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Personality Disorders Cluster C
Individuals with Cluster C personality disorders often exhibit nervous and fearful behaviors. This cluster comprises avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. It is important to distinguish obsessive-compulsive personality disorder from the separate diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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A clinical psychologist is evaluating a new client who displays a long-standing pattern of behavior characterized by extreme social anxiety, an intense fear of rejection, and a pervasive feeling of inadequacy. The client goes to great lengths to avoid situations that might involve criticism or disapproval from others. Based on this description, the client's behaviors are most consistent with the general characteristics of which group of personality disorders?
A clinical psychologist begins treating a new client for an anxiety disorder. The client lives in a remote, rural area. The psychologist's approach includes:
- Conducting all therapy sessions via a secure video-conferencing platform.
- Selecting a therapeutic technique that has strong support from numerous research studies for its effectiveness with anxiety.
- Administering a standardized symptom severity scale at the beginning of treatment and planning to re-administer it monthly to monitor changes.
- Discussing the client's personal goals, social support system, and work environment to create a holistic treatment plan.
Which of the following key strategies for improving mental health care is LEAST explicitly demonstrated in the psychologist's approach?
A clinical psychologist begins treating a new client for an anxiety disorder. The client lives in a remote, rural area. The psychologist's approach includes:
- Conducting all therapy sessions via a secure video-conferencing platform.
- Selecting a therapeutic technique that has strong support from numerous research studies for its effectiveness with anxiety.
- Administering a standardized symptom severity scale at the beginning of treatment and planning to re-administer it monthly to monitor changes.
- Discussing the client's personal goals, social support system, and work environment to create a holistic treatment plan.
Which of the following key strategies for improving mental health care is LEAST explicitly demonstrated in the psychologist's approach?
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Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
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Purpose of Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
A manager is described by their employees as being extremely rigid. They insist that every project must follow a precise, multi-step process, often getting so lost in the details that deadlines are missed. The manager rarely delegates important tasks, believing that no one else can meet their high standards. They sacrifice evenings and weekends for work, not because of a heavy workload, but due to re-doing tasks to their own exacting specifications. Based on this pattern of behavior, which of the following is the most likely underlying driver?