Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE about conversion disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) The prevalence of conversion disorders is equal in men and women. 
B) Conversion disorders typically develop in the late 20s or early 30s. 
C) Conversion disorders are not uncommon in males at times of extreme stress. 
D) Once conversion disorders disappear, they do not reoccur. 
A) The prevalence of conversion disorders is equal in men and women. 
B) Conversion disorders typically develop in the late 20s or early 30s. 
C) Conversion disorders are not uncommon in males at times of extreme stress. 
D) Once conversion disorders disappear, they do not reoccur.

Question 2

The diagnosis of depersonalisation-derealisation disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) rare and only applied when the experience of depersonalisation interferes with normal functioning. 
B) rare but applied to anyone who experiences depersonalisation. 
C) fairly common since many people experience depersonalisation. 
D) fairly common and applied to anyone who is frightened by an experience of depersonalisation. 
A) rare and only applied when the experience of depersonalisation interferes with normal functioning. 
B) rare but applied to anyone who experiences depersonalisation. 
C) fairly common since many people experience depersonalisation. 
D) fairly common and applied to anyone who is frightened by an experience of depersonalisation.

Question 3

Minor, physical complaints are common among

Accepted Answer

A) young children. 
B) adolescents. 
C) the middle aged. 
D) the elderly. 
A) young children. 
B) adolescents. 
C) the middle aged. 
D) the elderly.

Question 4

Describe the factors that contribute to anxiety, focusing on physical sensations and illness, in illness anxiety disorder.

Accepted Answer

Illness anxiety disorder is characterise

Question 5

Studies of faking, amnesia and hypnosis such as the one conducted by Spanos (1996) suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
B) are almost always the result of hypnotically inserted (false) memories. 
C) can be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
D) are almost never the result of therapist intervention. 
A) cannot be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
B) are almost always the result of hypnotically inserted (false) memories. 
C) can be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
D) are almost never the result of therapist intervention.

Question 6

Losing your own sense of reality is called

Accepted Answer

A) depersonalisation. 
B) a fugue state. 
C) a trance state. 
D) a dissociative disorder. 
A) depersonalisation. 
B) a fugue state. 
C) a trance state. 
D) a dissociative disorder.

Question 7

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) slowly 
B) quickly 
C) rarely 
D) only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur 
A) slowly 
B) quickly 
C) rarely 
D) only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur

Question 8

A comparison of dissociative reactions in 'normals' and in DID patients indicates that the experience of dissociation is ________________ in normal versus DID patients.

Accepted Answer

A) very different 
B) very similar 
C) identical 
D) so different as to have no similarities at all 
A) very different 
B) very similar 
C) identical 
D) so different as to have no similarities at all

Question 9

A commonly seen form of factitious disorder imposed on another is a set of conditions that

Accepted Answer

A) falls somewhere between malingering and conversion disorders. 
B) falls under voluntary control like malingering. 
C) is an atypical form of child abuse. 
D) is a combination of a somatic symptom disorder and a dissociative disorder. 
A) falls somewhere between malingering and conversion disorders. 
B) falls under voluntary control like malingering. 
C) is an atypical form of child abuse. 
D) is a combination of a somatic symptom disorder and a dissociative disorder.

Question 10

The hypothesised connections between somatic symptom disorder and antisocial personality disorder are

Accepted Answer

A) poor modelling by parents and other authority figures. 
B) sibling rivalry and attention deficits. 
C) pleasure seeking and impulsivity. 
D) genetic defects and poor nutrition. 
A) poor modelling by parents and other authority figures. 
B) sibling rivalry and attention deficits. 
C) pleasure seeking and impulsivity. 
D) genetic defects and poor nutrition.

Question 11

Dissociative identity disorder is most commonly found in

Accepted Answer

A) females. 
B) males. 
C) children. 
D) the elderly. 
A) females. 
B) males. 
C) children. 
D) the elderly.

Question 12

With regard to Freud's explanation of la belle indifference (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms), research conducted by Lader and Sartorius (1968) suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) conversion disorder patients do display la belle indifference, but Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
B) Freud's explanation is essentially correct since there is great variability in the amount of concern that conversion disorder patients display regarding their symptoms. 
C) conversion disorder patients actually are quite concerned with their symptoms, so Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
D) la belle indifference is a myth, thus validating Freud's explanation of primary gain. 
A) conversion disorder patients do display la belle indifference, but Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
B) Freud's explanation is essentially correct since there is great variability in the amount of concern that conversion disorder patients display regarding their symptoms. 
C) conversion disorder patients actually are quite concerned with their symptoms, so Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
D) la belle indifference is a myth, thus validating Freud's explanation of primary gain.

Question 13

A possible link between antisocial personality disorder and somatic symptom disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of impulse control. 
B) a lack of aggression. 
C) social isolation. 
D) dependence. 
A) a lack of impulse control. 
B) a lack of aggression. 
C) social isolation. 
D) dependence.

