12. Lori recently bought a new house. Since then several of her co-workers have
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12. Lori recently bought a new house. Since then several of her co-workers have been laid off because of company cutbacks. She now begins to worry about whether she will be able to pay her mortgage, and support her daughter Lately, she has been experiencing stomachaches, muscle tension, and frequent headaches. Most likely Lori is experiencing which symptom of anxiety? (Chapter 7) A. Behavioral B. Cognitive C. Cultural D. Somatic 13. Candice faked her symptoms to gain medical attention. She exaggerated these symptoms to the point that exploratory surgery was conducted. Candice is most likely suffering from (Chapter 8) A. Malingering B. Factitious disorder C. Generalized anxiety disorder D. Somatization disorder 14. All of the following are dissociative disorders except (Chapter 8) A. Dissociative fugue B. Dissociative amnesia C. Depersonalization D. Obsessive-compulsive disorder 15. Which of the following is correct? (Chapter 9) A. B. C. D. major depression is less severe and more chronic than dysthymia major depression is less severe and less chronic than dysthymia major depression is more severe and more chronic than dysthymia major depression is more severe and less chronic than dysthymiaExplanation / Answer
Answer 12. Option d. Somatic
Experiencing muscle tension , stomach aches and frequent headaches are bodily symptoms also called somatic symptom. They act on individuals body. They are not behavioural,cognitive or cultural.
Answer 13. Option b factitious disorder.
It is a type of disorder in which individual fakes mental or physical illness to gain medical attention and can fake to a level that they also undergo all needed test and treatments or surgeries too even if it is dangerous and unnecessary for them.
Answer 14. Option d obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder previously was considered under anxiety spectrum in DSM 4 ,but now it is a totally different category. Obsessive compulsive disorder is characterised by individual getting
Repetative intrusive irrational thoughts or images that cause significant distress,and even if resisted by the individual he cannot control them. To decrease the distress they try to do compulsive acts like checking or washing.
Answer 15. Option d
Dysthymia is mood disorder characterised by subthreshold clinical symptoms of depression lasting for two or more years ,while major depression is more severe than dysthymia symptom wise but last from 15 days to maximum one year,ie less than dysthymia.
Answer 16. Option c compulsive hand washing
All other symptoms mentioned in option a,b and d are typical of depression ,while compulsive hand washing is characteristic of obsessive compulsive disorder.
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