Excessive preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physical illness is called:

What will be an ideal response?


Hypochondriasis

Psychology

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Deprivation dwarfism is caused by:

a. a genetic defect of the endocrine system b. a virus c. abuse or neglect resulting in decreased growth hormone d. insufficient food during early development

Psychology

Petra is on a date. She really likes her food, but stops herself after eating only one-third because she doesn't want her date to think she is a glutton. Petra's behavior is an example of

A) social facilitation. B) modeling. C) impression management. D) the unit bias.

Psychology

Walter Cannon and other critics of the James-Lange theory of emotion based their attacks on all of the following EXCEPT that

a. autonomic nervous system responses happen too slowly to be involved in emotional responses. b. animals continue to respond emotionally after their viscera are separated from the central nervous system. c. visceral activity is irrelevant for emotional experience. d. there is independence of bodily and psychological responses when an emotion is experienced.

Psychology

Studying for comprehensive final exams requires one to use which process?

a) recall b) relearning c) recognition d) retention

Psychology