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The Psychiatric Interview – 5th Edition by Daniel J. Carlat | Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–35)

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This document includes the complete Test Bank for The Psychiatric Interview (5th Edition) by Daniel J. Carlat, covering Chapters 1 to 35. It features multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions with accurate answers for each chapter. Topics include patient rapport, diagnostic interviewing, mental status examination, differential diagnosis, and advanced interviewing techniques. Ideal for medical students, psychiatry residents, and mental health professionals preparing for exams or clinical assessments.

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TEST BANK
The Psychiatric Interview 5th Edition
by Daniel J. Carlat Chapter 1 to 35




TEST BANK

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Section I. General Principles of Effective Interviewing
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1 The Initial Interview: A Preview
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2 Logistic Preparations: What to Do Before the
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Interview
3 The Therapeutic Alliance: What It Is, Why
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It’s Important, and How to Establish It
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4 Asking Questions I: How to Approach
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5 Asking Questions II: Tricks for Improving
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Patient Recall .............................
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6 Asking Questions III: How to Change Topics
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7 Techniques for the Reluctant Patient ..........
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8 Techniques for the Overly Talkative Patient .....
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9 Techniques for the Malingering Patient ........
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10 Techniques for the Agitated Patient ...........
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11 Techniques for the Adolescent Patient .........
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12 Interviewing Family Members and Other
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Informants
13 Techniques for Other Challenging Situations ....
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14 Practical Psychodynamics in the Diagnostic
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Section II. The Psychiatric History
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15 Obtaining the History of Present Illness ........
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16 Obtaining the Psychiatric History .............
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17 Screening for General Medical Conditions ......
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19 Obtaining the Social and Developmental History ...
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,Section III. Interviewing for Diagnosis:
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The Psychiatric Review of Symptoms
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20 How to Memorize the DSM-5-TR Criteria .......
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21 Interviewing for Diagnosis: The Art of
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Hypothesis Testing ......................... sg s g sg




22 Mental Status Examination ..................
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23 Assessing Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation ......
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24 Assessing Mood Disorders I: Depressive
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Disorders ................................
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25 Assessing Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorder ...
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26 Assessing Anxiety , Obsessive, and Trauma
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Disorders ................................
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27 Assessing Substance Use Disorder .............
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28 Assessing Psychotic Disorders ................
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29 Assessing Neurocognitive Disorders
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30 Assessing Eating Disorders and Somatic
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Symptom Disorder .........................
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31 Assessing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Disorder .................................
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32 Assessing Personality Disorders ..............
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Section IV. Interviewing for Treatment
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33 How to Educate Your Patient ................
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34 Negotiating a Treatment Plan ................
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35 Writing Up the Results of the Interview
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Chapter 3: The Therapeutic Alliance: What It Is, Why It's Important, and How to Establish It
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1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient
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living in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3
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months, the patient will: sg sg sg




a. deny suicidal ideation.
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b. report a sense of well-being.
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c. take medications as prescribed.
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d. attend clinic appointments on time.
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Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving role s g s g s g s g s g s g s g s g s g




performance. The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to achieve a s g s g s g sg sg s g s g s g s g s g s g s g s g s g s g




sense of meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible level of wellness.
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The incorrect options focus on the classic medical model rather than recovery.
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2. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a
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a. Lets discuss some means of coping other than suicide when you have these feelings.
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b. I understand why youre so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated too.
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c. You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life.
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d. How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?
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The nurses communication should evidence caring and a commitment to work with the patient.
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This commitment lets the patient know the nurse will help. Probing and advice are not helpful or
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3. In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears heavy makeup.
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Which comment by the nurse who receives the report best demonstrates advocacy?
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a. This is a psychiatric hospital. Craziness is what we are all about.
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b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.
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