Frankie is convinced she is ill. She has persistent GI issues and headaches that have lasted for seven months. Doctors can find nothing wrong with her but she has missed a great deal of work. She would be diagnosed as having __________.
A. somatic symptom disorder
B. hypochondriasis
C. conversion disorder
D. factitious disorder
Answer: A
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Maura suspects that she has some memory deficit. What kind of assessment should she undergo?
a. COPD b. Divided attention c. Neuropsychological d. Selective attention
Jan is a college student who is coping with an alcoholic parent by attending a group in which other members of the group also have family members with alcohol and drug problems. The members in this group provide each other with mutual support and a chance to discuss problems. Jan is most likely attending a(n) __________ group
a. peer counseling b. self-help c. sensitivity d. encounter
Feedback loops play a role in _________ motivations
a. approach but not avoidance b. avoidance but not approach c. approach and avoidance d. neither approach nor avoidance
When no evidence of organic brain damage can be found, cases are labeled ________ intellectual disability. Individuals with this type of disability have IQs between 55 and 70.
A. moderate B. severe C. pseudo-social D. cultural-familial