What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common?

A) awareness that the symptoms are psychological
B) lack of personal distress
C) lack of a recognizable medical cause
D) deception by the “ill” person


Answer: C

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Psychology's intellectual parents are the disciplines of

a. physics and physiology. b. philosophy and physiology. c. chemistry and physics. d. philosophy and chemistry.

Psychology

Which of the following students indicates the best understanding of the factors related to heterosexism?

a. Candace: "Surprisingly, young people show more heterosexism than older people do.". b. Barney: "Men have more negative attitudes towards homosexual individuals than women do.". c. Ellen: "Women are more negative than men in their attitudes towards homosexual individuals—especially gay males.". d. Harvey: "Heterosexist attitudes are so widespread that both political liberals and conservatives are equally likely to be heterosexist.".

Psychology

Piaget believed that the appearance-reality distinction appeared at what age?

a. Age 3. b. Age 4. c. Age 5. d. Not until age 7 or 8.

Psychology

The major focus of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development is to assess intelligence by measuring

a. the rate at which infants achieve developmental milestones. b. vocabulary size. c. creativity. d. physiological status at birth (e.g., heart rate, respiration, muscle tone).

Psychology