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a high rise building, she fired Norma because of this and would often label her as weak and
unfitting because of her condition. The act of labelling her as week and unfitting is ____________.
a. stigmatizing
b. discriminating
c. criticizing
d. Deviancy
7. When Mrs. Martinez escaped from climbing a building after experiencing an earthquake in her
town, there seems to be no problem with that. However, when her only child decided to get married
on the penthouse of a posh hotel and she opt not to attend this because of her fears, this behavior
would still be classified as abnormal based on:
a. Impairment
b. Distress
c. Dysfunction
d. Dangerousness
8. Wowie had received her performance evaluation given by her supervisor. The next day, she
overheard her boss talking to other employees making her an example of things that they should
avoid following. This caused her significant distress and she turned to eating a lot during that night,
this condition is otherwise known as:
a. Hyperphagia
b. Anorexia
c. Disorder of eating
d. None of the above
9. In St. Joseph, there were 10 students were diagnosed with anxiety disorder due to fear of shooting
while 5 students in St. Martin were diagnosed with bi polar 1 disorder in the latest survey within
June-December 2014. Which of the following is fitted as a description of the situation:
a. Prevalence
b. Incidence
c. Course
d. Etiology
10. Among the presenting sources and problems, the clinician assessed the patient and found out that
early childhood maltreatment had caused her to distrust men in general. Which of the following is
fitted as a description of the situation:
a. Prevalence
b. Incidence
c. Course
d. Etiology
11. The area in the brain which is highly responsible in regulating the functions of movement, breath
and sleep that is considered to be ancient part of the brain is ___________.
a. Brain stem
b. Cerebral cortex
c. Midbrain
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d. Frontal lobe
12. The neurotransmitter which is responsible for the reduction of arousal as well as inhibiting post
synaptic response is ___________.
a. Dopamine
b. Serotonin
c. GABA
d. Glutamate
13. It is the neurotransmitter that is believed to be influencing a persons way of processing
information, as well as moderating and inhibiting behavior.
a. Dopamine
b. Serotonin
c. Gaba
d. Glutamate
14. Which among this neurotransmitters are considered as chemical brothers?
a. Dopamine and Serotonin
b. Serotonin and GABA
c. GABA and Glutamate
d. Glutamate and Dopamine
15. When Michael had a car accident, his wife had noticed that it is difficult for him to make decisions
or explain the reason why he did some action. Formerly, Michael was a deans lister and is an
articulate person. What part of the brain was damaged during the accident?
a. Temporal Lobe
b. Basal Ganglia
c. Pre-Frontal Cortex
d. Parietal lobe
16. Carlo has been diagnosed with a histrionic personality disorder, which of the following which he
would most like exibit
a. He would attract attention regardless of the situation or time
b. He would not care if others would like what he is doing
c. He would be unstable in his relationship with others
d. None of the above.
17. If Mrs. De Guzman was diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa in a clinic, presentation of her symptoms
would most likely be falling on the following:
a. She would frequently worry about her weight and eat less caloric and nutritious food
b. She would dedicate an excessive amount of time to buy health pills and exercise excessively
c. She would most likely go to the doctor and worry about other diseases that she is currently
contracting
d. She would most likely eat a lot within a little amount of time, and feel guilty and vomit.
18. Gregs mother have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, which increases the likelihood that he
would contract the same condition. What would best explain this condition?
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focused on his pain that he finds it hard to participate in normal life activities. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. Marty has Conversion disorder ; Manuel has somatization disorder
b. Manuel has conversion disorder; Marty has somatization disorder.
c. Both Marty and Manuel have somatic symptom disorder.
d. Both Manuel and Marty are somatic symptom disorder.
25. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the treatment of somatization disorder?
a. Cognitive-behavioral treatment has been demonstrated in several studies to be the best
available treatment.
b. It is relatively easy to treat as long as the patient is willing to participate in therapy.
c. Conversion Assignment of a "gatekeeper" physician has been found to cure most patients.
Disorder
d. It is difficult to treat, and there are no treatments with proven effectiveness.
26. Merry, who was diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder after talking about her secret plans both to
save the world's starving children and to break into a foreign embarrassed. She refused treatment
and was not forced by her relatives to undergo one because she was ______________________.
a. diagnosed incorrectly.
b. no longer covered by their health insurance.
c. not considered dangerous to himself or others.
d. Histrionic Personality Disorder
27. Jessica has been diagnosed with a Conversion Disorder when _____________
a. normal bodily sensations are interpreted by the patient as a sign of a serious illness.
b. real physical illness is exaggerated to the point where the patient can only focus on the
pain.
c. the patient has an unrealistic fear of contacting germs.
d. the patient is truly ill but does not trust the medical establishment enough to seek
28. The tendency to misinterpret bodily sensations are both present in panic disorder patients and
conversion disorder patients, but patients with panic disorder
a. Have real physical sensations, while conversion disorder sensations are all in their heads
b. Have tendencies to be afraid of immediate catastrophe, while conversion disorder patients
tend to fear longterm illness
c. Have physical sensations that are produced by imagination while conversion disorder
clients have real physical sensations experiences.
d. Have tendencies to disregard or ignore symptoms of their first attacks, while conversion
disorder patients tend to see immediate medical intervention following the first indication of
pain.
