Question 1

When a person experiences psychogenic amnesia, only one portion of memory is usually affected. Which?

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A)  procedural memory how to do things) 
B)  semantic memory pertaining to language and concepts) 
C)  perceptual memory the representation of things in images) 
D)  episodic memory the events we have experienced) 
A)  procedural memory how to do things) 
B)  semantic memory pertaining to language and concepts) 
C)  perceptual memory the representation of things in images) 
D)  episodic memory the events we have experienced)

Question 2

Research on hypochondriasis has shown that people with the disorder tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  overestimate their ability to handle being ill. 
B)  overestimate the dangerousness of diseases. 
C)  ignore information about illness. 
D)  underestimate the dangerousness of diseases. 
A)  overestimate their ability to handle being ill. 
B)  overestimate the dangerousness of diseases. 
C)  ignore information about illness. 
D)  underestimate the dangerousness of diseases.

Question 3

Evan is terrified because he is convinced that he has a terminal heart condition. He has consulted with several physicians about it who have found no evidence of any heart disease. Interestingly, Evan feels disappointed when the doctors find no physical problem. His diagnosis is probably

Accepted Answer

A)  pain disorder. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  hypochondriasis. 
A)  pain disorder. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  hypochondriasis.

Question 4

Somatoform pain disorder is usually easier to treat than somatization disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The incidence of somatization disorder in men and women is about equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dysfunctional assumptions are a component of a cognitive-behavioral explanation of

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  depersonalization disorder. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  hypochondriasis. 
A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  depersonalization disorder. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  hypochondriasis.

Question 7

Consciously faking symptoms is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis. 
B)  somatoform disorder. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  malingering. 
A)  hypochondriasis. 
B)  somatoform disorder. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  malingering.

Question 8

What would be most helpful to a person with pain disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  restricting physical activity as much as possible 
B)  getting a great deal of sympathy and attention 
C)  being allowed to avoid unpleasant tasks while they are in pain 
D)  staying physically active despite the pain 
A)  restricting physical activity as much as possible 
B)  getting a great deal of sympathy and attention 
C)  being allowed to avoid unpleasant tasks while they are in pain 
D)  staying physically active despite the pain

Question 9

Jill did not remember the accident happening, or the following two days. What form of amnesia is this memory loss characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

A)  fugue 
B)  localized 
C)  selective 
D)  derealization 
A)  fugue 
B)  localized 
C)  selective 
D)  derealization

Question 10

According to sociocognitive theory,

Accepted Answer

A)  DID has a factitious origin. 
B)  the alters in DID develop as a means of escaping from some form of trauma. 
C)  DID may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician. 
D)  the mind separates due to some traumatic experience and is never fully integrated, resulting in the multiple identities observed in DID. 
A)  DID has a factitious origin. 
B)  the alters in DID develop as a means of escaping from some form of trauma. 
C)  DID may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician. 
D)  the mind separates due to some traumatic experience and is never fully integrated, resulting in the multiple identities observed in DID.

Question 11

Ryan has diabetes but has no trouble functioning. One day, his wife informs him that she is leaving him. Ryan suddenly develops terrible pain in his back, to the point he is unable to get out of bed. His wife agrees to stay for "a while" to take care of him. Ryan probably has

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  paid disorder associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition. 
C)  body dysmorphic disorder. 
D)  pain disorder associated with psychological factors. 
A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  paid disorder associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition. 
C)  body dysmorphic disorder. 
D)  pain disorder associated with psychological factors.

Question 12

In DID, the emotional reactions learned by one identity may be shared with other identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis are similar in that

Accepted Answer

A)  both pay more attention to bodily sensations and see them as symptoms. 
B)  both react to physical symptoms by becoming more physically active. 
C)  both think they have a physical disease. 
D)  both think that they can easily cope with their symptoms. 
A)  both pay more attention to bodily sensations and see them as symptoms. 
B)  both react to physical symptoms by becoming more physically active. 
C)  both think they have a physical disease. 
D)  both think that they can easily cope with their symptoms.

Question 14

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders. 
B)  somatoform disorders. 
C)  hypochondriacal disorders. 
D)  dissociative disorders. 
A)  anxiety disorders. 
B)  somatoform disorders. 
C)  hypochondriacal disorders. 
D)  dissociative disorders.

Question 15

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A new diagnostic term was wanted to remove some of the stigma associated with the old term and its presentation in the media. 
B)  The word "multiple" suggested the presence of more identities than were commonly observed. 
C)  Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying expressions of different aspects of the patient's personality. 
D)  The old term was often used to refer to both schizophrenia and DID, thus a new term was needed to end this confusion. 
A)  A new diagnostic term was wanted to remove some of the stigma associated with the old term and its presentation in the media. 
B)  The word "multiple" suggested the presence of more identities than were commonly observed. 
C)  Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying expressions of different aspects of the patient's personality. 
D)  The old term was often used to refer to both schizophrenia and DID, thus a new term was needed to end this confusion.

