Nick is 18 years old. Nick’s behavior and his ability to care for himself have dramatically changed. He has begun dressing very oddly, he displays little emotion, he makes poor eye contact, and he alternates between purposeless and repetitive body movements and sitting completely still for hours at a time.  His speech is also very bizarre and it is tough to find meaning in what he is saying. Nick has been fired from his job and has lost many of his friends. This deterioration in functioning began about 1 year ago, though his speech and movement abnormalities have been present for the last three months and fluctuate in severity. Nick has never had any other periods of abnormal behavior. What disorder does Nick have?

Shaina (age 23) becomes extremely anxious and distressed if made to go to certain places like the grocery store or a movie theater, or to ride on buses or trains. In particular, she does not like being in small, enclosed, and crowded spaces. She tries not to travel on public transportation or go to the places that make her anxious, though she has found that she can’t always avoid them. Instead, she will agree to go as long as her husband accompanies her, though she continues to feel anxious. Shaina knows that her fear is unreasonable, but she is concerned that if she is by herself in any of these places that she might do something embarrassing like falling or becoming incontinent, and that she won’t be able to escape or get help. These things have never happened, but she continues to be afraid and distressed. Her symptoms have been occurring for the past 5 years. What disorder does Shaina have?

For the past year, Jacey (age 23) has been hearing voices that speak to one another and has been having very bizarre thoughts about believing that she is the devil. Her friends have stated that she has become almost emotionless, in that her face always looks blank and she never makes eye contact anymore. These symptoms have caused her problems in her social, occupational, and self-care functioning. During most of this time, Jacey has also felt extremely sad and worthless and no longer enjoys spending time with her friends. She also has not been eating or sleeping much. This second set of symptoms have all been present for the past year, with the exception of a one-month period where they dissipated, although her symptoms of hearing voices and having odd beliefs remained. Jacey has not had any other periods of abnormal functioning. What disorder does Jacey have?

Shoshanna (age 30) has an immense fear of harm befalling her husband and young child. Any time her husband or child goes somewhere without her, Shoshanna becomes extremely upset and worries nonstop that she may never see them again. These worries interfere with her sleep as well, as she has difficulty falling asleep because she is worried about losing her family, and she even has nightmares about being permanently separated from them. Otherwise, Shoshanna has never had any other symptoms of abnormal behavior. What disorder does Shoshanna have?

Pat has been unable to form new long-term memories since the death of his wife 4 months ago. He continues to remember who he is and information for his life up until his wife’s death, but he doesn’t remember that his wife has passed away and has not formed any new memories since. Pat does not have any other symptoms of abnormal functioning, except that his symptoms are disrupting his ability to maintain relationships and perform at his job. What disorder does Pat have?

For the past 9 months, 10-year-old Zeke has been exceptionally argumentative and hostile towards others.  Specifically, he often argues with his parents and teachers, deliberately annoys others, blames others for his mistakes, and constantly loses his temper.  This has caused him many problems at his middle school.  Zeke does not have any other problems with his behavior and states that he is able to control his behavior.  What disorder does Zeke have?

A corporation’s board of directors

  Allison is gathering information about other producers in her industry for inclusion in the ______________ section of her marketing plan.

Because Tom is planning a new business with a limited timeframe to capitalize on an opportunity, the best solution would be a ____ business plan.

A firm’s marketing mix consists of ____ activities.