Exam 10: Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Just before debuting at Carnegie Hall, a pianist suffered abrupt paralysis of her entire left hand. She has no known medical conditions that are associated with this symptom. This description MOST closely aligns with:

Margo feels a lot of stress from home and has started drinking more than usual. If she develops a psychophysiological disorder it will be because of:

A patient with a heart condition complains of adhesions from his postoperative scar, leg cramps, and joint stiffness. He seems to be hurting all over, but no medical reason can be found to explain the symptoms. The BEST diagnosis for this disorder is:

Freud believed that "hysterical" symptoms:

Most people who have _____ were children or young teenagers at the time of the first attack.

Chronic stress can lead to a person sleeping less, eating more junk food, exercising less, and drinking more alcohol. These are all _____ that increase the likelihood that a person will get sick.

Ben has been a chronically ill child. After being removed from his home and placed in foster care, he became quite healthy. In this case, one might suspect that the parent (usually the mother) was experiencing:

People in which group are MOST likely to experience a psychophysiological disorder?

Will recently recovered from having ulcers. He had care from family and friends and, as a result, recovered faster than expected. This may be due to:

Fungi are an example of:

Which behavior is known to slow the immune system?

Every time Miguel had a headache, his mother let him miss school. Now, as an adult, his headaches have become more frequent. His head pounds any time he is required to do something he would rather not do. This is a _____ explanation of conversion symptoms.

_____ help the body identify and destroy antigens and cancer cells.

People with a reluctance to express discomfort or hostility have a:

Defects in the _____ system are thought to contribute to the development of psychophysiological disorders.

A woman who is particularly threatened by any display of anger becomes unable to speak when she is most angry with her husband, thereby keeping the anger out of her awareness. According to psychodynamic theorists, she is achieving _____ from her illness.

Freud centered his explanation of hysterical disorders on the needs and conflicts experienced by _____ in the _____ stage.

Which statement is TRUE about factitious disorders?

People with _____ are thought to be more relaxed, less aggressive, and less concerned about time.

_____ are disorders in which biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact to cause or worsen a physical illness.