Question

Courtney is desperately sad, has trouble concentrating, and has lost some of her appetite. She has started to skip most of her classes and can't maintain eye contact with others for long. She calls her college's mental health help line and says, "I'm so worried about my grades that my stomach hurts. I don't know what to do." Based on the text's continuum from normal behavior to severely disordered behavior, Courtney's status would be considered ____.

a. normal
b. moderately disordered
c. psychological disorder, less severe
d. psychological disorder, more severe

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Another way in which psychological disorder is known in general mental disorders or psychiatric disorders. Mental disorders are patterns of behavioral or psychological symptoms that have a detrimental impact on multiple areas of life. These disorders create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms.

With Courtney she is experiencing some symptoms but not severe enough to cause damage to herself or others but being desperately sad and trouble concentrating is a psychological disorder.

Answer 2

Answer:c. psychological disorder, less severe

Explanation:The term psychological disorder , usually this is a term used to refer to mental disorder or psychiatric disorders. Mental disorders occurs when someone has some constant patterns of behavioral or psychological symptoms which greatly affect how they normally function on daily basis , this may be in one's work or school or family . It cause an individual to feel greatly distressed.

Courtney is distressed cause she is desperately sad and can't concentrate and as a result this has affected her normal daily life that he can't even copy e school work. It hasn't been less severe because she hasn't yet been a threat to herself in away that she may need to be hospitalized.