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Common Mental Illnesses and Treatments

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Psychological Disorders : Common Mental Illnesses and Treatments

Introduction:
"What do you know about mental illness and treatment options?"


1. Which of these would be considered a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
    Expression of delusional beliefs
    Suspiciousness
    Auditory or visual hallucinations
    Decreased spontaneous movement


2. Used in conjunction with medications and other therapies, ECT remains an option for the treatment of mood disorders. What does ECT stand for?
    Electro-Conductive Therapy
    Electric-Conductive Therapy
    Electric-Convulsive Therapy
    Electro-Convulsive Therapy


3. The side-effects of antipsychotic medications can often mimic the symptoms of which other disease?
    Parkinson's disease
    Paget's disease
    Huntington's disease
    Coeliac disease


4. What is the name for a partial or complete loss of coordination of voluntary muscular movement?
    Anhedonia
    Amnesia
    Aphasia
    Ataxia


5. Which of these mood stabilising drugs does NOT have any anticonvulsive affect?
    Gabapentin
    Sodium valproate
    Lithium carbonate
    Carbamazepine


6. DSM-IV is the fourth edition of a manual listing categories of psychiatric disorders and the criteria that must be met in order for a mental health professional to diagnose a disorder. What is DSM short for?
    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
    Disorders and Statistics in Mental Health
    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
    Disorders and Statistics of Mental Illnesses


7. If a person is experiencing akathisia, what are they unable to do?
    Sit still
    Move their arms
    Speak
    Breathe


8. Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome is characterised by apathy, amnesia, confabulation and ataxia. It is caused by the lack of which vitamin?
    Thiamine
    Zinc
    Manganese
    Selenium


9. There are many different classes of antidepressant medications. If you were taking a MAOI (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor), which of these food lists should you avoid entirely?
    Milk, coffee, white bread rolls and pudding
    Alcohol, aged cheeses, salami and chocolate
    Carbonated drinks, egg, chicken and cake
    Green tea, cereal, beef and ice-cream


10. A person has the following symptoms: consistent irresponsibility, deceitfulness, impulsivity, a disregard for safety of self or others, aggression, a lack of remorse over hurtful actions and a failure to conform to social norms. What disorder would this suggest?
    Bipolar affective disorder
    Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
    Schizophrenia
    Antisocial personality disorder


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