Question: Which of the following terms, which refers to marked involuntary movement of the lips, tongue, hands, and neck, is a side effect that sometimes accompanies the use of antipsychotic medications?

Answer: Tardive dyskinesia

Question: The idea that individuals may select a drug to alleviate their specific mood disorder symptoms is referred to as?

Answer: self-medication

Question: Which of the following is NOT true about the treatment of personality disorders?

Answer: a) There are no successful treatment programs for each specific personality disorder.

Question: In the case study, Dennis exhibited these types of behaviors, such as leaving on the door and listening to a pea-like cat in the cafeteria meeting a new client, which he attributes to preventing his panic attacks?

Answer: d) preposition behaviors

Question: Objective personality tests consist of _____.

Answer: a) self-report questionnaires

Question: Utilizing mindfulness as a treatment strategy for generalized anxiety disorder involves ______.

Answer: d) strategies for teaching the individual to be present and aware of their inner thoughts/feelings.

Question: Self-control desensitization would agree with which statement?

Answer: a) The goal is to diminish the emotional response to a negative event through conditioning.

Question: While talking to his therapist about his bipolar disorder, Mike has committed on how disruption in his social cases can’t seem to trigger his episodes, as well as influence the severity of those episodes. Based on this information, what represents the best course of action for treating Mike?

Answer: Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy.

Question: Identify the pharmacologic mechanism through which atypical antipsychotics act?

Answer: Block in both dopamine and calcium channels

Question: If a researcher wanted to visualize the firing pattern of neurons, where a rodent was performing an anxiety-based behavioral task, the researcher could utilize ______.

Answer: a) QIANGJI calcium imaging

Question: In the case study of bipolar disorders, George was NOT diagnosed with a bipolar disorder in his earlier life / college years. This most likely reflected that:

Answer: His hypomanic symptoms went unnoticed among his peers

Question: The gut microbiome has been found to contribute to mood disorders by potentially sending signals to the brain via ____?

Answer: c) the vagus nerve

Question: Identify the following statement that is TRUE regarding the diagnostic criteria for cyclothymic disorder:

Answer: In cyclothymia, the individual does not meet the criteria to be diagnosed with a hypomanic episode and also does not meet criteria for the diagnosis of a depressive episode.

Question: Scoring high in this domain can be seen as a risk factor for developing mood disorders and generalized anxiety disorder.

Answer: a) Neuroticism

Question: Which psychological theory of generalized anxiety disorder would agree with the statement, “Generalized Anxiety Disorder is being maintained because individuals worry about ambiguous situations or outcomes”?

Answer: a) Intolerance of uncertainty model