psych exam 1 - Dr. Harris lectures
questions and answers
psychiatry - - - correct answer ✅a medical specialty that focuses
on the diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders
psychiatrists - - - correct answer ✅medical doctors who undergo a
full medical education and additional training in the treatment of
mental disorders
disorder - - - correct answer ✅diagnosable medical condition with
identifiable symptoms, although the fundamental cause is unknown
disease - - - correct answer ✅diagnosable medical condition with
identifiable symptoms that may be traced to a specific underlying
biological dysfunction
beneficence - - - correct answer ✅doing good for the patient
nonmaleficence - - - correct answer ✅avoiding harm to the patient
autonomy - - - correct answer ✅respect for the patient's status as
an individual with human rights
,psych exam 1 - Dr. Harris lectures
questions and answers
justice - - - correct answer ✅to treat all patients equally and
equitably
who was the first to conceptualize the biopsychosocial model of
disease? - - - correct answer ✅Dr. George Engel (1977)
biopsychosocial model of disease - - - correct answer ✅the idea
that the causes and effects of disease are a combination of
biological, psychological, and social factors
DSM-5 - - - correct answer ✅the American Psychiatric Association's
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition;
a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
-either an individual meets the diagnostic criteria or they do not.
MMSE - - - correct answer ✅mini mental status exam
-30 point questionnaire to measure cognitive impairment
PHQ-9 - - - correct answer ✅Patient Health Questionnaire
-9-point questionnaire to screen for presence of severity of
depression
, psych exam 1 - Dr. Harris lectures
questions and answers
-scores each of the 9 DSM-5 criteria for depression
GAD-7 - - - correct answer ✅generalized anxiety disorder
-7-point questionnaire used to screen for and measure the severity
of anxiety
what symptoms does the MDQ focus on? - - - correct answer
✅mania and hypomania
AIMS - - - correct answer ✅abnormal involuntary movement scale
-used to detect and monitor the severity of tardive dyskinesia
-helps clinicians weigh benefit/expected benefit against the degree
of distress that the side effects are causing to the patient
psychiatric interview - - - correct answer ✅fundamental process
for gathering information for psychiatric practice
-equivalent to physical exam in other specialties
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