21. One symptom of a mood disorder is anhedonia, which means a. a feeling of wor

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21. One symptom of a mood disorder is anhedonia, which means a. a feeling of worthlessness. b. an altered pattern of sleep. d. A decreased ability to experience pleasure. 22. One rsquisite criteria for the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is involves a patient awareness of the distinct personalities. b. existence of three or more personality fragments. d. A history of abuse. 23. A main difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder is a. Somatic symptom disorder has a real medical basis and illness anxiety disorder does not b. Somatic symptom disorder is heritable and illness anxiety is not c. Somatic symptom disorder is associated with an individual fecling physical symptoms,w anxiety disorder is associated with distorted beliefs about normal bodily function hereas illness d. None; the two terms refer to the same disorder in DSM-5. 24. Donny is confused. His girlfriend, Shena, is sometimes the swectest girl in the worl is a nightmare to be around. During the "nightmarish" times, she picks fights, goes from being happy to crying uncontrollably, seems tired (she sleeps or naps more) and talks about giving up and quitting school because overwhelmed. Just as soon as Donny thinks it's time to get her some help, she seems to snap out of it and then, after a few weeks, itting school because she is and returns to her typical self, only to return to the miserable state just a few weeks later. What is Shena's most probable diagnosis? a. b. c. d. Major depressive episode Bipolar I Bipolar II Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) 25. Tamara gave birth to a healthy child four days ago. Now she is tearful and having mood swings. Fortunately. these symptoms disappeared relatively quickly. Tamara was probably suffering from a. postpartum depression. b. baby blues. c. Dysthymia. d. cyclothymia. 26. Billy started complaining about an upset stomach immediately after hearing about a recent epidemic of food poisoning in his hometown. Although he hadn't eaten at the restaurant that had served the tainted food, he kept telling his mom that he felt miserable and didn't have the strength to walk. Billy's sickness resulted in his inability to go to his court date had been postponed, he got out of bed to have gone away. Low and behold, the sickness returned the day of his rescheduled court date, prompting his mom to call his lawyer to see if he could have the case dismissed due to her poor son's sickness. What best describes this situation? date that had been scheduled during that time. As soon as Billy learned that his court ening. The sickness seemed e ev and went out with his friends for th a. b. c. d. Billy is Factitious Billy is malingering Billy's mom is factitious by proxy Billy is somatitizationoform

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25.Baby blues. For some women, it is normal to feel the “baby blues” for a few weeks after giving birth. With postpartum depression, feelings of sadness, loneliness, worthlessness, restlessness, and anxiety last much longer than a few weeks.

26.Malingering.While malingerers make their claims out of a motivation for personal gain, people with factitious disorder have no such motivation.

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