Julie experienced inexplicable blindness. She visited several ophthalmologists, all of whom indicated there was no physical basis for her blindness. She most likely has:
a) Hypochondriasis.
b) Dissociative disorder.
c) Conversion disorder.
d) Body dysmorphic disorder.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about Salkovskis and Warwick's cognitive model of anxiety is not true?
a) It includes the role of critical precipitating events
b) It recognizes that cognitive factors interact with individual differences in personality and temperament
c) Health anxiety is decreased by the perceived presence of rescue factors
d) Health anxiety increases according to the perceived probability and awfulness of a health problem
Diabetes mellitus. The metabolic disease diabetes mellitus, with symptoms of polydipsia, polyuria, a
Vision with macular degeneration is experienced with an inability to focus in the center of the visu
Ishihara color plate for testing color blindness.
The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, is surely a defining event for the cohorts who experienc
Adapting to Blindness
Treatment of retinal blindness