A law student preparing for the state bar exam underwent a battery of tests for partial paralysis in his dominant hand. Although doctors could find no physical cause for this paralysis, the student was able to postpone the exam. Then, strangely enough, the paralysis subsided. A possible diagnosis could be ____ disorder
a. ?pain
b. ?dissociative
c. ?conversion
d. ?illness anxiety
ANSWER:
c
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a. ?John b. ?Paul c. ?George d. ?Ringo
Janeen thinks of herself as a shy person who is often anxious in social settings. However, her friends would describe her as outgoing and relaxed. According to Carl Rogers, Janeen is likely to:
a. experience incongruence in her self-concept b. be high in self-efficacy c. experience congruence in her self-concept d. develop an external locus of control
Psychologists who attempt to explain our current behavior by looking back at human history to learn how natural selection affected us are advocating the __________ view
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Children who lack self-control are most likely to have parents who are
abusive. overcontrolling. authoritarian. permissive.