Robert complained of complete lack of feeling in both knees, but a physical exam revealed no physiological damage. Which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis for Robert?
a) Body dysmorphic disorder
b) Somatization disorder
c) Conversion disorder
d) Hypochondriasis
c
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The earliest social rule of communication children learn is
A) answer-obviousness. B) turn taking. C) looking in the speaker's eyes. D) motherese.
A person holding a policy in Acme Insurance dies. The company wants to determine the cause of death, as it could legitimately deny the nominee death benefits if it was a case of suicide. Which of the following can help the company in this regard?
A. Risk assessments B. Advance medical directives C. Psychological autopsy D. Testamentary capacity
Ed appears to have social phobia; the determination of this diagnosis was made by his scores on a particular measure of social fear
Scores like his have been shown in the past to be related to social phobia, as well as correlated with a variety of measures of social and occupational disability associated with social phobia. The measure Ed took would be said to have: a) High construct validity b) High content validity c) High criterion validity d) High statistical validity