HS 4241 Psychopathology &
Mental Health Exam
Questions and Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
,True or False: Culture and social contexts shape the mental health of minorities and may affect the types
of mental health services they receive.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Correct Answer: True
According to the text Introduction to Psychiatry, mental disorders are multifactorial and they include:
Select one:
a. Biological
b. Psychological
c. Social factors
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: d. All of the above
True or False: Hippocrates came up with a theory that physical and mental illness was caused by an
excess of one of the four essential bodily fluids.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Correct Answer: a. True
True or False: Studies have shown that people with low socioeconomic status (SES) are two to three
times more likely than individuals with a higher SES to have a mental disorder.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Correct Answer: a. True
What are the two main classification systems in mental health?
Select one:
a. DSM and ICD
b. DSM and GLDP
,c. ICD and Medical Model
d. DSM and RDoC
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: a. DSM and ICD
Studies on clinician bias and stereotyping in mental health found that:
Select one:
a. There isn't enough evidence to come up with a conclusion
b. Clinicians may be influenced by people's ethnic backgrounds in making diagnoses
c. Asian Americans were most likely to have mental health problems
d. People's beliefs interfered with providing the most adequate and effective treatment
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: b. Clinicians may be influenced by people's ethnic backgrounds
in making diagnoses
One of the biggest and most formidable obstacles to future progress is:
Select one:
a. Migration
b. Culture of the clinician
c. Primary care physicians
d. Stigma
e. All of the above - Correct Answer: d. Stigma
What factors influence the treatment of mental health or mental treatment?
Select one:
a. The culture of the patient
b. The culture of the clinician
c. Family factors
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: d. All of the above
, What is one of the reasons why poverty is related to poorer mental health?
Select one:
a. Individuals have less education
b. Individuals are likely exposed to more stressful social environments
c. There is no connection between poverty and mental health
d. Community centers refuse to help individuals with low SES
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: b. Individuals are likely exposed to more stressful social
environments
During which period did people push towards a more humanitarian view of mental illness?
Select one:
a. 14th century
b. 16th and 17th century
c. 18th and 19th centuries
d. 11th century
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: c. 18th and 19th centuries
What are the three general theories of the etiology of mental illness?
Select one:
a. Supernatural
b. Somatogenic
c. Psychogenic
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: d. All of the above.
During ancient times (500 B.C.), mental illness was thought to be treated by:
Select one:
a. Counseling
b. Removing excess fluids from the body
Mental Health Exam
Questions and Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
,True or False: Culture and social contexts shape the mental health of minorities and may affect the types
of mental health services they receive.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Correct Answer: True
According to the text Introduction to Psychiatry, mental disorders are multifactorial and they include:
Select one:
a. Biological
b. Psychological
c. Social factors
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: d. All of the above
True or False: Hippocrates came up with a theory that physical and mental illness was caused by an
excess of one of the four essential bodily fluids.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Correct Answer: a. True
True or False: Studies have shown that people with low socioeconomic status (SES) are two to three
times more likely than individuals with a higher SES to have a mental disorder.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Correct Answer: a. True
What are the two main classification systems in mental health?
Select one:
a. DSM and ICD
b. DSM and GLDP
,c. ICD and Medical Model
d. DSM and RDoC
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: a. DSM and ICD
Studies on clinician bias and stereotyping in mental health found that:
Select one:
a. There isn't enough evidence to come up with a conclusion
b. Clinicians may be influenced by people's ethnic backgrounds in making diagnoses
c. Asian Americans were most likely to have mental health problems
d. People's beliefs interfered with providing the most adequate and effective treatment
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: b. Clinicians may be influenced by people's ethnic backgrounds
in making diagnoses
One of the biggest and most formidable obstacles to future progress is:
Select one:
a. Migration
b. Culture of the clinician
c. Primary care physicians
d. Stigma
e. All of the above - Correct Answer: d. Stigma
What factors influence the treatment of mental health or mental treatment?
Select one:
a. The culture of the patient
b. The culture of the clinician
c. Family factors
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: d. All of the above
, What is one of the reasons why poverty is related to poorer mental health?
Select one:
a. Individuals have less education
b. Individuals are likely exposed to more stressful social environments
c. There is no connection between poverty and mental health
d. Community centers refuse to help individuals with low SES
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: b. Individuals are likely exposed to more stressful social
environments
During which period did people push towards a more humanitarian view of mental illness?
Select one:
a. 14th century
b. 16th and 17th century
c. 18th and 19th centuries
d. 11th century
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: c. 18th and 19th centuries
What are the three general theories of the etiology of mental illness?
Select one:
a. Supernatural
b. Somatogenic
c. Psychogenic
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - Correct Answer: d. All of the above.
During ancient times (500 B.C.), mental illness was thought to be treated by:
Select one:
a. Counseling
b. Removing excess fluids from the body
