Anat is seeing a psychotherapist for recent onset symptoms of depression. As the therapist is doing her initial evaluation, she learns that Anat and her boyfriend recently broke up, and that Anat has been taking the end of that relationship with great
difficulty. Which of the DSM-IV-TR axes would be used to chart this clinically important information?
a. Axis V
b. Axis III
c. Axis IV
d. Axis II
Answer: C
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A. fetus B. embryo C. baby D. infant
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A. moving spots B. specific categories of objects C. lines D. coarse textures
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a. remain constant until she is at least 80 years of age b. remain relatively constant until about age 60 and then decline c. improve slightly until she is about 70, then plateau d. decline steadily from her middle-40s onward
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a. illusory correlation b. illusion of control c. representativeness d. availability e. false consensus