DSM Flashcards

These cards highlight the distinguishing features of DMS diagnoses, rather than a full list of criteria.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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Sigs before age 5
Deficiency is social communication & interaction
Stereotyped repetitive behaviors
Hypo or hypersesitivity to sensory input.

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Social (pragmatic) Communication Disorder

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Impaired social communication alone

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Specific Learning Disorder

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Difficulty learning, related to a specific area of function.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Rule out a learning disorder
Impairment in two environments
Onset before age 12
Inattention and/or hyperactivity

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Pica

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Eating of non-food substances

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Rumination Disorder

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Regurgitating food and continuing to chew it.

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Language Disorder

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Difficulty building vocabulary
Mostly in children ages 0-5
Simple sentences missing words

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Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder

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Stuttering

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Tourett’s Disorder

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Vocal and motor tics

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Persistent Motor/Vocal Tic Disorder

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Either vocal or motor tics.

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Encopresis

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Repeated pooping in pants
Age 5 or older

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Enuresis

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Repeated peeing in pants
Age 5 or older

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

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Anxiety specific to an attachment figure
Duration: 4 weeks in children, 6 months for adult

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

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Anxiety across multiple domains
At least 6 months
Loss of sleep

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Selective Mutism

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Refusing to speak in certain situations

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Social Anxiety Disorder

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Fear of social situations
Withdrawal from social situations

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Reactive Attachment Disorder

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Child is withdrawn
Does not seek or respond to comfort
Resulting from neglect abuse or change in caregivers

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Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

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Child attaches over-easily
No boundaries
Resulting from neglect abuse or change in caregivers

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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Defiant
Problems with authority

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Conduct Disorder

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Violates the rights of others
law-breaking activity
lack of remorse
Precursor to Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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Chronically irritable or moody 3x/week
Mood is negative all the time

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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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Symptoms up to 1 month.
Same symptoms as schizoprheniform and Schizophrenia, but different timeline.

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Schizoprheniform

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Symptoms present for 1-6 months.
Same symptoms as brief psychotic disorder and Schizophrenia, but different timeline.

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Schizophrenia

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Symptoms present over 6 months. Same symptoms as brief psychotic disorder and Schizophreniform, but different timeline.

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Symptoms present at least 2 weeks
Anhedonia
Biological Changes
SI

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Unspecified Depressive Disorder

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Does not meet criteria for MDD
Client is functioning

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Persistent Depressive Disorder

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Depressed mood for 2 yrs in adults, 1 yr in child

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Bipolar 1

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Requires a 7 day manic episode for diagnosis

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Bipolar 2

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Hypomanic episode (4 days, less extreme)
Major depressive episode

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Cyclothymic

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Symptoms present for 2 years
Hypomanic
Low level depressive episode

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Bipolar 1 with Psychotic features

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Mood disorder is constant and psychotic features come in and out

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Schizoaffective

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Psychotic features are present all the time but mood disorder symptoms come and go

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Bereavement

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Symptoms are in response to the loss of a loved one.
Can be combined with MDD if biological symptoms are present and negative/critical thoughts.

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Adjustment Disorder

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In reaction to life symptoms
Symptoms must start within 3 months of stressor
If symptoms last longer than 6 months - persistent adjustment disorder
Not diagnosed in bereavement

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Prolonged Grief Disorder

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Severe impairment after the death of a loved one
Symptoms lasting over 12 months for adults
6 months for children

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Panic Disorder

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Unexpected panic attacks
Avoidance of situations that cause them

37
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Agoraphobia

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Fear of going out in public
2 different situation/environments

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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Intrusive thoughts
Checking behaviors
Causes impairment

39
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

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Perfectionism
Controlling and rigid
No insight

40
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Life threatening event (experience or witness)
Intrusive thoughts/memories
Negative mood
Avoidance
Hypervigilance
Symptoms persist longer than 1 month after the accident

41
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Acute Stress Disorder

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Same symptoms of PTSD but symptoms present for less than 1 month

42
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Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety

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Stressor is/was not a life-threatening event
No hypervigilance
No flashbacks

43
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Anxiety Disorder Unspecified

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Does not meet the full criteria for GAD
Less than 6 months

44
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Delirium

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Quick onset and short-lived
Often in response to medication or illness
Insight

45
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Major Neurocognitive Disorder (Dementia)

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Serious issues with attention, executive functioning, motor skills, memory, and cognition.
Cannot live independently
Lack of insight.

