Individuals who believe that they have physical illnesses despite assurances from medical practitioners have________. Individuals who experience paralysis or blindness without a medical cause have ________
a. hypochondriasis; conversion disorder
b. conversion disorder; hypochondriasis
c. phobias; panic disorders
d. dissociative disorders; phobias
Answer: a. hypochondriasis; conversion disorder
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a. dopamine b. serotonin c. GABA d. acetylcholine
Kashiro witnessed many people severely burned by the accident at the nuclear power plant and now has flashbacks and much anxiety. He goes to a therapist who instructs him to watch her moving finger while he talks about the incident. What approach is this therapist using?
a. biofeedback training (BFT) b. eye-movement desensitizationand reprocessing (EMDR) c. electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) d. hypnosis
The tendency to attribute behavior to internal, stable characteristics is called:
a. naive psychology b. nonnormative attribution c. the fundamental attribution error d. psychological error attribution
Sounds are converted into action potentials within the ________ and then transmitted to the ________
a. middle ear; cochlea b. cochlea; parietal cortex c. pinna; frontal cortex d. basilar membrane; auditory cortex e. basilar membrane; occipital cortex