Maureen Seth is a 42 year old woman who vividly remembers choking on a salad about
3years ago. “It felt like my cucumber was a rock that just didn’t move down my throat. It
was awful. You know those little ‘prickles’ that stick out on the sides? Well, they felt like
spikes!” Since that time, Maureen has been afraid to eat a range of solid vegetables
because she is afraid she will choke again. “I can just look at a cucumber and feel my
throat starting to close up,” she adds. Maureen is afraid of embarrassing herself so she
only eats at home and has lost weight. What is the most likely diagnosis to consider?
a) Pica
b) Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
c) Bulimia nervosa
d) Anorexia nervosa
b)
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a. Shows that infant mortality has declined significantly. b. Shows that American children do better than children of any other country. c. Is limited to reports on children in the foster care system though plans are in place to provide reports on other children in the future. d. Shows that children seem to grow up earlier than they did 100 years ago, when the reports first started.
___________ states that every child with a disability is entitled to an
appropriate elementary and secondary education. A. No Child Left Behind B. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act C. Individualized Education Plan D. Office of Special Education Programs
In your own words, briefly define “material circumstances” and “historic situations.”
What will be an ideal response?
An individual having recurrent and intense sexual urges, fantasies, and behaviors that tend to be a source of much disruption, dysfunction, and pain to many people and to those close to them is said to have:
A) ?compulsive sexual behavior. B) ?obsessive sexual behavior. C) ?unhealthy sexuality. D) ?maladaptive sexuality.