Reinforcement of Illness Behaviors and Parental Modeling of How to Act

question 29

Multiple Choice

Reinforcement of illness behaviors and parental modeling of how to act sick are both etiological factors in which theory of functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder) ?

• A) biogenic
• B) family systems
• C) psychodynamic
• D) cognitive-behavioral

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Definitions:

Illusory Correlation

The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship actually exists.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial court in a country or state, which has the final authority over all legal disputes.

Theory Perseverance

Proposes that once the mind draws a conclusion, it tends to stick with that conclusion unless there is overwhelming evidence to change it.

Counterfactual Thinking

Imagining alternatives to past or present events or circumstances.