Megan's therapist has diagnosed her with both major depression and generalized anxiety disorder. This is an example of _______________, because Megan is suffering from both disorders at the same time

FIll in the blank with correct word.


Answer: comorbidity
Rationale: Comorbidity is the presence of two disorders simultaneously, or the presence of a second disorder that affects the one being treated.

Psychology

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a. diet b. stress c. exercise d. education

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The conversion of external energy into something that the nervous system can understand is known as _____________

A) accommodation B) perception C) sensation D) transduction

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In experiments where bowls of soup were secretly filled through a tube so that the soup never ran out, which of the following happened?

A) Participants felt full at the same time as control participants, but continued to eat anyway. B) Participants ate significantly more than control participants, but did not feel more satiated. C) Participants felt full at the same time as control participants and stopped eating. D) Participants ate significantly less than control participants, but felt equally satiated.

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After his football team wins a close game on a very risky play that rarely worked, Greg says, "I KNEW that play would win the game for us." In reality, he wasn't at all sure it would work until after the play was completed

His thinking is an example of ______. a. the confirmation bias c. framing b. counterfactual thinking d. hindsight bias

Psychology