Illnesses in which psychological factors contribute to bodily damage or to damaging changes in bodily functioning are called disorders

Fill in the blank with correct word


psychosomatic

Psychology

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A therapist working with child victims of sexual abuse is likely to see symptoms that most closely parallel ____ in some cases

a. bipolardisorder b. dissociative identitydisorder c. paraphilias d. posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychology

Chapter 8 discusses a study by Fehr and Sprecher (2009), which explores people's ideas about compassionate love. The participants judged words such as "trust" more quickly than words such as "pure." This is an example of

a. situated cognition. b. family resemblance. c. the typicality effect. d. the exemplar approach

Psychology

Jen is 20 years old, pregnant, and eats well, but she is under a lot of stress. Her friend Angelina, who is also pregnant, is 42 years old and has a very poor diet, but is under little stress. What prediction could you make concerning the postbirth health of each of these women's babies?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Life expectancy in the United States is greater for males than females

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology