When people fake their own medical problems in order to gain attention and sympathy from medical professionals, they would be diagnosed with

a. Munchausen syndrome.
b. Prader-Willi syndrome.
c. Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
d. a conversion disorder.

ANSWER: a

Psychology

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________: people are bad at predicting what is going to happen in the future

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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To determine the effectiveness of CISD in reducing the incident of anxiety disorders, what could you do to see if it was effective?

a. contact individuals two months after the incident and measure their degree of depression and anxiety b. contact individuals the week after and talk with them more about the event c. measure individuals' anxiety right after the incident but before the CISD d. establish support groups to do CISD on a regular basis

Psychology