Here’s what’s coming ’round the mountain. Posting today at dsmv.org, a new draft of the DSM. Don’t worry, it’s not on the test till it’s out of draft and between shiny covers. But, FYI, here’s a little bit of what’s new:
* The recommendation of new categories for learning disorders and [...]
From the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Good for the exam, good for practice. What’s the dx that goes with these symptoms? (Easier for the holiday weekend.)
Self-induced vomiting…may have serious medical consequences, including:
Erosion of tooth enamel, particularly on the molars and maxillary incisors. Loss of tooth enamel is irreversible.
Enlargement of the salivary glands.
Scars and calloused [...]
Social work exam prep continues… Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders; answer there or in comments.
[THIS DX] is a short-term, time-limited disorder. An individual with [THIS DX] has experienced at least one of the major symptoms of psychosis for less than one month. Hallucinations , delusions , strange bodily movements or lack of movements (catatonic behavior), peculiar [...]
Get your social work exam passed. Name that diagnosis–turbo round, with information in the criteria removed. Answer in comments; full criteria (if you want to guess at the x’s) at the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders.
frantic efforts to avoid real or perceived xxxxxxxx
pattern of xxxxxxxxxxx interpersonal relationships, characterized by alternating between xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
extreme, persistently unstable xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx [...]
Name these two related diagnoses. Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answer there or in comments.
[ANSWER A] is characterized by major depressive episodes alternating with episodes of hypomania, a milder form of mania. Patients with [ANSWER A] tend to have extremely low energy, retarded mental and physical processes, and more profound fatigue [...]
See how many of the following criteria it takes you to ID the following DSM diagnosis (text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders). Answer there or in comments.
The person fears being shamed or ridiculed in close relationships. As a result, people with this disorder become overly [...]
Find three mistakes in this description of Antisocial Personality Disorder:
A person aged 21 years or older with a childhood history of disregard for the rights of others can be diagnosed as having APD if he or she gives evidence of three of the following seven behaviors associated with disregard for others:
-Fails to [...]
Fill in the blanks. Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answers there or in comments.
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by [ANSWER A]. Because of this fear, the affected individual starves herself or himself, and the person’s weight falls to about [ANSWER B]% (or less) of the normal weight for [...]
Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answers there or in comments. This one’s trickier.
The close association in agoraphobia between fear of being outside one’s home and fear of having panic symptoms is reflected in DSM-IV-TR panic [...]
Fill in the blanks. Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answers there or in comments.
DSM-IV-TR states that the symptoms of an adjustment disorder must appear within [ANSWER A (AN AMOUNT OF TIME)] of a stressor; and that they must meet at least one of the following criteria: 1) the [...]
