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Alyssa has become very thin and is abnormally underweight. She often goes many meals without eating. She often looks in the mirror and sees herself as overweight and fat. She is more then likely diagnosed with:

A woman who is in a same sex relationship presents to the midwife reporting abnormal vaginal discharge.  The midwife knows that:

This cluster includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders:

The COTA is gathering information for her supervisor during an evaluation of an older adult in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. The functional deficit most likely to be evident is:

During a routine check-up, mom reports that Timmy likes to eat soil while playing at the park. What diagnosis would Timmy be given? 

The most effective self-help group for alcoholism whose purpose is to help its members achieve and maintain sobriety:

Which personality disorder exhibits characteristics of perfectionism and more often diagnosed in men then women?

When families feel compelled to hide the abuse are thereby supporting it making it easier to continue drinking or taking drugs. This pattern has been described as:

A G3 P2002 delivers rapidly an uncomplicated NSVD without meconium. The infant is delivered onto the mother’s chest and warmed and dried appropriately but has a heart rate of 80 beats/min and is gasping. According to neonatal resuscitation guidelines, the next step would be:

_____________________________ are the group of disorders in which there is a significant decline in cognition (memory) and are acquired later in life.