Question 16

If Ronald is typical of people with hypochondriasis, he will

Accepted Answer

A)  use a wide range of self-medications. 
B)  avoid visiting a physician. 
C)  feel relieved when his doctor tells him he is healthy. 
D)  have bizarre delusions about his body rotting out. 
A)  use a wide range of self-medications. 
B)  avoid visiting a physician. 
C)  feel relieved when his doctor tells him he is healthy. 
D)  have bizarre delusions about his body rotting out.

Question 17

Explain the similarities and the difference between conversion disorder, factitious disorder and malingering.

Accepted Answer

Similarities - all involve physical symp

Question 18

In more recent times, the number of alters seen in DID, as well as their variability, has been increasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic memory is most dramatically affected. 
B)  Implicit memory is generally intact. 
C)  Episodic memory is not compromised. 
D)  Explicit memory is rarely affected. 
A)  Semantic memory is most dramatically affected. 
B)  Implicit memory is generally intact. 
C)  Episodic memory is not compromised. 
D)  Explicit memory is rarely affected.

Question 20

Although Charlie remembered most of the main issues of the meeting, he had no recollection of the decision to eliminate the department that he headed. Which form of psychogenic amnesia would this be characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

A)  selective amnesia 
B)  localized amnesia 
C)  depersonalization amnesia 
D)  autobiographical amnesia 
A)  selective amnesia 
B)  localized amnesia 
C)  depersonalization amnesia 
D)  autobiographical amnesia

When a person experiences psychogenic amnesia, only one portion of memory is usually affected. Which?

Research on hypochondriasis has shown that people with the disorder tend to

Evan is terrified because he is convinced that he has a terminal heart condition. He has consulted with several physicians about it who have found no evidence of any heart disease. Interestingly, Evan feels disappointed when the doctors find no physical problem. His diagnosis is probably

Somatoform pain disorder is usually easier to treat than somatization disorder.

The incidence of somatization disorder in men and women is about equal.

Dysfunctional assumptions are a component of a cognitive-behavioral explanation of

Consciously faking symptoms is characteristic of

What would be most helpful to a person with pain disorder?

Jill did not remember the accident happening, or the following two days. What form of amnesia is this memory loss characteristic of?

According to sociocognitive theory,

Ryan has diabetes but has no trouble functioning. One day, his wife informs him that she is leaving him. Ryan suddenly develops terrible pain in his back, to the point he is unable to get out of bed. His wife agrees to stay for "a while" to take care of him. Ryan probably has

In DID, the emotional reactions learned by one identity may be shared with other identities.

Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis are similar in that

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

If Ronald is typical of people with hypochondriasis, he will

Explain the similarities and the difference between conversion disorder, factitious disorder and malingering.

In more recent times, the number of alters seen in DID, as well as their variability, has been increasing.

Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?

Although Charlie remembered most of the main issues of the meeting, he had no recollection of the decision to eliminate the department that he headed. Which form of psychogenic amnesia would this be characteristic of?

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Exam 7: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

When a person experiences psychogenic amnesia, only one portion of memory is usually affected. Which?

Research on hypochondriasis has shown that people with the disorder tend to

Evan is terrified because he is convinced that he has a terminal heart condition. He has consulted with several physicians about it who have found no evidence of any heart disease. Interestingly, Evan feels disappointed when the doctors find no physical problem. His diagnosis is probably

Somatoform pain disorder is usually easier to treat than somatization disorder.

The incidence of somatization disorder in men and women is about equal.

Dysfunctional assumptions are a component of a cognitive-behavioral explanation of

Consciously faking symptoms is characteristic of

What would be most helpful to a person with pain disorder?

Jill did not remember the accident happening, or the following two days. What form of amnesia is this memory loss characteristic of?

According to sociocognitive theory,

Ryan has diabetes but has no trouble functioning. One day, his wife informs him that she is leaving him. Ryan suddenly develops terrible pain in his back, to the point he is unable to get out of bed. His wife agrees to stay for "a while" to take care of him. Ryan probably has

In DID, the emotional reactions learned by one identity may be shared with other identities.

Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis are similar in that

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

If Ronald is typical of people with hypochondriasis, he will

Explain the similarities and the difference between conversion disorder, factitious disorder and malingering.

In more recent times, the number of alters seen in DID, as well as their variability, has been increasing.

Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?

Although Charlie remembered most of the main issues of the meeting, he had no recollection of the decision to eliminate the department that he headed. Which form of psychogenic amnesia would this be characteristic of?

Abnormal Psychology Over Time

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches

Stress and Stress-Related Disorders

Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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