Exam 10: Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Linda tends to be very cynical and impatient. She feels driven to be the best at everything she does. Linda MOST likely has a(n):

Gavin saw his parents killed, and the next morning he could not see. This is an example of a(n):

Who is MOST likely to experience a psychophysiological disorder?

If stress continues for an extended period of time, _____ give an inhibitory message to lymphocytes.

The relatively positive health picture for Hispanic Americans in the face of clear economic disadvantage is called the:

"It's obvious that the patient observed friends who had symptoms of illness, then imitated those symptoms to get attention," says the therapist. This therapist MOST likely has which theoretical perspective?

Kelsey feels stressed because of her responsibilities of being a mother. Even so, she tends to be optimistic, engages in constructive coping, and is resilient. The likelihood of her developing a psychophysiological disorder is slim due to:

The amount of sleep needed _____ over the life span.

The researchers who developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale sampled mostly:

People with _____ are often very sleepy during the day and have difficulty functioning.

Adrian recently graduated from college and has started a new job in his field of study. He has very long work hours and gets little sleep. He quit exercising and is not eating a balanced diet. If he develops a psychophysiological disorder, it will be because of:

Which individual would be MOST likely to receive a diagnosis of factitious disorder?

An increase in mass hysteria, in which large numbers of people share psychological or physical maladies that have no apparent cause, can be attributed to:

If a person's bodily symptoms affect his or her voluntary motor and sensory functions, but the symptoms are inconsistent with known medical diseases, this condition is referred to as:

How likely is someone with undiagnosed conversion disorder to seek psychotherapy initially?

Overabundance of _____ can lead to chronic inflammation throughout the body, contributing to heart disease, stroke, and other illnesses.

An example of a factitious disorder is:

A woman complains of an assortment of physiological ailments. You think that she is intentionally producing the physical symptoms to appear sick, which fills some psychological need. If this is true, the appropriate diagnosis is:

Western health care professionals have only recently become aware of the effectiveness of _____ in relieving physical distress.

Research has found that if a person's life change credits (LCUs) total more than _____ over the course of a year, that individual is particularly likely to develop serious health problems.