Question

Why can it be difficult for therapists to correctly diagnose people with anxiety and mood disorders?

a) Symptoms are seen only by people they have close relationships with.

b) Symptoms are also normal reactions to everyday life events.

c) Symptoms are suppressed when in the presence of a therapist.

d) Symptoms are usually exaggerated in the presence of a therapist.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B symptoms are also normal reactions to every day life events

Answer 2

It is difficult for therapist to correctly diagnose people with anxiety and mood disorders because symptoms are also normal reactions to everyday life events.

Step-by-step explanation

Anxiety and mood disorders are normally characterized by unwillingness of patients to open up about their emotional challenges because the symptoms are sensitive and in most cases mixed with normal reactions to day to day activities. For example , men are uneasy to report mood disorders than women because it is assumed that men face emotional stress in their day to day activities yet this is should not be taken as a normal thing.