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    1. A false belief of having special power or importance:
      A)
      Religious delusion
      B)
      Persecutory delusion
      C)
      Grandiose delusion
      D)
      Obsession
    2. A client presents with low mood, loss of interest, and withdrawal from usual activities.
      A)
      Melancholia
      B)
      Dysphoria
      C)
      Anxiety
      D)
      Depression
    3. A client interprets language literally and struggles with abstraction.
      A)
      Tangential
      B)
      Concrete
      C)
      Illogical
      D)
      Linear
    4. Speech that jumps rapidly between ideas with some logical connection:
      A)
      Linear
      B)
      Slurred
      C)
      Word salad
      D)
      Flight of ideas
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    1. A stated commitment to carry out self-harm:
      A)
      Ideation
      B)
      Intent
      C)
      Delusion
      D)
      Intrusive thoughts
    2. Repetitive behaviors performed to relieve anxiety:
      A)
      Compulsions
      B)
      Phobias
      C)
      Intrusive thoughts
      D)
      Delusions
    3. Repetitive negative thinking focused on distressing topics:
      A)
      Phobias
      B)
      Rumination
      C)
      Delusions
      D)
      Hallucinations
    4. A mood described as abnormally happy and excited:
      A)
      Euthymic
      B)
      Dysthymic
      C)
      Labile
      D)
      Elevated
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    1. A patient displays limited emotional expression but is not emotionless.
      A)
      Flat
      B)
      Blunted
      C)
      Dysphoric
      D)
      Obtunded
    2. A patient rapidly shifts from laughing to crying.
      A)
      Labile
      B)
      Elevated
      C)
      Pressured
      D)
      Euphoric
    3. A patient displays euphoric mood, decreased need for sleep, grandiosity, and pressured speech.
      A)
      Mania
      B)
      Hyperthymic
      C)
      Elevated
      D)
      Euthymic
    4. A client's mood and affect are appropriate and stable.
      A)
      Elevated
      B)
      Constricted
      C)
      Labile
      D)
      Euthymic
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    1. A patient shows no facial expression or emotional responsiveness.
      A)
      Flat
      B)
      Depression
      C)
      Paranoia
      D)
      Anxious
    2. A client reports excessive worry, restlessness, and muscle tension.
      A)
      Panic
      B)
      Anxiety
      C)
      Rumination
      D)
      Paranoia
    3. Speech that is rapid, urgent, and difficult to interrupt is described as:
      A)
      Flight of ideas
      B)
      Racing thoughts
      C)
      Tangential
      D)
      Pressured
    4. Thoughts that are logical, organized, and easy to follow:
      A)
      Goal-directed
      B)
      Labile
      C)
      Loose associations
      D)
      Coherent
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    1. A mood disorder involving episodes of mania and depression:
      A)
      Cyclothymia
      B)
      Major depressive disorder
      C)
      Persistent depressive disorder
      D)
      Bipolar disorder
    2. Completely disorganized speech with no logical meaning:
      A)
      Coherent
      B)
      Loose associations
      C)
      Clarity
      D)
      Word salad
    3. An intense feeling of joy and pleasure without an external cause:
      A)
      Elevated mood
      B)
      Hyperthymia
      C)
      Euphoria
      D)
      Mania
    4. Unwanted thoughts that repeatedly intrude and cause distress:
      A)
      Delusions
      B)
      Loose associations
      C)
      Compulsions
      D)
      Obsessions
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    1. A client becomes easily annoyed and short-tempered with staff.
      A)
      Labile
      B)
      Dysphoric
      C)
      Irritable
      D)
      Anxious
    2. A sudden pause in the client's train of thought:
      A)
      Thought blocking
      B)
      Racing thoughts
      C)
      Incoherent speech
      D)
      Loose associations
    3. A trauma survivor states, "I feel detached, like I'm not really here."
      A)
      Blunted
      B)
      Flat
      C)
      Dissociation
      D)
      Obtunded
    4. Identification of a specific method for self-harm:
      A)
      Intent
      B)
      Ideation
      C)
      Compulsion
      D)
      Plan
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