Mrs. Borhoquez is terrified that she has contracted a viral infection that is invading her body and weakening her immune system

In spite of medical tests that show no illness, she continues to surf the Internet looking for a diagnostic match to her symptoms. Family members were sympathetic at first but now are tired of hearing the same old complaints. Mrs. Borhoquez presents a classic case of
A) illness anxiety disorder.
B) pain disorder.
C) conversion disorder.
D) psychosomatic disorder.


A

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A. She does not necessarily score high on the test. B. Since she is very creative, she will score very high. C. Divergent thinking cannot be tested. D. Tests of divergent thinking have not been created.

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The ________ hypothesis asserts that all adults retain excellent physical and mental function until just a few years before death

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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The extent to which the ratio of contributions by group members to the rewards they receive should be ________ for all group members in order for us to believe that ________ justice exists

a) the same; distributive b) the same; transactional c) different; interpersonal d) different; procedural

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Incidence refers to

a) the likelihood that a disorder will be found in another culture. b) the number of people who develop new cases of the disorder in a given time period. c) the proportion of a population that has a disorder now. d) the likelihood that a person will have a disorder given that they have a particular characteristic.

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