ATI RN
Psychobiologic Disorders Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which disorder is primarily treated with light therapy?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Light therapy is the frontline treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression that occurs at a specific time of year, usually in the winter. The therapy involves exposure to artificial light that mimics natural sunlight, which can help improve mood and alleviate depression symptoms. This treatment leverages the influence of light on the brain's chemicals linked to mood and sleep, offsetting the seasonal changes in sunlight that can trigger SAD.
Question 2 of 5
Symptoms of PTSD include all of the following except
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A study of adoptees whose biological mothers had schizophrenia found that the adoptees were most likely to develop schizophrenia
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
People with borderline personality disorder often
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Abnormal forgetting caused by mental trauma and physical trauma is called
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Abnormal forgetting caused by mental and physical trauma is called amnesia, a disorder where individuals cannot remember events, form new memories, or recall old ones due to brain injury, stress, or trauma. Fugue is a specific type of amnesia involving identity loss, deja vu is a feeling of familiarity, and repression is suppressing memories, none of which fully describe general abnormal forgetting due to trauma.