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Which of these clients most need a referral to a physician?
A 25 year old female who has relapsed using crack cocaine following a
miscarriage
A 53 year old woman grieving for a longer than normal period for her deceased
husband
A 47 year old man with a history of depression who suddenly exhibits bouts of
rage
A 12 year old boy who has been using inhalants ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------A 47 year old man with a history of depression who suddenly exhibits bouts
of rage
The DSM-5 defines "Psychological Stressor" as:
A chemical or biological agent that aggravates a symptoms of a mental disorder.
Any emotional or physical factor that disrupts the normal physiological, cognitive,
emotional, or behavioral balance of an individual.
An early or premonitory sign or symptom of a disorder.
Any life event or life change that may be associated temporally (and perhaps
causally) with the onset, occurrence, or exacerbation of a mental disorder. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Any life event or life change that may be
,associated temporally (and perhaps causally) with the onset, occurrence, or
exacerbation of a mental disorder.
The DSM-5 defines "Psychological Stressor" as: Any life event or life change that
may be associated temporally (and perhaps causally) with the onset,
occurrence, or exacerbation of a mental disorder. For example, the diagnosis of
Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) requires the
examiner to specify: with psychological stressor (specify stressor) or without
psychological stressor.
The DSM-5 defines "Macropsia" as:
The visual perception that objects are larger than they actually are.
The misinterpretation of a real external stimulus.
A hallucination involving sight, which may consist of formed images, such as of
people, or of unformed images, such as flashes of light.
Interpretation that things are smaller in proportion to the background landscape.
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The visual perception that objects are
larger than they actually are.
In the DSM-5, the term "Macropsia" is defined as: The visual perception that
objects are larger than they actually are. Macropsis is different from micropsia,
which the DSM-5 defines as the visual perception that objects are smaller than
they actually are. Macropsia is a diagnostic criteria under substance use
disorders, like Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder.
The DSM-5 defines "Mood" as:
, An exaggerated feeling of well-being, euphoria, or elation. A person experiencing
mood may describe feeling "high," "ecstatic," "on top of the world", or "up in the
clouds".
An unpleasant emotion, such as sadness, anxiety, or irritability.
A pervasive and sustained emotion that colors the perception of the world.
A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort
and is often accompanied by physiological changes. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------A pervasive and sustained emotion that colors the perception of the
world.
In the DSM-5, "Mood" is defined as: A pervasive and sustained emotion that
colors the perception of the world. Common examples of mood include
depression, elation, anger, and anxiety. In contrast to affect, which refers to
more fluctuating changes in emotional "weather", mood refers to a pervasive
and sustained emotional "climate". Types of mood include dysphoric, elevated,
euthymic, expansive, and irritable.
The DSM-5 defines "Parasomnias" as:
Disorders involving the amount, quality, or timing of sleep.
Disorders of sleep involving abnormal behaviors or physiological events occurring
during sleep or sleep-wake transitions.
Undesired daytime sleep episodes caused by excessive sleepiness.
Primary disorders of sleep or wakefulness characterized by insomnia or
hypersomnia. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Primary disorders of sleep or
wakefulness characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia.
The DSM-5 defines "Parasomnias" as: Disorders of sleep involving abnormal
behaviors or physiological events occurring during sleep or sleep-wake
, transitions. Parasomnias are different from dyssomnias, which the DSM-5
defines as primary disorders of sleep or wakefulness characterized by insomnia
or hypersomnia as the major presenting symptom. Dyssomnias are disorders of
the amount, quality, or timing of sleep.
Disorders of sleep involving abnormal behaviors or physiological events occurring
during sleep or sleep-wake transitions. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Parasomnias
DSM-5 defines as primary disorders of sleep or wakefulness characterized by
insomnia or hypersomnia as the major presenting symptom. Disorders of the
amount, quality, or timing of sleep ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Dyssomnias
The DSM-5 defines "Auditory Hallucination" as:
A hallucination involving the perception of sound, most commonly of voice.
A sensory perception that has the compelling sense of reality of a true perception
but that occurs without external stimulation of the relevant sensory organ.
A hallucination when one may continue to speak even though no one is listening.
A misperception of a real external stimulus, such as hearing the rustling of leaves
as the sound of voices. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The DSM-5 defines
"Auditory Hallucination" as: A hallucination involving the perception of sound,
most commonly of voice.