NCMHCE CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Bipolar 2 - ✔✔Requires at least one hypomanic episode and one major depressive
episode. It lasts for at least four consecutive days and is present most of the day, nearly
everyday. The major depressive episode lasts for at least two weeks and involve five or
more characteristic symptoms.
✔✔Cyclothymic disorder - ✔✔Characterized by numerous periods with hypomanic
symptoms that do not meet criteria for hypomanic episode and numerous periods. With
symptoms lasting for at least two years in adults or one year in children and
adolescents.
✔✔Major depressive disorder - ✔✔Requires the presence of at least five symptoms of a
major depressive episode nearly every day for at least two weeks. Symptoms include
loss of interest pleasure or activities. Significant weight loss, not dieting or wating
insomnia agitation fatigue or loss of energy feelings of worthlessness and death.
✔✔Persistent depressive disorder - ✔✔Characterized by a depressed mood on most
days for adults for two years or at least one year in children.
✔✔Separation anxiety disorder - ✔✔Excessive fear or anxiety related to separation
from home or attachment figures as evidenced by at least three characteristics
symptoms. Must last at least four weeks in children or at least six months in adults
✔✔Specific phobia - ✔✔Intense fear of or anxiety about a specific object or situation
such as Heights, flying, or receiving an injection. Is persistent and typically lasting for at
least six months and causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning
✔✔Social anxiety disorder - ✔✔Intense fear or anxiety about one or more social
situations in which the individual may be exposed to scrutiny by others typically lasting
for at least six months.
,✔✔Panic disorder - ✔✔Characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks with at
least one attack being followed by one month of persistent concern about having
additional attacks or about their consequences and or involving a significant
maladaptive change in behavior related to the attack
✔✔agoraphobia - ✔✔Fear or anxiety about at least two of the following situations.
Using public restrooms, public transportation, being in open spaces, being an enclosed
spaces, standing in a crowd. Typically last for at least six months
✔✔Generalized anxiety disorder - ✔✔Involves excessive anxiety and worry about
multiple events or activities which are relatively constant for at least 6 months.Must
include feelings of restlessness or feeling keyed up or on the edge being easily fatigued
difficulty concentrating irritability muscle tension and sleep disturbance.
✔✔Obsessive compulsive disorder - ✔✔Persistent thoughts or urges with repetitive
behaviors
✔✔Body dysmorphic disorder - ✔✔Characterized by preoccupation with a defect or fly
in appearance that appears minor or is an observable to others.
✔✔Hoarding disorder - ✔✔Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions,
regardless of their actual value.
✔✔Reactive attachment disorder - ✔✔A consistent pattern of emotionally withdrawn
behavior toward caregivers as manifested by a lack of seeking or responding to comfort
when distressed and persistent social and emotional disturbance occur. The diagnosis
requires that the child has experienced extreme insufficient care. Symptoms must be
present prior to five years of age.
✔✔Post dramatic stress disorder. - ✔✔the diagnosis of PTSD requires exposure to
actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in at least one of the
following ways. Symptoms must have a duration of more then one month and less
cause clinically significant distress or impaired functioning.
✔✔Acute stress disorder - ✔✔Requires exposure to actual or threatened death severe
injury or sexual violation. Symptoms must have a duration of three days to one month
and cause clinically significant distress or impaired functioning.
✔✔Adjustment disorder - ✔✔Involves the development of emotional or behavioral
symptoms in response to one or more identifiable psychosocial stressors within three
months of the onset of the stressor. The stressors must remain within six months after
termination of the stressor or its consequences
, ✔✔Dissociative disorder - ✔✔A disruption and or discontinue in the normal integration
of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, by representation, motor
control, and behavior.
✔✔Dissociative identity disorder her - ✔✔Characterized by the existence in one
individual of two or more distinct personality
✔✔Somatic symptom disorder - ✔✔Presence of one or more somatic symptoms that
caused distress or a significant disruption in daily life accompanied by excessive
thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. The disorder usually last more than six months. The
individual is usually authentic
✔✔Illness anxiety disorder - ✔✔Worries about illness. Tends to think the worst about
their health. Preoccupied with having or acquiring a serious diagnosis. Extensive worry
but no symptoms. The preoccupation has been present for at least six months
✔✔Conversion disorder - ✔✔Alters voluntary, motor, or sensory, weakness, paralysis or
slurred speech.
✔✔Factitious disorder - ✔✔Two different kinds, imposed on self and imposed on
another. Imposed on self means they lie about certain tragedies within their life. Impose
on others is deceptive behavior towards other individuals.
✔✔Pica - ✔✔Persistent eating of a non-nutritive substance for at least one month.
✔✔Anorexia nervosa - ✔✔Restriction of energy intake that leads to significantly low
bodyweight for the persons age, gender, developmental, and physical health.
Individuals may engage in excess of exercise, use of laxatives and or diuretics.
✔✔Bulimia nervosa - ✔✔Characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating that are
accompanied by a sense of lack of self-control. Self-induced vomiting, miss use of
laxatives or diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise.
✔✔Oppositional defiant disorder - ✔✔A reoccurring pattern of an angry or irritable
mood, argumentative or defiant behavior, or vindictiveness. Often loses temper, often
argued with authority figures, often actively refuses to comply with requests from
authority figures or with rules. Symptoms have persisted for at least six months.
✔✔Intermittent explosive disorder - ✔✔Characterized by recurrent behavior outbursts.
Verbal aggression or behavioral outbursts. Only three months of active symptoms. Does
not require persistent disruption in mood
✔✔Conduct disorder - ✔✔Violates the basic rights of others. Symptoms last during the
past 12 months and at least one symptom in the past six months. symptoms are
destruction to people and animals, distruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Bipolar 2 - ✔✔Requires at least one hypomanic episode and one major depressive
episode. It lasts for at least four consecutive days and is present most of the day, nearly
everyday. The major depressive episode lasts for at least two weeks and involve five or
more characteristic symptoms.
