Laurel Has Been Diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

question 34

Multiple Choice

Laurel has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. To meet the criteria for making this diagnosis, she must have ____.

• A) a specific situation that she fears and avoids
• B) a consistent fear of leaving her home
• C) symptoms lasting six months or more
• D) had four or more panic attacks in the past year

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Definitions:

Chemically Equivalent

Describes atoms or groups in a molecule that are identical in their chemical environment, often resulting in indistinguishable spectroscopic signals.

Diastereotopic

Describes hydrogen atoms (or groups) in a molecule that are not equivalent in the three-dimensional space, causing different chemical shifts in NMR spectroscopy.

Enantiotopic

Refers to two groups or atoms in a molecule that are mirror images of each other but are not superimposable, commonly used in stereochemistry.

Internal Reference

A benchmark or standard within an experiment or measurement against which other data or results are compared or calibrated.