LCSW Mental Health Disorders and Diagnosis 2

Question 1

A client with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) most commonly reports worry that is:

Accepted Answer

Pervasive and difficult to control across multiple life domains

Answer

GAD is characterized by excessive, difficult-to-control worry spanning multiple areas such as work, health, and relationships.

Question 2

Which of the following is the BEST description of a dissociative symptom?

Accepted Answer

Detachment from one's own mental processes or sense of identity

Answer

Dissociation involves a disruption in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, creating a sense of detachment from oneself or surroundings.

Question 3

A client presents with persistent beliefs that others are plotting against them, with no other psychotic symptoms and intact functioning. The MOST likely DSM-5 diagnosis is:

Accepted Answer

Delusional Disorder

Answer

Delusional Disorder involves non-bizarre or bizarre delusions without hallucinations or significant functional impairment outside the delusion.

Question 4

When assessing a client for ADHD in adults, the LCSW should note that DSM-5 requires symptoms to have first appeared before age:

Accepted Answer

12 years

Answer

DSM-5 requires that several ADHD symptoms were present before age 12, though the diagnosis can be made in adulthood.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between obsessions and compulsions in OCD?

Accepted Answer

Obsessions are intrusive thoughts that cause distress; compulsions are repetitive behaviors performed to reduce that distress

Answer

In OCD, obsessions are unwanted intrusive thoughts causing distress, and compulsions are repetitive mental or behavioral acts performed to neutralize that distress.

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LCSW Mental Health Disorders and Diagnosis 2