Unlike malingerers, people with factitious disorders are classified in DSM-5 because ______

a. their numbers are growing while the number of malingerers has dramatically decreased
b. malingerers are male by definition and DSM-5 excludes single gender disorders
c. they lack a specific motivation for gain from their symptoms
d. they must also have a comorbid anxiety or mood disorder for the diagnosis to be utilized


C

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a. Reinforcements and punishments b. Modeling and imitation c. Interaction between individual needs and societal demands d. Modification of boundaries as a result of feedback and adaptive self-regulation

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a. Will expectant mothers feel coerced into using these technological advances simply because they are available? b. Should doctors face legal problems if they do not offer genetic screening in situations where such information can be useful? c. Should employers use the results of genetic screening tests to decide whether to hire on the basis of increased health risks? d. Should HMOs pay for expensive prenatal screening tests when the parents have already undergone genetic screening themselves?

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a. William Domhoff. b. J. Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley. c. Barbara Tedlock. d. Sigmund Freud.

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