Donna has experienced what her therapist calls clinically significant symptoms of stress. However, they are not severe enough to warrant classification as one of the mental disorders associated with traumatic stressors. In order for her insurance carrier
to pay for her therapy, the therapist must provide a diagnosis. What diagnosis will the therapist report?
a. adjustment disorder
b. acute stress disorder
c. life-cycle transition
d. posttraumatic stress disorder
Question 2
Erik Erikson's major contribution to a model of psychosocial development was
a. identifying the developmental stages that occur in every human from birth to age 18.
b. ordering developmental stages in infants and toddlers.
c. recognizing that human development continues into adulthood.
d. identifying adjustment disorders as a clinically significant mental disorder.
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Symptoms of dementia associated with Alzheimer disease are progressive.
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