What psychiatric personality disorder best describes this client? The client is treated by others as a "manipulator"; seems to have few friends, practices self- mutilative behavior, has made numerous suicidal threats with several unsuccessful attempts.
A. Schizotypal
B. Paranoid
C. Borderline
D. Schizoid
C. Borderline
This is the criteria for borderline personality disorder. Be sure you also know the different between schizoid (primary consideration is detachment) and Schizotypal (primary consideration is social or interpersonal deficits).
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The federal action agenda on mental health included all the following except:
a) primary prevention b) promising practices c) cultural competence d) prevention and treatment of co-occurring disorders
After determining a client's eligibility for case management services, a case manager collects information about the client's physical, mental, social, and psychological functioning and the physical environment, including strengths and resources. In this scenario, the case manager is engaging in the case management function of:
A) ?outcome evaluation. B) ?goal setting. C) ?screening. D) ?multidimensional assessment.
In assessing the family through a trial of labor, the therapist attends to which of the following two broad patterns?
A) The structural organization of the community's resources and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family B) The structural organization of the couple and the emotional processes and exchanges within the individual C) The structural organization of the interpersonal problem and the emotional processes and exchanges within the parents D) The structural organization of the family and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family
Provide a detailed description of three relaxation techniques or mindfulness practices.
What will be an ideal response?