A 32-year-old woman seeks help from a therapist due to frequent memory gaps and difficulty recalling certain events from her daily life. She reports that, at times, she feels like a “different person” with different personalities, preferences, skills, and ways of speaking. These experiences are distressing and disruptive to her life, but she cannot control when they happen. After a thorough evaluation, the therapist likely suspects which dissociative disorder?

Dissociation is always considered to be pathological.

Paraphilias are classified as mental disorders in the DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR.

Premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction are the most common sexual dysfunctions in men. 

Pica would be diagnosed if a woman eats soil as part of a ritual involved with increasing her fertility which is a common practice in her culture. 

Sexual dysfunctions can occur at various stages of the sexual response cycle.

John is a 35-year-old firefighter with over ten years of service. Six months ago, John was part of a team responding to a large apartment fire. During the operation, he encountered a devastating situation where he found two children who had not survived. Despite his efforts, he could not save them. This incident profoundly impacted him emotionally. He has been experiencing symptoms related to this event for four months. He experiences hypervigilance, flashbacks, nightmares, has a persistent negative emotional state, and he avoids situations and places where children will be present. He comes to your office and after a brief interview, you think he meets criteria for which diagnosis?

The diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5-TR for each of the listed paraphilic disorders includes:  Criterion A: Specifies the nature of the paraphilia (e.g., an erotic focus on exposing genitals to strangers) Criterion B: Specifies the negative consequence(s) of the paraphilia (e.g., distress, impairment, or harm – or risk of harm- to others).  Which of the following is true regarding the criteria needed for a diagnosis of a paraphilic disorder. 

Which of the following diagnostic manuals includes a diagnosis of Complex PTSD?

True or False? A longitudinal study found that those with Anorexia Nervosa had a mortality rate 6x higher than the general population.