THE PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW 4TH
EDITION CARLAT TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ patients who exhibit psychotic and paranoid symptoms are at
increased risk to. Answer: commit a violent act including homicide
suicide by cop
⩥ homicidal ideation: RFs. Answer: younger age
male
history of criminality
ACEs
history of setting fires or abusing animals as a child
⩥ homicidal ideation: typical victim. Answer: family or associate
*rarely random
⩥ specific symptoms of manic. Answer: hallucinations
,⩥ specific symptoms of schizophrenia. Answer: agitation
⩥ specific symptoms of conduct disorder. Answer: hostility
⩥ specific symptoms of antisocial personality disorder. Answer:
suspiciousness
⩥ what is the next step when you suspect that your patient is a threat to
themselves or others?
under which code?. Answer: involuntary commitment
Tenn. Code Ann. 33-6-501
⩥ legally, a threat of violence / homicide without overt act may not
warrant. Answer: involuntary hold / evaluation / commitment
⩥ there is not immunity from litigation for. Answer: alleged false
imprisonment
⩥ homicidal ideation: documentation. Answer: YOUR BEST FREND!
,needs to prove that the patient is not capable of making competent and
reasonable decisions due to mental illness
must explain why a reasonable person would suspect the patient is a risk
to others
*for suicidal ideation, a risk to themselves
⩥ 11 areas of the psychiatric history. Answer: present illness
precipitation and relevant stressors
previous illness / problems
previous treatment / intervention
predisposition and potentials
presentation
insight, judgement and motivation for Tx
FH
SH
educational and occupational Hx
legal Hx
⩥ patients with mental health concerns frequently present with. Answer:
medical complaints and symptoms
, ⩥ the present symptoms may not constitute a mental health problem
therefore. Answer: history must be obtained chronologically
*what has happened before?
⩥ whatever the problem(s) for which the patient seeks help, the clinician
attempts to. Answer: delineate them
to understand how the patient experiences them
to ascertain their duration, onset, development and persistence
⩥ if the problems has an onset, the interviewer attempts to. Answer:
determine whether the patient experienced physical or psychosocial
stress at the time
*the mere presence of psychosocial stress does not mean the stress is
causal
⩥ what does not mean the stress is causal?. Answer: the mere presence
of psychosocial stress
⩥ the stress is considered causal if. Answer: similar symptoms occurred
previously when exposed to similar stress
EDITION CARLAT TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ patients who exhibit psychotic and paranoid symptoms are at
increased risk to. Answer: commit a violent act including homicide
suicide by cop
⩥ homicidal ideation: RFs. Answer: younger age
male
history of criminality
ACEs
history of setting fires or abusing animals as a child
⩥ homicidal ideation: typical victim. Answer: family or associate
*rarely random
⩥ specific symptoms of manic. Answer: hallucinations
,⩥ specific symptoms of schizophrenia. Answer: agitation
⩥ specific symptoms of conduct disorder. Answer: hostility
⩥ specific symptoms of antisocial personality disorder. Answer:
suspiciousness
⩥ what is the next step when you suspect that your patient is a threat to
themselves or others?
under which code?. Answer: involuntary commitment
Tenn. Code Ann. 33-6-501
⩥ legally, a threat of violence / homicide without overt act may not
warrant. Answer: involuntary hold / evaluation / commitment
⩥ there is not immunity from litigation for. Answer: alleged false
imprisonment
⩥ homicidal ideation: documentation. Answer: YOUR BEST FREND!
,needs to prove that the patient is not capable of making competent and
reasonable decisions due to mental illness
must explain why a reasonable person would suspect the patient is a risk
to others
*for suicidal ideation, a risk to themselves
⩥ 11 areas of the psychiatric history. Answer: present illness
precipitation and relevant stressors
previous illness / problems
previous treatment / intervention
predisposition and potentials
presentation
insight, judgement and motivation for Tx
FH
SH
educational and occupational Hx
legal Hx
⩥ patients with mental health concerns frequently present with. Answer:
medical complaints and symptoms
, ⩥ the present symptoms may not constitute a mental health problem
therefore. Answer: history must be obtained chronologically
*what has happened before?
⩥ whatever the problem(s) for which the patient seeks help, the clinician
attempts to. Answer: delineate them
to understand how the patient experiences them
to ascertain their duration, onset, development and persistence
⩥ if the problems has an onset, the interviewer attempts to. Answer:
determine whether the patient experienced physical or psychosocial
stress at the time
*the mere presence of psychosocial stress does not mean the stress is
causal
⩥ what does not mean the stress is causal?. Answer: the mere presence
of psychosocial stress
⩥ the stress is considered causal if. Answer: similar symptoms occurred
previously when exposed to similar stress
