Alicia Is Jittery and Tense Much of the Time, and Spends

question 160

Multiple Choice

Alicia is jittery and tense much of the time, and spends hours worrying about her children-who are well-adjusted-and worrying about her finances even though she is actually financially secure. Alicia might be diagnosed as suffering from

• A) generalized anxiety disorder.
• B) bipolar depression.
• C) a somatoform disorder.
• D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Definitions:

Deism

A belief system that posits the existence of a supreme being who does not intervene in the universe or in the lives of humans after its creation, emphasizing reason and observation of the natural world.

Commuter Marriages

Marriages where the spouses live apart in different geographical locations due to work commitments, meeting only periodically.

Profane

That which is of the everyday, secular world and is specifically not religious.

Sacred

That which is set apart from ordinary activity, seen as holy, and protected by special rites and rituals.