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In DSM-5, dementia is not a disorder; rather, people with dementia or other adult-onset cognitive deficits (such as difficulties with language) are diagnosed with either mild or major _____ disorder.

John is extremely impressed with himself. Although he has only achieved a moderate amount of success in his family’s business, he thinks of himself as being uniquely special and deserving of the best of everything. John fantasizes frequently about great wealth and fame and does not really pay much attention to other people except to note how they react to him.  John would most likely be diagnosed with ____________ personality disorder.

Oppositional defiant disorder is different from conduct disorder in that:

A client is initially very resistant to therapy, cannot acknowledge weaknesses, and ignores feedback. MOST likely, the client is experiencing:

_____ is a key criterion for borderline personality disorder.

The early stage of dementia due to _____ is marked by visual hallucinations and stiffness of movement.

What is the hallmark of conduct disorder?

_____ is the predominant characteristic of avoidant personality disorder.

One of the greatest challenges for any therapist treating an individual with paranoid personality disorder is

If a man walked in on his wife in bed with his best friend and killed both of them in a “fit of passion,” that man may be eligible for an insanity defense under the: