The essential feature is marked, or intense fear or anxiety triggered by the real or anticipated exposure to a range of situations. The disorder is characterized by marked or intense fear or anxiety triggered by the real or anticipated exposure to a wide range of situations, such as using public transportation, being in large open spaces, standing in line or a crowd, or being alone while away from home. This defines what disorder?    

Jada worries about embarrassing or humiliating herself. One of her primary fears is that others will notice that she is anxious. She is afraid of situations that she believes will allow others to judge her and find her inadequate. Thus, Jada avoids situations in which she might be the center of attention. She has an intense fear of being in situations where she does not know people, so she often avoids activities she would really like to participate in. Her fear of standing out makes her hesitate to do things or speak to people out of fear of embarrassment. She avoids public speaking and engaging in presentations at conferences or events. She often avoids parties or gatherings of groups of acquaintances because she is afraid of introducing herself to others or of appearing awkward or clumsy. Jada is diagnosed with what disorder?  

The therapist had to come to Gene’s house for the initial sessions because the client is extremely afraid of being away from home. He states, “I am afraid that I can’t get back home if anything bad happens. When I get out in a crowd, I get really scared and fearful. There are big stores that really bother me, like those superstores. I have driven up in the parking lot of Belk’s in Columbus and just get so flustered that I drive home. Same way with the big box stores, even the number of cars in the parking lot will kick off my anxiety. I hate to be this way. I drive to West Point for church because Incarnation is so small. This disorder is inconvenient and disturbing!” Gene also has panic attacks and has been to the emergency room with ten times since December. His diagnosis is what?    

Ashley, 10, has several behaviors that have continued for over three years. Her teacher believes these behaviors distract her and her class. The child has been sent to the principal numerous times in the past year for her behaviors. The teacher indicates, “This is a very attention-seeking child. She is always trying to get my attention and the attention of the other children in class. She jerks around and twists her head, rolls her shoulders, and squirms in her seat. But she always makes funny sounds and grunts. She rolls her eyes and makes faces at me. At times, she jerks all over and peeps. She is a smart little girl, but she seems to be seeking my attention and everyone else’s.” Ashley is diagnosed with which of the following conditions?

In the DSM-5-TR, only two of the eight specifiers for major depressive disorder apply to persistent depressive disorder. Which of the following are included in the newly defined criteria?

Autumn, 37, complains that she is continually on edge, or in her words, “keyed up.” Autumn hates to go to bed because she feels she will not sleep well. “I lay there in bed ruminating about what happened during the day, and after I finally go to sleep, I wake about 3 a.m. and begin to worry about what I need to do the next day. Then during the day, I get so tired and worn out.” She complains of sweating and flushing, as well as cold, clammy hands and a dry mouth. Autumn has developed anxiety-related gastrointestinal issues or irritable bowel syndrome. “I am on edge all the time. No, I don’t have panic attacks, just this constant nagging worry that bothers me.” You diagnose her with chronic “free-floating anxiety,” which describes what disorder?

This test measures the social skills of people from birth to 19 years of age. It is not administered directly to the child, whereas questions are directed to primary caregivers and other people familiar with the child. The test contains four sections: communication, daily living skills, socialization, and motor skills. It is also used for children with behavioral disorders and physical handicaps, and is called what?  

Alan, a thirteen-year-old boy, was referred to Brentwood for treatment. He is aggressive with other children and teachers at his school when frustrated. He attacked his 17-year-old sister for taking the last cookie in the box when he wanted that cookie. His mother says, “He is angry all the time. He wakes up mad at the world and goes to sleep that way. If anything goes wrong, he has a tantrum like a baby. I ran out of milk, and he punched a hole in the wall.” Alan’s behavior at school is equally out of proportion to the stimuli.  His homeroom teacher states, “Alan comes to school mad, it seems. One morning out of the blue, he threw a chair at the window. After I calmed him down, he said there was a bird in the window outside, staring at him, and it got on his nerves. I asked if the bird was saying anything to him, and he said, “NO! Are you crazy? I just get so irritated at stuff.”  He has exhibited these symptoms for more than a year. Using the DSM-5-TR, you diagnose the client with what disorder?  

Consider the following sentence used for training a skip-gram model:  “… lemon, a tablespoon of apricot jam a pinch …” The skip-gram model uses a window size of 2, considering context words from both the left and right of the target word.  For the target word jam, which of the following options correctly lists the context words for jam? 

A 27-year-old female presents with progressive fatigue, palpitations, and generalized weakness. On physical examination, she has pale conjunctiva and nail beds, tachycardia, a soft systolic flow murmur, angular cheilitis, stomatitis, glossitis, and spoon-shaped nails (koilonychia). Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?