Even though Tomas has never smoked, he immediately thinks that his bad cough is the result of lung cancer rather than the common cold. Tomas is most likely suffering from
a. conversion disorder.
b. hypochondriasis.
c. organic mental disorder.
d. psychosomatic illness.
B
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Before Nayla was born, her parents immigrated to the United States from their home country of Saudi Arabia. She has been raised in the U.S., and has never taken a large interest in her family's cultural background. Phinney (1989) would suggest that Nayla is in the ____ phase of achieving an ethnic identity?
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth
Which of the following neurotransmitters is thought to modulate pain relief?
a. dopamine b. acetylcholine c. GABA d. endorphin
Which of the following groups is not included in the Solomon four-group design?
A. A group that receives a pretest only. B. A group that receives only a pretest then a posttest, but no treatment. C. A group that receives a pretest, treatment, and then a posttest. D. A group that receives a posttest only.
Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of:
a) intimacy versus isolation. b) identity versus role confusion. c) integrity versus despair. d) generativity versus stagnation.