What is a psychosomatic disorder?

What will be an ideal response?


A good answer would include the following key points:
- Psychosomatic disorders are medical problems caused by the interaction of psychological, emotional, and physical difficulties.
- These conditions are usually brought on by stress.
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Psychology

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Which of these is NOT a drawback to using open-ended questions?

A) coding requires highly trained raters B) people are forced to use a specific response scale C) participants may not provide information on important concepts D) coding can be very time-intensive

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a. reducing the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. b. reducing the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. c. eliminating the manic phase of bipolar I disorder. d. increasing neural activity at synapses involving GABA. e. preventing enzymes in the synaptic gap from destroying dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin.

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In a race, Sam came in first and Fred second. Determining the difference in time to complete the race between Sam and Fred involves an ordinal scale

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