How is it that the discovery of syphilis changed the course of mental health research?
a) It increased interest in determining biological causes for mental illness.
b) It highlighted the need for valid diagnostic systems.
c) More asylum patients were diagnosed with syphilis.
d) Syphilis was feared widely and exacerbated mental illness.
Question 2
Louis frustrates his roommates with his insistence that the furniture be symmetrically arranged. He feels very uncomfortable thinking about germs of any kind, and has developed an extensive hand and sink cleaning procedure. He has been known to clean
for up to three hours per day, often cleaning the same parts of his home several times. He insists that he just wants to keep things tidy, though he recognizes that his cleaning is cutting into his social time and academic performance. His diagnosis is most likely _________.
a) Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
b) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
c) Bipolar Disorder
d) Specific Phobia.
e) Hoarding Disorder.
f) Social Phobia.
The health history can be gathered from many sources
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