Social Work Test Prep

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 [...]