PRITE History of Psychiatry and Psych
Theory
10 y/o pt reports he collects baseball cards. Child is excited b/c he is only one in his peer
group who owns several cards. According to Erickson, what developmental task are most
relevant for this child? (2x) - ANS-INDUSTRY VS. INFERIORITY
11 y/o boy has frequent episodes of ulcerative colitis requiring frequent hospitalization. While
in the hospital, mother never leaves his side and responds to questions for him, often
referring to disease as "our disease." According to Minuchin's theory of family interactions,
this is: (3x) - ANS-ENMESHED
22 y/o pt presents to psych for treatment of "internet addiction." Pt noticed a pattern of
increasing time spent on the internet, need for better computer equipment, and feelings of
anger and dysphoria when unable to access the Internet. Explain concepts of tolerance and
withdrawal in this syndrome? - ANS-BOTH TOLERANCE AND WITHDRAWAL TO
INTERNET USE CAN DEVELOP
24 y/o pt w tetraplegia after MVA showing no signs of grief or acknowledgement of poor
prognosis, no significant depressive/anxious Sx. What psych intervention preferred? What
psychotherapeutic school of thought emphasizes how a pt has managed feelings of
envy/rage w particular emphasis on defense mechanisms? - ANS-SUPPORT BUT DO NOT
CONFRONT THE PT ABOUT THE MEDICAL REALITIES EGO PSYCHOLOGY
29 y/o complains about mistreatment from boyfriend. Proud of generous nature but
complains how little she gets back. Therapist finds it hard to make her self-reflective about
her role in this, gets frustrated and fatigued. Patient displays - ANS-MASOCHISM
3 y/o girl hurts herself w/ a tricycle. Then she hit the tricycle and asks, "Why did you hurt
me?" Which thought process does this behavior exemplify? - ANS-ANIMISM
4 y/o child upset when ice cream melts. 10 y/o puts it in freezer and tells him it will be ok. 4
y/o insists it is ruined. Piaget's concept of this is: - ANS-CONSERVATION (ALSO
REVERSIBILITY)
8 y/o boy sees 2 bottles w same amount of liquid. The content of one is poured in shorter
wider glass and the other to a longer narrow glass. When asked which has more liquid he
says it's the same. According to Piaget he is exhibiting: (2x) - ANS-CONSERVATION
A 23 yo pt began psychotherapy due to feelings of inadequacy and depression in the context
of working in a coffee shop since graduating from college and deferring medical school
acceptance. The pt has been having conflicts with parents over his ambivalence in becoming
a physician. Which of the following is the most likely developmental task with which the pt is
struggling? - ANS-IDENTITY
A central premise of object relations theory: - ANS-THE MIND IS INHABITED BY MENTAL
REPRESENTATIONS OF SELF AND OTHERS
A child with autism is placed in a therapeutic foster home where a consistent response is
made to a given action with the goal of improving the child's functioning. This technique
derives from which of the following learning theories? - ANS-BEHAVIORISM
A female child performs a dance for her mother and basks in the gleam of her mother's eyes.
