Author Question: Harold is addicted to cocaine and nicotine. His wife, Janet, is dissatisfied with her physique and ... (Read 145 times)

go.lag · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Harold is addicted to cocaine and nicotine. His wife, Janet, is dissatisfied with her physique and has developed a pervasive pattern of bingeing and purging in attempt to lose weight. According to the DSM-5, Janet has ____, whereas Harold ____.

a. a personality disorder; has impulse control disorder
b. somatoform disorder; does not have a mental disorder
c. dissociative disorder; has a personality disorder
d. an eating disorder; has a substance-related and addictive disorder

Question 2

Norman was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. When he meets with a therapist to deal with his depression, the therapist should ____.

a. focus primarily on the medical diagnosis as the cause of Norman's depression
b. ignore the medical diagnosis and focus only on Norman's depression
c. consider the medical diagnosis to be a relevant factor in Norman's depression
d. view Norman's medical and depression diagnoses as mutually exclusive