CAADC PRACTICE EXAMn

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1. What are the Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia?A
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ll 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 PanicAt
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tacks.

No Agoraphobia present.: ALL OF THE ABOVE
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2. An individual who has lost control of their drinking (alcohol) and is unableto
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stop or cut down despite serious negative health consequences and the loss
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of valued activities or relationships, seems to be suffering from: Alcohol dep
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endency

Codependent personality disorder s s s




Alcohol abuse s




Fetal alcohol syndrome: ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY
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,3. A commonly used instrument in psychological assessment which obtainsa
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diagnosis by testing such indices as anxiety, paranoia, depression, and gend
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er issues:
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Thematic Apperception Test s s s




Luria-Nebraska Test s




MMPI

Korsakoff's Psychosis Test: MMPI s s s




4. A client has a history of depression, mood swings, and problems with hisbo
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dy image. He is an exercise junkie and hits the gym at least twice a day even w
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hen he is sick. One day he asks if you can refer him to a physician thatcan prescr
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ibe some pills to help him control his weight.You should suspect:
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Performance anxiety s s




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 somear
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,guing that they do not have panic attacks because:
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Children are not capable of making internal, catastrophic interpretations ofphy
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sical 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 makingint
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ernal, catastrophic interpretations of physical symptoms
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, 6. When performing a psychosocial assessment on an infant by questioningh
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er parents, what data gathered during the session would have the greatestsig
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nificance?

Information about the mother's pregnancy, including any drug useIn
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formation about the infant's development s s s s




Information about the infant's caregivers s s s s




Information about the infant's siblings: The correct answer: Information aboutthe
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The psychosocial deals specifically with the psychological and social developmentof
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the individual-
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therefore the best information from the parents of an infant wouldhave to consist of d
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evelopmental information about the infant. While the other choices consist of inform
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ation that would be helpful in making the psychosocial assessment, the information
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provided by a developmental history from the parentswould be of the greatest value.
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7. For a diagnosis of delusional disorder:
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At least three non-
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bizarre delusions must have occurred for at least twoweeks
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One or more non-
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