Santana has been exhibiting uncontrollable sneezing for the last two weeks. The doctor finds that Santana does not have a cold or allergies and that the sneezes are unusual in their rate and rhythm, and Santana's eyes do not close during the sneeze. Santana also stopped sneezing when she was put under hypnosis. All of these signs suggest that Santana's sneezing is a(n) __________ disorder
a. somatization
b. organic mental
c. conversion
d. dissociative
C
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Because of ___, people tend to assume someone who competes is a competitor and that someone who cooperates is a cooperator.
a. social pressure b. informational influence c. the fundamental attribution error d. perceiver prototypes
If Melissa and Gilbert are a typical married couple, then considering the division of household labor, a. Gilbert will be unwilling to engage in any housework chores
b. Melissa would be more satisfied with the division if she were occasionally allowed to perform a "male" task. c. Gilbert would be for splitting the household chores on the basis of time spent on each task. d. Melissa would be more involved in housework if she were employed outside the home.
Scientific psychology is formally recognized to have begun:
a. in Greece, with the work of Hippocrates. b. in the United States, with the work of James. c. in Austria, with the work of Freud. d. in Germany, with the work of Wundt.
As opposed to chronic, free-floating, and pervasive anxiety,
those who are diagnosed with _____ experience fairly brief but intense episodes of anxiety. This disorder includes episodes of anxiety that tend to surface as physical symptoms such as a racing heart, shaking, sweating, and sensations of choking. The sufferers typically change their every day routine for fear that another episode may occur. Fill in the blank with correct word