The Authors of Your Text Suggest That Many Health Problems

question 75

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text suggest that many health problems stem from behaviors associated with sex, eating, drinking, and smoking because they __________.

• A) are necessities
• B) are prescribed by culture
• C) tend to be so pleasurable
• D) are inexpensive ways to entertain oneself

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic

Refers to a psychological approach that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Cognitive-Behavioral

Concerns a method of treatment focused on correcting ineffectual feelings, behaviors, and beliefs via a purposeful, structured approach.

Conversion Disorder

A psychiatric disorder characterized by the occurrence of physical symptoms that suggest a medical condition, but which are not fully explained by a medical diagnosis, the effects of substances, or other mental disorders.

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Disorders characterized by an excessive focus on physical symptoms, such as pain or fatigue, that cause significant distress or impairment.