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A 12-year-old child is displaying difficulties with reading comprehension and when asked to read out loud frequently makes mistakes in reading the words. The child's MOST likely diagnosis is: A. Specific Learning Disorder with Impaired Reading B. Specific Learning Disorder with Impaired Written Expression C. Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder D. Intellectual Disability - Answer-A. Specific Learning Disorder with Impaired Reading A is the best answer here because the child is displaying difficulties with reading comprehension and fluency A 15-year-old girl is brought to therapy by her stepmom who reports that the client obsessively pulls out her hair and eyebrows. What diagnosis is MOST likely? A. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder B. Trichotillomania C. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder D. Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer-B. Trichotillomania A 17-year-old girl is referred to the school therapist after her teacher observes her "completely zoning out" on several occasions in class. When the therapist asks the girl about this, she has difficulty describing the experience and says, "I think I'm going crazy." The therapist tries to clarify the girl's meaning, but the girl is only able to say, "It's like I'm there, but I'm not, you know? I know I should be paying attention, but it's like I can't control my own body." The therapist is MOST likely to diagnose the girl with: A. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Type B. Depersonalization Disorder C. SchizophreniaD. Dissociative Amnesia - Answer-B. Depersonalization Disorder Depersonalization Disorder is a Dissociative Disorder where an individual experiences persistent or recurrent feelings of depersonalization or derealization. Symptoms that are displayed in the stem such as zoning out, and feeling like she is not in her body are all indicative of Depersonalization Disorder, therefore B is correct. A 21-year-old client sees a therapist in a private practice after friends expressed concern at her constant isolation and lack of desire to be in social settings. She reports feelings of disgust when she looks in the mirror at herself and wishes that she could change her genitals. She states that recently she has considered dressing like a man, but wishes that she had just been born with a male body. What is the client's MOST likely diagnosis? A. Major Depressive Disorder B. Gender Dysphoria C. Social Phobia D. Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Answer-B. Gender Dysphoria B is the best answer here because the client is reporting conflict between her physical gender and her identified gender A 22-year-old client is referred by his lawyer after being accused of burglary. The lawyer claims that the client is depressed. When the therapist meets with the client, the client states that he is depressed but cannot identify any specific symptoms. The MOST likely diagnosis is: A. Major Depressive Disorder B. Factitious Disorder C. Malingering D. Conversion Disorder - Answer-C. Malingering Malingering is when an individual exaggerates symptoms of mental or physical disorders for secondary gain which could include motives such as financial compensation, a way to avoid school or work, to avoid a criminal sentence, or even to attract attention. Therefore, C is the correct answer because the client is reporting feeling depressedhowever is unable to state any symptoms. With this in mind, the client is most likely trying to get out of his sentence by reporting symptoms of depression. A 22-year-old client reports that when he starts to feel anxious or stressed he picks at his skin to the point that it will bleed. The therapist notes multiple lesions on the clients arms and face. The MOST likely diagnosis is: A. Excoriation Disorder B. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder C. Generalized Anxiety Disorder D. Trichotillomania - Answer-A. Excoriation Disorder A is the best answer here because individuals with Excoriation (skin picking) Disorder will pick or scratch at their skin to the point where damage is caused. This is often done when the individual is feeling anxious or stressed.