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NCMHCE Study Set Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder - answer✔Rule out medical. Then psych eval. Rule out other
disorders, like CD. Increase safety. Parental training. Behavior therapy. Contingency mgt.
Cognitive therapy. Psychotherapy. Meds.
Conduct Disorder - answer✔Assess functioning at school, home, socially. No dx tests. Legal hx.
Parent training. Family therapy. Medication
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - answer✔First - psychiatrist. Then ADHD assessment.
6+ symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity. .A complete medical, family,
social, psychiatric, and educational history. Interviews. Clinical questionnaires. Connors Rating
Scale. Child Behavior Checklist. Achenbach Child Behavior Rating Scale. Wender Utah Rating
Scale. Tx - Meds, Psychosocial, Family Therapy, Behavior Mod. Alt - Biofeedback, reduce
sugar, relaxation training
Dependent Personality Disorder - answer✔Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(MMPI-2)
Millon Clinical Multi-axial Inventory (MCMI-II)
Rorschach Psychodiagnostic Test
Thematic Appreception Test (TAT
5/8 symptoms - poor decision making, others take responsibility, arguments, don't do things on
own, seek nurturing, feel helpless when alone, relationship means to an end, preoccupied with
fears. TX - psychodynamic, CBT, Interpersonal therapy, Group, Family therapy, meds
Avoidant Personality Disorder - answer✔Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-
2)
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-II)
Rorschach Psychodiagnostic Test
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
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Rule out medical, improve self esteem and confidence, psychodynamic, CBT, Group, social
skills training, family therapy, meds
Anti-Social Personality Disorder - answer✔Medical, psych hx, interview, dx assessment for
APD - HARE Psychopathology Checklist, 3/7 behaviors.
Psychotherapy, behavior mod, self-help groups
Borderline Personality Disorder - answer✔Rule out medical & substance use, BPD commonly
occurs with mood disorders (i.e., depression and anxiety), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
eating disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other personality
disorders. 5/9 symptoms - sense of abandonment, unstable relationships, unstable sense of self,
impulsive in 2 areas, suicidal behavior, unstable mood, emptiness, anger, stress related paranoia.
Tx - Psychotherapy, CBT, Group, Meds
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - answer✔Pt hx, self-description, info from family, dx
assessments - Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-
III-R Disorders, known as the SCID-II. Tx - Medication, psychotherapy, hospitalization - none
really effective.
General Anxiety Disorder - answer✔Rule out medical, assess for substances, evaluate for psych
disorders. Lots of comorbidity. Hamilton Anxiety Scale. Tx - Meds and Psychotherapy
Somatoform and Somatization Disorders - answer✔2 GI, 4 Pain, 1 Sexual, 1
Pseudoneurological. Medical eval. Not intentionally produced. Tx - CBT and Meds.
Conversion Disorder - answer✔60% co-existence of physical illness. Rule out medical, then
psych eval. Meds, psychotherapy, CBT, Family Therapy, Group, hospitalization, hypnosis,
relaxation techniques, visualization, and biofeedback .
Malingering - answer✔Referred by attorney, lack of cooperation, AntiSocial, external
motivation, faking it.
Factitious Disorder - answer✔Medical. Lab findings. Video surveillance. Tx - Meds if person
also has anxiety or depression.
Major Depression Disorder - answer✔Med eval. Rule out bereavement, and other disorders or
causes. Beck Depression Inventory. Tx - psychotherapy, social skills training, psychodynamic,
meds, ECT, light therapy, accupuncture, meditation, aromatherapy, yoga,
Depressive Disorder NOS - answer✔...
Adjustment Disorder - answer✔Identify the stressor. Evaluate the patient's responses to the
stressor. Rule out medical causes. Rule out PTSD & Acute Stress Disorder and Personality
Disorders. Treatment - stress-reduction approaches; Coping skills, Psychodynamic. Brief therapy
