PN 3003 -- Mental Health
Defense Mechanisms - correct answer ✔✔Relatively involuntary patterns of response which involve
feelings, thoughts and behaviors
Coping Mechanisms - correct answer ✔✔Conscious and purposeful processes that are based on
cognition
DSM-V-TR - correct answer ✔✔Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Widely used
system of classifying psychological disorders
DSM Axis I - correct answer ✔✔Clinical Psychiatric Disorders
DSM Axis II - correct answer ✔✔Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
DSM Axis III - correct answer ✔✔General Medical Conditions
DSM Axis IV - correct answer ✔✔Psychosocial and Environmental Factors
DSM Axis V - correct answer ✔✔Global Assessment of Functioning
Psychological Testing - correct answer ✔✔A procedure in which a carefully designed set of questions is
used to gain some insight into the personality of the individual or group
Electroenceohalogram (EEG) - correct answer ✔✔An amplified recording of the waves of electrical
activity sweeping across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the
scalp.
Neuroimaging - correct answer ✔✔Sophisticated computer-aided procedure that allows nonintrusive
examination of nervous system structure and function. (CT, MRI, PET)
, Pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔The application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention
and treatment of suffering
Psychiatric Therapy Types - correct answer ✔✔Talk Therapy
Behaviour Oriented
Group Therapy
Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
Talk Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Technique in which a person describes his or her problems and
concerns to a skilled listener in order to better understand the emotions and issues that are creating the
problems
Behaviour Oriented Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Emphasizes the principles of learning with positive or
negative reinforcement and observational modeling
Group Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Therapy conducted with groups rather than individuals, permitting
therapeutic benefits from group interaction
Cognitive Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on changing irrational beliefs, faulty reasoning and
negative self-statements that underlie behavioural problems.
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Techniques of behaviour modification are used along
with strategies for cognitive restructuring and reducing anxiety.
Stigma - correct answer ✔✔A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or
person
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - correct answer ✔✔Characterized by chronic anxiety, increased
worry about most situations, most days. DSM-IV-TR requires that this excessive worry be related to two
or more things and last 6 months or longer.C
Defense Mechanisms - correct answer ✔✔Relatively involuntary patterns of response which involve
feelings, thoughts and behaviors
Coping Mechanisms - correct answer ✔✔Conscious and purposeful processes that are based on
cognition
DSM-V-TR - correct answer ✔✔Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Widely used
system of classifying psychological disorders
DSM Axis I - correct answer ✔✔Clinical Psychiatric Disorders
DSM Axis II - correct answer ✔✔Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
DSM Axis III - correct answer ✔✔General Medical Conditions
DSM Axis IV - correct answer ✔✔Psychosocial and Environmental Factors
DSM Axis V - correct answer ✔✔Global Assessment of Functioning
Psychological Testing - correct answer ✔✔A procedure in which a carefully designed set of questions is
used to gain some insight into the personality of the individual or group
Electroenceohalogram (EEG) - correct answer ✔✔An amplified recording of the waves of electrical
activity sweeping across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the
scalp.
Neuroimaging - correct answer ✔✔Sophisticated computer-aided procedure that allows nonintrusive
examination of nervous system structure and function. (CT, MRI, PET)
, Pharmacotherapy - correct answer ✔✔The application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention
and treatment of suffering
Psychiatric Therapy Types - correct answer ✔✔Talk Therapy
Behaviour Oriented
Group Therapy
Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
Talk Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Technique in which a person describes his or her problems and
concerns to a skilled listener in order to better understand the emotions and issues that are creating the
problems
Behaviour Oriented Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Emphasizes the principles of learning with positive or
negative reinforcement and observational modeling
Group Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Therapy conducted with groups rather than individuals, permitting
therapeutic benefits from group interaction
Cognitive Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on changing irrational beliefs, faulty reasoning and
negative self-statements that underlie behavioural problems.
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy - correct answer ✔✔Techniques of behaviour modification are used along
with strategies for cognitive restructuring and reducing anxiety.
Stigma - correct answer ✔✔A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or
person
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - correct answer ✔✔Characterized by chronic anxiety, increased
worry about most situations, most days. DSM-IV-TR requires that this excessive worry be related to two
or more things and last 6 months or longer.C
