Geronimo, the Dalai Lama, Stephen Colbert, Crime Scene Investigators, and Washington

question 48

Multiple Choice

Geronimo, the Dalai Lama, Stephen Colbert, crime scene investigators, and Washington D. C. lobbyists are all examples of which category of informative speech topics?

• A) Concepts
• B) People
• C) Objects
• D) Places

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Definitions:

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most commonly associated with prolonged alcoholism.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A mental disorder in which a person has significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, that causes major emotional distress and problems functioning.

Illness Anxiety Disorders

A condition characterized by excessive worry about having or acquiring a serious illness, despite medical reassurance.

Conversion Disorders

Psychological conditions where emotional distress or unconscious conflict is expressed through physical symptoms, without a medical cause.