29. The following people are Not most likely to experience somatic symptom disorder except
a. Myrna, a 16 year old female living in an inner city neighborhood
b. Cesar, a 16 year old male living in an inner-city neighborhood
c. Carla, a 36 year old woman living in a suburban neighborhood
d. Manny, a 36 year old man living in a suburban neighborhood
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52. Which of the following disorders would be predicted if the person has both depressive and manic
episodes meeting full criteria within the past 6 months?
a. Bi Polar 1
b. Bi Polar 2
c. Cyclothymic Disorder
d. Bi Polar due to other medical condition
53. If a client has experienced a rising of symptoms due to frustration of promotion and business deals, this
condition can be classified as:
a. Social Problems
b. Family Problems
c. Biological Problems
d. Physical Problems
54. If a client who had a disorder suddenly has engaged in promiscuous activity and had multiple sexual
partners with formerly having none, he or she is known to be having:
a. Manic symptoms
b. Sexual frustrations
c. Prodromal symptoms
d. Remission of symptoms
55. Once the patients symptoms and medication were stabilized, it is only natural for an interventionist to:
a. schedule sessions less frequently
b. increase the amount of therapy to intensify interventions
c. consider termination of sessions
d. allow patient to be self-sufficient in maintaining medication
56. Sonny exhibits hallucinations that he is God is telling him to jump off a cliff. He also believes that he has
uncanny strength to carry a building and is used to coin new terms which others cannot understand. What
symptoms are being displayed by Sonnny?
a. Positive symptoms; Neologisms
b. Positive symptoms; Tangentiality
c. Positive symptoms; Circumstantiality
d. Positive symptoms; Bizaare speech
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57. Jane has spent the last half hour staring in the mirror. As you approach her she turns away and
giggles. When you ask what shes laughing at, she answers, but youre having difficulty
understanding what she says.
a. Schizoaffective Disorder
b. Schizophreniform Disorder
c. Schizophrenia
d. Shared Psychosis
58. Margaret has become more withdrawn and isolated lately. She lost her interest in doing activities
that she usually likes and appears very sad most of the time. She believes that her neighbor is
gossiping about her and will wait for the right time to harm her. She becomes agitated whenever
she goes out of the house and sees her neighbors talking and laughing with each other thinking
that they are plotting against her.
a. Brief Psychotic Disorder
b. Delusional Disorder
c. Schizoaffective Disorder
d. Schizophreniform Disorder
59. Sandra an office clerk believes that the President of the country is out to get her. She thinks that
her cellphone has been wired or agents are following her. She told this to her brother but his
brother has tried to convince her against this idea. After a year, his brother believed her stories and
that the President of the country is out to get him too.
a. Schizoaffective Disorder
b. Schizophreniform Disorder
c. Schizophrenia
d. Shared Psychosis
60. After being fired by his boss, Rick had been noted to be talking to people who are in blue for which
he can only see. He believes that his boss fired him because he knew a secret code that would
save the world and Rick kept a secret about it. Richs speech has also been found to be intelligible.
A few weeks later, he feels normal and has tried to find a job again.
a. Brief Psychotic Disorder
b. Delusional Disorder
c. Schizoaffective Disorder
d. Schizophreniform Disorder
61. Carla believes that her officemate has been looking at her emails through the shared group email.
She thinks that he is the one who has given her a chocolate and a rose for which another lady had
stolen. Although this is the case, she has never confronted her officemate because she believes
that her officemate wants to keep his feelings for her a secret to other staff. Because of this, she
feels jealous whenever he goes out with other women.
a. Brief Psychotic Disorder
b. Delusional Disorder
c. Schizoaffective Disorder
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d. Schizophreniform Disorder
62. Megan, a 24 year old woman has been having fears of losing their home and possessions every
time she leaves and goes to work which has been happening for long period of time. Despite trying
to convince herself that nothing is going to happen, the moment that her car hits the 2 nd street of
the subdivision, she would go back to her home and re-check the doors and gate, then afterward
leaves. Which would best classify such behavior?
a. A compulsion secondary to an obsession
b. An obsession triggered by a compulsion
c. A delusional ideation
d. A typical manifestation of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
e. A phobia
63. A young man, who has very little recollection of his childhood but remembers that he has been
placed in an orphanage because his parents have maltreated him severely for a long time. He
noticed himself forgetting some hours or events that happened in her life. Sometimes, he would not
remember as to how she would arrive at a certain location. There are times that he acquires things
like clothes or shoes without having to remember that he bought any of them. According to his
friends, there are times that she acts in a childish way but at times appear to be very controlling
and autocratic. Which symptoms point to this kind of disorder?
