Summary QMHP Exam Questions and Answers (verified Answers) New
Question 1: What is pressured speech typically associated
with?
CORRECT ANSWER : It typically occurs when a person is
experiencing manic episodes. During this time, a person may feel compelled to speak quickly, erratically, and without stopping.
Question 2: How is labile defined in terms of mood changes?
CORRECT ANSWER : rapid, often exaggerated changes in
mood, where strong emotions or feelings (uncontrollable laughing or crying, or heightened irritability or temper) occur.
Question 3: What is enuresis and its diagnostic criteria?
CORRECT ANSWER : defined as involuntary or intentional
repeated voiding of urine into clothes or bed at least twice a week for a period of three consecutive months in children older than five years old.
Question 4: What characterizes somatiform disorders?
CORRECT ANSWER : physical symptoms suggest a
physical disorder, but there are no demonstrable organic findings and there is strong evidence for link to psychological factors or conflicts.
Question 5: What is alogia, and what is it a symptom of?
CORRECT ANSWER : a decrease in speech or speech
content; a symptom of schizophrenia, long pauses.
Question 6: What defines conversion disorder (functional
neurological symptom disorder)?
CORRECT ANSWER : a disorder in which a person
experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found. Affects sensory or motor functions.
Question 7: What is DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and
its purpose?
CORRECT ANSWER : a form of therapy used to treat
borderline personality disorder that combines elements of the
behavioral and cognitive treatments with a mindfulness approach based on Eastern meditative practices.
Question 8: What is motivational interviewing?
CORRECT ANSWER : a collaborative, person-centered
form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change.
Question 9: What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
(ACT)?
CORRECT ANSWER : A mindfulness-based program that
encourages clients to accept, rather than attempt to control or change, unpleasant sensations.
Question 10: What is CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)?
CORRECT ANSWER : popular integrative therapy that
combines cognitive (thinking) and behavior therapy.
Question 11: What is dual diagnosis treatment?
CORRECT ANSWER : -Recovery oriented intervention,
focused on skill-building and behavioral management effective for some individuals -Recommendations for care emphasize the need for careful assessment to ensure that the approach is tailored to the individual -A combination of psychosocial and pharmacological interventions is the most commonly found recommendation
Question 12: What is dual diagnosis?
CORRECT ANSWER: the client with both substance abuse
and another psychiatric illness.
Question 13: What are the diagnostic criteria for
schizophrenia?CORRECT ANSWER : A: two or more of following
symptoms: delusions, hallucination, disorg. speech, grossly
disorganized or catatonic bx (pos. symptoms), negative symp.(restricted emotion, dec. thought and speech, lack of motivation and initiative, inabil. to relate to others)