RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Behavioral Therapy correct answersAttempts to correct or eliminate
maladaptive (bad) behaviors/responses by rewarding & reinforcing adaptive
(good) behavior
Pavlov correct answersTheorist that believed in classical
conditioning Example: baby cries and mom has milk, "let-
down" reflex
Watson correct answersTheorist that believed personality traits and
responses were learned (conscious) behavior
Skinner correct answersTheorist that believed in operant
conditioning in which behaviors are learned through positive and
negative reinforcement
Example: studying hard results in good grades
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy correct answersCombines both behavioral
and cognitive theory and seeks to modify negative thoughts that lead to
dysfunctional emotions and actions.
This is useful for those patients who feel incompetent, abandoned, evil or
vulnerable. Example: "Matt had a car accident. He now refuses to drive and
says, "I shouldn't be allowed on the road". (This is distorted thinking and
rationalization of his car accident).
Milieu Therapy correct answersCreating a SAFE, structured
inpatient/outpatient setting where the mentally ill can test new behaviors
and coping mechanisms with others.
Creating a SAFE, structured inpatient/outpatient setting where patients
with mental illness can test new behaviors and interactions.
Climate is essential to healing: paint color, relaxed environments are
conducive to the healing process.
Florence Nightingale believed that the environment helps
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs correct answersBasic needs on the bottom of
the pyramid have to be met before the top (self-actualization) can be
attained
Physiological Needs correct answersBottom tier of Maslow's Hierarchy
Most basic needs that a human needs (food, water, O2, sleep, sex, body
temperature, elimination, voiding)
This level takes priority over all others.
Safety Needs correct answersMaslow's Hierarchy
, Security, protection, and freedom from fear/anxiousness/chaos, law,
order, and limitations
Belonging and Love Needs correct answersMaslow's Hierarchy
The need for love, affection, intimate relationships and belonging will see
to overcome feelings of loneliness and alienation. (Having a Family and a
Home is very important)
Esteem Needs correct answersMaslow's Hierarchy
If this need is met, we feel confident, valued and valuable
If this need is NOT met, we feel inferior, worthless and helpless
Self-Actualization correct answersMaslow's
Hierarchy What we strive to become as
humans
Fulfillment of this need brings inner peace and
contentment with one's self
Dopamine correct answersControls emotional responses, the brain's
reward, and pleasure centers, stimulates heart and increases blood
flow to organs
Cocaine correct answersThis drug allows more dopamine to stay active
for longer resulting in increased hear rate, etc.
Haloperidol correct answersAlso known as Haldol, a dopamine blocker
EPS correct answersThis is a serious, adverse effect caused by dopamine
blockers These symptoms include dystonia (continuous spasms and muscle
contractions), akathisia (motor restlessness), parkinsonism (characteristic
symptoms such as rigidity), bradykinesia (slowness of movement), tremor,
and tardive dyskinesia (irregular, jerky movements)
Schizophrenia and Mania correct answersDisorders with HIGH levels of
dopamine Depression and Parkinson's correct answersDisorders with LOW
levels of dopamine
Serotonin correct answersNeurotransmitter that egulates mood, arousal,
attention, behavior, and body temperature. Most anti-depressants
increase production Muscle relaxants block production
Release by platelets play important role in homeostasis
Serotonin correct answersHigh levels of this neurontransmitter causes
restlessness, shivering, diarrhea, muscle rigidity, fever, and seizures
Anxiety correct answersDisorder with HIGH levels of
serotonin Depression correct answersDisorder with LOW
levels of serotonin Norepinephrine correct
answersNeurotransmitter that regulates mood
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Behavioral Therapy correct answersAttempts to correct or eliminate
maladaptive (bad) behaviors/responses by rewarding & reinforcing adaptive
(good) behavior
Pavlov correct answersTheorist that believed in classical
conditioning Example: baby cries and mom has milk, "let-
down" reflex
Watson correct answersTheorist that believed personality traits and
responses were learned (conscious) behavior
Skinner correct answersTheorist that believed in operant
conditioning in which behaviors are learned through positive and
negative reinforcement
Example: studying hard results in good grades
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy correct answersCombines both behavioral
and cognitive theory and seeks to modify negative thoughts that lead to
dysfunctional emotions and actions.
This is useful for those patients who feel incompetent, abandoned, evil or
vulnerable. Example: "Matt had a car accident. He now refuses to drive and
says, "I shouldn't be allowed on the road". (This is distorted thinking and
rationalization of his car accident).
Milieu Therapy correct answersCreating a SAFE, structured
inpatient/outpatient setting where the mentally ill can test new behaviors
and coping mechanisms with others.
Creating a SAFE, structured inpatient/outpatient setting where patients
with mental illness can test new behaviors and interactions.
Climate is essential to healing: paint color, relaxed environments are
conducive to the healing process.
Florence Nightingale believed that the environment helps
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs correct answersBasic needs on the bottom of
the pyramid have to be met before the top (self-actualization) can be
attained
Physiological Needs correct answersBottom tier of Maslow's Hierarchy
Most basic needs that a human needs (food, water, O2, sleep, sex, body
temperature, elimination, voiding)
This level takes priority over all others.
Safety Needs correct answersMaslow's Hierarchy
, Security, protection, and freedom from fear/anxiousness/chaos, law,
order, and limitations
Belonging and Love Needs correct answersMaslow's Hierarchy
The need for love, affection, intimate relationships and belonging will see
to overcome feelings of loneliness and alienation. (Having a Family and a
Home is very important)
Esteem Needs correct answersMaslow's Hierarchy
If this need is met, we feel confident, valued and valuable
If this need is NOT met, we feel inferior, worthless and helpless
Self-Actualization correct answersMaslow's
Hierarchy What we strive to become as
humans
Fulfillment of this need brings inner peace and
contentment with one's self
Dopamine correct answersControls emotional responses, the brain's
reward, and pleasure centers, stimulates heart and increases blood
flow to organs
Cocaine correct answersThis drug allows more dopamine to stay active
for longer resulting in increased hear rate, etc.
Haloperidol correct answersAlso known as Haldol, a dopamine blocker
EPS correct answersThis is a serious, adverse effect caused by dopamine
blockers These symptoms include dystonia (continuous spasms and muscle
contractions), akathisia (motor restlessness), parkinsonism (characteristic
symptoms such as rigidity), bradykinesia (slowness of movement), tremor,
and tardive dyskinesia (irregular, jerky movements)
Schizophrenia and Mania correct answersDisorders with HIGH levels of
dopamine Depression and Parkinson's correct answersDisorders with LOW
levels of dopamine
Serotonin correct answersNeurotransmitter that egulates mood, arousal,
attention, behavior, and body temperature. Most anti-depressants
increase production Muscle relaxants block production
Release by platelets play important role in homeostasis
Serotonin correct answersHigh levels of this neurontransmitter causes
restlessness, shivering, diarrhea, muscle rigidity, fever, and seizures
Anxiety correct answersDisorder with HIGH levels of
serotonin Depression correct answersDisorder with LOW
levels of serotonin Norepinephrine correct
answersNeurotransmitter that regulates mood
