Exam 10: Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Teaching people to relax their muscles at will is a form of:

Muscle contraction headaches typically produce pain:

"Hysterical disorders are forms of communication. They provide the person with a means for expressing emotions that would otherwise be difficult to convey." This statement BEST reflects the perspective of _____ theorists.

If a person complains of a wide variety of physical symptoms over time in the absence of a physical basis for the symptoms, the diagnosis would likely be:

Both psychodynamic theorists and cognitive-behavioral theorists believe that in conversion disorder, the symptoms that appear:

Gio has always taken good care of his health and well-being. However, over the past month he has been feeling a lot of pressure at work. Gio finds himself scrambling trying to meet a deadline that is fast approaching. Which change in his behavior may indirectly affect his immune system?

Juanita often feels lonely and does not have many close friends. She also has poor immune functioning and tends to get sick often. This may be due to:

Charley brings her young daughter into the emergency room with internal bleeding. The attending physician later concludes that Charley caused the symptoms in her daughter intentionally, wanting to gain attention and praise for her devoted care of her sick child. If this assessment is correct, the appropriate diagnosis is:

A 35-year-old woman hobbles into the office of a physician complaining of a debilitating illness that has robbed her of the use of her left leg and right arm. The physician finds no physical basis for her symptoms. The patient appears totally unaware that the cause of her symptoms may be psychological. The appropriate diagnosis in this case is:

The treatment approach in which electrical signals from the body are used to train people how to control physiological processes is called _____.

_____ is a field that combines psychological and physical interventions to treat or prevent medical problems.

If you looked in Leijla's medicine cabinet, you would find dozens of prescriptions and even more over-the-counter medications. Every time she sneezes, Leijla is sure she has the latest deadly flu, although no physician has ever found anything wrong with her. Leijla probably suffers from:

You are a therapist using self-instruction training. Your client repeatedly tells you, "I can't take the pain. It is just too much." This is an example of a:

_____ is the study of the connections between stress, the body's immune system, and illness.

Why do some researchers believe mass psychogenic illnesses will increase and become more severe in the future?

Shana has been treated in multiple hospitals. She gains admission and receives treatment for symptoms she intentionally caused herself. This behavior BEST reflects:

The _____ assigns numerical values to the stress that most people experience at some time in their lives.

_____ are protein molecules that recognize and bind to antigens, mark them for destruction, and prevent them from causing infection.

When it comes to understanding mental disorders and medical problems, most researchers believe:

Someone who tends to be very cynical, impatient, and competitive more than likely has _____ personality style.