonly develops in this age group

Select one:
a. 18-20
b. 18-30
c. 18-25

d. 18-35

Atypical antipsychotic with the side effect of agranulocytosis

Select one:
a. Aripiprazole
b. Risperidone
c. Olanzapine

d. Clozapine

Disorganized symptom that is associated with loosening of associations

Select one:
a. Disorganized behavior
b. Disorganized speech
c. Disorganized habits

d. Disorganized thoughts

To diagnose schizophreniform disorder, continuous signs of disturbance should not exceed

Select one:
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months

d. 1 year

To diagnose schizophrenia, continuous signs of disturbance must be present for at least

Select one:
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months

d. 1 year

Which of the following negative symptom does not belong to the experience domain
Select one:
a. Avolition
b. Asociality
c. Anhedonia

d. Blunted affect

Most common form of false sensory perception that is seen among patients with schizophrenia
Select one:
a. Auditory hallucination
b. Gustatory hallucination
c. Visual hallucination

d. Olfactory hallucination

Psychological treatment for schizophrenia that educates patients to conduct themselves during job
interviews and social gatherings
Select one:
a. Operant conditioning
b. Case management
c. Social skills training

d. Family training

To diagnose brief psychotic disorder, continuous signs of disturbance should not exceed
Select one:
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 1 year

d. 6 months
False belief that other people are plotting harm against the individual.
Select one:
a. Persecutory delusion
b. Harmful delusion
c. Paranoid delusion

d. Disabling delusion

Scenario
E.L. is a 16 year is an only child who grew up from a dysfunctional family.
When he was 5 years old, his father punished him physically for simple mistakes. He grew up fearful
of his father because he saw him threaten his mother several times. At 8 years old, his parents
legally separated because of marital discord, and he stayed with his mother.
At present, he is an average high school student. Six weeks ago, he had an argument with his
mother because she caught him smoking with his friends.In the heat of the argument, his mother
suddenly slapped him on the face, which made him remember the physical abuse that he suffered
when he was a child.
Since that day, E.L. was observed to be in a depressed mood almost every day. He stopped
attending school, and he was observed to sleep almost the entire day. He refuses to see his friends
because always feels tired and he lost interest in talking to them. He has recurrent thoughts of
feeling worthless and he plans on committing suicide.

Which of the following medications is a mood stabilizer?

Select one:
a. Lithium
b. No correct answer
c. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

d. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Scenario
E.L. is a 16 year is an only child who grew up from a dysfunctional family.
When he was 5 years old, his father punished him physically for simple mistakes. He grew up fearful
of his father because he saw him threaten his mother several times. At 8 years old, his parents
legally separated because of marital discord, and he stayed with his mother.
At present, he is an average high school student. Six weeks ago, he had an argument with his
mother because she caught him smoking with his friends.In the heat of the argument, his mother
suddenly slapped him on the face, which made him remember the physical abuse that he suffered
when he was a child.
Since that day, E.L. was observed to be in a depressed mood almost every day. He stopped
attending school, and he was observed to sleep almost the entire day. He refuses to see his friends
because always feels tired and he lost interest in talking to them. He has recurrent thoughts of
feeling worthless and he plans on committing suicide.

Psychological form of treatment for mood disorders that is primarily targeted to incite behavioral
changes that can improve the symptoms of the patient:
Select one:
a. Mindfulness therapy
b. No correct answer
c. Interpersonal therapy

d. Behavioral activation treatment

This form of treatment requires neurosurgical intervention in implanting an electrode in the brain that
is then stimulated to produce improvement of symptoms:
Select one:
a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Psychodynamic intervention
c. Deep brain stimulation

d. Insulin shock therapy

Which of the following statements is related to rumination theory?

Select one:
a. The increased propensity to focus on sad experiences and thoughts may lead to depression
b. The cognitive thought of hopelessness was believed to arise from stressful life events that leads
to negative self-evaluation.
c. All of the answers are correct

d. Stressful life events activates an individual's negative schema, which may produce negative
thinking in the form of cognitive biases

E.L. is a 16 year is an only child who grew up from a dysfunctional family.

