Question 1

Referral for child abuse. There are steps to determine if abuse may have occurred or if the family is at-risk. What assessment is used?

Accepted Answer

Family-Centered assessment

Question 2

A parent attended special education classes and did not graduate from high school. These factors should arouse concern in what area?

Accepted Answer

Intellectual limitations

Question 3

What is the first priority assessment with a new referral that may indicate a child’s needs are not being met?

Accepted Answer

Initial assessment

Question 4

Sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect are attributable to a lack of appropriate parental care. When one of these problem is serious enough to adversely affect the progress and enjoyment of a child’s life it is defined as what?

Accepted Answer

Significant harm

Question 5

What assessment is needs-based, team-based and strengths-based? They make use of family systems relationships.

Accepted Answer

Functional assessment

Question 6

What study is concerned with the effects of drugs on behavior, thought, perception, or mood?

Accepted Answer

Psychopharmacological studies

Question 7

How do drugs in a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work?

Accepted Answer

It increases the amount of serotonin in the brain.

Question 8

What is the first step in a psychological assessment?

Accepted Answer

BioPsychoSocial History

Question 9

This problem is defined as the failure to resist a spontaneous act or behavior that may be detrimental to self or others. The actions are not considered in advance and may include gambling, violence, sexual misconduct, stealing and self-abusive behavior.

Accepted Answer

Impulse control disorder

Question 10

Impulse control disorder is an umbrella term for a set of psychological disorders. What are the three disorders?

Accepted Answer

Pyromania, Kleptomania, and Intermittent explosive disorder

Question 11

What is the nation’s leading medical problem?

Accepted Answer

Mental illness

Question 12

Persistent unhappiness, loss of appetite, changes in sleep patterns, withdrawal and decreased energy are all symptoms of what mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Depression

Question 13

What are 3 common symptoms of depression?

Accepted Answer

Irritability, Difficulty with concentration, Fatigue

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