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1. Michael reports the following unusual experiences: He found used tea bags in

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Question

1. Michael reports the following unusual experiences: He found used tea bags in the wastebasket, although he does not like tea and lives alone; he discovered several suits in his closet that he had no memory of buying and did not like; he has had people greet him, calling him “William” or “Christian,” whom he has never met before. Which DSM-5 diagnosis would best fit Michael’s symptoms?

A. dissociative identity disorder

B. dissociative amnesia

C. schizophrenia

D. depersonalization/derealization disorder

2. This condition is the leading cause of intellectual disability in children.

A. fetal alcohol disorder

B. infant alcohol disorder

C. learning disability

D. fetal opiate syndrome

3. These symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with problems in executive functioning, such as planning, problem-solving, and making associations between thoughts and feelings

A. disorganized symptoms

B. cataonia

C. positive symptoms

D. negative symptoms

Explanation / Answer

1.Option A)

Miachel's symptoms are of Dissociative identity disorder.There seems to be at least 2 distinct personalities with different names, likes and dislikes which alternately take control of him.

2.Option A)

Fetal alcohol disorder are a spectrum of disorder that are caused by the expectant mother consuming alcohol during pregnancy which effects the brain development of the fetus and in the case of fetal alcohol syndrome lead to problems invision, memory, attention span, and abilities to learn and communicate.

3.Option A)

Disorganised symptoms effect the individual's ability to think clearly or make decisions, difficulty in communicating and confused memory aming others.