Exam 15: Mental Disorders

Which consideration is appropriate for massaging a client with anorexia nervosa?

A major diagnostic criterion for generalized anxiety disorder is anxiety that it:

Massage considerations for a client who is experiencing postpartum depression within 6 weeks of having a caesarean section include:

Which term means a sustained emotional state?

Because it is a common trigger for anxiety, which method should be avoided during a treatment with a client who has posttraumatic stress disorder?

Which consideration is appropriate when planning a treatment for a client with bipolar disorder?

Which disorder is a sudden brief episode of intense fear and anxiety?

If a client has a panic attack during treatment, the massage therapist should:

Which term also means bipolar disorder?

Which term means having the capacity to cope and adjust to the ongoing stresses of everyday life?

Which is a neurotransmitter commonly implicated in mental disorders?

Which occurrence is a coping mechanism in which the client leaves his or her body or believes past abuses have happened to someone else?

Which condition is a disorder in which the person refuses to maintain normal body weight?

Which term denotes major depressive disorder?

For a client with a phobic disorder, the most appropriate treatment plan is to:

Which type of depression is most common during winter months when day length is shorter and there is less natural sunlight?

Which term describes an episode of bipolar disorder in which the person is excited, elated, and unreserved?

The most appropriate option when massaging a client with generalized anxiety disorder is to use techniques that:

Which condition is an anxiety disorder characterized by persistent intrusions of upsetting thoughts and uncontrollable urges or rituals to relieve the anxiety that these thoughts produce?

As part of an evolutionary heritage, our nervous system responds to fear and anxiety with: