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.
Answer: A
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Psychosis is a striking and essential feature of schizophrenia. Psychosis is __________.
A. a tendency to be unpredictably violent B. a significant loss of contact with reality C. an inability to know right from wrong D. an abrupt shift in personality from one pattern to another
______ refers to one's confidence in their ability to organize and execute a given course of action to solve a problem or accomplish a ask.
A. Self-actualization B. Self-esteem C. Self-regard D. Self-efficacy
Which of the following is FALSE
a. The health and behavior assessment and intervention codes (H& B CPT codes), apply to psychological services that address behavioral, social, and psychophysiological conditions in the treatment or management of patients diagnosed with physical health problems. b. The American Medical Association (AMA) can decide at any time to delete certain health and behavior codes (H & B codes) and this can affect reimbursement for services. c. Health psychologists use all the same billing codes that physicians use. d. All Medicare carriers now reimburse psychologists for services under the health and behavior codes.
Raymond Cattell, attempting to transform the first published list of personality descriptors, used a statistical technique called __________, which identifies correlations and common clusters in a larger group These clusters were used to define Cattell's theory of 16 personality traits.
a. structural equation modeling b. factor analysis c. binomial linear regression d. canonical correlations