To decide whether a person should be diagnosed as bipolar I or bipolar II, a diagnostician must ask, ____.
a. Have any of your close relatives ever had this problem?
b. How long have you felt depressed?
c. Have you had a history of manic episodes?
d. How often do you feel depressed?
Question 2
Which statement about anorexia nervosa is accurate?
a. Despite having a skeleton-like appearance, most anorexics still consider themselves to be overweight.
b. Anorexics who continually fast tend to be outgoing individuals.
c. Although anorexics are phobic about gaining weight, they often maintain weight at normal or above-normal levels.
d. Although self-starvation changes the anorexic's appearance, there are no serious physical complications to the disorder.
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