Question

Withdrawal from others, delusion, hallucinations, a cataleptic stance, and unusual mannerisms are all characteristic symptoms of

		A. antisocial personality disorder
		B. bipolar type I disorder
C.		schizophrenia
		D.dissociative identity disorder

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QUESTION 18

Which of the following statements describes cognitive-behavioral therapy?

	A.	Cognitive-behavioral therapy combines behavioral interventions that aims to restructure faulty thinking patterns and cognitive interventions that aim to increase desirable behaviors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective for treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, anger management, procrastination, insomnia, and some other disorders.
	B.	Cognitive-behavioral therapy combines biological interventions that aims to restructure faulty thinking patterns and cognitive interventions that aim to increase desirable behaviors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective for treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, anger management, procrastination, insomnia, and some other disorders.
	C.	Cognitive-behavioral therapy combines cognitive interventions that aims to restructure faulty thinking patterns and behavioral interventions that aim to change undesirable behaviors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective for treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, anger management, procrastination, insomnia, and some other disorders.
	D.	Cognitive-behavioral therapy combines biological interventions that aims to restructure faulty thinking patterns and affective interventions that aim to increase desirable behaviors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective for treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, anger management, procrastination, insomnia, and some other disorders.

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QUESTION 19

Which of the following statements correctly describe electro-convulsive therapy and psychosurgery?

A.		Electro-convulsive therapy is based on passing laser signal through the brain to treat severe depression when drug therapy fails; whereas, psychosurgery involves surgical alteration of the sensory organs to treat severe mental disorders that do not respond to other types of treatments.
B.		Electro-convulsive therapy is based on passing electrical current through the brain to treat severe depression when drug therapy fails; whereas, psychosurgery involves surgical alteration of the brain to treat severe mental disorders that do not respond to other types of treatments.
C.		Electro-convulsive therapy is based on passing radiochemical substance through the brain to treat severe depression when regular drug therapy fails; whereas, psychosurgery involves surgical alteration of the skull to treat severe mental disorders that do not respond to other types of treatments.
D.		Electro-convulsive therapy is based on passing radioelectronic signal through the brain to treat severe depression when drug therapy fails; whereas, psychosurgery involves magnetic alteration of the brain to treat severe mental disorders that do not respond to other types of treatments.

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QUESTION 20

Prozac and similar drugs work to reduce depression by

A.		blocking reuptake of epinephrine to allow serotonin to reenter the sending neuron.
B.		blocking reuptake of serotonin out of the synapse to push it forward to the receiving neuron.
C.		synthesizing more epinephrine within the synapse so that the enzymes can break it down easily.
D.		synthesizing more serotonin within the neuron and releasing it to the synapse so that it will not attempt to reenter the sending neuron.

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17. The correct answer is Option C, schizophrenia.

18. The correct answer is Option C. CBT combines cognitive interventions that aims to restructure faulty thinking patterns and behavioral interventions that aim to change undesirable behaviors.

19. The correct answer is Option B. Electro-convulsive therapy is based on passing electrical current through the brain whereas, psychosurgery involves surgical alteration of the brain.

20. The correct answer is Option B. Prozac and similar drugs work by blocking reuptake of serotonin out of the synapse to push it forward to the receiving neuron.