Which figure below is the best estimate of the percentage of new mothers who develop the baby blues within a few days of childbirth?
A) 80
B) 50
C) 20
D) 30
Question 2Shared psychotic disorder occurs in higher rates for men than women.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Some people with borderline personality disorder can experience transient psychotic episodes.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4The term subthreshhold syndrome in a categorical approach to diagnosis implies that the
A) symptoms are too weak to be identified.
B) client does not have enough of the symptoms to warrant a specific diagnosis.
C) client is trying not to display symptoms of a specific disorder.
D) model is not sensitive enough to detect pathology more than half of the time.
Question 5Atypical levels or timing of androgens present during fetal development
A) may alter genital anatomy but do not influence sexual orientation.
B) may affect a person's sexual orientation.
C) always create differences in secondary sex characteristics.
D) have no influence on genital anatomy or sexual orientation.
Question 6People with borderline personality disorder are at an increased risk of self-harming behaviors and suicide.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Schizoaffective disorder is a controversial diagnosis.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 8A client is diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder using a categorical system of classification. Knowing this, what else might you suspect about this client?
A) The client falls into a single category with no other overlap in other categories.
B) The client's issues are developmental and rooted in a life-span challenge.
C) There is a 45 chance she also has at least one other disorder.
D) There is no likelihood of comorbidity.
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