As a child, George often skipped school and engaged in repeated acts of vandalism and petty theft. As an adult, he has been arrested for running a dishonest investment company. The most likely diagnosis for Georges current behavior is

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As a child, George often skipped school and engaged in repeated acts of vandalism and petty theft. As an adult, he has been arrested for running a dishonest investment company. The most likely diagnosis for George’s current behavior is

A	narcissism
B	antisocial
C	borderline
D	schizoid

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Typically used for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), this involves doing exposure homework, such as touching something considered “dirty, ” and then refraining from performing the compulsive behavior that is triggered from the exposure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Obsessions. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that cause distressing emotions such as anxiety, fear or disgust.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following explanations would the cognitive approach use to explain Anthony’s behavior? His irrational thoughts are causing him to doubt his abilities, even though he has evidence to show otherwise.

Detailed explanation-4: -Panic attacks are intense periods of fear or feelings of doom developing over a very short time frame–up to 10 minutes–and associated with at least four of the following: Overwhelming fear (of losing control or going crazy)

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND ILLNESS