CHAPTER 40 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

a ___________ is defined as a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress (e.g. a painful symptom) or disability (e.g. impairment in one or more important areas of functioning) or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom mental disorder biological factors such as genetics, systemic diseases, physiological disturbances, or injuries can trigger, contribute to, and exacerbate ____________ mental disorders what does DSM stand for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders the ___________ is a resource developed by the American Psychiatric Association. the current edition, concisely classifies hundreds of mental disorders, provides descriptions, and gives examples of diagnoses DSM What is the most current edition of the DSM? DSM-5 what does GAF stand for global assessment of functioning scale the _______ determines the severity of a patient's mental disorder assessing his or her functionality. patients who have been diagnosed with a mental disorder will also have been rated according to this GAF ________________ are classified as pervasive developmental disorders and include conditions such as Asperger syndrome and Rhett disorder. autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) T/F ASDs are uncommon false. they are not ___________ begin in childhood and are characterized by severe impairment in social interaction and communication skills, repetitive behaviors, and strong aversion to change ASDs what are Asperger syndrome and Rhett disorder classified as ASDs what should be the dental hygienists main focus when treating a patient with ASD prevention and behavior modification T/F patients with ASD may also exhibit odd, repetitive body movements or sudden, unexpected movements, creating a potentially dangerous situation during dental hygiene treatment involving instrumentation true ________ are disturbances in a person's mood or emotional state beyond what are considered normal, everyday variations. these disorders are episodic, with episodes lasting anywhere from weeks to years mood disorders _____________ is an acute occurrence of depression in which sufferers exhibit symptoms severe enough to limit everyday normal functioning major depressive disorder (MDD) those with ____________ suffer from chronic, less intense bouts of depression. mental health professionals define these disorders by specifiers that indicate things such as the severity of an episode or whether the event was triggered by an event such as a postpartum episode dysthymic disorder symptoms of __________ may include lethargy, anxiety, withdrawal from social activities, indecisiveness or difficulty concentrating, anger, hopelessness, and psychosomatic aches and pains dysthymic disorder _________ is characterized by extreme mood swings between euphoria and depression and is divided into two categories bipolar disorder ___________ disorder is diagnosed when a person experiences one or more manic episodes, without necessarily having experienced a subsequent depressive episode bipolar I (aka manic depression) ___________ disorder differs in that the person suffers from at least one major depressive episode bipolar II people suffering from __________ experience similar mood swings as experienced with bipolar disorder, just not as intensely cyclothymic disorder T/F patients suffering from any of the mood disorders listed are likely to have a greater incidence of smoking, decreased salivary flow, compromised immunity, and high carbohydrate and caffeine intake, increasing the risk for caries and perio disease true ___________ is actually a group of disorders characterized by disturbed or distorted perceptions of reality, odd physical behaviors or speech, and random, illogical thinking. schizophrenia patient suffering from ________ are likely to experience hallucinations or to be delusional schizophrenia schizophrenic episodes tend to follow a pattern of a _______ stage, leading to an _______ stage, followed by a _______ phase prodromal, active, residual during the _____________ stage of a schizophrenic episode, the person's behavior, actions, and thought patterns begin to deteriorate in an obvious manner prodromal the ___________ stage of a schizophrenic episode lasts a minimum of 6 months and is characterized by hallucinations and delusions, as well as disturbed social interaction and communication abilities active during the _____________ phase of a schizophrenic episode a patient's symptoms may almost completely disappear residual schizophrenic patients should have their WBC count evaluated weekly when taking what prescription medication clozapine _____________ has been known to cause bone marrow suppression, making the introduction of bacteria into the bloodstream potentially fatal clozapine