MA 40 Week 1

Endolymph and perilymph help transmit sound waves.

Which quality does a MA who continually must be asked to do things upon finishing an assigned task need to develop?

Which of the following attributes of a medical assistant does NOT identify a true professional?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a practicum to the medical assistant student?

A psychosis is any mental disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality.

 This theorist taught guidelines for communication for each stage of growth and development? 

Hallucinogens are substances that create perceptual distortions of the mind.

This cystic mass may be a result of chronic otitis media.

In earlier times, what influence did culture have on medicine?

Flattened affect is often associated with schizophrenia.

Nyctophobia is an abnormal fear of nicotine addiction.

Pt came for suture removal. Pt has a fever wants to see the Dr. What attribute is needed to deal with this situation?

Parasomnia's are unusual or undesirable behaviors that occur during sleep.

Where is the organ of Corti is located? 

Affect is the observable evidence of a person's feelings and emotions

Which is NOT one of the 3 terms used to define the period between the classroom and actual employment for an MA?

Your friend asks you what kind of “clinical” courses you are taking. Which of the following would NOT be included?

Fundoscopy is an examination of the surface of the eye.

Intraocular pressure is measured by gonioscopy.

Which of the following courses is NOT included in an accredited medical assistant program?

Who was the theorist who proposed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) theory?

Select the term that best describes a state of frenzied excitement.

Papilledema is  swelling of the optic disc.

Hypochondriasis is a chronic preoccupation and irrational fear about bodily health.

What is rationalization characterized by?

The CARE bill set requirements to be met by all persons performing medical imaging procedures on what date?

To ensure the highest quality MA education and employment preparedness, standards and guidelines were set by :

Which is the most important reason to be able to communicate effectively with patients and keep them informed

What did the ancient Chinese cultures examine and carefully monitor because it was important in medical treatment?

Which term describes an involuntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and experiences?

Which of the following theorist was one of the first to conduct research and determine possible stages of grief?

Malingering describes an abnormal desire to delay leaving any public arena.

Why do you need a credential?

What is reverting to an earlier and more comfortable level of development known as?

Compensation  is an effort to overcome real or imagined inadequacies

The innermost layer of the eye is called:

The middle ear controls our sense of equilibrium.

The slit-lamp exam is also known as biomicroscopy.

This theorist is well known for his Hierarchy of needs? 

 A medical assistant who continually asks to leave early to go to other appointments need to develop?

 A medical assistant should ensure good personal hygiene because:

Pachymetry is the measurement of the thickness of the cornea.

A binge-purge disorder that is associated with guilt, depression, and shame.