Chapter 43
Student Assignment
Mental Health Problems
Matching
Match the defense mechanism with the correct definition.
1. _____ A person acting in a way opposite to what he or she truly feels A. Conversion
2. _____ To give some acceptable reason or excuse for one’s behaviors B. Denial
or actions but not giving the real reason C. Displacement
3. _____ When an individual moves behavior or emotions from one person, D. Compensation
place, or thing to a safe person, place, or thing E. Reaction formation
4. _____ To make up for, replace, or substitute a strength for a weakness F. Identification
5. _____ When the person refuses to face or accept something that is G. Repression
unpleasant or threatening H. Projection
6. _____ Blaming another person or object for one’s unacceptable I. Rationalization
behaviors, emotions, ideas, or wishes J. Regression
7. _____ Keeping unpleasant or painful thoughts or experiences from the conscious mind
8. _____ When an emotion is shown as a physical symptom or changed into a physical symptom
9. _____ When a person assumes the ideas, behaviors, and traits of another person
10. _____ To retreat or move back to an earlier time or condition
Fill in the Blanks
11. List 5 causes of mental health disorders.
A. _________________________________________
B. _________________________________________
C. _________________________________________
D. _________________________________________
E. _________________________________________
12. Defense mechanisms are ___________________________
_______________________________________________.
13. _________________________ is an intense and sudden feeling of fear, anxiety, terror, or dread.
14. Schizophrenia means _____________________________.
15. Define these terms:
A. Psychosis __________________________________
__________________________________________
B. Delusion __________________________________
__________________________________________
C. Hallucination _______________________________
__________________________________________
D. Paranoia ___________________________________
___________________________________________
16. The person with _________________________________ has severe extremes in mood, energy, and ability to function.
17. Personality disorders involve _______________________________________________.
18. Describe antisocial personality disorder________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________.
19. ________________________________________________ occurs when a person overuses or depends on alcohol or drugs.
20. Drug abuse is ____________________________________.
True or False
Mark T for true or F for false.
1. _____ Often, anxiety occurs when needs are not met.
2. _____ A stressor can be emotional, physical, social, or economic.
3. _____ Coping mechanisms are always unhealthy.
4. _____ Panic is the highest level of anxiety.
5. _____ Mood disorders involve hallucinations and paranoia.
6. _____ Drug abuse and addiction are chronic problems.
Multiple Choice
Circle the BEST answer.
7. The following statements are about depression. Which is incorrect?
A. The person lacks motivation.
B. Sleeping problems are uncommon.
C. Suicide is a risk.
D. The person is very sad.
8. A vague, uneasy feeling that occurs in response to stress is
A. Obsession
B. Delusion
C. Anxiety
D. Mental disorder
9. Repeating an act over and over again is
A. Phobia
B. Paranoia
C. Delusion
D. Compulsion
10. Which statement about defense mechanisms is incorrect?
A. They are used to relieve anxiety.
B. They are a symptom of mental illness.
C. They are used to block unpleasant feelings.
D. They are unconscious reactions.
11. The person with this disorder has severe mood swings.
A. Paranoia
B. Major depression
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Psychosis
12. You are caring for an 80-year-old nursing center resident. You notice that the person is not motivated to perform grooming activities; the person complains of not sleeping and is constipated. These are signs and symptoms of
A. Aging
B. A phobia
C. Borderline personality
D. Depression
13. Persons with mental health problems
A. Have the same rights as other persons
B. Are not allowed to make choices about care
C. Are not allowed to visit in private
D. Are suicidal
14. A person you are caring for threatens suicide. You need to
A. Call for the nurse at once.
B. Tell the person that suicide is wrong.
C. Call the person’s doctor.
D. Discuss the suicide threat with the person’s family.