A Psychologist Holds Out a Comb and Asks Mr

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Multiple Choice

A psychologist holds out a comb and asks Mr.Bonte if he knows what it is called.Mr.Bonte replies,"I have no idea what that's called." The psychologist then asks Mr.Bonte to show what he would do with the object.Mr.Bonte says,"How should I know? I don't know what it is!" Mr.Bonte's response led the psychologist to describe his condition as

• A)aphasia.
• B)agnosia.
• C)apraxia.
• D)Alzheimer's disease.

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Definitions:

Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

An extreme form of normal separation anxiety that is characterized by anxiety about separating from parents; SAD often takes the form of school refusal.

Social Anxiety

Social Anxiety is a chronic mental health condition characterized by an intense fear or anxiety of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in a social or performance situation.

Erikson

Refers to Erik H. Erikson, a developmental psychologist known for his theory on the psychological development of humans, marked by eight stages from infancy to adulthood.

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis, a groundbreaking theory and method of treating psychological disorders and understanding human behavior through the unconscious mind.