Disorders in which there is real physical illness that is largely caused by psychological factors such as stress or anxiety are called ________ disorders
a. conversion
b. organic
c. somatic symptom
d. psychosomatic
Answer: d
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a. panic disorder b. factitious disorder c. agoraphobia d. functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)
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a. justified because women are biologically inferior to men b. justified because it is in accordance with church dogma c. basically wrong d. supported by the science of ethology