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1
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Psychotherapy is a general term for the process of treating a condition by talking about it with a mental health provider. There are three specific subdivisions mentioned in class–cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and psychoeducation.

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Free card.

2
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True or false: 1/3 of patients with schizophreniform recover within 6 months, and 2/3 develop schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

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True.

3
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the unspecified subtype.

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Delusion doesn’t match any of the other categories.

4
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Which of the personality disorders are more common in men? Which are more common in women?

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Men: schizoid, narcissistic, antisocial. Women: borderline, histrionic, avoidant, dependent

5
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Which Cluster A personality disorder is characterized by participation in solitary activities, lack of emotions, and appearing cold or detached?

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Schizoid

6
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Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, and lack of remorse?

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Antiocial

7
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Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by a sense of self-importance, fantasies of power, needing excessive attention, lack of empathy, etc?

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Narcissistic

8
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Psychotherapy

9
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the somatic subtype.

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Belief that something is wrong with their body in some way (parasites in body, bugs on skin)

10
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Which Cluster C personality disorder is characterized by preoccupation with details, perfectionism, devotion to the point of exclusion of lesure, and reluctance to delegate tasks or work with others?

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Obsessive compulsive

11
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Which type of delusional disorder is most common?

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Persecutory.

12
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What four disorders make up Cluster B personality disorders?

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Borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, and antisocial

13
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat borderline disorder?

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Psychotherapy or sociotherapy

14
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Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by a need to be the center of attention, inappropriate provacative behavior, and use of physical appearance to draw attention?

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Histrionic

15
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat shizotypal disorder?

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Pharmacotherapy

16
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What three disorders make up Cluster A personality disorders?

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Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal

17
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the jealous subtype.

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Belief that their spouse or lover is unfaithful.

18
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How does schizoaffective disorder differ from schizophrenia?

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It includes a major mood episode, and the schizophrenia must be uninterrupted.

19
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Which Cluster C personality disorder is characterized by a difficulty making decisions, a need for others to take charge, a difficulty expressing disagreement, and urgently seeking another relationship for care and support in case the current one ends?

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Dependent

20
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Psychotic disorders are characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, catatonia, and/or negative symptoms.

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Free card.

21
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the eromanic subtype.

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Belief that someone is in love with them.

22
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Which of the personality disorders has a 10% suicide rate?

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Borderline

23
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat schizoid disorder?

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Psychotherapy or sociotherapy

24
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat narcissistic disorder?

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Psychotherapy

25
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Which Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by shifts between idealization and devaluation (“splitting”)?

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Borderline

26
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat paranoid disorder?

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Possibly pharmacotherapy

27
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the mixed subtype.

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Involves a mix of the other categories, with none predominating.

28
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat antisocial disorder?

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Sociotherapy

29
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Which of the schizophrenia spectrum disorders requires one or more of the characteristics of psychotic disorders? Which require two or more?

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One: brief psychotic disorder; Two: schizophreniform, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder.

30
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True or false: at least 50% of people with antisocial disorder have depressive disorders, and at least 25% have anxiety disorder.

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False; at least 50% of people with antisocial disorder have anxiety disorders, and at least 25% have depressive disorder.

31
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What three disorders make up Cluster C personality disorders?

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Avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive

32
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat dependent disorder?

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Psychotherapy

33
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat histrionic disorder?

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Psychotherapy

34
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The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. How long do the symptoms have to last for the condition to be termed schizophreniform disorder?

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More than a month, but less than 6 months.

35
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Which Cluster A personality disorder is characterized by unusual perceptual experiences and odd beliefs or magical thinking?

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Schizotypal

36
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Which of the psychotic disorders has a 20% attempted suicide rate?

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Schizophrenia

37
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The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. How long do the symptoms have to last for the condition to be termed brief psychotic disorder?

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More than a day, but less than a month

38
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the persecutory subtype.

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Belief that they are being conspired against, cheat, spied on, followed, poisoned/drugged, or obstructed in pursuit of their long time goals.

39
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Which Cluster C personality disorder is characterized by viewing self as socially inept, a fear of being shamed or ridiculed, and feelings of inadequacy?

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Avoidant

40
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Comparing psychotherapy, sociotherapy, and pharmacotherapy, which is best to treat avoidant disorder?

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Psycotherapy

41
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The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. Delusional disorder involves having at least one delusion for how long?

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Greater than one month.

42
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There are different types of delusional disorder. Briefly describe the grandiose subtype.

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Belief that they’ve made some great discovery or have some great talent.

43
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Which Cluster A personality disorder is characterized by suspicion without reason, and being unable to forgive?

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Paranoid

44
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The spectrum of schizophrenia has several sub-categories, based on how long they symptoms last. How long do the symptoms have to last for the condition to be termed schizophrenia?

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At least 6 months