Although Both Panic Disorder Patients and People with Somatic Symptom

question 35

Multiple Choice

Although both panic disorder patients and people with somatic symptom disorder tend to misinterpret bodily sensations, patients with panic disorder

• A)are having real physical sensations, while the sensations of those with somatic symptom disorder are 'all in their head'.
• B)tend to fear immediate catastrophe, while those with somatic symptom disorder tend to fear long-term illness.
• C)are having imagined physical sensations, while those with somatic symptom disorder are experiencing real physical sensations.
• D)tend to ignore the symptoms of their first attacks, while those with somatic symptom disorder tend to seek immediate medical treatment following the first indication of pain.

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The overall satisfaction or happiness a consumer derives from consuming a certain quantity of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

is the added satisfaction or benefit a consumer gets from consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Utility-Maximizing Rule

The principle that to obtain the greatest total utility, a consumer should allocate money income so that the last dollar spent on each good or service yields the same marginal utility (MU). For two goods X and Y, with prices Px and Py, total utility will be maximized by purchasing the amounts of X and Y such that MUx/Px = MUy/Py for the last dollar spent on each good.

Budget Constraint

The limitations on the consumption choices of an individual or family due to limited financial resources.