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.
A model of anxiety in which stressful events or a changing mental condition can produce unfavorable
Stress Pathways of the Body
The two-system view of the stress response.
Downward Spiral of Poverty and Hunger Lack of food can lead to numerous other symptoms
Symptoms of anaphylaxis
Stress and the Common Cold