A major change or loss of physical functioning that is not faked, even though there are no medical findings to support the physical symptom or deficit, is called __________.

A. hypochondriasis
B. conversion disorder
C. somatization disorder
D. Münchausen syndrome


Answer: B

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a. early twentieth century psychosurgery b. Philippe Pinel in eighteenth-century Paris c. Hippocrates in ancient Greece d. Galen in ancient Rome

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a. this technique is effective if you need to learn a single list of items; its effectiveness is reduced when learning multiple lists. b. the research suggests that this technique works well, as long as you can create the story easily and also recall it easily. c. this technique is effective with college students, but not for people with memory impairments. d. this method is so effective that it works even if you use a weak story to link together the items.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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