Anxiety/Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders
A disorder where someone has excessive worry and anxiety about a number of different events
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
How many symptoms should be present for someone to meet criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
At least 6
What is the age range that you could appropriately diagnose DMDD?
6yo-18yo
The key defining feature that separates binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa is ______?
Compensatory behaviors
Someone with this diagnosis may experience frequent aggressive outbursts but their mood is not irritable/angry outside of these outbursts.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
When considering diagnosing a child and adult with GAD, what is the main difference in criteria?
Number of symptoms required (children only require one symptom, adults require at least 3)
Which of the following does not belong here in the list of symptoms associated with bipolar I/II:
Inflated self-esteem, more talkative than usual, easily fatigued, involvement in high risk activities, decreased need for sleep, distractibility
Easily fatigued: this is not an associated symptom of manic or hypomanic episodes
Why was Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) originally added as a new diagnosis in the DSM-5?
To offset the amount of youth being inaccurately diagnosed with bipolar disorder - built in as a "mini bipolar disorder"
The key feature to this disorder is the presence of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor
Adjustment Disorder
Which personality disorder best describes someone who consistently violates the rights of others and social norms?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
A disorder where an individual fears or avoids situations because of thoughts that escape may be difficult or help may not be available in the event of incapacitating or embarrassing symptoms
Agoraphobia
True or False: ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which means you can develop it at any point in life
False: This means that while many are not diagnosed until adulthood, ADHD does not "appear" later in life - someone who has ADHD was born with it
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder is characterized by what types of behaviors?
Severe and recurrent temper tantrums (verbal or physical in nature) and persistently irritable/angry mood in between tantrums
True or False: In order for someone to meet criteria for a diganosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder, they MUST grow up in an abusive biological home
False: that is one potential insufficient caregiving possibility that may lead to RAD, but it is not required of the diagnosis
Cluster A personality disorders are often described to be "eccentric, detached, and distrustful."
Cluster C personality disorders are often described to be "fearful and anxious."
How would you describe a Cluster B personality disorder?
Difficulties with regulating emotions/behaviors and emotionally erratic
Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as both intrusive or unwanted, and cause varying levels of anxiety and distress
Obsessions (Characteristic of OCD)
Name 3 symptoms of a manic/hypomanic episode
Inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, racing thoughts, distractibility, increased goal-directed activity, high-consequential activities (spending, sex, gambling)
When diagnosing Major Depressive Disorder, at least one symptom must be _________ or ____________.
Depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure in activities
The DSM recognizes three different extremes to insufficient caregiving associated with Reactive Attachment Disorder. What is one of them?
Social neglect/abuse/deprivation, repeated changes in primary caregiver (frequent changes in foster care), rearing in unusual settings (shelter, grouphome, frequent psychiatric inpatient stays, residential facilities, etc)
Self-damaging impulsivity, unstable interpersonal relationships, and fear of real/imagined abondonment all describe which personality disorder?
Borderling Personality Disorder
What is a key feature that might separate someone with social anxiety disorder from generalized anxiety disorder?
Someone who meets criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder has anxiety/worry regarding situations where they may be negatively evaluated/judged by others.
While this may happen with someone with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, it is not required as it is for Social Anxiety Disorder
1. Intensity of symptoms (bipolar I experiencing mania compared to bipolar II experiencing hypomania
2. Duration of symptoms
3. Diagnosis of Bipolar II must include a history or episode of Major Depressive Disorder - Bipolar I may see this pattern but is not required
Name any four of the nine symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
Depressed mood, loss of interest, weight change, sleep change, psychomotor agitation/retardation, fatigue/loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness/guilt, decreased focus, recurrent thoughts of death/suicidal ideation
Why do mental health providers often use an Adjustment Disorder as a preliminary diagnosis if possible?
To avoid over-pathologizing a potentially typical and temporary reaction to a major life stressor
In your own words, what are the determining factors that suggest someone meets criteria for a diagnosable mental health disorder? For example, everyone feels sad at times. So why isn’t everyone diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder?
(Hint: 3 things we discussed for this answer)
(1) Number of symptoms present
(2) Length of time co-occurring symptoms are present
(3) If the symptoms are causing clinically significant distress