Question 1

Predictors for treatment success in dissociative identity disorder include

Accepted Answer

A)  one's initial degree of dissociation. 
B)  other psychopathology. 
C)  trauma history. 
D)  all of these choices. 
A)  one's initial degree of dissociation. 
B)  other psychopathology. 
C)  trauma history. 
D)  all of these choices.

Question 2

When someone forgets highly personal information after a traumatic event, he/she might be most appropriately diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis. 
B)  anterograde interference. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  dissociative interference. 
A)  hypochondriasis. 
B)  anterograde interference. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  dissociative interference.

Question 3

People with extreme somatization may have a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  somatic symptom disorder. 
C)  uncertain prognosis. 
D)  psychophysical trauma. 
A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  somatic symptom disorder. 
C)  uncertain prognosis. 
D)  psychophysical trauma.

Question 4

Adrian has been experiencing a strange sense of detachment from his body as though he was watching himself in a dream state. Additionally, he sometimes feels that surrounding events are not real. His main diagnosis would likely be

Accepted Answer

A)  derealization without depersonalization. 
B)  depersonalization without derealization. 
C)  depersonalization/derealization disorder. 
D)  delusional disorder. 
A)  derealization without depersonalization. 
B)  depersonalization without derealization. 
C)  depersonalization/derealization disorder. 
D)  delusional disorder.

Question 5

Recovered memories of childhood abuse are generally thought to be

Accepted Answer

A)  quite valid. 
B)  valid if remembered in adulthood, but not during later childhood. 
C)  valid if remembered in later childhood, but not during adulthood. 
D)  possibly accurate, but require corroborating evidence to be trusted. 
A)  quite valid. 
B)  valid if remembered in adulthood, but not during later childhood. 
C)  valid if remembered in later childhood, but not during adulthood. 
D)  possibly accurate, but require corroborating evidence to be trusted.

Question 6

Strategies to prevent the development of somatic symptom disorders may include

Accepted Answer

A)  educating children and parents about dangerous and nondangerous physical symptoms. 
B)  attending to serious but not common bodily changes. 
C)  helping youths cope with traumatic events and related mental disorders. 
D)  all of these choices. 
A)  educating children and parents about dangerous and nondangerous physical symptoms. 
B)  attending to serious but not common bodily changes. 
C)  helping youths cope with traumatic events and related mental disorders. 
D)  all of these choices.

Question 7

Cognitive factors related to somatic symptom disorders include

Accepted Answer

A)  over concern for minor symptoms and faking illness. 
B)  psychological attribution such as stress. 
C)  illness attributions and somatosensory awareness. 
D)  physiological numbness and insensitivity. 
A)  over concern for minor symptoms and faking illness. 
B)  psychological attribution such as stress. 
C)  illness attributions and somatosensory awareness. 
D)  physiological numbness and insensitivity.

Question 8

Dissociative disorders include dissociative amnesia and

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  Munchausen syndrome. 
C)  depersonalization disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  Munchausen syndrome. 
C)  depersonalization disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder.

Question 9

What is a key difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with somatic symptom disorder complain about their symptoms in vague terms. 
B)  People with illness anxiety disorder have few thoughts about having an illness. 
C)  People with somatic symptom disorder rarely visit medical doctors. 
D)  People with illness anxiety disorder must not display autosuggestibility as part of the disorder. 
A)  People with somatic symptom disorder complain about their symptoms in vague terms. 
B)  People with illness anxiety disorder have few thoughts about having an illness. 
C)  People with somatic symptom disorder rarely visit medical doctors. 
D)  People with illness anxiety disorder must not display autosuggestibility as part of the disorder.

Question 10

Somatic symptom disorders can involve excessive ____ the consequences of various physical symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  transformation of 
B)  trauma with 
C)  preoccupation with 
D)  compensation for 
A)  transformation of 
B)  trauma with 
C)  preoccupation with 
D)  compensation for

Question 11

In people with somatic symptom disorders, there is a disruption occurring in communications between the ____ and the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain; body 
B)  head; biology 
C)  limbs; brain 
D)  nervous system; endocrine system 
A)  brain; body 
B)  head; biology 
C)  limbs; brain 
D)  nervous system; endocrine system

Question 12

Genetics likely play a(n) ____ role in explaining somatic symptom disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  large 
B)  moderate 
C)  limited 
D)  inconsequential 
A)  large 
B)  moderate 
C)  limited 
D)  inconsequential

Question 13

Toni, the apparently devout and devoted wife of a conservative member of the clergy, has been having an affair with a parishioner whose wife recently found out. Toni knows that the wife has an appointment to talk to Toni's husband the next day, and when her husband wakes up that morning, Toni is missing. When the authorities finally find her, she is living over 500 miles away and working in a gas station as the night clerk and insists that her name is Sarah Jones. She claims to have no recollection of Toni or Toni's life. Toni might be most appropriately diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  dissociative amnesia. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  dissociative memory lapse. 
A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  dissociative amnesia. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  dissociative memory lapse.

Question 14

The major assessment techniques for identifying dissociative disorders involve

Accepted Answer

A)  role-playing and interpretation. 
B)  subtle insights and intuitive analysis. 
C)  interviews and questionnaires. 
D)  strict psychological investigation. 
A)  role-playing and interpretation. 
B)  subtle insights and intuitive analysis. 
C)  interviews and questionnaires. 
D)  strict psychological investigation.

