An adult patient who was repeatedly molested during childhood has no recollection of the incidents. This is most likely an example of
a. a mood disorder.
b. generalized anxiety disorder.
c. dissociative amnesia.
d. dissociative identity disorder.
Answer: c. dissociative amnesia.
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Which of the following statements about the ways in which neighborhoods affect children and adolescents is TRUE?
a. Economically advantaged neighborhoods are more likely to be close-knit and provide more monitoring of neighborhood children. b. Adults in economically advantaged neighborhoods have more stress, which leads to less effective parenting. c. Children growing up in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods have access to more resources. d. Children who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods do as well in school as children in economically advantaged neighborhoods.
Most of the research that has examined the impact of serious parent emotional disturbance on
children has examined the presence of __________. Fill in the blanks with correct word