CBHT CBHT Mental Health Disorders and Symptoms 2

Question 1

PTSD symptoms are grouped into which four main clusters?

Accepted Answer

Intrusion, avoidance, negative cognitions/mood, hyperarousal

Answer

DSM-5 organizes PTSD symptoms into intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition/mood, and hyperarousal.

Question 2

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Alogia (poverty of speech)

Answer

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include alogia, avolition, anhedonia, and flat affect—representing diminished functioning.

Question 3

A client reports feeling detached from their own thoughts and body as if watching themselves from outside. This is called:

Accepted Answer

Depersonalization

Answer

Depersonalization is the feeling of being detached from one's own mental processes or body.

Question 4

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Excessive, uncontrollable worry about multiple topics for at least 6 months

Answer

GAD involves excessive, difficult-to-control worry about various topics persisting for at least six months.

Question 5

Which of the following sleep disturbances is commonly reported in clients with depression?

Accepted Answer

Hypersomnia or insomnia

Answer

Depression commonly presents with either insomnia (most frequent) or hypersomnia as a neurovegetative symptom.

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