If someone, who is experiencing severe anxiety, turns to drugs, legal or otherwise, for treatment and becomes addicted, then the primary disorder is complicated by a secondary, substance-related disorder, and the person is said to be
a. comorbid.
b. experiencing a conversion reaction.
c. neurotic.
d. having a nervous breakdown.
A
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A. behavioral, cognitive B. cognitive, behavioral C. psychodynamic, humanistic D. humanistic, psychodynamic
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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