a. Dissociative amnesia
b. Depersonalization disorder
c. Korsakoff dementia
d. Dissociative identity disorder
64. A child with PTSD symptoms is most likely to be diagnosed ___________.
a. Similar with the symptoms of an adult
b. Different with the symptoms of an adult
c. In between ages 0-5 years old
d. May display symptoms of irritability
65. A man has been chronically experiencing a sense of dread every time he goes to market or open
places. He would experience shortness of breath, palpitations and thinks that he is going crazy. As such, he
would rarely go out or make sure that he has another companion. This is a disorder known as __________.
a. Claustraphobia
b. Performance Anxiety
c. Agoraphobia
d. Specific Phobia
66. The treatment which is most effective for this kind of disorder is ____________.
a. Exposure therapy
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Benzodiazepine
d. Imipramine
67. Jolie, a 36 years old woman, has aspirations of becoming a writer. She quits her job and starts writing.
Later, she notices that her face have certain warts. These warts seems to take up most of her time just
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looking at her face, and she thinks that she looks very ugly with it. When she went to the doctor, the patient
cannot believe that her condition is not a serious as she thinks. The disorder that would best fit this
condition is ___________.
a. Body dysmorphic disorder
b. Delusional disorder
c. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. Somatization disorder
68. if the disorder of Jolie can exacerbated, what would she experience as a probably associated symptom
of the disorder?
a. more delusions that she might be in great peril due to her condition
b. more hallucinations of seeing individuals who would reject her
c. more anxiety about her health condition
d. more disorganized speech which is unintelligible
69. The reason for giving children medication to treat ADHD may be due to the following conditions:
a. the child has more impulsive symptoms
b. the behavior tends to be highly disruptive and dangerous
c. the behavior is not curable with behavioral therapy only
d. to help manage the symptoms of the child
70. A child has been diagnosed with ADHD a year after he had a very traumatic accident. He has been
experiencing, impulsivity and inattention while being in class. His teachers find him very disruptive. Which
of the following treatment would best help him?
a. Ritalin
b. Psycho-education on his symptoms
c. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
d. Behavioral Therapy
71. Children with ADHD experience besides impulsivity, inattention and hyperactivity associated with the
following psychological conditions such as ___________.
a. feelings of low self-esteem and negative self-image
b. learning disorder because they cannot seem to concentrate
c. negative feedback from peers due to imagination
c. all of the answers
72. What other skills should be added in children experiencing ADHD that is known to be useful in their
daily life?
a. social skills
b. control skills
c. learning skills
d. constructive skills
73. Autism as a disorder is known to be genetically related. However, which of the following conditions are
most likely to exacerbate it:
a. failed parenting
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80. What is the most controversial type of treatment that helps deal with alcohol problems?
a. controlled drinking
b. scheduled abstinence
c. replacement condition
d. antagonist drugs
81. When the clinician asks a person as to earliest recollections that have persuaded a patient to take
drugs, this method may be called as:
a. psychoanalytic approach
b. neo-psychodynamic approach
c. early recollection approach
d. humanistic approach
82. Jessa, upon undertaking a jewelry heist in one of the largest stores in the city does not feel any tension
and appears to be poker faced during the event. According to one theoretical assumption, psychopaths
may have underarousal tendencies, like what Jessica is experiencing because of ____________.
a. low cortical levels
b. low fear effects
c. disinhibited condition
d. fearlessness hypothesis
83. Research on 1997, points out that influence of __________ and _________ neurotransmitters are
responsible for the fearlessness, aggressiveness, impulsivity and lack of remorse.
a. GABA and Glutamate
b. Dopamine and Serotonin
c. Serotonin and GABA
d. a and b
84. When Diana developed borderline personality disorder, her clinician attributed her condition using the
reciprocal gene-environment model. This indicates that _______.
a. she experienced early trauma especially sexual and physical abuse
b. she has a predisposition to emotional instability with an adverse childhood
c. a and b
d. none of the above
85. the best treatment for individuals experiencing borderline personality disorder is known as dialectical
behavior therapy. One good reason for this is that DBT ________.
a. helps individual to cope with stressors that seem to trigger suicidal behavior
b. gives individuals a good purpose in life
c. is focused in helping the client achieve a life of quality
d. all of the above
86. Hilda, 72 years old, has been diagnosed with delirium after a brain injury caused by a car accident.
Upon waking up, which can best depict her condition:
a. Hilda would find it difficult to remember her name, the place and time.
b. Hilda would be in a feverish state of convulsion
c. Hilda would appear confused and out of touch with their surroundings
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