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1. research on the cause of Alzheimer’s disease has led to the conclusion that
• hereditary component


2. why people think stats wrong on suicide?
• stigma on reporting suicide


3. aftercare example delirium


4. which is the best example of mental health parity
• Your insurance covers medical and mental illnesses equally.

Para suicide


5. which problem related to substance abuse is more typical among the elderly
• Misuse of prescription drugs


6. a person who likes at home but spends the day at a mental health facility
• Partial hospitalization


7. If you could "get inside the head" of a person experiencing auditory hallucinations, you
would MOST likely find that:
• The person actually produces nerve signals of sound in the brain


8. Luke constantly strives to be the center of attention, yet the ideas he so eloquently
expresses are usually shallow and changeable. If he were diagnosed with a personality
disorder, ił MOST likely would be:

• histrionic disorder.


9. An individual suffering from a neurological disorder shows no evidence of infection or
poisoning but experiences tremors, rigidity, and unsteadiness. The MOST probable
diagnosis is:

• Parkinson ‘s disease.

, 10. Recently, the dopamine hypothesis for schizophrenia has been challenged because is
has been discovered that:


 Effective new drugs suggest abnormal neurotransmitter activity of serotonin, glutamate, and
GABA, as well as
dopamine.


11. imagine that you are a therapist working on the US-Mexican border but don’t speak
Spanish. what is proper ethical behavior for you
• acknowledge limitations and seek further tx


12. research suggests that an effective treatment plan for schizophrenia should include:
• biological treatments and psychological treatments


13. which therapy is used to treat depression in the elderly after other therapy ałłempłs
fail
• ECT


14. People with personality disorder display a range of interpersonal problems marked by
extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd patterns of thinking and perceiving, and
behavioral eccentricities.
• schizotypal


15. Which of the following statements about generic factors in schizophrenia is accurate?
• Close relatives of those with schizophrenia are more likely to be diagnosed with
schizophrenia than distant relatives of schizophrenics.




16. The two MOST common treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are:
• cognitive therapy and drug therapy


17. Courts ask for mental health professionals to help determine if defendants are:
• responsible for the crimes they commit and capable of defending themselves in court.


18. Theorists propose that institutionalized patients deteriorate because they are deprived
of opportunities to develop self- respect and independence. The therapy that counters
this effect by creating an environment that encourages self- respect and responsibility is
known as:
• Milieu Therapy.

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