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A 45 y/o man with severe major depression is on a high dose of an antidepressant but develops
increased blood pressure. Which of the following medications is most likely the culprit? - correct answer
✔Citalopram
Mirtazapine
Venlafaxine
Nefazodone
Compared with unipolar depression, the depressed phase of bipolar disorder - correct answer ✔carries
a higher risk of suicide
Nikki is a 22 y/o female diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Her symptoms are self-harm by
cutting, binge-purge eating, and alcohol and prescription pill abuse. Which of the following therapies
would be the best match for this type of client? - correct answer ✔Dialectical Behavior Therapy
because its goal is to increase self awareness.
One of the targets of Health People 2020 focuses the United States on which mental health promotion
issue? - correct answer ✔Reducing child and adolescent suicide
Promoting deinstitutionalization
Increasing social supports for the indigent
The primary function of a biopsychosocial case formulation is to - correct answer ✔generate
understanding of the person as a whole
assess the maturity of the patient's defense mechanisms
Determine the patient's level of social support