Discuss two of the causal factors of somatic symptom disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include two of the following: 1. Misinterpretations of bodily sensations-overly focusing on symptoms, perceiving them as more dangerous than they are, looking for confirming evidence, and discounting disconfirming evidence. 2. Dysfunctional beliefs about oneself-believing that one will be unable to cope with illness, seeing oneself as weak and unable to tolerate exercise. 3. Secondary reinforcements-current and past history, special comfort, relief from responsibilities.
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A) initial encoding only. B) the retrieval phase only. C) short-term storage only. D) any phase of information processing.
Which of the following terms represents the smooth movement that allows the eyes to follow a moving object?
A) Tracking B) Acuity C) Tracing D) Visualization
Perceptions differ from sensations in that __________.
A. perceptions depend as much on prior experience as they do on neural cues traveling between receptors and the brain. B. perceptions are purely psychological, whereas sensations are purely neural C. each sensation is actually a large set of perceptions D. sensations depend mostly on learning, whereas perceptions are innate processes
Environmental factors and peer pressure play a more important role in explaining the initiation of drug use in early adolescence, whereas __________ play an increasing role in explaining continuation of drug use through adulthood.
A. genetic factors B. birth order theories C. education levels D. economic factors