Adjustment & Impulse Control Disorders

The _______________ Disorders involve a maladaptive reaction to one or more psychological stressors that is in excess of what would be _____________ given the nature of the stressor(s).

In Adjustment Disorders, the onset of symptoms must be within ______ months of the stressor.

Ordinarily, Adjustment Disorder is diagnosed only if symptoms remit within_____ months but it can also be diagnosed when symptoms persist if the stressor or its consequence are chronic or enduring.

When the individual's reaction is to the death of a loved one and the response is within expectable limits, the appropriate diagnosis is _________.

The Impulse Control Disorders involve a failure to resist an impulse or temptation to perform an act that is _______________

__________________ involves a failure to control aggressive impulses that results in severe assaultive acts or property damage, while _____________ is characterized by a recurrent failure to control an impulse to pull out one's hair, resulting in noticeable hair loss.