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acc299

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Evidence supporting the biological perspective on patients with illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) includes research showing they ____.
 
  a. are more sensitive than others to bodily sensations
  b. have neurotransmitter imbalances
 c. have lower arousal levels than others
 d. have lower heartbeats than others when stressed

Question 2

Dr. Todd says, Anna O. was not a victim of intrapsychic conflicts. She was an ambitious, intelligent woman with restricted opportunities. She felt great guilt when she resented having to care for her sick father. Her symptoms afforded her the opportunity to maintain contact with an intellectually stimulating doctor. She went on to become a feminist leader. These remarks ____.
 
  a. support the psychodynamic explanation for somatic symptom disorder (somatization disorder).
  b. support the biological perspective on somatic symptom disorder (somatization disorder)
 c. reject the behavioral explanation for dissociative disorders
 d. support a sociocultural explanation for somatic symptom disorder (somatization disorder)


zoeyesther

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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