Author Question: What diagnosis is most appropriate for Nicole? She is constantly concerned with symmetry, often ... (Read 44 times)

audragclark · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What diagnosis is most appropriate for Nicole? She is constantly concerned with symmetry, often spending hours arranging items in her room so that the room appears even on the left and right.

She also feels that when she eats, the items on the plate must be arranged symmetrically. All of this effort interferes with her work.

a) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
b) Specific phobia
c) Generalized anxiety disorder
d) Agoraphobia

Question 2

According to Marlene Moretti of Simon Frasier University, how do depressed and non-depressed people differ in terms of cognitive processing?

a) Depressed people are less able to access positive information about themselves and others.
b) Depressed people are less able to access positive information about themselves but not about others.
c) Depressed people more easily access all self-relevant information.
d) There are no significant differences in the cognitive processing of depressed and non-depressed individuals.