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Caiter2013

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A severe mood disorder characterized by the occurrence of one or more major depressive
   episodes in the absence of a history of mania is ______.
 
  a. major depressive disorder c. dysthymia
   b. bipolar disorder d. cyclothymia

Question 2

Fred, a middle-aged man, recently traveled to Las Vegas. While driving in a rented car, he struck and killed a young child. Fred was hospitalized for several days due to his own injuries.
 
  At the hospital, Fred claims to have no memory of renting the car or having the accident in which he killed the child. He recalls flying to Las Vegas and being in the ambulance. The type of memory loss Fred is experiencing is____________.
   a. localized amnesia
   b. continuous amnesia
   c. systematized amnesia
  d. generalized amnesia



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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