Question 15

After extensive negative medical testing, Woody is still convinced that he has a brain tumor that may lead to his demise, even though his only symptom is occasional blurred vision. He may be suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  catastrophizing disorder. 
B)  illness anxiety disorder. 
C)  somatodistinctive disorder. 
D)  hysterical disorders. 
A)  catastrophizing disorder. 
B)  illness anxiety disorder. 
C)  somatodistinctive disorder. 
D)  hysterical disorders.

Question 16

Mara seeks medical attention because her lack of a sex drive is causing strife in her relationship. Her doctor does an assessment and determines that Mara has depression. Mara's lack of sex drive is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  functional somatization. 
B)  presenting somatization. 
C)  phantom pain. 
D)  malingering. 
A)  functional somatization. 
B)  presenting somatization. 
C)  phantom pain. 
D)  malingering.

Question 17

Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  In dissociative identity disorder, subpersonalities often have their own distinctive traits, memories, and preferences. 
B)  People with dissociative identity disorder often describe a host personality. 
C)  People with dissociative identity disorder are believed to be pretending to be someone different. 
D)  People with dissociative identity disorder often experience recurrent gaps in the recall of everyday events. 
A)  In dissociative identity disorder, subpersonalities often have their own distinctive traits, memories, and preferences. 
B)  People with dissociative identity disorder often describe a host personality. 
C)  People with dissociative identity disorder are believed to be pretending to be someone different. 
D)  People with dissociative identity disorder often experience recurrent gaps in the recall of everyday events.

Question 18

The key aspect of dissociative disorders is the ____ of consciousness, memory, and identity.

Accepted Answer

A)  overlap 
B)  binding 
C)  interdependency 
D)  disintegration 
A)  overlap 
B)  binding 
C)  interdependency 
D)  disintegration

Question 19

The relationship that exists between personalities where personalities are not aware of the existence of one another is

Accepted Answer

A)  two-way amnesiac. 
B)  one-way amnesiac. 
C)  actually aware. 
D)  mutually aware. 
A)  two-way amnesiac. 
B)  one-way amnesiac. 
C)  actually aware. 
D)  mutually aware.

Question 20

Bolton is under a great deal of pressure at work to produce a grant proposal. He develops paralysis in his hands from the wrist down through the fingers that prevents him from typing and writing the proposal. Bolton doesn't rush to seek medical attention, but when his wife insists, the physician finds that his symptoms are incompatible with recognized neurological and medical conditions. The physician may most appropriately diagnose Bolton with

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic symptom disorder. 
B)  illness anxiety disorder. 
C)  factitious disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder. 
A)  somatic symptom disorder. 
B)  illness anxiety disorder. 
C)  factitious disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder.

Predictors for treatment success in dissociative identity disorder include

When someone forgets highly personal information after a traumatic event, he/she might be most appropriately diagnosed with

People with extreme somatization may have a(n)

Adrian has been experiencing a strange sense of detachment from his body as though he was watching himself in a dream state. Additionally, he sometimes feels that surrounding events are not real. His main diagnosis would likely be

Recovered memories of childhood abuse are generally thought to be

Strategies to prevent the development of somatic symptom disorders may include

Cognitive factors related to somatic symptom disorders include

Dissociative disorders include dissociative amnesia and

What is a key difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

Somatic symptom disorders can involve excessive ____ the consequences of various physical symptoms.

In people with somatic symptom disorders, there is a disruption occurring in communications between the and the .

Genetics likely play a(n) ____ role in explaining somatic symptom disorders.

The major assessment techniques for identifying dissociative disorders involve

After extensive negative medical testing, Woody is still convinced that he has a brain tumor that may lead to his demise, even though his only symptom is occasional blurred vision. He may be suffering from

Mara seeks medical attention because her lack of a sex drive is causing strife in her relationship. Her doctor does an assessment and determines that Mara has depression. Mara's lack of sex drive is an example of

Which statement is false?

The key aspect of dissociative disorders is the ____ of consciousness, memory, and identity.

The relationship that exists between personalities where personalities are not aware of the existence of one another is

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Predictors for treatment success in dissociative identity disorder include

When someone forgets highly personal information after a traumatic event, he/she might be most appropriately diagnosed with

People with extreme somatization may have a(n)

Adrian has been experiencing a strange sense of detachment from his body as though he was watching himself in a dream state. Additionally, he sometimes feels that surrounding events are not real. His main diagnosis would likely be

Recovered memories of childhood abuse are generally thought to be

Strategies to prevent the development of somatic symptom disorders may include

Cognitive factors related to somatic symptom disorders include

Dissociative disorders include dissociative amnesia and

What is a key difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

Somatic symptom disorders can involve excessive ____ the consequences of various physical symptoms.

In people with somatic symptom disorders, there is a disruption occurring in communications between the ____ and the ____.

Genetics likely play a(n) ____ role in explaining somatic symptom disorders.

The major assessment techniques for identifying dissociative disorders involve

After extensive negative medical testing, Woody is still convinced that he has a brain tumor that may lead to his demise, even though his only symptom is occasional blurred vision. He may be suffering from

Mara seeks medical attention because her lack of a sex drive is causing strife in her relationship. Her doctor does an assessment and determines that Mara has depression. Mara's lack of sex drive is an example of

Which statement is false?

The key aspect of dissociative disorders is the ____ of consciousness, memory, and identity.

The relationship that exists between personalities where personalities are not aware of the existence of one another is

Abnormal Psychology and Life

Perspectives on Abnormal Psychology

Risk and Prevention of Mental Disorders

Diagnosis Assessment and Study of Mental Disorders

Anxiety Obsessive Compulsive and Trauma Related Disorders

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders and Suicide

Eating Disorders

Substance Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Developmental and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

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In people with somatic symptom disorders, there is a disruption occurring in communications between the and the .