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1. What are the Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia?
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All of the above
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Recurrent and unexpected Panic Attacks.
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Neither a substance nor a general medical condition accounts for the Panic
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Attacks.
No Agoraphobia present.: ALL OF THE ABOVE
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2. An individual who has lost control of their drinking (alcohol) and is unable
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to stop or cut down despite serious negative health consequences and the
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loss of valued activities or relationships, seems to be suffering from: Alco
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hol dependency
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Codependent personality disorder m m m
Alcohol abuse m
Fetal alcohol syndrome: ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY
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a diagnosis by testing such indices as anxiety, paranoia, depression, and
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gender issues: m
Thematic Apperception Test
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MMPI
Korsakoff's Psychosis Test: MMPI m m m
4. A client has a history of depression, mood swings, and problems with his
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body image. He is an exercise junkie and hits the gym at least twice a day
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even when he is sick. One day he asks if you can refer him to a physician that
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can prescribe some pills to help him control his weight. You should suspect:
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An eating disorder Ch
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A metabolic imbalance: AN EATING DISORDER
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5. The diagnosis of Panic Disorder in children is controversial, with some
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Children are not capable of making internal, catastrophic interpretations ofp
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Their nervous systems are not fully developed
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Children don't have as many fears as adults
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internal, catastrophic interpretations of physical symptoms
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her parents, what data gathered during the session would have the greatest
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significance?
Information about the mother's pregnancy, including any drug use
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Information about the infant's development
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Information about the infant's caregivers
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Information about the infant's siblings: The correct answer: Information aboutth
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The psychosocial deals specifically with the psychological and social development
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f developmental information about the infant. While the other choices consist of in
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formation that would be helpful in making the psychosocial assessment, the infor
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At least three non-
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bizarre delusions must have occurred for at least twow eeks
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1. What are the Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia?
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All of the above
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Recurrent and unexpected Panic Attacks.
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Neither a substance nor a general medical condition accounts for the Panic
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Attacks.
No Agoraphobia present.: ALL OF THE ABOVE
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2. An individual who has lost control of their drinking (alcohol) and is unable
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to stop or cut down despite serious negative health consequences and the
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loss of valued activities or relationships, seems to be suffering from: Alco
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hol dependency
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Codependent personality disorder m m m
Alcohol abuse m
Fetal alcohol syndrome: ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY
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1m/m42
,3. A commonly used instrument in psychological assessment which obtains
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a diagnosis by testing such indices as anxiety, paranoia, depression, and
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gender issues: m
Thematic Apperception Test
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Luria-Nebraska Test m
MMPI
Korsakoff's Psychosis Test: MMPI m m m
4. A client has a history of depression, mood swings, and problems with his
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body image. He is an exercise junkie and hits the gym at least twice a day
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even when he is sick. One day he asks if you can refer him to a physician that
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can prescribe some pills to help him control his weight. You should suspect:
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Performance anxiety m m
An eating disorder Ch
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emical dependencym
A metabolic imbalance: AN EATING DISORDER
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5. The diagnosis of Panic Disorder in children is controversial, with some
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,arguing that they do not have panic attacks because:
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Children are not capable of making internal, catastrophic interpretations ofp
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hysical symptoms
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Their nervous systems are not fully developed
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Children don't have as many fears as adults
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They have much less life experience: Children are not capable of making
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internal, catastrophic interpretations of physical symptoms
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, 6. When performing a psychosocial assessment on an infant by questioning
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her parents, what data gathered during the session would have the greatest
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significance?
Information about the mother's pregnancy, including any drug use
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Information about the infant's development
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Information about the infant's caregivers
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Information about the infant's siblings: The correct answer: Information aboutth
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e infant's development
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Pure brain! m
The psychosocial deals specifically with the psychological and social development
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of the individual-
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therefore the best information from the parents of an infant wouldhave to consist o
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f developmental information about the infant. While the other choices consist of in
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formation that would be helpful in making the psychosocial assessment, the infor
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mation provided by a developmental history from the parents would be of the great
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7. For a diagnosis of delusional disorder:
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At least three non-
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