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This may somehow make the person feign or exaggerate symptoms of an illness. This is called ____________

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FACTITIOUS DISORDER

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A feeling of detachment or estrangement from one’s self.

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DEPERSONALIZATION

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One is preoccupied with concern about developing a severe medical condition.

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ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER

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This may feel as though the person is in a fog or dream.

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DEREALIZATION

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A type of somatic disorder that is applied to a patient with symptoms of numbness or blindness.

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CONVERSION DISORDER

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A form of brain stimulation in which changing magnetic field is used to cause an electric current at specific area of the brain.

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TMS

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Similar to the erasure of a computer disk.

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DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA

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The behavioral acting out of the uncertainty and conflict.

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IDENTITY ALTERATION

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A sudden wander away from one’s home is a symptom of ________

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DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE

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Any mental disorder that manifests a physical symptoms that suggests illness or injury.

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SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDER

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This is experiencing thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors and mental acts.

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OBSSESIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

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Inability to part with personal possesion

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HOARDING DISORDER

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This represents an abnormal response that is different from normal adaptive reactions.

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ADJUSTMENT DISORDER

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Our unconscious primitive drives and urges

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ID

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Caring for a patient with Dementia would likely result in a ____ stressor

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CHRONIC

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A long term urge that results in the pulling out of one’s hair

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TRICHOTILLOMANIA

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Is preoccupied with a perceived flaw in one’s physical appearance.

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BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER

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The minor irritations and annoyances that are part of our everyday lives.

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DAILY HASSLES

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A form of psychotherapy in which a person being treated is asked to recall distressing images.

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EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING OR EMD

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A multi component package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders.

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HABIT REVERSAL TRAINING

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Client centered therapy is one the most humanistic perspective on anxiety.

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TRUE

22
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A person diagnosed with specific phobia experiences fear of closed places.

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TRUE

23
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People with this disorder stay silent even when the consequence of their silence include shame.

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SELECTIVE MUTISM

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Anxiety disorder is a type of mental condition

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TRUE

25
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Family therapy is one of the treatments for children with separation anxiety disorder.

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TRUE

26
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This involves an instantaneous reaction to an imminent threat.

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FEAR

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One of the symptoms of panic attack is fear of losing control

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FALSE

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This is marked by excessive anxiety or worry for most day, for at least 6 months, about personal health.

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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER, GAD

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This is teaching people different ways of thinking, behaving, and reacting to anxiety producing and fearful objects and situation.

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COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY

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Involves apprehension, avoidance, and cautiousness regarding a potential threat, danger, and other negative event.

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ANXIETY

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A person with Catatonia may have panic tendencies

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FALSE

32
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Talkativeness can be found in both Bipolar Disorder and Mixed features

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TRUE

33
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A child with disruptive mood dysfunction may experience irritability

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TRUE

34
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Lithium is one of the treatments for Bipolar Disorder

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TRUE

35
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Tenseness is a symptom of Anxiety Disorder

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FALSE

36
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Premenstrual syndrome is same as premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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FALSE

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Symptoms of hypomania is a part of cyclothymic disorder

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TRUE

38
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Cognitive behavior therapy is one of the ways to treat major depressive disorder

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FALSE

39
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Grandiosity is a symptom of Bipolar Disorder

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TRUE

40
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Seasonal patterns may include winter blues

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TRUE

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