HOSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEST BANKWITH
SOLUTIONS | GRADED A+
Psychomotor agitation-correct-answer-Physical and mental overactivity that is
usually nonproductive and is associated with a feeling of inner turmoil, as seen in
agitated depression
Rapid cycling-correct-answer-A quick change from mania to depression and back
again
Negative Symptoms-correct-answer-Absent or decreased emotional and
behavioral repertoire. Includes flat affect, alogia, avolition, anhedonia or
hypohedonia.
Referential Thinking-correct-answer-Ideas of reference, or the feeling that casual
incidents and events have an unusual or particular meaning specific to the person.
Rumination-correct-answer-A constant preoccupation with thinking about a single
idea or theme, as in OCD.
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Word salad-correct-answer-Confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly
random words and phrases", most often used to describe a symptom of a
neurological or mental disorder. The words may or may not be grammatically
correct, but are semantically confused to the point that the listener cannot extract
any meaning from them.
a popular theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities
or character traits-correct-answer-Phrenology
a nerve cell-correct-answer-Neuron
a neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning, and memory. Lack of this
causes Alzheimer's-correct-answer-Acetylcholine
the junction between the axon of the relaying neuron and the dendrite of the
receiving neuron. This is also known as the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft-correct-
answer-Synapse
the extension of the neuron that has fibers on the end that pass information to
other neurons or to muscles-correct-answer-Axon
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the branches that extend from the nerve cell body. These receive messages and
conduct impulses towards the body-correct-answer-Dendrite
the therapeutic treatment of mental illness provided by a trained mental health
professional. Examples include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy,
etc.-correct-answer-Psychotherapy
________________ occurs when people provide knowledge, experience,
emotional, social or practical help to each other.-correct-answer-Peer Support
a substance used for medical treatment, especially a medicine or drug.-correct-
answer-Medication
Continued use of a psychoactive drug despite the knowledge that it is causing or
contributing to persistent/recurrent social, occupational, psychological or physical
problem-correct-answer-Substance abuse
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impaired control of some kind of substance on either the body or the mind-
correct-answer-Addiction
includes depression, bipolar disorder, and seasonal affective disorder-correct-
answer-mood disorders
psychological problems that result in bodily symptoms or physical complaints-
correct-answer-somatoform disorders
fear of public spaces or crowds; usually stay home to avoid panic attacks in public-
correct-answer-Agoraphobia
includes symptoms like feeling worthless or hopeless, having difficulty sleeping,
lacking energy, or suicidal thoughts; most common mental illness-correct-answer-
Depression
data has shown early __________ following the first episode of a serious mental
illness can make an impact-correct-answer-Intervention