When an affected person fakes the medical problems of someone in his or her care in order to gain attention, that person would be diagnosed with
a. Munchausen syndrome.
b. Prader-Willi syndrome.
c. Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
d. a conversion disorder.
ANSWER: c
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a. the scientific investigation of thought processes b. the understanding of abnormal behavior c. the scientific study of behavior and mind d. the study of mental illness and inner feelings
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a. stage of activation b. defensive reaction c. alarm reaction d. stage of resistance
Researchers have found that long-term retention of information is particularly affected by ________
a. thyroxin and glucagon b. epinephrine and cortisol c. melatonin norepinephrine d. glucagon and oxytocin
If a baby were born with an incompletely formed digestive system and lung problems as the result of a problem very early in development, the most likely cause would be with the development of the:
a. ectoderm b. mesoderm c. endoderm d. placenta