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PSYCHIATRY 12TH EDITION TEST BANK
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ A child believe that bad thoughts cause accidents. What is this called
and in what stage of Piaget development does it occur? Answer:
Phenomenalistic causality; Preoperational thought
⩥ A child does view death permanent until what age? Answer: 10 years
⩥ A child recognizes that when a ball of clay is rolled into a sausage
shape there is still the same amount of clay. What ability is this child
demonstrating and during what stage of Piaget development does this
occur? Answer: Conservation; Concrete operations
⩥ A male is produced during fetal development only when? Answer:
Androgen is introduced (set off by the Y chromosome which is
responsible for testicular development)
⩥ A patient cannot remember faces, spatial layouts, and other nonverbal
material, which part of the brain is damaged? Answer: Medial temporal
or diencephalic structures in the right cerebral hemisphere
,⩥ A patient cannot remember word lists and stories (verbal material),
which part of the brain is damaged? Answer: Medial temporal or
diencephalic structures in the left cerebral hemisphere
⩥ A patient has impaired learning of spatial arrays, whether the layouts
are examined by vision or by touch, which part of the brain is damaged?
Answer: Right medial temporal lobe
⩥ A patient has impaired memory for spoken and written text, which
part of the brain is damaged? Answer: Left medial temporal lobe
⩥ A person who gets sick of drinking an alcoholic beverage and
consequently learns to hate the flavor is an example of what type of
conditioning? Answer: Pavlovian conditioning
⩥ A positive institution shares what core characteristics? Answer:
Purpose, safety, fairness, humanity, and dignity
⩥ Absence of a best friend during the middle years is an early indicator
of what psychological disorder? Answer: Schizophrenia
⩥ According to Piaget, what are the four major stages that lead to the
capacity for adult thought and and what age range does each occur?
Answer: Sensorimotor (birth to 2 years), preoperational thought (2 to 7
,years), concrete operations (7 to 11 years), and formal operations (11
through adolescence)
⩥ According to positive psychology, what is the most important
contributor to a satisfied life? Answer: Having good relationships with
other people
⩥ According to the American Bar Association, AMA, and the National
Conference of Commissioner on uniform State Laws, when is someone
considered dead? Answer: Irretrievable cessation of circulatory and
respiratory functions or irretrievable cessation of all functions of the
entire brain, including the brainstem
⩥ Adolescence occurs during what time frame? Answer: Early: 12 to 14
Middle: 14 to 16
Late: 17 to 19
⩥ Alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome causes amnesia due to destruction in
what area of the brain? Answer: Diencephalon
⩥ All horses are mammals, all mammals are warm blooded, therefore all
horses are warm blooded...this is what type of reasoning and during
what stage of Piaget development does it occur? Answer: Syllogistic
reasoning; Concrete operations
, ⩥ Amnesia effects what kind of memory? Answer: Declarative memory
⩥ Among maltreated children, what specific genetic variation makes
them more susceptible to chronic depression in adulthood? Answer:
"Short" variant of the serotonin transporter gene (short 5-HTTLPR
polymorphism)
⩥ An amniocentesis is usually performed between what weeks? Answer:
14th and 16th weeks
⩥ An emergency evaluation should address what five questions before
disposition? Answer: Is it safe for the patient to be in the emergency
room?, Is the problem organic, functional, or a combination?, Is the
patient psychotic?, Is the patient suicidal or homicidal?, To what degree
is the patient capable of self-care?
⩥ Anger, irritability, defiance, and refusal to comply with regulations
diagnosed in children and adolescence? Answer: Oppositional defiant
disorder
⩥ Anorexia nervosa becomes serious when weight loss approaches what
level? Answer: 30 percent of body weight or when metabolic distances
become severe
PSYCHIATRY 12TH EDITION TEST BANK
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ A child believe that bad thoughts cause accidents. What is this called
and in what stage of Piaget development does it occur? Answer:
Phenomenalistic causality; Preoperational thought
⩥ A child does view death permanent until what age? Answer: 10 years
⩥ A child recognizes that when a ball of clay is rolled into a sausage
shape there is still the same amount of clay. What ability is this child
demonstrating and during what stage of Piaget development does this
occur? Answer: Conservation; Concrete operations
⩥ A male is produced during fetal development only when? Answer:
Androgen is introduced (set off by the Y chromosome which is
responsible for testicular development)
⩥ A patient cannot remember faces, spatial layouts, and other nonverbal
material, which part of the brain is damaged? Answer: Medial temporal
or diencephalic structures in the right cerebral hemisphere
,⩥ A patient cannot remember word lists and stories (verbal material),
which part of the brain is damaged? Answer: Medial temporal or
diencephalic structures in the left cerebral hemisphere
⩥ A patient has impaired learning of spatial arrays, whether the layouts
are examined by vision or by touch, which part of the brain is damaged?
Answer: Right medial temporal lobe
⩥ A patient has impaired memory for spoken and written text, which
part of the brain is damaged? Answer: Left medial temporal lobe
⩥ A person who gets sick of drinking an alcoholic beverage and
consequently learns to hate the flavor is an example of what type of
conditioning? Answer: Pavlovian conditioning
⩥ A positive institution shares what core characteristics? Answer:
Purpose, safety, fairness, humanity, and dignity
⩥ Absence of a best friend during the middle years is an early indicator
of what psychological disorder? Answer: Schizophrenia
⩥ According to Piaget, what are the four major stages that lead to the
capacity for adult thought and and what age range does each occur?
Answer: Sensorimotor (birth to 2 years), preoperational thought (2 to 7
,years), concrete operations (7 to 11 years), and formal operations (11
through adolescence)
⩥ According to positive psychology, what is the most important
contributor to a satisfied life? Answer: Having good relationships with
other people
⩥ According to the American Bar Association, AMA, and the National
Conference of Commissioner on uniform State Laws, when is someone
considered dead? Answer: Irretrievable cessation of circulatory and
respiratory functions or irretrievable cessation of all functions of the
entire brain, including the brainstem
⩥ Adolescence occurs during what time frame? Answer: Early: 12 to 14
Middle: 14 to 16
Late: 17 to 19
⩥ Alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome causes amnesia due to destruction in
what area of the brain? Answer: Diencephalon
⩥ All horses are mammals, all mammals are warm blooded, therefore all
horses are warm blooded...this is what type of reasoning and during
what stage of Piaget development does it occur? Answer: Syllogistic
reasoning; Concrete operations
, ⩥ Amnesia effects what kind of memory? Answer: Declarative memory
⩥ Among maltreated children, what specific genetic variation makes
them more susceptible to chronic depression in adulthood? Answer:
"Short" variant of the serotonin transporter gene (short 5-HTTLPR
polymorphism)
⩥ An amniocentesis is usually performed between what weeks? Answer:
14th and 16th weeks
⩥ An emergency evaluation should address what five questions before
disposition? Answer: Is it safe for the patient to be in the emergency
room?, Is the problem organic, functional, or a combination?, Is the
patient psychotic?, Is the patient suicidal or homicidal?, To what degree
is the patient capable of self-care?
⩥ Anger, irritability, defiance, and refusal to comply with regulations
diagnosed in children and adolescence? Answer: Oppositional defiant
disorder
⩥ Anorexia nervosa becomes serious when weight loss approaches what
level? Answer: 30 percent of body weight or when metabolic distances
become severe
