Elijah has a strong fear that he has lung cancer. He has been to his doctor several times and is familiar with all of the symptoms of lung cancer that he has researched on WebMD. His doctor can find no physical evidence to suggest that Elijah has lung cancer and is considering a diagnosis of ____
a. ?conversion disorder
b. ?phobia
c. ?illness anxiety disorder
d. ?generalized anxiety disorder
ANSWER:
c
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a. Psychoanalytic interpretation b. Rational emotive process c. Cognitive restructuring d. Systematic desensitization
Psychologists look at people's attributions for the causes of their behavior to explain
A. pessimism. B. guilt. C. aggression. D. achievement.
The correlation between scores on a test of tranquility and age at death is +.60. What could we conclude from this correlation coefficient?
a) People with high tranquility scores live longer. b) Dying at a later age is related to low tranquility scores. c) People who have high tranquility scores tend to die younger. d) People with low tranquility scores die 60 percent sooner than those with high tranquility scores.
Bob is a hyperactive child whose physician prescribed a drug to calm him. What type of drug would Bob take?
a) opiates b) stimulants c) depressants d) hallucinogens