A gerontologist is a psychologist who studies
a. death and dying.
b. transitions and crises during adulthood.
c. aging and the aged.
d. positive and negative changes that occur during the life span.
ANSWER: c
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Perseveration is the tendency to
A) form long-term working memories. B) form permanent short-term memories. C) continue making formerly correct responses that are currently incorrect. D) continue making formerly incorrect responses that are currently correct. E) fasciculate.
A main difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder is
a. Somatic symptom disorder has a real medical basis and illness anxiety disorder does not b. Somatic symptom disorder is heritable and illness anxiety is not c. Somatic symptom disorder is associated with physical exacerbation of real symptoms, whereas illness anxiety disorder is associated with distorted beliefs about normal bodily function d. None; the two terms refer to the same disorder in DSM-5.