46
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Mild Neurocognitive Disorder (Dementia)

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Mild issues with attention, executive functioning, motor skills, memory, and cognition.
Can live independently
Lack of insight.

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Somatic Symptom Disorder (Somatization)

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Somatic symptoms
Severe health-related disorder
Present 6 months

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Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondriasis)

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Rarely somatic symptoms
Fear about whether they have symptoms
Present 6 months

49
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Functional Neuorological Disorder

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Psychological issues convert into a physical disorder

50
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Factitious Disorder (Munchausen)

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Will pretend to be sick in order to receive attention.

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Factitious Disorder by Proxy (Munchausen by Proxy)

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Will make someone appear sick in order to receive attention for caregiving.

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Malingering

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Faking illness to get out of something.

53
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Anorexia Nervosa

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Restricts food intake
Severely underweight
Fear of gaining weight
Body dysmorphia

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Bulimia Nervosa

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Binge eating
Purging

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Binge Eating Disorder

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Binge eating without purging

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Unspecified Eating Disorder

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Does not meet full criteria for anorexia or bulemia.

57
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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Focus of attention is a particular part of the body
Weight is not the focus

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Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

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Reality is intact, but they feel outside of their body and disconnected from reality.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Two or more distinct ego states.

60
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Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder

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Female reports pain during intercourse and displeasure at the thought of having sex.

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Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

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Female lack of interest or arousal during sex.

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Insomnia Disorder

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Difficulty sleeping 3 nights/we for 3 months.
Rule out mania

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Hypersomnolence Disorder

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Excessive sleepiness
Rule out MDD and substance use

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Nightmare Disorder

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Quickly oriented
Can recall dream

65
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Non-REM Sleep Disorder

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Night terrors and/or sleep walking
Incomplete waking
Do not recall the nightmare

66
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Central Sleep Apnea

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Stops breathing during sleep
Disrupts the quality of sleep

67
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Narcolepsy

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Sudden attack of sleep, daytime tiredness

68
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder

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Difficulty controlling aggressive urges that are disproportionate to the stressor
Not accounted for by another disorder

69
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Kleptomania

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Compulsive stealing in order to receive a rush
Does not arise from need

70
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Trichotillomania

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Compulsion to pull out hair

71
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Substance Use Disorder

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Substance use becomes excessive and problematic
Client shows impairment
Efforts to stop have failed

72
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Substance-Induced Disorders

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Related to symptoms of intoxication and/or withdrawal

73
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Substance-Induced Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

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Neurocognitive symptoms associated with prolonged cocaine and meth use.

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Substance Intoxication

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The symptoms associated with substance use while intoxicated

75
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Substance Withdrawal

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The symptoms associated with substance use when the substance is no longer in their system.

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Gambling Disorder

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Gambling even when it causes disruption/problems
Rule out mania

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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Irrational suspicion and mistrust of others
Pervasive across all domains
Preoccupation with mistrust

78
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Delusional Disorder

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Bizarre or non-bizarre delusions
No hallucinations
No affect distortions

79
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Schizoid Personality Disorder

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Lack of interest in personal relationships
Often depressive
Egosyntonic throughout life

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Lonely
Would like to be connected but are socially inhibited.

81
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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Odd thinking and behavior without a psychotic episode
May lack friendships
Often a prodromal period before psychotic episode and schizophrenia diagnosis.

82
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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Client is over 18
Met criteria for Conduct Disorder before age 15
Violates the rights of others

83
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Grandiosity
Lack of Empathy
Need for Validation

84
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Borderline Personality Disorder

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Instability in relationships
Black and white thinking
Fear of abandonment.

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Histrionic Personality Disorder

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Wants to be the center of attention
Seductive, vain, dramatic

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

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Excessive orderliness

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Dependent Personality Disorder

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Difficulty making decisions without advice from others
Difficulty disagreeing due to fear of loss of approval/support.

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Mental Status Exam

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Appearance
Attitude
Behavior
Speech
Mood
Though Process
Thought Content
Perception
Cognition
Insight
Judgement