Katherine Anderson is a 25 year-old college student who was brought to the hospital
emergency room after she had been seen ingesting some kind of pills at a sorority party
earlier in the evening. As the party continued, she became increasingly confused and at
one point had a seizure which prompted the emergency room visit. On evaluation,
Katherine was tachycaridc, hypertensive, and her pupils were dilated. Throughout the
exam she was fidgety, and smiling to herself. When asked, Katherine knew her name and
was oriented to time, and place but admitted to hearing voices “but only when I’m
partying.” What would be the most likely diagnosis to consider for Katherine?
a) Stimulant use disorder
b) Stimulant intoxication with perceptual disturbances
c) Stimulant-induced psychotic disorder
d) Stimulant-induced manic episode
b)
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Thomas Szasz believes that mental health problems are most often caused by:
a. developmental traumas experienced during early childhood b. biological and genetic factors c. problems of living and social stress d social learning, or behaviors learned from those in the immediate environment
The re-creation of situations that individuals experienced - situations that were difficult or not properly dealt with - in order to experience them in the here-and-now, is a hallmark of:
A) ?Psychodrama B) ?Drama Therapy C) ?Dramatization D) ?Reality Therapy
There is no steadfast rule as to when a leader should or should not __________
A) ?plan to terminate B) ?self-disclose C) ?explain confidentiality D) ?explain informed consent
Reinforcement refers to:
a. consequences that encourage a change in behavior. b. verbal feedback that produces the ongoing occurrence of a behavior. c. consequences that extinguish negative behavior. d. rewards that produce the ongoing occurrence of a behavior.