In terms of civil commitment, “grave disability” refers to

One of the most common reasons that children are referred for mental health services in the United States is ______________.

The chief motivating factor in both anorexia nervosa nervosa and bulimia nervosa is

Sam has been using cocaine for almost a year now. He always does it when he is out with his friends at a club and has noticed that he has to use much more now to get high than when he started using. One day he decides to use in his apartment in the morning before he goes to work. He uses the same amount he has been using at the club but overdoes and dies. Sam overdoes because

Theo is quite a loner. He walks to class by himself, does not talk to anyone, and appears indifferent to other people. It is clear that Theo neither desires nor enjoys closeness with others. He does not act in any obviously unusual ways, nor does he appear to possess strange beliefs about the world. Of the following personality disorders, Theo appears to be

An appropriate treatment goal for a child with autistic disorder

What question (with answer) do you wish I had asked on this test (but didn’t) because you worked really hard at remembering that information?

All of the following are problems observed to result from specific learning disorders EXCEPT _____________.

According to mental health law, what happens if a family member or a police officer certifies that a mentally disturbed person “presents a clear and immediate danger?”

The need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effect, and the diminished effect with continued use of the same amount, is referred to as