Evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder includes the fact that conversion disorder
A. is almost exclusively experienced by women.
B. is being diagnosed more frequently in our society.
C. tends to occur in lower socioeconomic groups where there is less medical knowledge.
D. tends to occur in wealthy areas where there is easy access to sophisticated medical tests.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
When they first started dating, Norma and Nathan didn't share much about themselves with one another, but as their relationship developed, they began to talk more about personal issues and reveal more about themselves. Their behavior is most consistent with the predictions of
a. the matching hypothesis. b. equity theory. c. the triangular theory of love. d. social penetration theory.
Disturbances of the neurotransmitter ________ can produce memory problems
a. serotonin b. norepinephrine c. GABA d. acetylcholine e. glutamate
A young woman returns from a day at the beach to find she has developed severe sunburn. Which neurons are sending messages from her burned skin to her brain informing her of the pain from the burn?
a. motor neurons b. interaction neurons c. afferent neurons d. efferent neurons
Albert Moll's theories of sexuality introduced the concept of
a. abnormal sexual behavior b. female sexual responses as being both normal and healthy c. homosexuality as naturally occurring and socially acceptable d. sexuality being divided into both biological and psychological components