Karen hasn't been eating or sleeping much lately. She has a general sense of hopelessness and low self-esteem. When she goes to work she finds herself struggling to concentrate and make important decisions. Karen seems to be suffering from

A) schizophrenia.

B) dysthymic disorder.

C) major depressive disorder.

D) generalized anxiety disorder.

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20 May, 08:24

Karen hasn't been eating or sleeping much lately. She has a general sense of hopelessness and low self-esteem. When she goes to work she finds herself struggling to concentrate and make important decisions. Karen seems to be suffering from

A) schizophrenia.

B) dysthymic disorder.

C) major depressive disorder.

D) generalized anxiety disorder.

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Joey Bolton · Answer 1

If Karen experiences all of this things, she seems to be suffering from dysthymic disorder.

Scizophrenia means that she has split personalities.

Major depressive disorder starts after 2 years of feeling this way.

And this isn't general anxiety because it is more severe than that.