A patient who cannot stand to be alone; exhibits intense, unstable moods and interpersonal relationships; and is chronically angry is most likely to receive
the diagnosis of
a) borderline.
b) dependent.
c) schizotypal.
d) narcissistic.
Question 2What are some of the major coping strategies people use to deal with pain?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Which drug is not an atypical antipsychotic drug?
a) olanzapine
b) risperidone
c) quetiapine
d) prozac
Question 4When a mother produces symptoms of diseases in her child and presents the child for treatment, this is called:
a) malingering by proxy
b) facticious disorder
c) malingering
d) facticious disorder by proxy
Question 5Which of the following contributes to low reliability in diagnosing personality disorders?
a) reliance on structured interviews
b) personality disorders are temporary conditions
c) overlap in behaviors that characterize these disorders
d) behaviors involved in personality disorders are hard to detect
Question 6Martin is wanted by the police as a suspected bank robber. In order to avoid legal charges, he goes to an Emergency Room and says he cannot remember who he is or anything about his life.
Martin may have amnesia, but clinicians will also have to rule out
a) malingering.
b) factitious disorder.
c) conversion disorder.
d) somatization disorder.
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