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tichca

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According to the developmental psychopathological perspective described in the text,
  which of the following children/adolescents is most likely to have a psychological
  disorder?
 
  a. A two-year-old who cries and screams when s/he is not allowed to go outside and
  play.
  b. A two-year-old who is being toilet-trained and has an accident in his/her clothes.
  c. A 16-year-old who is dieting to lose 10 pounds before the prom.
  d. A kindergartner who becomes afraid, cries, and throws up every time his/her
  mother tries to take him/her to school.
  e. All of the above are likely to have a psychological disorder.

Question 2

The five axes represented by the DSM-III multiaxial classification system identify a
  child's functioning and related variables in the following sequence (e.g., Axis I, II,
  III, IV, V):
 
  a. Psychological disorders, mental retardation and personality disorders, medical
  conditions, contextual factors, global functioning
  b. Global functioning, psychological disorders, mental retardation and personality
  disorders, contextual factors, medical conditions
  c. Global functioning, medical conditions, mental retardation and personality
  disorders, psychological disorders, contextual factors
  d. Medical conditions, contextual factors, psychological disorders, mental
  retardation and personality disorders, global functioning
  e. Mental retardation and personality disorders, psychological disorders, global
  functioning, medical conditions, contextual factors



amanda_14

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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