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Al is 64 years old; he is currently a patient at a local hospital where a psychological battery revealed that he has subaverage intelligence and related deficits. Physicians and psychologists believe that his condition is the result of a degenerative
 
  brain disease. What is Al's most likely diagnosis?
 
  a. dementia
  b. delirium
  c. emotional trauma
  d. Asperger's disorder

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29-year-old Brenda has an IQ of 67, yet she finished fourth grade. She lives with her boyfriend, pays her bills with money she earns as a factory worker, and is able to live without supervision. What is Brenda's most likely diagnosis in terms of the DSM-5
 
  classification of intellectual disability?
 
  a. intellectual disability, because of low IQ
  b. not intellectual disability, because she is over 18
  c. intellectual disability, because of low educational status
  d. not intellectual disability, because she is functioning adaptively



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snackralk

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Excellent

 

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