MHTC Terms With Complete Solutions 100% Verified
Schizophrenia - ANSWER The person cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - ANSWER They may exhibit major depression or
bipolar disorder and may be treated with anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANSWER A disorder in which an individual
experience a traumatic event outside the range of normal trauma.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - ANSWER Formerly known as Multiple Personality
disorder where an individual has more than one personality that are called an alter as in
alter ego.
Antisocial Disorder (sociopath) - ANSWER Someone that has no conscience or remorse
for acts that they perform against others.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ANSWER They exhibit patterns of ridiculous
hyperbole of their life achievements known as grandiose behavior. They solicit
compliments even when they do not deserve them
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWER Maladaptive response to an event considered to be
within the range of normal almost a mild PTSD.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - ANSWER Recurring obsessions and compulsions
sufficiently serious to interfere with their lives.
Eating Disorders - ANSWER Common among young adults under thirty. Common names
are anorexia and bulimia
, Dyslexia - ANSWER A disorder in which the child has difficulty recognizing words and
demonstrates a problem comprehending what he or she read.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER 3%-10% of school age
children and is more characteristic in males and is often associated with a learning
disability.
Conduct Disorders - Childhood onset - ANSWER A child with conduct disorder shows a
variety of uncontrolled behavior patterns such as lying, disobedience, vandalism, theft,
and truancy.
Adolescent onset - ANSWER the child begins the delinquent acts after the age of ten and
tends to be less aggressive.
Anorexia - ANSWER severe loss of appetite
Nervosa - ANSWER indicates this loss is related to emotional reasons.
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER a condition in which a person will eat large amounts of food
and then induce vomiting
Suicide Awareness (SA) - ANSWER these letters are placed by the patient's name
alerting staff member of their intention to hurt themselves
Suicide Observation (SO) - ANSWER must sign contract and be checked on every 15
minutes
Constant Observation - ANSWER (CO) they must always remain within an arm's length of
the patient, except for breaks.
SDDm - (Specific developmental disorder) - ANSWER is a disorder in which an
Schizophrenia - ANSWER The person cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - ANSWER They may exhibit major depression or
bipolar disorder and may be treated with anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANSWER A disorder in which an individual
experience a traumatic event outside the range of normal trauma.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - ANSWER Formerly known as Multiple Personality
disorder where an individual has more than one personality that are called an alter as in
alter ego.
Antisocial Disorder (sociopath) - ANSWER Someone that has no conscience or remorse
for acts that they perform against others.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - ANSWER They exhibit patterns of ridiculous
hyperbole of their life achievements known as grandiose behavior. They solicit
compliments even when they do not deserve them
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWER Maladaptive response to an event considered to be
within the range of normal almost a mild PTSD.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - ANSWER Recurring obsessions and compulsions
sufficiently serious to interfere with their lives.
Eating Disorders - ANSWER Common among young adults under thirty. Common names
are anorexia and bulimia
, Dyslexia - ANSWER A disorder in which the child has difficulty recognizing words and
demonstrates a problem comprehending what he or she read.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER 3%-10% of school age
children and is more characteristic in males and is often associated with a learning
disability.
Conduct Disorders - Childhood onset - ANSWER A child with conduct disorder shows a
variety of uncontrolled behavior patterns such as lying, disobedience, vandalism, theft,
and truancy.
Adolescent onset - ANSWER the child begins the delinquent acts after the age of ten and
tends to be less aggressive.
Anorexia - ANSWER severe loss of appetite
Nervosa - ANSWER indicates this loss is related to emotional reasons.
Bulimia Nervosa - ANSWER a condition in which a person will eat large amounts of food
and then induce vomiting
Suicide Awareness (SA) - ANSWER these letters are placed by the patient's name
alerting staff member of their intention to hurt themselves
Suicide Observation (SO) - ANSWER must sign contract and be checked on every 15
minutes
Constant Observation - ANSWER (CO) they must always remain within an arm's length of
the patient, except for breaks.
SDDm - (Specific developmental disorder) - ANSWER is a disorder in which an
