HPA 310 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Mental health - Answer- someone's state of emotional well-being. It's thesubjective
feeling of contentment and life satisfaction despite theproblems, challenges, and
upheavals of life
mental illness - Answer- a dysfunction within the brain that negatively affects someone's
thoughts, emotions, and/or behaviors and interferes in his/her ability to live a full life in
society
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disordersd (dsm) - Answer- The DSM is one
of the most widely used systems for classifying mental disorders and provides
standardized diagnostic criteria. The latest edition of the diagnostic manual is the DSM-
5-TR and was released in March 2022.
autism "on the spectrum" - Answer- lamens terms- means nothing in the medical field
Autism spectrum disorder - Answer- characterized by persistent deficits in social
interaction and communication in multiple life areas as well as restricted and repetitive
patterns of behaviors.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Answer- Characterized by a persistent
pattern of hyperactivity-impulsivity and/or inattention that interferes with functioning and
presents itself in two or more settings such as at home, work, school, and social
situations. Symptoms generally are present prior to age of 12 and these symptoms have
a negative impact on social, occupational, or academic functioning.
Communication Disorders: - Answer- impact the ability to use, understand, or detect
language and speech.
- stuttering
Mania: - Answer- characterized by a period of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
accompanied byincreased activity and energy. Sometimes people are more prone to
engage in activitiesthat might have negative long-term consequences such as gambling
and shopping sprees
, Depressive Episodes: - Answer- characterized by feelings of a sad mood along with a
lack of interest in activities. Sometimes people lose interest in activities that they
previously enjoyed, experience sleeping difficulties, and even have thoughts of suicide.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): - Answer- Excessive worry about everydayevents.
The worry interferes with a person's well-being and functioning.
Social Anxiety Disorder: - Answer- fairly common. An irrational fear of beingwatched or
judged. This can have a major impact on an individual's lifeand make it difficult to
function at school, work, and other social settings.
Phobias: - Answer- an extreme fear of a specific object or situation in the environment.
Examples: fear of spiders, fear of heights, or fear of snakes. natural events (thunder,
lightening, tornadoes) medical (medical procedures, dental procedures, medical
equipment) animals (dogs, snakes, bugs) situational (small spaces, leaving home,
driving)
Panic Disorder - Answer- - characterized by panic attacks that often seem to strike out
of the blue and for noreason at all
- People may begin to avoid situations and settings where attacks have occurred inthe
past or where they might occur in the future
Separation Anxiety Disorder - Answer- - an excessive amount of fear or anxiety related
to being separatedfrom attachment figures
dissociative disorders - Answer- - caused by trauma
- leads to memory loss or feeling of not being real
Somatic disorders - Answer- - illnesses that have to do with undiagnosed medical
symptoms
Anorexia Nervosa: - Answer- characterized by restricted food consumption that leads to
weight loss anda very low body weight
Bulimia Nervosa - Answer- involves binging and then taking extreme steps
(vomiting/excessiveexercise) to compensate for these binges.
Pica - Answer- involves craving and consuming non-food substances such as dirt, paint,
or soap.
Binge-Eating Disorder - Answer- individual consumes an unusually large amount of over
the course of a couple hours. Binge eating episodes are sometimes triggered by certain
emotions such as feeling happy or anxious, by boredom or following stressful events.
Narcolepsy - Answer- an irrepressible need to sleep
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Mental health - Answer- someone's state of emotional well-being. It's thesubjective
feeling of contentment and life satisfaction despite theproblems, challenges, and
upheavals of life
mental illness - Answer- a dysfunction within the brain that negatively affects someone's
thoughts, emotions, and/or behaviors and interferes in his/her ability to live a full life in
society
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disordersd (dsm) - Answer- The DSM is one
of the most widely used systems for classifying mental disorders and provides
standardized diagnostic criteria. The latest edition of the diagnostic manual is the DSM-
5-TR and was released in March 2022.
autism "on the spectrum" - Answer- lamens terms- means nothing in the medical field
Autism spectrum disorder - Answer- characterized by persistent deficits in social
interaction and communication in multiple life areas as well as restricted and repetitive
patterns of behaviors.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Answer- Characterized by a persistent
pattern of hyperactivity-impulsivity and/or inattention that interferes with functioning and
presents itself in two or more settings such as at home, work, school, and social
situations. Symptoms generally are present prior to age of 12 and these symptoms have
a negative impact on social, occupational, or academic functioning.
Communication Disorders: - Answer- impact the ability to use, understand, or detect
language and speech.
- stuttering
Mania: - Answer- characterized by a period of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
accompanied byincreased activity and energy. Sometimes people are more prone to
engage in activitiesthat might have negative long-term consequences such as gambling
and shopping sprees
, Depressive Episodes: - Answer- characterized by feelings of a sad mood along with a
lack of interest in activities. Sometimes people lose interest in activities that they
previously enjoyed, experience sleeping difficulties, and even have thoughts of suicide.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): - Answer- Excessive worry about everydayevents.
The worry interferes with a person's well-being and functioning.
Social Anxiety Disorder: - Answer- fairly common. An irrational fear of beingwatched or
judged. This can have a major impact on an individual's lifeand make it difficult to
function at school, work, and other social settings.
Phobias: - Answer- an extreme fear of a specific object or situation in the environment.
Examples: fear of spiders, fear of heights, or fear of snakes. natural events (thunder,
lightening, tornadoes) medical (medical procedures, dental procedures, medical
equipment) animals (dogs, snakes, bugs) situational (small spaces, leaving home,
driving)
Panic Disorder - Answer- - characterized by panic attacks that often seem to strike out
of the blue and for noreason at all
- People may begin to avoid situations and settings where attacks have occurred inthe
past or where they might occur in the future
Separation Anxiety Disorder - Answer- - an excessive amount of fear or anxiety related
to being separatedfrom attachment figures
dissociative disorders - Answer- - caused by trauma
- leads to memory loss or feeling of not being real
Somatic disorders - Answer- - illnesses that have to do with undiagnosed medical
symptoms
Anorexia Nervosa: - Answer- characterized by restricted food consumption that leads to
weight loss anda very low body weight
Bulimia Nervosa - Answer- involves binging and then taking extreme steps
(vomiting/excessiveexercise) to compensate for these binges.
Pica - Answer- involves craving and consuming non-food substances such as dirt, paint,
or soap.
Binge-Eating Disorder - Answer- individual consumes an unusually large amount of over
the course of a couple hours. Binge eating episodes are sometimes triggered by certain
emotions such as feeling happy or anxious, by boredom or following stressful events.
Narcolepsy - Answer- an irrepressible need to sleep
