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54. Which of the following is TRUE of bariatric surgery in patients with binge eating disorder? A) Bariatric surgery is contraindicated with an eating disorder diagnosis. B) Patients may experience emergent post-bariatric surgery psychiatric comorbidities. C) Bariatric surgery is effective in reducing post-surgery weight and binge episodes in all patients. D) Bariatric surgery is an option for patients with binge eating disorder and borderline obesity (i.e., BMI 30). 55. Among shopping mall visitors, those with compulsive buying disorder were substantially more likely to meet criteria for A) bipolar disorder. B) antisocial personality disorder. C) borderline personality disorder. D) intermittent explosive disorder. 56. In compulsive buying disorder, which of the following emotions can occur before a shopping binge? A) Anger B) Anxiety C) Boredom D) All of the above 57. Which of the following is TRUE of compulsive buying disorder as a diagnostic entity? A) It has several features that characterize addiction. B) The buying behavior occurs exclusively during manic episodes. C) Related research is hampered by the lack of assessment instruments. D) It is classified as an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder in the DSM-5-TR. 58. Which of the following is TRUE of psycho-therapies for compulsive buying disorder? A) Group therapy formats have greatest patient acceptance. B) Low-intensity self-help approaches are not appropriate for these patients. C) Impulse control training should be a core treatment component. D) Treatment drop-out is highest in patients with higher reward sensitivity. 59. Which class of medications is clearly effective in compulsive buying disorder? A) SSRIs B) Mood stabilizers

60. Which of the following is TRUE of tricho-tillomania epidemiology? A) The prevalence may be as high as 2%. B) Hair pulling behavior is always very severe. C) Adults with trichotillomania are equally male and female. D) Girls are afflicted by childhood trichotillomania four times as often as boys. 61. In trichotillomania, triggers to pull hair may fall into all of the following categories, EXCEPT: A) Sensory B) Cognitive C) Behavioral D) Emotional 62. Adult trichotillomania patients show high rates of comorbid A) bipolar disorder. B) anxiety disorders. C) psychotic disorders. D) personality disorder. 63. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the relationship between trichotillomania and OCD? A) Both have a similar age of onset. B) SSRIs are effective in OCD but not trichotillomania. C) Both behaviors are driven by intrusive, obsessional thoughts. D) Both show abnormalities in implicit learning and hippocampal activation. 64. A stand-alone, first-line psychotherapy approach in trichotillomania is A) exposure therapy. B) habit reversal therapy. C) interpersonal psychotherapy. D) acceptance and commitment therapy. 65. Which of the following is TRUE of the epidemiology of kleptomania? A) Community and clinical prevalence rates are similar. B) Most shoplifters meet the criteria for a kleptomania diagnosis. C) Stealing behaviors persist an average 8.2 years before full diagnostic criteria are met. D) The disorder is more prevalent in men than women, with an estimated 4:1 ratio.

C) Opioid antagonists D) None of the above

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