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3 Criterion that need to be met for ALL of the DSM-5 criterion for psychiatric disorders - Answer-1) Causes Significant distress or impairment in functioning (social or occupational) 2) Not caused by a drug 3) Not caused by a medical condition 3 Phases of Schizophrenia - Answer-1) *Prodrome Phase:* onset and build-up of schizophrenia symptoms; *Neg sxs present* 2) *Active Phase:* psychotic symptoms; *Pos sxs dominate* 3) *Residual phase:* active sxs decline, prodrome (neg) sxs remain (emotional blunting, poor hygiene, demotivation, flat affect, apathy, avolition) Acute Adjustment Disorder Length of symptoms - Answer-disturbance lasts *less than 6 months* Acute Stress Disorder - Answer-*A) Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence.* can be directly experienced, witnessed, learned about close family trauma, or exposure from job *B) Presence of 9* or more symptoms from any of the 5 categories of intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance, and arousal,* beginning or worsening after the traumatic event(s) occurred (PTSD symptoms) *C)* Duration is *3 days to 1 month* after trauma exposure. *Note*: Symptoms typically begin immediately after the trauma, but persistence for at least 3 days and up to a month is needed to meet disorder criteria. Adjustment Disorder - Answer-*A)* Emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) *occurring within 3 mo of the onset of the stressor(s).* *B)* Symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant, as evidenced by *one or both*: 1) Marked distress out of proportion to the severity or intensity of the stressor2) Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. *C)* The stress-related disturbance does not meet the criteria for another mental disorder and is not merely an exacerbation of a preexisting mental disorder. (MDD, GAD BP etc) *D)* The symptoms do not represent normal bereavement. *E)* Once the stressor or its consequences have terminated, *the sxs do not persist for more than an additional 6 months.* *Specify With:* Depressed mood, anxiety, mixed anxiety & depression, disturbance of conduct, mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, or unspecified Adjustment Disorder Specifiers - Answer-*w/depressed mood:* Low mood, tearfulness, or feelings of hopelessness are predominant. *w/anxiety:* Nervousness, worry, jitteriness, or separation anxiety is predominant. *w/mixed anxiety & depressed mood:* A combo of depression and anxiety is predominant. *w/disturbance of conduct:* Disturbance of conduct is predominant. *w/mixed disturbance of emotions & conduct:* Both emotional symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety) and a disturbance of conduct are predominant. *Unspecified:* For maladaptive reactions that are not classifiable as one of the specific subtypes of adjustment disorder. Agoraphobia - Answer-A) Marked fear or anxiety about *2 or more* of the followings: 1. Using public transportation 2. Being in open spaces (e.g., parking lots, marketplaces, bridges). 3. Being in enclosed places (e.g., shops, theaters, cinemas). 4. Standing in line or being in a crowd. 5. Being outside of the home alone.B) Must exhibit A and Avoidance Behaviors C) Fear, anxiety or avoidance persistent for at least *6 months*