Question

At various times, Cynthia, a 15-year-old high school student, has always been considered by her family and/or friends to be moody, high-strung, and explosive. She has repeatedly had severe temper outbursts that seemed out of proportion to her current situation. In between outbursts, her mood is consistently irritable and angry for most of the day. You would likely diagnose Cynthia with

Answer 1

Answer:

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Explanation:

At various times, Cynthia, a 15-year-old high school student, has always been considered by her family and/or friends to be moody, high-strung, and explosive. She has repeatedly had severe temper outbursts that seemed out of proportion to her current situation. In between outbursts, her mood is consistently irritable and angry for most of the day. You would likely diagnose Cynthia with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is a condition found majorly in children which makes them chronically irritable and experiences frequent, severe temper outbursts that seem out of proportion to the situation at hand. Children diagnosed with DMDD struggle to bring their emotions under control in an age-appropriate way. In between outbursts they are irritable most of the time.

This is what Cynthia is suffering from

Answer 2

Answer:

c. disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Explanation:

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) can be defined as mental disorder which can be found in children and adolescents.

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder occurs when a person is constantly and frequently moody including temper outbursts which may seem out of proportion to the situation at hand or current situation and the person mood is consistently and frequently irritable and angry for most of the day.

Therefore bases on the scenario Cynthia would likely be diagnose with DISRUPTIVE MOOD DYSREGULATION DISORDER