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Some disorders occur only or primarily in childhood.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A crisis is BEST defined as which of the following?
 
  a. unexpected life demand
  b. turning point
  c. negative or positive event
  d. a time of bad luck



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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The Oxford English Dictionary (1989) defines crisis as the turning point in a disease, the decisive stage in the progress of anything, a state of affairs in which change for the better or worse is imminent. The original use of the term was for a turning point in an illness. The other options could be true of a crisis, but turning point is the best definition.





 

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