Question 1

Some people may find it easier to concentrate on minor bodily changes than a major life stressor such as

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A)  marital conflict. 
B)  financial troubles. 
C)  academic failure. 
D)  all of these choices. 
A)  marital conflict. 
B)  financial troubles. 
C)  academic failure. 
D)  all of these choices.

Question 2

Symptoms that are experienced by those with somatic symptom disorder are

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A)  fake or acted. 
B)  distorted for sympathy. 
C)  real physical symptoms. 
D)  body mind reactions. 
A)  fake or acted. 
B)  distorted for sympathy. 
C)  real physical symptoms. 
D)  body mind reactions.

Question 3

Some researchers question the existence of multiple personalities and see only differences in ____ of different emotional states.

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A)  constellations 
B)  preparation 
C)  representations 
D)  symptoms 
A)  constellations 
B)  preparation 
C)  representations 
D)  symptoms

Question 4

Describe three aspects of preventing somatic symptom disorders.

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Student responses should include that pr

Question 5

Identify the causes of somatic symptom disorders.

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Student responses should include
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Question 6

Additional distinct personalities within a person who occasionally supplant the host personality and interact with others are called

Accepted Answer

A)  hosted personalities. 
B)  transient personalities. 
C)  temporary personalities. 
D)  subpersonalities. 
A)  hosted personalities. 
B)  transient personalities. 
C)  temporary personalities. 
D)  subpersonalities.

Question 7

A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  somatoform. 
B)  dissociative. 
C)  somatization. 
D)  dissociation. 
A)  somatoform. 
B)  dissociative. 
C)  somatization. 
D)  dissociation.

Question 8

Psychodynamic theorists used to believe that that an adult who was severely neglected as a child may

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A)  relate to others with difficulty. 
B)  seek attention through constant physical complaints. 
C)  channel distress into desiring medically unexplained sensorimotor symptoms. 
D)  engage in all of these behaviors. 
A)  relate to others with difficulty. 
B)  seek attention through constant physical complaints. 
C)  channel distress into desiring medically unexplained sensorimotor symptoms. 
D)  engage in all of these behaviors.

Question 9

Because psychological conditions may be greatly stigmatized in non-Western countries, there is more emphasis on physical symptoms or increased tendency toward

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A)  somatization in these cultures. 
B)  multiple disorder diagnosis. 
C)  less recognition of actual causation. 
D)  minimizing symptom reporting. 
A)  somatization in these cultures. 
B)  multiple disorder diagnosis. 
C)  less recognition of actual causation. 
D)  minimizing symptom reporting.

Question 10

The key aspect of dissociative disorders is some degree of separation of consciousness, memory, and identity. Brain areas responsible for ____ incoming information may thus be altered in some way.

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A)  interpreting 
B)  integrating 
C)  understanding 
D)  deciphering 
A)  interpreting 
B)  integrating 
C)  understanding 
D)  deciphering

Question 11

Yausef survived a traumatic car accident with very few actual injuries other than a few scrapes. However, his entire family perished in the accident, and Yausef listened to his children pleading for help he was unable to give before they died. Since the accident, Yausef cannot remember his name, that he had been a father, where he lives, and many other important details. Yausef may have

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  disassociation. 
A)  dissociative identity disorder. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  disassociation.

Question 12

Lara's son seems to be constantly ill. While she is by her son's bedside in the hospital, one of the nurses observes Lara injecting her son with a solution that is causing his illness. Lara may have

Accepted Answer

A)  Munchauesen syndrome. 
B)  Munchauesen syndrome by proxy. 
C)  malingering. 
D)  malingering by proxy. 
A)  Munchauesen syndrome. 
B)  Munchauesen syndrome by proxy. 
C)  malingering. 
D)  malingering by proxy.

Some people may find it easier to concentrate on minor bodily changes than a major life stressor such as

Symptoms that are experienced by those with somatic symptom disorder are

Some researchers question the existence of multiple personalities and see only differences in ____ of different emotional states.

Describe three aspects of preventing somatic symptom disorders.

Identify the causes of somatic symptom disorders.

Additional distinct personalities within a person who occasionally supplant the host personality and interact with others are called

A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is consistent with

Psychodynamic theorists used to believe that that an adult who was severely neglected as a child may

Because psychological conditions may be greatly stigmatized in non-Western countries, there is more emphasis on physical symptoms or increased tendency toward

The key aspect of dissociative disorders is some degree of separation of consciousness, memory, and identity. Brain areas responsible for ____ incoming information may thus be altered in some way.

Lara's son seems to be constantly ill. While she is by her son's bedside in the hospital, one of the nurses observes Lara injecting her son with a solution that is causing his illness. Lara may have

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Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Some people may find it easier to concentrate on minor bodily changes than a major life stressor such as

Symptoms that are experienced by those with somatic symptom disorder are

Some researchers question the existence of multiple personalities and see only differences in ____ of different emotional states.

Describe three aspects of preventing somatic symptom disorders.

Identify the causes of somatic symptom disorders.

Additional distinct personalities within a person who occasionally supplant the host personality and interact with others are called

A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is consistent with

Psychodynamic theorists used to believe that that an adult who was severely neglected as a child may

Because psychological conditions may be greatly stigmatized in non-Western countries, there is more emphasis on physical symptoms or increased tendency toward

The key aspect of dissociative disorders is some degree of separation of consciousness, memory, and identity. Brain areas responsible for ____ incoming information may thus be altered in some way.

Lara's son seems to be constantly ill. While she is by her son's bedside in the hospital, one of the nurses observes Lara injecting her son with a solution that is causing his illness. Lara may have

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

Consumer Guide to Abnormal Psychology

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