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Which of the following statements is least correct regarding the relationship between antisocial personality and pedophilia?

Coff Allot is a 58-year-old former mine worker with emphysema who has been warned by his doctor to quit smoking or risk rapid death.  Mr. Allot refuses to comply with his doctor’s orders and keeps smoking two packs of cigarettes a day.  Given this information, the criteria for which of the following DSM-5 disorders appears to be met? 

Pedophilic, Exhibitionistic, Voyeuristic, and Frotteuristic Disorder diagnoses require:

Randy Amble is a 27-year-old man who has recurrent sexual fantasies involving young teen girls.He once ten years ago engaged a 9-year old neighbor in sexual relations.  He has never felt any personal distress or suffered any interpersonal difficulties or psychosocial impairment due to his fantasies regarding prepubescent girls.  Given this information, does he meet the DSM-5 criteria for Pedophilia? 

The researchers cited below examined the perceptions of 56 hypochondriacal patients regarding their risk of contracting various illnesses.  What differences were found between the hypochondriasis and control group regarding their perceived risk for contracting heart attack, stroke, cancer and senility?  Barsky, A., Ahern, D., Bailey, E., Saintfort, R., Liu, E., & Peekna, H.  (2001).  Hypochondriacal patients’ appraisal of health and physical risks.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 158(5), 783-787.

Odd thinking and speech (e.g., vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, sterotyped, or over-elaborate).  

Episodic positive symptoms of psychosis would be expected to occur with some regularity in all of the following DSM-5 conditions except:

Which of the following substances is least likely to produce hallucinations and paranoid delusions if consumed in high doses for prolonged periods of time?

Which of the following is not often referred to as a type of delusion?

Which of the following is a Dissociative Disorder with relatively fewer symptoms of functional amnesia as compared to the others in this category?