WorksheetsCh18 Stigma and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 46mins
What is the placebo effect?
The placebo effect refers to the experimenter’s behaviour being influenced by their expectations of how they should behave, caused by the belief that they have received some treatment.
The placebo effect refers to the participant’s behaviour being influenced by their expectations of how they should behave, caused by the belief that they have received some treatment.
The placebo effect is when participants are given a sugar tablet.
The placebo effect refers to the outcome of an experiment being unintentionally (or even intentionally) influenced by the experimenter.
Steve has been involved in a serious workplace accident. As a result, he has spent eight weeks in hospital and has received nine different surgeries on his badly broken leg. Steve has just been diagnosed with major depression.
Steve’s injury is a __________ factor affecting his mental health.
perpetuating
protective
predisposing
precipitating
Elijah lives on the street due to extreme poverty. Which type of risk factor does Elijah experience?
precipitating risk factor
predisposing risk factor
protective risk factor
perpetuating risk factor
Tanya is very focused on money and obsessively thinks about how little money she has to pay bills. Her obsessive worrying is causing her anxiety. It is likely that Tanya is ____________________.
ruminating
obsessive compulsive
thinking
stressing
People often do not seek treatment for a mental disorder due to stigma. What type of risk factor is this avoidance?
psychological
social
biological
emotional
Stress is an example of what type of risk factor?
cumulative
biological
psychological
social
The following are examples of psychological risk factors:
poor response to medication, substance abuse and homelessness.
rumination, impaired reasoning and poor self-efficacy.
disorganised attachment, the role of stigma and genetic factors.
poor sleep, substance abuse and rumination.
Which of the following is NOT a biological risk factor for developing a psychological disorder?
rumination
genetic vulnerability
disorganised attachment
good sleep
Fighting the associated stigma is a focus of mental health. Identify why this is important.
Stigma prevents people from developing mental health problems.
Stigma provides people with a group which can weaken mental health.
The stigma surrounding mental health can prevent people from seeking treatment.
Stigma encourages treatment of mental health problems.
The biopsychosocial approach to understanding mental disorders focuses on:
all areas that can affect mental health – biological, psychological and social.
biological factors that influence social groups.
the impact of the interaction between psychology and biology.
biological factors that influence psychological health.
Sascha has high self-esteem, is surrounded by a loving family and achieves high marks at school. She also is relatively unfit, and despite being extremely caring, her family is not financially stable.
Identify the risk factors in Sascha’s life and the protective factors.
low physical fitness, economic insecurity; high self-esteem, supportive family and academic success
exposure to war, low physical fitness; economic security, supportive family and academic success
high self-esteem, supportive family and academic success; low physical fitness, economic insecurity
economic insecurity, poor relationship with family; high physical fitness, social and gender equality
Mica’s twin sister Gabby and her younger brother Matthew both have anxiety disorders. Mica has never displayed anxiety in her life, but her boyfriend has recently broken up with her. Since then, Mica hasn’t been sleeping well, and often replays her break up over and over again in her mind.
What biological risk factors does Mica have for developing an anxiety disorder?
genetic vulnerability; loss of significant relationships
genetic vulnerability; rumination; stress
genetic vulnerability; poor sleep
poor sleep; stress; loss of significant attachments
The following are examples of psychological risk factors:
rumination, impaired reasoning and poor self-efficacy.
disorganised attachment, the role of stigma and genetic factors.
poor response to medication, substance abuse and homelessness.
poor sleep, substance abuse and rumination.
Propose how protective factors help a person’s wellbeing.
Protective factors contribute to the likelihood of a person suffering from a mental health disorder, or a person who has previously suffered a mental disorder experiencing a relapse.
Protective factors guard against relapse by helping a person’s wellbeing or giving them resilience in the face of adversity.
Protective factors help to protect a person from ever being diagnosed with a mental disorder.
Protective factors guard against a person’s natural ability to ward off poor mental health.
There are several treatments available for psychological disorders. Identify a pharmacotherapy.
operating on the brain to assist mental health
inducing a seizure to assist mental health
using therapy to assist mental health
prescribing medication to assist mental health
There are several protective factors from psychological disorders. Identify which is not an individual attribute.
social support of family and friends
self-esteem
communication skills
being physically fit
‘Psychological risk factors for mental health are often also the symptoms of mental health problems.’
Which of the following is an example of this?
Stress prevents people from developing disorders, as it encourages them to take action.
Ruminating over events can act as a catalyst for developing a psychological disorder; ruminating over events is also a symptom of anxiety disorders.
Impaired reasoning and memory prevents people from remembering bad events; this protects them from developing a disorder.
Low self-efficacy allows people to accept their disorder more readily.
The biopsychosocial model requires a professional to consider every aspect of an individual’s life as a whole. According to this approach, there are various ways each area of health can be considered at the onset of an illness.
Identify how social support can assist the onset of illness.
by encouraging increased independence
by providing emotional support
by providing information for family and friends
by prescribing antidepressant medication
The use of placebo treatments for psychological disorders is controversial. There are several ethical questions that are raised when placebo treatments are used.
Select an ethical consideration that a mental health professional would need to consider.
They would need to consider that it prevents patients from suffering the side effects of drugs.
They would need to consider that they may not be treating the patient effectively.
They would need to consider seeking informed consent and debriefing.
They would need to consider that the effect can be small or temporary.
Ryde has grown up in a society that doesn’t consider mental disorders to be a ‘real’ illness and emotions are not to be shown. Ryde has been struggling recently; pressure is mounting at school and he also needs to work additional hours to support his family.
Identify why Ryde might not seek treatment.
There is a stigma regarding mental illness in his culture.
He cannot afford it.
Ryde has too many responsibilities and does not have time.
He doesn’t want to disappoint his elders.
