Tertiary prevention is about
a. preventing disorder through social programs.
b. reducing the severity, time length, and adverse effects of a disorder.
c. the third attempt to intervene and help.
d. allowing the disorder to run its course naturally.
Question 2Youths with somatic symptom disorder are often , and their parents are of socioeconomic status and education level.
a. male; upper
b. female; upper
c. male; lower
d. female; lower
Question 3Psychotic symptoms that occur in women after giving birth are known as
a. postpartum depression.
b. postpartum psychosis.
c. shared psychosis.
d. shared psychotic disorder.
Question 4Secondary prevention targets
a. problems early onwhile still manageable.
b. the second onset of symptoms.
c. people who contacted the subject.
d. factors not yet known.
Question 5Ronda has a somatic symptom disorder. She complains constantly of headaches, but no medical explanation can be found. In fact, Ronda's head does not actually hurt, but she interprets any sensation in her head as a headache and sign of a serious medical problem. This is an example of the role of in causing a somatic symptom disorder. Some people with somatoform disorder misinterpret sensory experiences as real and dangerous symptoms of a serious medical problem.
a. misperception
b. conceptualization
c. overcontrol
d. inattention
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