A Certain Contingent Liability Was Evaluated at Year-End, and Considered

question 67

True/False

A certain contingent liability was evaluated at year-end, and considered to have a reasonable possibility of becoming an actual liability. If the accountant decided not to report it on the balance sheet or in the notes to the financial statements, this could be considered a violation of generally accepted accounting principles.

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Definitions:

Bodily States

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Health Psychology

A field of psychology focused on understanding how biological, psychological, and social factors influence health and illness.

Psychosomatic Medicine

A branch of medicine dealing with the interaction between psychological processes and physical disorders.

Behavioural Medicine

Application of the methods of behaviour modification to the treatment or prevention of disease—for example, the use of psychological techniques to control pain in patients undergoing medical procedures, or interventions to improve the diabetics’ ability to control their blood glucose.