When he was 5 years old, his father punished him physically for simple mistakes. He grew up fearful
of his father because he saw him threaten his mother several times. At 8 years old, his parents
legally separated because of marital discord, and he stayed with his mother.
At present, he is an average high school student. Six weeks ago, he had an argument with his
mother because she caught him smoking with his friends.In the heat of the argument, his mother
suddenly slapped him on the face, which made him remember the physical abuse that he suffered
when he was a child.
Since that day, E.L. was observed to be in a depressed mood almost every day. He stopped
attending school, and he was observed to sleep almost the entire day. He refuses to see his friends
because he always feels tired and he lost interest in talking to them. He has recurrent thoughts of
feeling worthless and he plans on committing suicide.

Which of the following moods are seen in the case of E.L.?

Select one:
a. Mania
b. Depression
c. Hypomania

d. No correct answer

E.L. is a 16 year is an only child who grew up from a dysfunctional family.

When he was 5 years old, his father punished him physically for simple mistakes. He grew up fearful
of his father because he saw him threaten his mother several times. At 8 years old, his parents
legally separated because of marital discord, and he stayed with his mother.
At present, he is an average high school student. Six weeks ago, he had an argument with his
mother because she caught him smoking with his friends.In the heat of the argument, his mother
suddenly slapped him on the face, which made him remember the physical abuse that he suffered
when he was a child.
Since that day, E.L. was observed to be in a depressed mood almost every day. He stopped
attending school, and he was observed to sleep almost the entire day. He refuses to see his friends
because always feels tired and he lost interest in talking to them. He has recurrent thoughts of
feeling worthless and he plans on committing suicide.

Which type of mood disorder does EL have?

Select one:
a. Bipolar II mood disorder
b. Unipolar mood disorder
c. No correct answer

d. Bipolar I mood disorder

Which of the E.L.'s symptoms needs to be urgently addressed?

Select one:
a. Hypersomnia
b. Plans on committing suicide
c. Refusal to see his friends

d. Feels frequently tired

Which of the following statements is related to hopelessness theory?

Select one:
a. All of the answers are correct
b. Stressful life events activates an individual's negative schema, which may produce negative
thinking in the form of cognitive biases
c. The increased propensity to focus on sad experiences and thoughts may lead to depression

d. The cognitive thought of hopelessness was believed to arise from stressful life events that leads
to negative self-evaluation.

What specific mood disorder does E.L. have?

Select one:
a. Dysthymic disorder
b. Cyclothymic disorder
c. Major depressive disorder

d. Manic disorder

Which cognitive theory coincides with E.L.'s history of stressful life events during his childhood?
Select one:
a. Both Hopelessness theory and Beck's theory
b. No correct answer
c. Beck's theory

d. Hopelessness theory

The first type of antidepressant that was developed

Select one:
a. Lithium
b. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
c. Tricyclic antidepressant

d. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

A specifiier of Major depressive disorder, wherein the patient also exhibits auditory hallucinations
and paranoid delusions
Select one:
a. With atypical features
b. With psychotic features
c. With delusional features

d. With schizophrenic features

Cognitive theory which explains that depression originates from attributes about stressful life events,
which include a permanent cause and a significant effect on multiple aspects of life.
Select one:
a. Beck's theory
b. Marxist theory of cognitive attribution
c. Hopelessness theory

d. Rumination theory

Neurotransmitter that plays a role in the brain's reward circuitry

Select one:
a. Serine
b. Dopamine
c. Monoamine

d. Epinephrine

Patients with dysthymic disorder suffer from depressive symptoms for at least how many years?
Select one:
a. 3 years
b. 1 year
c. 2 years

d. 6 months

To be diagnosed with a manic episode, how many symptoms of mania should a patient at least
have?
Select one:
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5

d. 2

Which of the following brain structures are implicated in the development of mood disorders
Select one:
a. Amygdala
b. Dorsolateral thalamus
c. Subgenual posterior cingulate

d. Frontal horn of the lateral ventricle

To be diagnosed with a hypomanic episode, at least how many days should a patient be observed to
have an elevated mood?
Select one:
a. 14
b. 7
c. 4

