Which of the following best describes the relative rates of mental disorders in children and adolescents of different sexes?
a. Boys are more likely than girls to experience mental disorders in childhood, but boys and girls are equally likely to experience mental disorders in adolescence.
b. Boys are more likely than girls to experience mental disorders in childhood, but girls are more likely to experience mental disorders in adolescence.
c. Boys and girls have equal rates of mental disorders in childhood and in adolescence.
d. Boys and girls have equal rates of mental disorders in childhood with boys experiencing more mental disorders in adolescence.
b. Boys are more likely than girls to experience mental disorders in childhood, but girls are more likely to experience mental disorders in adolescence.
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A. a diagnosis of social anxiety B. a dual diagnosis of substance abuse and anti-social personality disorder C. a diagnosis of schizophrenia D. a dual diagnosis of depression and borderline personality disorder
Solution-focused interviewing enhances client dignity by inviting clients to be experts about their own lives
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A way for counselors to improve their ability to accurately reflect feelings is by
A. practicing identifying and naming their own emotions. B. increasing their feeling word vocabulary. C. noticing clients' nonverbal as well as verbal communication. D. All of the above.
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(a) client use of alcohol and other drugs may be a contributing or a casual factor in such problems (b) some mental disorders lead to AOD abuse (c) there may be a potentiation effect of psychotropic medications and alcohol (d) coexisting mental disorders are common