PSY 101 A-Z Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Somatic Symptom Disorder, Mental Disorder, Endangerment
19 Sep 2016
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Correct c. behavior or emotional states that cause an individual distress, are self-destructive, or endanger. D. behavior that deviates strongly from the norm and prevents a person from functioning normally. Mary goes to the emergency room for the seventh time in six months, complaining of difficulty breathing and chest pains that came on suddenly. She thinks she is having a heart attack and is afraid she is dying, but the doctor cannot find anything wrong. Her symptoms suggest she might be suffering from ____________. Repetitive, ritualized behavior that a person feels must be carried out to avoid disaster is called a(n) After surviving a train derailment, john experienced frequent, vivid thoughts and images of the accident for several months. He also had problems sleeping and was irritable and withdrawn. A. success claims are based on patients" self reports. D. benefits for some types of this treatment seem to depend more on who is doing it than what is being done.
