People who have trouble describing their feelings, and instead report only their
physical symptoms are referred to by psychiatrists as having
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. Munchausen syndrome
c. depression
d. alexithymia
e. idiopathic disease
d
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interview. Rika has lost this job opportunity because of a practice called ____. a. cybervetting b. web sniffing c. due process d. personal referencing
“Achievement loss” between grades 8 and 9 was greatest (Alspaugh, 1998) when students were in school districts that went from
a. elementary to middle school to high school. b. rural to urban. c. K to 8 school to high school. d. urban to rural.
Trait theorists believe that we have a hereditary readiness to behave in particular ways since they think of traits as
a. miniature cardinal types. b. biological predispositions. c. character profiles. d. possible selves.
Using the word psychosomatic to describe a disorder with an obvious physical component is considered misleading because
A. it gives the impression that psychological disorders like anxiety or depression do not have a biological component. B. it assumes that the physical aspects of a disorder are less important than the psychological aspects. C. it emphasizes the psychological symptoms of a disorder instead of the physical symptoms. D. it gives the impression that biological disorders are not influenced by psychological factors.