During a case conference, one of the staff describes a patient as experiencing an "ego-dystonic" disorder. what is the most likely description of this patient? a. he views his symptoms as a moral failure. b. he does not view his disorder as a problem. c. he is distressed by his symptoms. d. he believes he can solve his own problems without a therapist's .

I would go with option C; He is distressed by his symptoms. He has a problem and he realizes how problematic it is to him. Patients who manifest thoughts, behaviors, or impulses which is in conflict with the needs of the ego are said to be ego dystonic. If he views his disorder as a moral failure, or he doesn't view his problem as a disorder at all which is basically the same as option A, or if he thinks he can solve his problem without the therapist's help then he's being ego systonic. He thinks his attitude or feelings is consistent with his ideal self-image. Whereas his reply in C shows that he admits he has a problem which is in dissonance with his ideal self-image image.

question 1

the reasons for the global discontent in the early 1900s were the following:

desire for independence   was the main fight of many territories which were still under the control of colonial powers. dissatisfaction with peace terms of wwi . the best example is the case of germany, that was forced by the peace treaties to pay very expensive war reparations to the winners of wwi. some time later, german leaders broke relations and stopped recognizing the authority of those who imposed sanctions on their country, counting with the support of the population that was suffering the important economic consequences of the payment of reparations. overproduction of consumer goods which led to hyperinflation scenarios and very week currencies and economies.

question 2

the reasons for the great depression were the following, and these led to wall street crash in october 1929 and caused the subsequent great recession period.

high personal debt, that ended up with many bankrupt investors. falling stock price as everybody was getting rid of the stocks, many because they could not meet the amounts of money required by the margins that backed their investments.

question 3

italy: led by the fascists and benito mussolini   and promised to restore the greatness of the roman empire. germany: led by adolph hitler and the nazi party and conducted anti-jewish riots in austriajapan: was controlled by aggressive military leaders and invaded countries for their resources

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