b. somatic symptom
c. obsessive-compulsive
d. conversion
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary
Before the doctor sees Mina, the nurse asks Mina a series of questions regarding her bodily complaints. Mina tells the nurse that in the past week she has had vomiting, constipation, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, numbness in her feet at night, a painful tingling in her feet during the day, and headaches that keep her in bed most of the day. The nurse suspects that Mina may have a(n) __________ disorder.
The criterion of maladaptive behavior used in determining whether behavior is abnormal would likely to be applied to which of the following cases?
a. Jonathan, who is hearing voices b. Quincy, who is experiencing some symptoms of depression but is still functioning adequately. c. Nate, who has developed a drug abuse problem that is affecting his health. d. Tricia, who behaves in ways other people consider deviant. e. Leslie, who believes he is hounded by demons.
The physical memory trace for information in the brain is known as the engram
a. true b. false
A person who is capable of integrating both masculinity and femininity into his or her gender role is
a. androgynous b. homosexual c. transsexual d. undifferentiated