According to self-psychology, the child is having an experience of (x2): - ANS-MIRRORING
, According to Aaron Beck, the primary defect in depression involves which of the following? -
ANS-COGNITIVE DISTORTION
According to C.G. Jung, anima refers to: - ANS-MAN'S UNDERDEVELOPED FEMININITY
According to classical psychoanalytic theory, what factor primarily accounts for the
polarization of same sex peer groups? - ANS-UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS
TO AVOID SEXUAL IMPULSES
According to contemporary psychoanalytic theory, from birth to 18 months, children
experience an emerging "self" as a result of what event? - ANS-BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
AND BODILY SENSATIONS COME TO HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING
According to Erikson, a child who strives to be competent by learning new skills, taking pride
in results is which stage? (Also correlated with the Freudian stage of latency) (3x) -
ANS-INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY
According to Erikson, person >65 w sense of satisfaction that life was productive/worthwhile
has successfully managed psychosocial task of developing: (4x) - ANS-INTEGRITY
According to Erikson, the predominant emotional issue in normal, school-aged children is:
(2x) - ANS-PERSONAL WORTH AND COMPETENCE
According to Freud, what is a dream that is remembered on wakening? - ANS-MANIFEST
DREAM
According to Freud, which of the following is considered to be the most salient feature of
normal psychosexual development in children between 1-3 years of age? -
ANS-CHILD-PARENT STRUGGLES ABOUT THE NEED TO DELAY GRATIFICATION OF
DESIRES
According to Freud, which psychosexual stage is associated with a primary erotic focus on
the genital area and unconscious fantasies of sexual involvement with the opposite-sex
parent? - ANS-PHALLIC
According to Holmes & Rahe, what life event is assoc w highest stress/disruption? -
ANS-DEATH OF A SPOUSE
According to Kohlberg, moral judgment made by older school-age children are based largely
on which of the following? - ANS-PLEASING THOSE IN AUTHORITY
According to Kohlberg, the highest level of moral reasoning is based on consideration of -
ANS-UNIVERSAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
According to Psychoanalytic Theory, the term Primary Process Thinking refers to mental
activity exemplified by which of the following? - ANS-UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS THAT
DO NOT MAINTAIN LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
According to psychoanalytic theory, the term primary process thinking refers to mental
activity exemplified by? - ANS-UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS THAT DO NOT MAINTAIN
LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
According to sociobiologic theory, what term describes behaviors at the level of the individual
that maximize fitness at the level of the gene? - ANS-ALTRUISM
According to the theory of self-psychology, a major cause of mental illness is: -
ANS-ABSENCE OF AGE-SPECIFIC MIRRORING RESPONSES
According to theories of infant socialization, successful attachment most likely promotes
survival through which of the following? - ANS-CREATING A BOND SO THAT THE ADULT
WILL PROTECT THE INFANT FROM DANGER
According to Thomas & Chess' categories of temperament, the difficult child shows what
characteristics? - ANS-INTENSE EXPRESSIONS OF MOOD
According to Winnicott, which is an essential component of parenting infants? - ANS-BEING
SENSITIVE TO THE CHILD'S INSTINCT FOR EXPLORATION AND GROWTH
Theory
10 y/o pt reports he collects baseball cards. Child is excited b/c he is only one in his peer
group who owns several cards. According to Erickson, what developmental task are most
relevant for this child? (2x) - ANS-INDUSTRY VS. INFERIORITY
11 y/o boy has frequent episodes of ulcerative colitis requiring frequent hospitalization. While
in the hospital, mother never leaves his side and responds to questions for him, often
referring to disease as "our disease." According to Minuchin's theory of family interactions,
this is: (3x) - ANS-ENMESHED
22 y/o pt presents to psych for treatment of "internet addiction." Pt noticed a pattern of
increasing time spent on the internet, need for better computer equipment, and feelings of
anger and dysphoria when unable to access the Internet. Explain concepts of tolerance and
withdrawal in this syndrome? - ANS-BOTH TOLERANCE AND WITHDRAWAL TO
INTERNET USE CAN DEVELOP
24 y/o pt w tetraplegia after MVA showing no signs of grief or acknowledgement of poor
prognosis, no significant depressive/anxious Sx. What psych intervention preferred? What
psychotherapeutic school of thought emphasizes how a pt has managed feelings of
envy/rage w particular emphasis on defense mechanisms? - ANS-SUPPORT BUT DO NOT
CONFRONT THE PT ABOUT THE MEDICAL REALITIES EGO PSYCHOLOGY
29 y/o complains about mistreatment from boyfriend. Proud of generous nature but
complains how little she gets back. Therapist finds it hard to make her self-reflective about
her role in this, gets frustrated and fatigued. Patient displays - ANS-MASOCHISM
3 y/o girl hurts herself w/ a tricycle. Then she hit the tricycle and asks, "Why did you hurt
me?" Which thought process does this behavior exemplify? - ANS-ANIMISM
4 y/o child upset when ice cream melts. 10 y/o puts it in freezer and tells him it will be ok. 4
y/o insists it is ruined. Piaget's concept of this is: - ANS-CONSERVATION (ALSO
REVERSIBILITY)
8 y/o boy sees 2 bottles w same amount of liquid. The content of one is poured in shorter
wider glass and the other to a longer narrow glass. When asked which has more liquid he
says it's the same. According to Piaget he is exhibiting: (2x) - ANS-CONSERVATION
A 23 yo pt began psychotherapy due to feelings of inadequacy and depression in the context
of working in a coffee shop since graduating from college and deferring medical school
acceptance. The pt has been having conflicts with parents over his ambivalence in becoming
a physician. Which of the following is the most likely developmental task with which the pt is
struggling? - ANS-IDENTITY
A central premise of object relations theory: - ANS-THE MIND IS INHABITED BY MENTAL
REPRESENTATIONS OF SELF AND OTHERS
A child with autism is placed in a therapeutic foster home where a consistent response is
made to a given action with the goal of improving the child's functioning. This technique
derives from which of the following learning theories? - ANS-BEHAVIORISM
A female child performs a dance for her mother and basks in the gleam of her mother's eyes.
