Shakita complains of relatively minor or mild symptoms, such as slight nausea. Instead of assuming it might just be digestion or something she ate, she interprets these symptoms as signs of a serious undiagnosed illness and feels anxiety about what that diagnosis might be. Which clinical diagnosis would Shakita most likely qualify for?
A. illness anxiety disorder
B. conversion disorder
C. factitious disorder
D. somatic symptom disorder
Answer: A
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a. normally distributed. b. positively correlated. c. regressing toward the average. d. negatively correlated.
Placing tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice into a blender and turning it on to produce salsa is similar to which of the following?
A. the detector of Broadbent's filter model B. the focused attention stage of feature integration theory C. the dictionary unit of Treisman's attenuation model D. the synchronization stage of the executive attention network
In which would the letter "p" be fastest recognized by an individual who spoke English?
a. Pelh b. Elhp c. Help d. Pleh
In one research study, Hilgard asked hypnotized subjects to submerge one hand in a tub of ice-cold water. Participants were told they would feel no pain, but they were also told that they could use the nonsubmerged hand to signal any pain by pressing a telegraph key. The participants kept one hand submerged in the water, as instructed, but with the other hand they pressed the key frequently
Later they claimed to have no memory of pressing the key. Hilgard's results support the view that hypnosis involves: a. creative role engagement b. a trancelike state with increased delta wave activity c. subliminal perception of environmental cues d. divided conscious awareness