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RYAN BANYAN

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When a physically healthy person habitually seeks medical treatment for conditions that are not real, that person has:
 
  A) psychosis.
  B) affective disorder.
  C) hypomania.
  D) factitious disorder.

Question 2

Persons who suddenly travel from home and cannot recall their past are in a state of:
 
  A) anxiety.
  B) paranoia.
  C) fugue.
  D) depression.



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Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: A) Psychosis is an inability to recognize reality.
B) Affective disorder is disturbance of mood accompanied by mania or depression.
C) Hypomania is a mild form of mania, or hyperactivity.
D) Correct.

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) Anxiety is worry or apprehension.
B) Paranoia is a feeling of exaggerated mistrust.
C) Correct.
D) Depression is sadness and loss of interest in things.



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