Midterm Exam: NR605/ NR 605 (Latest Update 2024/ 2025)
Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health across the
Lifespan I Practicum
adjustment disorder - The mental and physical symptoms associated with ____ usually
occur during, immediately or after you experience after a stressful event
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
b. Acute stress disorder
c. Adjustment disorder
d. None of the above
cultural destructiveness - Counselors or agencies manifest in negative attitudes towards
diverse populations or considering them to be inferior to mainstream, dominate culture
is called ___
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
Cultural Sensitivity - A state of being where the counselors or agency is open to
acknowledging and working with issues of multicultural diversity is called _____.
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism - The belief that all cultures function in the same way that one's own
culture does, the culture equivalent of egocentrism is called ____.
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
cultural blindness - A philosophy that advocates that all people are alike and therefore
should be treated equally is called ___.
a. Cultural destructiveness
,b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
cultural proficiency - The highest level of cultural capacity defined as the counselor's
ability to understand the nuances of cultural diversity in greater depth and to implement
new and more effective service delivery approaches based upon the appreciation and
understanding of these differences.
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
crisis - _____ begins with a precipitating event such as a marriage, retirement,
graduation, move, pregnancy or unpredictable event such as a natural disaster,
accident, death of a loved one, being a victim of a crime or other trauma
a. Crisis
b. Assault
c. Adjustment
d. Syndrome
Psychiatric crisis - The four domains of crisis include developmental crisis, traumatic
event crisis, existential crisis, and _____ crisis
a. Psychological crisis
b. Physiological crisis
c. Psychiatric crisis
d. None of the above
Mistrust - During infancy children develop a sense of trust with care givers provide
liability, care and affection lack of this will lead to blank ______
a. Doubt
b. Guilt
c. Mistrust
d. Inferiority
Inferiority - During Erikson's school age stage children need to cope with new social and
academic demands, success leads to a sense of competence while failure results in
feelings of ____
a. Doubt
b. Guilt
c. Mistrust
d. Inferiority
,Involvement - During middle adulthood adults need to create more nurture things that
will outlast them often by having children or creating a positive change that will benefit
other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and accomplishment while failure
results in shallow ____ in the world.
a. Identity
b. Intimacy
c. Involvement
d. Isolation
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - ____ is rather complex diagnostic entity that
encompasses thoughts, feelings, interaction with others, changes in self concept and
changes in overall daily functioning.
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
b. Acute stress disorder
c. Adjustment disorder
d. None of the above
acute stress disorder - ___ reactions are reserved for those who experience symptoms
within the first month after exposure to a traumatic event.
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
b. Acute stress disorder
c. Adjustment disorder
d. None of the above
threatening - A person in a crisis perceives an event as being meaningful and ____.
a. Terrifying
b. Threatening
c. Destructive
d. None of the above
empowerment - _____ focused crisis intervention requires counselors approach a crisis
event viewing victims in two ways: as resilient individuals and as resourceful individuals
a. Empathy
b. Resilience
c. Flexibility
d. Empowerment
resilience - ___ is a person's ability not only to cop-e with an to survive traumatic
experiences but also to continue to move toward greater psychological growth
, a. Empathy
b. Resilience
c. Flexibility
d. Empowerment
Flexibility - Flexible crisis intervention: in effective crisis intervention, ____ is essential
requiring the counselor to make a quick evaluation of the multiplicity of factors that may
have influenced the reaction of the victim.
a. Empathy
b. Resilience
c. Flexibility
d. Empowerment
Place of worship - Crisis play havoc, not only with internal (cognitions, emotions, self-
efficacy beliefs, etc.) and external resources (family, friends, co-workers, etc.) of
affected individuals, but also with the larger ecological systems (community, school,
_________.)
a. Place of employment
b. Place of worship
c. Place of entertainment
d. Place of respite
microsystem - One of the systems relevant to the coping behavior of individuals is the
____ it consists of family members and the individual's immediate social group.
a. Microsystem
b. Exosystem
c. Macrosystem
d. None of the above
macrosystem - One of the systems relevant to the coping behavior of individuals is the
____ it represents the largest environment that influences and in turn is influenced by
the individual; this level includes the individual's culture and belief system, which
impacts the person, his/her family and the community as well.
a. Microsystem
b. Exosystem
c. Macrosystem
d. None of the above
Ambiguity - An effective crisis counselor must have a tolerance for ____. Crisis
counselors must be able to enter poorly defined, high stress environments and wade
through high emotions to conduct their work. The counselor must avoid the projection of
Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental Health across the
Lifespan I Practicum
adjustment disorder - The mental and physical symptoms associated with ____ usually
occur during, immediately or after you experience after a stressful event
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
b. Acute stress disorder
c. Adjustment disorder
d. None of the above
cultural destructiveness - Counselors or agencies manifest in negative attitudes towards
diverse populations or considering them to be inferior to mainstream, dominate culture
is called ___
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
Cultural Sensitivity - A state of being where the counselors or agency is open to
acknowledging and working with issues of multicultural diversity is called _____.
