The psychological disorder that some research has associated with an increased risk for developing cancer is
A) anxiety.
B) PTSD.
C) depression.
D) substance abuse.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
If you focus on your fingertip and bring it toward your eyes until they almost cross, you will actually feel the muscles that control eye movement working harder as your fingertip gets closer through a process known as
a. habituation. b. linear perspective. c. convergence. d. overlap.
Bob is a clerk working the night shift at a convenience store. Late last month he was a victim of an armed robbery. Although he wasn't hurt, he now becomes frightened whenever a man comes into the store at night. Bob is also experiencing flashbacks, and has started having heart palpitations. He went to a doctor who referred him to a psychiatrist. His diagnosis was posttraumatic stress disorder
Which of the following terms best represents Bob's case? A. physical-mental B. mental-mental C. mental-physical D. physical-physical
Tom tells you that he can make his roommate take out the trash by simply thinking about his roommate doing it
He agrees with you that this could sometimes just be a coincidence, but he seems to truly believe he can sometimes get people to do things just by thinking about it. You find him understandable when he talks, but sometimes hard to follow. His clothes are messy and don't match. Tom tells you not to tell anyone about his power, because he knows that other people don't like him because they are jealous and they would hurt him if they could. The best diagnosis for Tom is a. borderline personality disorder. b. paranoid personality disorder. c. schizotypal personality disorder. d. schizoid personality disorder.