Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Adam's parents take him to the doctor because he has been behaving strangely lately--falling to the ground, twitching, appearing to lose consciousness. The doctor does some testing and finds no electrical disruptions in Adam's brain in association with these episodes, but is persuaded that Adam is not faking. Adam's physician indicates that this behavior is consistent with

Jamahle has an overactive amygdala, which may increase his risk for developing a somatic symptom disorder. This is a risk most related to ____.

If a therapeutic goal is for a patient to gain continuity of memory and/or identity, ____ is considered useful.

Youths with somatic symptom disorder are often ____, and their parents are of ____ socioeconomic status and education level.

Myra informs her therapist that she has at least five subpersonalities and that they know each other and will sometimes communicate with each other. This relationship between her subpersonalities is an example of

Generally speaking, the success rate of medication treatment for dissociative disorders is

Regarding the prevention of somatic symptom disorders,

When contingency management is used to modify the reinforcement of an individual, we are performing

Interview questions given to someone like Gisela with a possible somatic symptom disorder should involve a detailed history of ____ and ____ problems.

Neuroimaging evidence indicates the possibility of ____ related to somatic symptom disorders.

The way people with somatic symptom disorders misperceive internal sensations is similar that of some people with ____.

Aryn is in therapy for depression, when her therapist begins to suspect she may have a dissociative disorder. Why might the therapist have trouble assessing for a dissociative disorder using an interview?

Intense negative emotions may lead to key memory changes, especially those related to ____ and ____.

Biological risk factors for somatic symptom disorders are

​Identify the key goals of psychological treatment for dissociative disorders.

With regard to somatic symptom disorder outcomes,

Ricardo complains of a lot of stomach pain. His doctor suspects the pain Ricardo experiences has been worsened by his high-stress job. Ricardo's symptoms may best be described as ____.

The relationship that exists between personalities where some personalities are aware of other personalities but this awareness is not always reciprocated is referred to as

Typical assessment techniques for somatic symptom disorder should include

Changes that occur in the ____ may help explain why many somatic complaints tend to be on the left side of the body.