A client with diabetes and coronary artery disease asks health care staff and family what they think
she should do each time a decision is to be made. She often fails to follow therapeutic advice after
seeking professional opinions.
On the basis of this information, the information that would be found
on axis III of the DSM-IV-TR would be
a. diabetes and coronary artery disease.
b. dependent personality.
c. maladaptive health behaviors: high-fat diet, lack of exercise.
d. persistent failure to follow professional advice of health care staff.
C
This option identifies maladaptive health behaviors in which the client engages that have an impact
on the medical conditions identified on axis I. Option A: This information would be found on axis I.
Option B: This information would be found on axis II. Option D is not an appropriate statement for
axis III.
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