Author Question: A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, What is the most prevalent mental disorder in ... (Read 105 times)

stock · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, What is the most prevalent mental disorder in the United States? Select the nurse's best response.

a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
c. Dissociative fugue
d. Alzheimer's disease

Question 2

Which disorder is a culture-bound syndrome?

a. Epilepsy
b. Schizophrenia
c. Running amok
d. Major depression

LP · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The 12-month prevalence for Alzheimer's disease is 10 for persons older than 65 and 50 for persons older than 85. The prevalence of schizophrenia is 1.1 per year. The prevalence of bipolar disorder is 2.6. Dissociative fugue is a rare disorder. See related audience response question.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Culture-bound syndromes occur in specific sociocultural contexts and are easily recognized by people in those cultures. A syndrome recognized in parts of Southeast Asia is running amok, in which a person (usually a male) runs around engaging in furious, almost indiscriminate violent behavior.