Marcia's version of Erikson's middle adulthood stage centered on ____________, and has four statuses: generative, pseudogenerative (which can be agentic or communal), conventional, and stagnant

Five-year-old Gabe never cried as an infant; however, he now lacks social interest, will not engage in imitative games with his mother and is extremely sensitive to touch and sound. Gabe is most likely

a. mentally retarded. b. a slow-to-warm child. c. dyslexic. d. autistic.

Carrie's clinician is unsure whether her depression symptoms are severe enough to enroll her in an inpatient program and whether her doctor feels medication is necessary. Her symptoms in relation to others do not reveal a clear clinical treatment plan. Most likely, Carrie's clinician used which classification system to diagnose her?

a. a categorical system such as WHO b. a dimensional system such as DSM c. a dimensional system d. a categorical system such as DSM or ICD