Topic Test Answers

A clinical psychologist will only treat patients who have a mental disorder.

It is important for a psychotherapist to provide a protected and private environment during therapy because __________.

One of the differences between an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and a psychiatric registered nurse practicing at the basic level is that the APRN will earn a doctoral or masters degree and __________.

One way in which psychologists are different from psychiatrists is that psychologists could not administer medication in the past. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following therapy types is most associated with a form of role playing, where a client can feel free to express their true feelings about an experience or individual?

People are more likely to seek treatment if they __________.

Which of the following is not an accurate statement regarding mental illness?

Lorraine bites her fingernails to the point of bleeding whenever she is out in public because she says it calms her. Lorraine’s habit of harming herself is an example of __________.

Which of the following is not considered a strength of the medical model of abnormality?

Twenty-eight percent of the population in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. Out of that 28 percent, __________ percent do not seek treatment for their disorder.