✔✔Cyclothymic disorder - ✔✔Characterized by numerous periods with hypomanic
symptoms that do not meet criteria for hypomanic episode and numerous periods. With
symptoms lasting for at least two years in adults or one year in children and
adolescents.
✔✔Major depressive disorder - ✔✔Requires the presence of at least five symptoms of a
major depressive episode nearly every day for at least two weeks. Symptoms include
loss of interest pleasure or activities. Significant weight loss, not dieting or wating
insomnia agitation fatigue or loss of energy feelings of worthlessness and death.
✔✔Persistent depressive disorder - ✔✔Characterized by a depressed mood on most
days for adults for two years or at least one year in children.
✔✔Separation anxiety disorder - ✔✔Excessive fear or anxiety related to separation
from home or attachment figures as evidenced by at least three characteristics
symptoms. Must last at least four weeks in children or at least six months in adults
✔✔Specific phobia - ✔✔Intense fear of or anxiety about a specific object or situation
such as Heights, flying, or receiving an injection. Is persistent and typically lasting for at
least six months and causes clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning
✔✔Social anxiety disorder - ✔✔Intense fear or anxiety about one or more social
situations in which the individual may be exposed to scrutiny by others typically lasting
for at least six months.
,✔✔Panic disorder - ✔✔Characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks with at
least one attack being followed by one month of persistent concern about having
additional attacks or about their consequences and or involving a significant
maladaptive change in behavior related to the attack
✔✔agoraphobia - ✔✔Fear or anxiety about at least two of the following situations.
Using public restrooms, public transportation, being in open spaces, being an enclosed
spaces, standing in a crowd. Typically last for at least six months
✔✔Generalized anxiety disorder - ✔✔Involves excessive anxiety and worry about
multiple events or activities which are relatively constant for at least 6 months.Must
include feelings of restlessness or feeling keyed up or on the edge being easily fatigued
difficulty concentrating irritability muscle tension and sleep disturbance.
✔✔Obsessive compulsive disorder - ✔✔Persistent thoughts or urges with repetitive
behaviors
✔✔Body dysmorphic disorder - ✔✔Characterized by preoccupation with a defect or fly
in appearance that appears minor or is an observable to others.
✔✔Hoarding disorder - ✔✔Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions,
regardless of their actual value.
✔✔Reactive attachment disorder - ✔✔A consistent pattern of emotionally withdrawn
behavior toward caregivers as manifested by a lack of seeking or responding to comfort
when distressed and persistent social and emotional disturbance occur. The diagnosis
requires that the child has experienced extreme insufficient care. Symptoms must be
present prior to five years of age.
✔✔Post dramatic stress disorder. - ✔✔the diagnosis of PTSD requires exposure to
actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in at least one of the
following ways. Symptoms must have a duration of more then one month and less
cause clinically significant distress or impaired functioning.
✔✔Acute stress disorder - ✔✔Requires exposure to actual or threatened death severe
injury or sexual violation. Symptoms must have a duration of three days to one month
and cause clinically significant distress or impaired functioning.
✔✔Adjustment disorder - ✔✔Involves the development of emotional or behavioral
symptoms in response to one or more identifiable psychosocial stressors within three
months of the onset of the stressor. The stressors must remain within six months after
termination of the stressor or its consequences
, ✔✔Dissociative disorder - ✔✔A disruption and or discontinue in the normal integration
of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, by representation, motor
control, and behavior.
✔✔Dissociative identity disorder her - ✔✔Characterized by the existence in one
individual of two or more distinct personality
✔✔Somatic symptom disorder - ✔✔Presence of one or more somatic symptoms that
caused distress or a significant disruption in daily life accompanied by excessive
thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. The disorder usually last more than six months. The
individual is usually authentic
✔✔Illness anxiety disorder - ✔✔Worries about illness. Tends to think the worst about
their health. Preoccupied with having or acquiring a serious diagnosis. Extensive worry
but no symptoms. The preoccupation has been present for at least six months
✔✔Conversion disorder - ✔✔Alters voluntary, motor, or sensory, weakness, paralysis or
slurred speech.
✔✔Factitious disorder - ✔✔Two different kinds, imposed on self and imposed on
another. Imposed on self means they lie about certain tragedies within their life. Impose
on others is deceptive behavior towards other individuals.
✔✔Pica - ✔✔Persistent eating of a non-nutritive substance for at least one month.
✔✔Anorexia nervosa - ✔✔Restriction of energy intake that leads to significantly low
bodyweight for the persons age, gender, developmental, and physical health.
Individuals may engage in excess of exercise, use of laxatives and or diuretics.
✔✔Bulimia nervosa - ✔✔Characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating that are
accompanied by a sense of lack of self-control. Self-induced vomiting, miss use of
laxatives or diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise.
✔✔Oppositional defiant disorder - ✔✔A reoccurring pattern of an angry or irritable
mood, argumentative or defiant behavior, or vindictiveness. Often loses temper, often
argued with authority figures, often actively refuses to comply with requests from
authority figures or with rules. Symptoms have persisted for at least six months.
✔✔Intermittent explosive disorder - ✔✔Characterized by recurrent behavior outbursts.
Verbal aggression or behavioral outbursts. Only three months of active symptoms. Does
not require persistent disruption in mood
✔✔Conduct disorder - ✔✔Violates the basic rights of others. Symptoms last during the
past 12 months and at least one symptom in the past six months. symptoms are
destruction to people and animals, distruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and
