DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; DSM 5- EPPP PREP EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 330 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Intellectual Disabilities: Neurodevelopmental Disorder (formerly referred to
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bas mental retardation) 3 criteria: 1) onset during development; 2) deficits in
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breasoning, problem-solving, and abstract thinking; 3) adaptive functioning
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bdeficits are also present that relate to independent living and social responsibility.
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bDegree of severity (mild, moderate, or profound) is based on adaptive functioning
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bin the conceptual, social, and practical domains.
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2. Tourette's Disorder (Treatment): School interventions, individual & family
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bther- apy, medication
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· Clonadine (originally anti-hypertensive); less severe side effects:
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bhypotension, sedation, dry mouthb b b
3. Schizophrenia: a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions,
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,bhallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional
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bexpression
4. communication disorders: (Neurodevelopmental) Persistent difficulties, with
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bonset during early development in the learning and use of language in its various
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bforms (written, spoken) due to deficits in comprehension or production. Deficits
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bare significantly below accepted age norms. Manifested by reduced vocabulary,
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binability to express oneself due to limited sentence structure, and impaired
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bdiscursive abili- ties. Not attributable to an underlying medical condition.
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5. Autism Spectrum Disorder: (Neurodevelopmental) Characterized by
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bpersistent problems in social interaction and communication across a range of
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bactivities, including reduced ability to share emotions and interests, and poor
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bability in com- munication and understanding both verbal and nonverbal cues and
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bgestures. Also indicated by repetitious behaviors and patterns, insistence on
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bsameness in routines, and fixation on restricted interests. Heightened sensitivity or
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black thereof to environ- mental sensory stimuli.
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6. Schizophrenia (diagnostic criteria): Client must have 2 of the following
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bsymp- toms: 1) hallucinations (core positive symptom); 2) delusions (core
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,bpositive symp- tom; 3) disorganized speech (core positive symptom); 4) severely
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bdisorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms. For diagnostic, a client
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bmust have 1 of the 3 core positive symptoms. The client's level of functioning
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bmust be significantly below that of onset.
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7. active phase of schizophrenia: The stage during which one or more psychotic
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bsymptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, appear. Unless there is successful
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btreatment, there are continuous signs of this disorder for 6 months.
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8. Delusions (Schizophrenia): false beliefs disorganized with reality and not
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bshared by others in that individual's culture, and are maintained even though evi-
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bdence is shown that's against it. These beliefs could be persecutorial (one is going
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bto be harmed), referential, grandiose or bizarre.
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, 9. Hallucinations (Schizophrenia): False sensory experience that feels real; hear b b b b b b b b
b voices, see things, smell things; common to commit suicide to avoid voices;
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can affect any sensory modality but auditory types are most frequent. -Hearing
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b voic- es - Common: a perjorative, threatening voice or running commentary on
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b thoughts and actions. b b
10.attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Neurodevelopmental b b b
b disor- der characterized by chronic inability to pay attention and impulsivity
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b /hyperactivity that impairs functioning and development. Frequently unable to
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b sustain interest in an activity or maintain mental focus required to complete a
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b task. Easily distracted and forgetful of routine activities. Inability to sit still or
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b remain quiet; garrulous and impatient.
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11.ADHD (Diagnosis): Symptoms must have onset prior to 12 years; presence of
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b at least 6 symptoms of inattention and/or 6 symptoms of
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b hyperactivity/impulsivity. Symptoms must be present in at least 2 settings, and b b b b b b b b b b
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