According to self-psychology, the child is having an experience of (x2): - ANS-MIRRORING
, According to Aaron Beck, the primary defect in depression involves which of the following? -
ANS-COGNITIVE DISTORTION
According to C.G. Jung, anima refers to: - ANS-MAN'S UNDERDEVELOPED FEMININITY
According to classical psychoanalytic theory, what factor primarily accounts for the
polarization of same sex peer groups? - ANS-UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS
TO AVOID SEXUAL IMPULSES
According to contemporary psychoanalytic theory, from birth to 18 months, children
experience an emerging "self" as a result of what event? - ANS-BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
AND BODILY SENSATIONS COME TO HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING
According to Erikson, a child who strives to be competent by learning new skills, taking pride
in results is which stage? (Also correlated with the Freudian stage of latency) (3x) -
ANS-INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY
According to Erikson, person >65 w sense of satisfaction that life was productive/worthwhile
has successfully managed psychosocial task of developing: (4x) - ANS-INTEGRITY
According to Erikson, the predominant emotional issue in normal, school-aged children is:
(2x) - ANS-PERSONAL WORTH AND COMPETENCE
According to Freud, what is a dream that is remembered on wakening? - ANS-MANIFEST
DREAM
According to Freud, which of the following is considered to be the most salient feature of
normal psychosexual development in children between 1-3 years of age? -
ANS-CHILD-PARENT STRUGGLES ABOUT THE NEED TO DELAY GRATIFICATION OF
DESIRES
According to Freud, which psychosexual stage is associated with a primary erotic focus on
the genital area and unconscious fantasies of sexual involvement with the opposite-sex
parent? - ANS-PHALLIC
According to Holmes & Rahe, what life event is assoc w highest stress/disruption? -
ANS-DEATH OF A SPOUSE
According to Kohlberg, moral judgment made by older school-age children are based largely
on which of the following? - ANS-PLEASING THOSE IN AUTHORITY
According to Kohlberg, the highest level of moral reasoning is based on consideration of -
ANS-UNIVERSAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
According to Psychoanalytic Theory, the term Primary Process Thinking refers to mental
activity exemplified by which of the following? - ANS-UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS THAT
DO NOT MAINTAIN LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
According to psychoanalytic theory, the term primary process thinking refers to mental
activity exemplified by? - ANS-UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS THAT DO NOT MAINTAIN
LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
According to sociobiologic theory, what term describes behaviors at the level of the individual
that maximize fitness at the level of the gene? - ANS-ALTRUISM
According to the theory of self-psychology, a major cause of mental illness is: -
ANS-ABSENCE OF AGE-SPECIFIC MIRRORING RESPONSES
According to theories of infant socialization, successful attachment most likely promotes
survival through which of the following? - ANS-CREATING A BOND SO THAT THE ADULT
WILL PROTECT THE INFANT FROM DANGER
According to Thomas & Chess' categories of temperament, the difficult child shows what
characteristics? - ANS-INTENSE EXPRESSIONS OF MOOD
According to Winnicott, which is an essential component of parenting infants? - ANS-BEING
SENSITIVE TO THE CHILD'S INSTINCT FOR EXPLORATION AND GROWTH
