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Monica is 16 years old. Her 18-year-old brother tells her that he has been accepted into the college of his choice. In a few months, he will move to a town three hours away from her. Monica responds by screaming at him, sobbing for hours, locking herself in her bedroom, and refusing to eat unless he agrees to go to a college that is only 15 minutes away. A psychiatrist would MOST likely classify this case as what type of disorder?
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gender dysphoria
gender dysphoria
adjustment
adjustment
developmental
developmental
neurodevelopmental
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Adjustment disorder.
Rationale: Her intense emotional and behavioral reaction is a maladaptive response to an identifiable stressor (brother moving away), which is characteristic of adjustment disorder rather than gender dysphoria or a neurodevelopmental disorder.
Rationale: Her intense emotional and behavioral reaction is a maladaptive response to an identifiable stressor (brother moving away), which is characteristic of adjustment disorder rather than gender dysphoria or a neurodevelopmental disorder.
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