Tina Has Been Extremely Hyperactive for the Past Week and Is

question 208

Multiple Choice

Tina has been extremely hyperactive for the past week and is getting by with only three hours of sleep each night. Her thoughts seem to be racing out of control, and she is convinced that the novel she started last week will become a best seller and win a Pulitzer Prize, even though she has never had any of her writing published in the past. Tina's symptoms suggest that she is currently experiencing

• A)dysthymic disorder.
• B)generalized anxiety disorder.
• C)a manic episode.
• D)dissociative fugue.

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Definitions:

Erik Erikson's Theory

A theory of psychological development that outlines eight stages of psychosocial development from infancy to late adulthood.

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Erik Erikson

A developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings, which outlines eight stages from infancy to adulthood.