Which of the following is a potential symptom of conversion disorder?
a) extreme anxiety
b) paralysis in the hand
c) chronic sweating
d) hypersensitivity to pain
c
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Hideki was attending his fifth baseball game at Condor Stadium, where he had previously had a panic attack. He did not know if he would have a panic attack today, but shortly after entering the stadium, he did. This type of panic attack is a. situationally predisposed. b. situationally bound
c. cued. d. uncued.
Finger-length ratios have been found to be related to ____
a. prenatal hormonal levels c. brain structure and function b. adult hormonal levels d. diet
Psychology is distinct from psychiatry in that it
a. requires significantly less graduate training. b. is concerned with all behavior, not just abnormality and mental illness. c. is based on counseling therapy rather than medication. d. is less concerned with scientific method than the latter disciplines. e. is not considered to be a scientific field.
Compton and Hoffman, your textbook authors, caution against falling into the trap of thinking that “each of us has a unique intact optimal personality just waiting to be released like a butterfly waiting to emerge fully formed from a chrysalis.” Explain why the analogy of our full potential to a butterfly waiting to emerge is inaccurate.
What will be an ideal response?