d. 10

To be diagnosed with cyclothymic disorder, how many years should a patient at least demonstrate
cyclic mood disturbances?
Select one:
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5

d. 2

One of the symptom that should be present to be diagnosed with a major depressive disorder
Select one:
a. Loss of energy nearly every day
b. Loss of appetite
c. Loss of interest or pleasure

d. Loss of sleep

Scenario
A.G. is a 27 year old junior associate in a law firm. According to her siblings,
she has always been a worrier since they were in their teens. However, in the last 9 months, A.G.
became too preoccupied with the possibility that her boyfriend might be cheating on her. She
constantly worries, and people notice that she is always restless. Her co-workers also noted that she
has difficulty concentrating because she always seems to be preoccupied with her thoughts. On
consult, she admits to having trouble sleeping most days of the week.

Difficulty in concentration is a symptom of panic disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Scenario
A.G. is a 27 year old junior associate in a law firm. According to her siblings,
she has always been a worrier since they were in their teens. However, in the last 9 months, A.G.
became too preoccupied with the possibility that her boyfriend might be cheating on her. She
constantly worries, and people notice that she is always restless. Her co-workers also noted that she
has difficulty concentrating because she always seems to be preoccupied with her thoughts. On
consult, she admits to having trouble sleeping most days of the week.

A.G. is suffering from a panic disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Fear has a physiologic component.

Select one:
True

False

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced by individuals with
obsessive-compulsive disorder:
Select one:
a. Compulsions
b. Obsessions and Compulsions
c. No correct answers

d. Obsessions

Patients who suffer from this disorder are those who refuse to dispose of objects that are no longer
useful:
Select one:
a. Body dysmorphic disorder
b. Hoarding disorder
c. Agoraphobia

d. Panic attack

A.G. is suffering from a mood disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Panic has a behavioral component.

Select one:
True

False

Which anxiety disorder is A.G. suffering from?

Select one:
a. Agoraphobia
b. Generalized anxiety disorder
c. Specific Phobia

d. Anhedonia

Which of the following may trigger a blood-injection type of phobia?

Select one:
a. Having an injection
b. Sight of blood or syringe
c. All of the answers are correct

d. Seeing a person injected

Fear of leaving the house is seen prominent in individuals with:

Select one:
a. Panic disorder
b. Anhedonia
c. Generalized anxiety disorder

d. Agoraphobia

dereali

derealization
A perception that the world is unreal

Based on the DSM-V Criteria, how long should fear, anxiety or avoidance be persistent to be
diagnosed with a social anxiety disorder
Select one:
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 3 months

d. 9 months

Trichot

Trichotillomania
A compulsive disorder of hair pulling

Anxiety disorder that activates the fight-or-flight response

Select one:
a. Arachnophobia
b. Panic disorder
c. Agoraphobia

d. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The first element of Mowrer's two-factor model

Select one:
a. Classical conditioning
b. Social adjustment
c. Operant conditioning

d. Behavioral Learning

Neurotransmitter that is implicated in the etiology of obsessive compulsive disorders

Select one:
a. GABA
b. Dopamine
c. Norepinephrine

d. Serotonin

Based on the DSM-V Criteria, how long should fear, anxiety or avoidance be persistent to be
diagnosed with a specific phobia
Select one:
a. 1 year
b. 9 months
c. 6 months

d. 3 months

Cognitive behavioral therapy for somatic symptom disorders is designed to identify cognitive
distortions about the patient's bodily concerns.
Select one:
True
 False

F.Z. is suffering from illness anxiety disorder.

Select one:
True

False

The DSM criteria for the diagnosis of conversion disorder includes two or more symptoms of altered
voluntary motor or sensory function.
Select one:
True

False

Patients who have somatic symptom disorder may have illness beliefs or attributions, which are the
perceived reasons for having bodily symptoms.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with factitious disorder feign symptoms with other motives such as having an excused
absence from work or school, or financial gains.
Select one:
True

False

In the old DSM nomenclature, some symptoms of F.Z. are compatible with hypochondriasis.
Select one:
True

False

Somatic symptom disorder includes clinical features of hypochondriasis, somatization disorder and
pain disorder.
Select one:
 True

False

Symptoms of illness anxiety disorder should not last for more than 6 months.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with malingering disorder receive personal benefits from playing the "sick role".
Select one:
True

False

To be diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder, symptoms should persist for more than 6 months.
Select one:
True

False

Pain disorder involves persistent pain in at least 2 body parts.

