Ten-year-old Wilson experiences extreme mood swings that do not seem to be influenced by life circumstances. At times he has told his parents that his teachers are idiots and he is smarter than all of them, and at other times he has so little energy he cannot get out of bed. Wilson may be diagnosed with _____.

A. autism spectrum disorder
B. learning disability
C. childhood schizophrenia
D. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Ans: D. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Psychology

You might also like to view...

If researchers wanted to study the effect of various factors on reaction time, which factor would require the researchers to use a quasi-experimental design instead of an experimental design?

A) alcohol B) sleep deprivation C) gender D) caffeine

Psychology

Disorders characterized by disturbances in a person's prolonged emotional state are known as __________ disorders

a. mood b. dissociative c. somatoform d. conversion

Psychology