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A client is displaying the signs and symptoms of a mental disorder. These symptoms include anhedonia, sleep disturbances, psychomotor retardation, fatigue, diminished ability to think/concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death.
 
  Which of the following mental disorders would be suspected? A) Dysthymia
  B) Bipolar disorder
  C) Major depressive episode (MDE)
  D) Personality disorder

Question 2

The mother of a 4-month-old baby asks the nurse about the right time to start solid food
  for the baby. What should the nurse tell the mother?
 
  A) When the baby starts drinking 50 ounces of milk
  B) When the baby gets its first tooth
  C) When the baby starts sitting without any support
  D) When extrusion reflex appears in the baby



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Answer to Question 1

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Diagnosis of a MDE includes five or more of the following signs and symptoms: anhedonia, sleep disturbances, psychomotor retardation, fatigue, diminished ability to think/concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death, weight/appetite changes, feelings of worthlessness, and other signs of depression, which must be present frequently during the same 2-week period and must represent a change from previous functional levels. Dysthymia is defined as a depressed mood for most of the day, most days. Broad mood variations from mania to major depression are symptoms of bipolar disorder (BPD). When a personality trait becomes dysfunctional, it is described as a personality (Axis II) disorder.

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