Select one:
True

False

Dissociative amnesia is due to an intrinsic brain abnormality

Select one:
True

False

A patient who is malingering may fake symptoms for financial gains.

Select one:
True
 False

Individuals with factitious disorder feign somatic symptoms in order to receive personal benefits from
playing the "sick role".
Select one:
True

False

Dissociative identity disorder usually begins during childhood.

Select one:
True

False

Dissociative amnesia resolves spontaneously.

Select one:
True

False

Hypochondriasis is included in the DSM-V classification.

Select one:
True

False

Excessive rumination is associated with the development of dissociative disorders.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals suffering from conversion disorder report motor and sensory symptoms that are
associated with neurological or medical illnesses.
Select one:
True
 False
Electroconvulsive therapy can be done to relieve symptoms of dissociative identity disorder.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder may manifest with unusual perceptual experiences,
including bodily illusions.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with Cluster A personality disorders demonstrate odd behaviors, which manifest with a
lack of trust, suspiciousness, and social independence.
Select one:
True

False

To be diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder, an individual must have at least 4 symptoms
which are listed in the DSM Criteria.
Select one:
True

False

History of childhood neglect is related to the development of Cluster A personality disorders.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals with schizoid personality disorder take pleasure in a lot of activities.

Select one:
True
 False

L.R. is suffering from schizoid personality disorder.

Select one:
True

False

L.R. has paranoid ideations.

Select one:
True

False

Schizoid personality disorders share similar genetic risk factors with schizophrenia.
Select one:
True

False

L.R. has symptoms of paranoid personality disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Schizotypal personality disorders manifest with superstitious beliefs.

Select one:
True

False

Patients with schizotypal personality disorder may engage in excessive social anxiety that does not
diminish with familiarity.
Select one:
True
 False

Patients with paranoid personality disorders may engage in violent behavior.

Select one:
True

False

Patients with schizoaffective personality disorder share similarities to those with schizoid personality
disorder.
Select one:
True

False

People with schizoid personality disorder usually believe that they have magical powers.
Select one:
True

False

Cluster A personality disorders are characterized by eccentricity

Select one:
True

False

SCZ gene is associated with the development of schizoid personality disorders.

Select one:
True

False

People with paranoid personality disorders have an intact reality testing.

Select one:
True
 False

Schizotypal personality disorders were found to have genetic similarities with schizophrenia.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with schizoid personality disorder find it difficult to establish personal relationships.
Select one:
True

False

Childhood neglect is not associated with the development of cluster A personality disorders.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with a histrionic personality disorder like being the center of attention.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with borderline personality disorder exhibit impulsive behavior with regards to
interpersonal interactions, relationships, and self-perception.
Select one:
True

False

R.S. is suffering from narcissistic personality disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Genetic factors may have a role in the development cluster B personality disorders.
Select one:
True

False

Cluster B personality disorders generally have the tendency to demonstrate behaviors that are
emotional, dramatic and highly erratic.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder may show arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
Select one:
True

False

To be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, an individual should have at least 4 symptoms
that are present in the DSM Criteria.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder treat others with hostility.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals with histrionic personality disorder have symptoms of cluster A and cluster B personality
disorder.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with histrionic personality disorder believe that he or she is "special" and can only be
understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people.
Select one:
 True

False

Cluster B personality disorders are characterized by dramatic and emotional behaviors.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder lack empathy.

Select one:
True

False

Catecholamines have decreased activity during an emotional output.

