No correct answer
No correct answer
I also press F, but for grading the author, not as a sign of respect.
It doesn't exactly inspire confidence into the reliability of expert assessments, when this is the kind of textbook used to train them.
This sounds like the average extrovert’s perspective on an introvert lifestyle tbh. “Oh you have minimal social life and focus on your passions there must be something wrong with you.”
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What you encountered was a sociopath projecting how they feel about every action they take onto you. Somehow you are the asshole for not complying with their selfishness.
I'd even go as far as to say that everything I'm not forced to do is, (very) technically, more or less, based on selfishness/egoism.
- There's the times when I genuinely enjoy doing something
- times when I don't really care about something (or even dislike it slightly) but friends/family members are happy to do it together (in turn being beneficial for me because I like them being happy)
- something I may dislike but is (in the long term) beneficial for me (studying, taking yucky medicine :)) )
- probably lots more categories I can't think of/don't have the time to write down
Of course this is kinda taking it to the extreme, but I don't think I've ever done anything without any benefit, however broadly defined, for me, unless I was absolutely forced to do so without any way out.
Yep, or a caffeine addict who is flabbergasted I don't consume caffeine. (I'm not calling everyone who consumes caffeine a caffeine addict, just the ones who literally can't function without it) Like I can't consume more than a negligible amount of caffeine because it triggers my migraine. But apparently something is wrong with me because I'm not dependent on a drug to stay awake.
This sounds like the writer is writing about someone specific
Sounds like the professor is trolling his or her students.
Pay special attention to the last statement before the question - "He is doing well in school and has a girlfriend who is also a medical student." This sentence is there to tell you that the student in question does not have a disorder; his life is going fine. Answers A, B, D, and E are all disorders, and answer C is "traits", not a disorder. Ergo, the correct answer is C.
"which disorder do they most likely have"
This is a typical type of question in higher level studies, where the scenario given is intentionally inconclusive to measure your ability to determine what path may warrant further investigation.
The correct answer is C. Not because it's a diagnosis, but if there were to be a diagnosis, that would be most likely
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Not a medical student but graduated with a professional degree. This is the way.
To add to that, one of my professors back in college said of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders that medical and pharmacy students may reflect the symptom profile of the disorder during their studies just to get by. Sounds to me like this is the perspective this professor is demonstrating in this question.
Isn't it b? This sounds like a real life example of the test I was given for ocpd.
- diagnosed in early 20s,
- obsessed with lists,
- workaholic to the point that you can't socialize,
- doesn't trust the work of others, and
- appears successful to outsiders because they're obsessed with perfection.
If that were the intention behind the question, it would demonstrate a poor understanding of likelyhood in a strictly analytical sense. The most likely diagnosis would still be none of the options given, but literally "None".
If it were meant as a simple "Gotcha"-Question, it is semantically poorly constructed - and also ethically questionable to teach a lesson of "select the least wrong option from a preselected set of permitted answers" in the context of medical practise.
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Yeah that sounds totally normal. Sounds like he has everything under control. He's actually organized, making lists and shit. He enjoys what he does. He has a girlfriend, so clearly he's not a total hermit. He just chooses not to spend time with collegues. That sounds like a normal well-organized person
You can't tell what it really is based on the information given. You normally need to meet 4 or 5 criteria in order to give a diagnosis. Besides that, you need knowledge and life history of your patient because a lot of diagnosis overlap. Probably this is the catch from the question, he has traits of being obsessive, but you can't really say what just yet. A bunch of people, even while studying, will fall for questions like these.
he has traits of being obsessive
Yeah, it's C. People here are going overboard. No one is judging you if you have these traits.
People have a lot of traits of one mental condition or another. And it is normal. There are usually two points of mental health conditions, one if you have enough traits and feelings etc and another if they affect your life negatively. Admittedly no actual graduated doctor in multiple countries would make a diagnosis with this little information which is why I am guessing this is meant for earlier parts of medical education.
How does one catch this disorder? I need this disease please
It is called focus and discipline, and you can catch it in your local martial arts strip mall dojo.
You rack disciprine!
F. Normal personality in order
Sounds like a normal person who has their shit together
I love that option "F" stood for "Fuck you".
This is probably why I was diagnosed with OCD in my teens and endured years of medications that didn’t help me at all. Now I’m in my 40s and finally on proper ADHD meds. Doing pretty well, I’m happy to share.
This is exactly me, and I have diagnosed OCD, so I'm going with both C and E
