A Child Who Habitually Eats Substances Such as Paint, Dirt

question 85

Multiple Choice

A child who habitually eats substances such as paint, dirt, and bugs would likely be described as displaying the disorder known as

• A)pica.
• B)rumination.
• C)bulimia.
• D)obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Definitions:

Psychophysics

The branch of psychology that studies the relationships between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce.

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The energy propagated through space or matter as electromagnetic waves or photons, involved in phenomena such as light, radio waves, and X-rays.

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in a physical system, which enables it to do work.

Chemical Energy

A form of potential energy stored in chemical bonds between atoms and molecules.