Select one:
True

False

The main attribute of people with histrionic personality disorder is affective instability.
Select one:
True

False

Patients with narcissistic personality disorder give high regard for their personal attributes.
Select one:
True

False

Patients with histrionic personality disorders may engage in deceit to get the attention of other
people.
Select one:
True

False
Genetic factors do not influence the development of Cluster B personality disorders.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with antisocial personality disorders exhibit hostility towards others, but they feel guilty
afterwards.
Select one:
True

False

People with borderline personality disorder have unstable relationships.

Select one:
True

False

Antisocial personality disorder is associated with traumatic experiences during childhood.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder do not hesitate to delegate tasks to others.

Select one:
True

False

Insecure attachment to parents or parental figures may contribute to the development of avoidant
personality disorder.
Select one:
True

False

Social inhibition and introversion are characteristic manifestations of people with avoidant
personality disorder.
Select one:
True

False

Cognitive-perceptual symptoms that are seen in Cluster A personality disorders can be treated with
antipsychotic medications.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder have true obsessions.

Select one:
True

False

M.A. manifests with clinical features of dependent personality disorder.

Select one:
True

False

M.A. is suffering from avoidant personality disorder.

Select one:
True

False

Impulse aggression may be treated with anti-psychotic medications.

Select one:
True

False

Individuals with Cluster C personality disorder generally exhibit manifestations of fearfulness and
anxiety.
Select one:
True
 False

Individuals with avoidant personality disorder exhibit submissiveness because they fear losing
support from other people.
Select one:
True

False

Individuals with avoidant personality disorder enjoy being alone.

Select one:
True

False

short-t

short-term psychodynamic therapy

This form of treatment for personality disorders involves the formation of a strong theraputic
relationship between the therapist and the patient.

Individuals with dependent personality disorder find it difficult to make simple decisions by
themselves.
Select one:
True

False
Insecure attachment to parents may contribute to the development of Cluster C personality
disorders.
Select one:
True

False

Genetic Factors have no role in the development of Cluster C personality disorders.

Select one:
True

False
 avoida

avoidant personality disorder

Personality disorder that is associated with feelings of inferiority compared to others.

males

males
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorders are more common in this gender.

Cognitive-perceptual differences that are seen in individuals with Cluster A personality disorders can
be treated with anti-depressant medication.
Select one:
True

False

Psychoanalytic oriented therapy involves identification of repressed thoughts and memories, which
are related to problems that occurred during early psychosexual development.
Select one:
True

False

Behavioral therapies focus on the symptom of the patient that causes lifestyle impairments.
Select one:
True

False

Motivational interviewing aims to help patients resolve personal barriers about making a commitment
on making a positive change in their lives.
Select one:
True

False

Systematic use of reinforcement utilizes principles of classical and operant conditioning in order to
produce a change in the desired behavior.
Select one:
True

False

Rational emotive therapy is an example of a humanistic therapy.

Select one:
True

False

Gestalt therapies are usually done in a group set-up.

Select one:
True

False

Humanistic-experiential therapies focus on individualized treatments that works on the assumption

that individuals are responsible for their own behavior.
Select one:
True

False

Systemic desensitization therapy is a type of cognitive therapy.

Select one:
True

False

Interpersonal therapy is an example of a cognitive behavioral therapy.

Select one:
True

False

Flooding is technique used in exposure therapy, wherein exposure is applied at full strength.
Select one:
 True

False

Electroconvulsive therapy can be used for severe depression.

Select one:
True

False

Modeling utilizes principles of classical and operant conditioning.

Select one:
True

False

Classical psychoanalysis involves identification of repressed thoughts and memories, which are
related to problems that occurred during early psychosexual development.
Select one:
True

False

Second-generation antipsychotics do not have adverse effects.

Select one:
True

False

Beck's cognitive model is used in treatment of psychotic illnesses.

Select one:
True

False

Interpersonal therapy is an example of an eclectic therapy.

Select one:
 True

False

Flooding is a technique, wherein gradual exposure to a stimulus is done.

Select one:
True

False

An example of a cognitive/cognitive behavioral therapy is rational emotive therapy.

Select one:
True

False

Motivational interviewing can be offered for patients with substance abuse disorders.
Select one:
True

False

Exposure therapy is an example of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Select one:
True

False