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism - The belief that all cultures function in the same way that one's own
culture does, the culture equivalent of egocentrism is called ____.
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
cultural blindness - A philosophy that advocates that all people are alike and therefore
should be treated equally is called ___.
a. Cultural destructiveness
,b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
cultural proficiency - The highest level of cultural capacity defined as the counselor's
ability to understand the nuances of cultural diversity in greater depth and to implement
new and more effective service delivery approaches based upon the appreciation and
understanding of these differences.
a. Cultural destructiveness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural sensitivity
d. Cultural proficiency
e. Ethnocentrism
crisis - _____ begins with a precipitating event such as a marriage, retirement,
graduation, move, pregnancy or unpredictable event such as a natural disaster,
accident, death of a loved one, being a victim of a crime or other trauma
a. Crisis
b. Assault
c. Adjustment
d. Syndrome
Psychiatric crisis - The four domains of crisis include developmental crisis, traumatic
event crisis, existential crisis, and _____ crisis
a. Psychological crisis
b. Physiological crisis
c. Psychiatric crisis
d. None of the above
Mistrust - During infancy children develop a sense of trust with care givers provide
liability, care and affection lack of this will lead to blank ______
a. Doubt
b. Guilt
c. Mistrust
d. Inferiority
Inferiority - During Erikson's school age stage children need to cope with new social and
academic demands, success leads to a sense of competence while failure results in
feelings of ____
a. Doubt
b. Guilt
c. Mistrust
d. Inferiority
,Involvement - During middle adulthood adults need to create more nurture things that
will outlast them often by having children or creating a positive change that will benefit
other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and accomplishment while failure
results in shallow ____ in the world.
a. Identity
b. Intimacy
c. Involvement
d. Isolation
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - ____ is rather complex diagnostic entity that
encompasses thoughts, feelings, interaction with others, changes in self concept and
changes in overall daily functioning.
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
b. Acute stress disorder
c. Adjustment disorder
d. None of the above
acute stress disorder - ___ reactions are reserved for those who experience symptoms
within the first month after exposure to a traumatic event.
a. Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
b. Acute stress disorder
c. Adjustment disorder
d. None of the above
threatening - A person in a crisis perceives an event as being meaningful and ____.
a. Terrifying
b. Threatening
c. Destructive
d. None of the above
empowerment - _____ focused crisis intervention requires counselors approach a crisis
event viewing victims in two ways: as resilient individuals and as resourceful individuals
a. Empathy
b. Resilience
c. Flexibility
d. Empowerment
resilience - ___ is a person's ability not only to cop-e with an to survive traumatic
experiences but also to continue to move toward greater psychological growth
, a. Empathy
b. Resilience
c. Flexibility
d. Empowerment
Flexibility - Flexible crisis intervention: in effective crisis intervention, ____ is essential
requiring the counselor to make a quick evaluation of the multiplicity of factors that may
have influenced the reaction of the victim.
a. Empathy
b. Resilience
c. Flexibility
d. Empowerment
Place of worship - Crisis play havoc, not only with internal (cognitions, emotions, self-
efficacy beliefs, etc.) and external resources (family, friends, co-workers, etc.) of
affected individuals, but also with the larger ecological systems (community, school,
_________.)
a. Place of employment
b. Place of worship
c. Place of entertainment
d. Place of respite
microsystem - One of the systems relevant to the coping behavior of individuals is the
____ it consists of family members and the individual's immediate social group.
a. Microsystem
b. Exosystem
c. Macrosystem
d. None of the above
macrosystem - One of the systems relevant to the coping behavior of individuals is the
____ it represents the largest environment that influences and in turn is influenced by
the individual; this level includes the individual's culture and belief system, which
impacts the person, his/her family and the community as well.
a. Microsystem
b. Exosystem
c. Macrosystem
d. None of the above
Ambiguity - An effective crisis counselor must have a tolerance for ____. Crisis
counselors must be able to enter poorly defined, high stress environments and wade
through high emotions to conduct their work. The counselor must avoid the projection of
