Angel has been prescribed an SSRI to help her cope with complex somatic symptom disorder. The medication is most likely to help Angel with ____

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

a. Hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body. b. People merely play the role of the hypnotized person and attempt to ignore the pain. c. Hypnotized individuals dissociate the experience so part of the mind is unaware of the pain. d. Hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in regions of the brain responsible for the perception of pain. e. Hypnosis is a result of a "serotonin storm" occurring in the nucleus accumbens of the brain.

Object permanence is a concept gained in infancy and refers to the infant

a. becoming self-aware and understanding that he or she can have thoughts. b. having the mental ability to change the shape or form of a substance, such as clay or water, and to perceive that its volume remains the same. c. realizing that objects continue to exist even when they are hidden from view. d. having a self­centered viewpoint of the world and being unable to see another person's viewpoint.