Quiz or MCQ

A 32-year-old woman takes her 6-year-old son to a physician’s office. She says that the child often experiences episodes of breathing problems and abdominal pain. The child’s medical record shows many office visits and four abdominal surgical procedures, although no abnormalities were ever found. Physical examination and laboratory studies are unremarkable. When the doctor confront the mother with the suspicion that she is fabricating the illness in the child, the mother angrily grabs the child and leaves the office immediately. This is an example of
A. malingering
B. somotoform pain disorder
C. factitious disorder
D. conversion disorder
E. factitious disorder by proxy

Quiz or MCQ

A 59-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer 3-months ago, has lost 20 pounds, wakes frequently during the night, and has very little energy. Over the past month she has been preoccupied with feelings of guilt about “people I have hurt in my life” and expresses concern that she will die in pain. The sign or symptoms most likely to indicate that this patient is experiencing a major depressive episode rather than a normal reaction to serious illness is
A. weight loss
B. difficulty sleeping
C. decreased energy
D. concern about dying in pain
E. preoccupation with feelings of guilt

Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

A 30-yeaer-old man is upset because he must take a client to dinner in a restaurant. Although he knows the client well, he is so afraid of making a mess while eating that he says he is not hungry and sips from a glass of water instead of ordering a meal. Which disorder best fits this clinical picture?
A. Conversion disorder
B. Social phobia
C. GAD
D. Specific phobia
E. Hypochondriasis

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Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

A 34-year-old man experience a sudden hemiparesis, but appears unconcerned. He reports that just before the onset of paralysis, he saw his girlfriend with another man. Physical examination fails to reveal evidence of a medical problem. Which disorder best fits this clinical picture?
A. conversion disorder
B. body dismorphic disorder
C. GAD
D. OCD
E. Hypochondriasis

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Quiz or MCQ Anxiety Disorder

A 45-year-old woman says that she frequently feels “nervous” and often has an “upset stomach” which includes heartburn, indigestion and diarrhea. She has had this problem since she was 26 years of age and notes that other family members also are “tense and nervous”. Which of the following disorders best fits this clinical picture?
A. Panic disorder
B. Malingering
C. OCD
D. GAD
E. Acute stress disorder

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