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  1. A client with Somatic Symptom Disorder differs from a client with Illness Anxiety Disorder primarily in that the former:

    Answer: Has significant physical symptoms with excessive thoughts and behaviors about them

    Somatic Symptom Disorder involves distressing physical symptoms WITH excessive health-related thoughts/anxiety/behaviors, whereas Illness Anxiety Disorder involves high health anxiety with minimal or no somatic symptoms.

  2. Which of the following is an example of the 'labeling theory' perspective on abnormal behavior?

    Answer: Being diagnosed with a mental illness increases stigma and alters self-perception, perpetuating abnormal behavior

    Labeling theory (Scheff, Szasz) posits that the social label of 'mental illness' itself can perpetuate deviance by shaping how others treat the labeled person and how that person views themselves.

  3. A child repeatedly violates the rights of others, bullies peers, and has set fires. These behaviors have persisted for 14 months. The most likely DSM-5 diagnosis is:

    Answer: Conduct Disorder

    Conduct Disorder involves a repetitive pattern of behavior violating others' basic rights or major societal rules, including aggression, property destruction, and rule violations, lasting at least 12 months.

  4. The 'two-factor theory' of fear acquisition (Mowrer, 1947) involves which two processes?

    Answer: Classical conditioning and operant conditioning

    Mowrer's two-factor theory proposes that fear is acquired through classical conditioning (CS-US pairing) and maintained through operant conditioning (avoidance reduces fear, negatively reinforcing the avoidance behavior).

  5. In DSM-5, Gender Dysphoria requires marked incongruence between experienced gender and assigned gender for at least:

    Answer: 6 months

    DSM-5 requires that the marked incongruence between experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, along with associated distress/impairment, persist for at least 6 months.

  6. Which of the following best describes 'expressed emotion' (EE) as a predictor of relapse in schizophrenia?

    Answer: The level of criticism, hostility, and emotional overinvolvement in family interactions

    High expressed emotion—characterized by family members' critical comments, hostility, and emotional overinvolvement—is a robust predictor of relapse in schizophrenia and other disorders.

  7. The DSM-5 'with psychotic features' specifier can be applied to which mood disorder episodes?

    Answer: Both Major Depressive Episodes and Manic/Mixed Episodes

    The 'with psychotic features' specifier can be applied to both Major Depressive Episodes and Manic Episodes (not hypomanic episodes, as hypomania by definition excludes psychosis).