Rodric Often Gets Headaches or Stiffness at the Back of His

question 64

Multiple Choice

Rodric often gets headaches or stiffness at the back of his neck. He is convinced that this means that he has spinal meningitis or a brain tumour. He has seen several different doctors who assured him there is nothing wrong with him. His current neurologist says that although his symptoms don't sound severe enough to warrant a migraine diagnosis, he may be having mild migraines. Rodric is so concerned that he is dying that he has started staying home from work and calling family and friends at strange hours to come and take him to the hospital. Rodric may have

• A)a difficult-to-diagnose form of spinal meningitis.
• B)a paranoid personality disorder.
• C)post-traumatic stress disorder.
• D)illness anxiety disorder.
• E)narcissistic personality disorder.

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Definitions:

Neural Circuits

Networks of neurons interconnected by synapses, which are responsible for processing and transmitting information in the nervous system.

Long-Term Potentiation

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a long-lasting enhancement in signal transmission between neurons, believed to be the cellular basis for learning and memory.

Transience

The tendency for memory accessibility and accuracy to decrease over time, a characteristic of the human memory system.

Memory Sin

An error in the recall or recognition of information stored in memory.