Author Question: A diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder requires which of the following? a. high levels of ... (Read 109 times)

nmorano1 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

A diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder requires which of the following?

a. high levels of anxiety over a period of 6 months or more
b. a person self-reporting feeling of sadness twice in the same month
c. severe depression with thoughts of suicide that is reoccurring over the course of two years
d. a person having trouble adjusting to a new environment for more than two months or more

Question 2

Kylie, the most annoying girl in your personality psychology class, is telling everyone all the facts about personality and mental disorders. Which of the following is she wrong about?

a. Depression and mood disorders don't have to lead to thoughts of suicide to cause significant suffering.
b. Major depressive disorder is a possible diagnosis when someone has had a depressed mood or loss of pleasure in life that lasts at least 2 weeks.
c. Most mental disorders are untreatable.
d. Increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain helps with symptoms of depression.