Question

Brad sometimes will stay awake for two days at a time, gambling away all his money and feeling as ifnobody can defeat him. After one of these periods, he feels so sad and lost that he can’t get out of bedfor three or four days. A psychiatrist would MOST likely classify this case as what type of disorder?
(1 point)
mood
neurodevelopmental
factitious
somatoform
A)
Monica is 16 years old. Her 18-year-old brother tells her that he has been accepted into the college ofhis choice. In a few months, he will move to a town three hours away from her. Monica responds byscreaming at him, sobbing for hours, locking herself in her bedroom, and refusing to eat unless heagrees to go to a college that is only 15 minutes away. A psychiatrist would MOST likely classify thiscase as what type of disorder?
(1 point)
gender dysphoria
adjustment
developmental
neurodevelopmental

Answer 1

1) Mood disorder — the alternating manic/ hypomanic-like behavior and depressive periods indicate a mood (bipolar) disorder.

2) Adjustment disorder — an excessive maladaptive emotional/behavioral response to an identifiable stressor (brother’s impending move).