Glove anesthesia is an example of what disorder?
a) factitious disorder
b) conversion disorder
c) somatization disorder
d) histrionic personality disorder
b
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You are a psychologist who is evaluating the behavior of a new client. The client tells you that he does not like to wear clothing and that he walks around nude most of the time. In addition, he tells you that he lives in a society where clothing is required and nudity is seen as abnormal. Which of the following is the criterion by which you evaluate your client's behavior to be abnormal?
A. Psychosis B. Distress C. Disability D. Statistical rarity
According to the introduction to Chapter 15 ("Moving Onward . . .".), which of the following statements correctly describes the status of women at present?
a. Women's overall status has consistently become worse in recent years. b. Women's overall status has consistently improved in recent years. c. In many respects, women's status has improved, but progress has been slow. d. In the United States, women's status has improved; throughout the rest of the world, it has become worse.
Protective factors
a. work against strong social support systems. b. do not develop until the teenage years. c. help children from becoming maladjusted in the face of risk. d. are especially apparent in autistic children.
Older women typically
a. outlive their husbands b. are wealthier than men their age c. adjust less well than men to spousal death d. all of the above