Emma was in a car accident last month. She wasn't injured, but believes that if she can fake a traumatic brain injury, that she will get time off work and a large court settlement. Emma's behavior can be described as ______

a. a factitious disorder
b. malingering
c. a conversion disorder

a. a factitious disorder

Psychology

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Which type of therapist bases his/her therapy on the notion that the emotional features of early relationships become the blueprint for future relationships?

a) behavioral therapist b) humanistic therapist c) object relations therapist d) cognitive therapist

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Postpartum depression _____________________________

a. is less common among women who have had previous episodes of major depression because they tend to seek preventive treatment b. is experienced by men as well as by women c. has a genetic component, and therefore has not been correlated with levels of social support d. has been linked with developmental outcomes for babies, but only among male babies

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