The purpose of Axis IV is to

a) identify personality disorders.
b) determine acute disturbance.
c) evaluate environmental and psychosocial problems.
d) account for medical problems affecting mental disorders.

c

Psychology

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Dr. Ghosh is giving a talk on the risk factors for eating problems. Which statement should she make?

A) "Eating disorders are most common among ethnic minority girls." B) "Eating disorders are most common among girls who are anxious and have low self-esteem." C) "Environmental forces alone are the cause of eating disorders." D) "Neglectful dads are the single cause of eating disorders."

Psychology

_____, usually reserved for patients with severe depression who are suicidal, occurs when an electric current is passed through the right hemisphere of the brain

a) A lobotomy b) The split-brain operation c) Cingulotomy d) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Psychology