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Question 1

Which therapy is specifically designed to treat eating disorders and focuses on the therapeutic relationship, interpersonal functioning, and normalizing eating?

Accepted Answer

Family-Based Treatment (FBT/Maudsley approach) for adolescents and CBT-E for adults

Answer

FBT (Maudsley) is evidence-based for adolescent anorexia nervosa, while CBT-E (Enhanced CBT) is the leading psychological treatment for adult eating disorders across the spectrum.

Question 2

What does the GAD-7 questionnaire screen for?

Accepted Answer

Generalized Anxiety Disorder severity

Answer

The GAD-7 is a 7-item validated self-report tool measuring generalized anxiety disorder symptom severity over the past two weeks, with scores indicating mild, moderate, or severe anxiety.

Question 3

Which evidence-based treatment is first-line for panic disorder?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with interoceptive exposure and panic control treatment

Answer

Panic Control Treatment (CBT for panic disorder) includes psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, breathing retraining, and interoceptive exposure to feared bodily sensations, with remission rates of 70–90%.

Question 4

What is the primary goal of motivational interviewing (MI) in substance use treatment?

Accepted Answer

Elicit and strengthen a person's own motivation and commitment to change

Answer

MI uses a collaborative, person-centered approach to strengthen internal motivation by eliciting change talk and resolving ambivalence rather than imposing change from outside.

Question 5

Which condition is characterized by a pattern of at least two weeks of depressed mood or anhedonia with associated neurovegetative symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Answer

MDD requires five or more DSM-5 criteria (including depressed mood or anhedonia) for at least two weeks, representing a change from baseline and causing significant impairment.

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