Exam 13: Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders

The term for any major mental disorder characterized by gross impairment in reality testing and often characterized by inappropriate mood and diminished impulse control is:

A chronic nervous disease characterized by a fine, slowly spreading tremor, muscular weakness, rigidity, and often a peculiar gate is:

Complete or partial loss of muscle movement is called:

Which of the following is a correct statement concerning sense organs?

Anorexia means absence of:

Which of the following means a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused?

You are observing a father and his child in the examination room. The child has trouble sitting in a chair and focusing on what you are saying when you ask him some questions. These are behaviors associated with:

A term for paralysis of all four extremities is:

Expression of an emotional conflict through physical symptoms is considered a:

Which of the following is characterized by an abnormal, uncontrollable, and recurrent urge to steal?

The cerebrum, diencephalon, and cerebellum are parts of the:

Pertaining to the brain is referred to as ____________.

The supportive network of the nervous system is the:

Release of a nerve sheath or relief of tension on a nerve is called:

Which of the following is a true statement about anesthesia?

A 16-year-old woman is referred to your clinic. She reports she has an insatiable desire for food, often resulting in episodes of continuous eating, followed by purging and depression. You believe she has:

Your client complains of severe headaches. What is the proper term to document in the chart?

Abnormal slowness of movement or sluggishness of mental and physical processes is called:

An abnormal mental state in which one believes oneself to be a person of great importance, powerful, famous, or wealthy is:

The term for a graphic record of the contracting of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation is: