Result: Quiz – Mental Illness
1. What is a psychiatric diagnosis primarily?
Correct answer: B ) A description of symptoms at a particular time
A psychiatric diagnosis is fundamentally a descriptive tool – it captures patterns of symptoms that a person has over a certain period, not a concrete biological fact or a measure of the person's worth.
2. Can a person feel mentally ill without meeting the criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis?
Correct answer: B ) Yes
Psychological suffering or difficulties in life can be significant without reaching the threshold of diagnostic criteria . Diagnoses are not necessary for the experience to be real and important.
3. What is a reasonable way to look at diagnoses?
Correct answer: C ) They are tools for describing patterns of symptoms
Diagnoses are descriptions of symptom clusters used in healthcare and research to communicate and plan treatment, not labels for a person's identity.
4. What does it mean that mental health can vary over time?
Correct answer: D ) That how we feel is influenced by life situation and context
Mental well-being is dynamic – it can change depending on stress, support, life events and other circumstances.
5. What is anxiety basically?
Correct answer: B ) A physical and psychological alarm reaction
Anxiety is an alarm reaction that signals perceived danger or uncertainty, with both physical (e.g., heart palpitations) and emotional components.
6. What usually distinguishes panic attacks from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
Correct answer: A ) They are acute and intense, GAD is more long-term worry
Panic attacks come on suddenly and intensely, while GAD is characterized by more prolonged, diffuse worry .
7. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often characterized by:
Correct answer: D ) Intrusive thoughts and repeated actions to reduce anxiety
OCD is about obsessions and compulsions that the person experiences as difficult to control and that are carried out to reduce anxiety.
8. Depression can in practice manifest itself as:
Correct answer: B ) Irritability, fatigue, or decreased motivation
Depression does not always manifest itself as classic sadness. Many people experience fatigue, decreased motivation, and irritability as key symptoms.
9. Asking someone about suicidal thoughts:
Correct answer: C ) Can reduce risk by opening up for conversation
Addressing suicidal thoughts with respect and openness can provide space for support and reduce feelings of isolation, if done thoughtfully.
10. What does psychosis mean in general?
Correct answer: D ) That the perception of reality is affected
Psychosis means that a person's perception of reality is altered , for example through hallucinations or delusions.
11. Neuropsychiatric disabilities (e.g. ADHD, autism) often involve:
Correct answer: B ) That the way the brain regulates attention and social interaction works differently
Neuropsychiatric conditions involve neurological and cognitive variations in, among other things, attention, social interaction, and behavioral regulation.
12. What is an executive function?
Correct answer: C ) Ability to plan, organize, and control one's behavior
Executive functions govern planning, impulse control, and goal-directed behavior – important for daily functioning.
13. Bipolar disorder typically involves:
Correct answer: B ) Alternating between depression and periods of elevated mood
Bipolar disorder is characterized by alternating between depressive periods and periods of elevated mood (hypomania/manic) .
14. What does the stress–vulnerability model show in its simplest form?
Correct answer: C ) That the combination of vulnerability and burden affects the risk of symptoms
The model illustrates how both the individual's vulnerabilities and environmental stress together affect the risk of mental symptoms.
15. Which statement about mental illness is most plausible?
Correct answer: C ) It is often influenced by several factors
Mental illness is multifactorial – biological, psychological and social factors interact rather than a single cause always being behind it.