A young child's recent history is characterized by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics many times throughout the day. These signs are characteristic of what disorder?
A) Trichotillomania
B) Tourette syndrome
C) Asperger's syndrome
D) Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Ans: B
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Tourette syndrome, the most severe tic disorder, is characterized by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics many times throughout the day for 1 year or longer.
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