Along with other depressants, alcohol appears to affect ________ activity

Research suggests the hypothalamic puberty timer is:

A) more sensitive to environmental cues for girls. B) equally sensitive to environmental cues for both sexes. C) more sensitive to environmental cues for boys. D) is sensitive to the same cues for girls and boys.

After witnessing an accident that killed his daughter, George reports he is blind. Although he bumps into objects at home and elsewhere, he shows lack of concern about his blindness. Specialists have found nothing wrong with the structure or function of his eyes and an MRI reveals no evidence of brain damage. After holding a case conference, a team of professionals suggests that George be evaluated for __________

a) hypochondriasis. b) conversion disorder. c) somatization disorder. d) psychophysiological disorder.