Question 14

During a dissociative fugue state, it is not uncommon for individuals to

Accepted Answer

A) commit suicide. 
B) see the world as a strange and foreign place. 
C) take on a new identity. 
D) contact friends and family. 
A) commit suicide. 
B) see the world as a strange and foreign place. 
C) take on a new identity. 
D) contact friends and family.

Question 15

In dissociative identity disorder, the host personality usually

Accepted Answer

A) is of a gender opposite to that of the individual. 
B) is male. 
C) becomes overwhelmed trying to hold all of the personality fragments together. 
D) is well aware of each personality and everything that happens while each personality is active. 
A) is of a gender opposite to that of the individual. 
B) is male. 
C) becomes overwhelmed trying to hold all of the personality fragments together. 
D) is well aware of each personality and everything that happens while each personality is active.

Question 16

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatic symptom disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis. 
B) encouraging patients to speak to family and friends about their symptoms. 
C) exposure therapy. 
D) assignment of a gatekeeper physician. 
A) psychoanalysis. 
B) encouraging patients to speak to family and friends about their symptoms. 
C) exposure therapy. 
D) assignment of a gatekeeper physician.

Question 17

Research suggests that somatic symptom disorder often occurs in families with a strong tendency towards

Accepted Answer

A) antisocial personality disorder. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) depression. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
A) antisocial personality disorder. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) depression. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 18

A mother who repeatedly seeks medical treatment for her child's unusual illness and is overly involved in the child's treatment might need to be assessed for

Accepted Answer

A) factitious disorder imposed on another. 
B) malingering. 
C) conversion disorder. 
D) illness phobia. 
A) factitious disorder imposed on another. 
B) malingering. 
C) conversion disorder. 
D) illness phobia.

Question 19

Vareesa, who is 40, apparently believes that she is a 20-year-old woman.Suddenly, she starts to speak and behave very differently, and says she no longer thinks of herself as 'Vareesa'.Instead, she claims to be Elise, a 10-year-old child.It is likely that Vareesa has just experienced a

Accepted Answer

A) switch. 
B) dissociative trance disorder. 
C) conversion reaction. 
D) schizophrenic moment. 
A) switch. 
B) dissociative trance disorder. 
C) conversion reaction. 
D) schizophrenic moment.

Question 20

Conversion disorder patients were conceptualised by Freud as

Accepted Answer

A) converting unconscious conflicts into physical symptoms. 
B) converting unconscious conflicts into defence mechanisms. 
C) experiencing physical symptoms as a result of the superego. 
D) experiencing internal conflicts as a result of id impulses being suppressed by the superego. 
A) converting unconscious conflicts into physical symptoms. 
B) converting unconscious conflicts into defence mechanisms. 
C) experiencing physical symptoms as a result of the superego. 
D) experiencing internal conflicts as a result of id impulses being suppressed by the superego.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about conversion disorders?

The diagnosis of depersonalisation-derealisation disorder is

Minor, physical complaints are common among

Describe the factors that contribute to anxiety, focusing on physical sensations and illness, in illness anxiety disorder.

Studies of faking, amnesia and hypnosis such as the one conducted by Spanos (1996) suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder

Losing your own sense of reality is called

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

A comparison of dissociative reactions in 'normals' and in DID patients indicates that the experience of dissociation is ________________ in normal versus DID patients.

A commonly seen form of factitious disorder imposed on another is a set of conditions that

The hypothesised connections between somatic symptom disorder and antisocial personality disorder are

Dissociative identity disorder is most commonly found in

With regard to Freud's explanation of la belle indifference (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms), research conducted by Lader and Sartorius (1968) suggests that

A possible link between antisocial personality disorder and somatic symptom disorder is

During a dissociative fugue state, it is not uncommon for individuals to

In dissociative identity disorder, the host personality usually

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatic symptom disorder is

Research suggests that somatic symptom disorder often occurs in families with a strong tendency towards

A mother who repeatedly seeks medical treatment for her child's unusual illness and is overly involved in the child's treatment might need to be assessed for

Vareesa, who is 40, apparently believes that she is a 20-year-old woman.Suddenly, she starts to speak and behave very differently, and says she no longer thinks of herself as 'Vareesa'.Instead, she claims to be Elise, a 10-year-old child.It is likely that Vareesa has just experienced a

Conversion disorder patients were conceptualised by Freud as

Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services

Positive Psychology Approach

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Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Which of the following statements is TRUE about conversion disorders?

The diagnosis of depersonalisation-derealisation disorder is

Minor, physical complaints are common among

Describe the factors that contribute to anxiety, focusing on physical sensations and illness, in illness anxiety disorder.

Studies of faking, amnesia and hypnosis such as the one conducted by Spanos (1996) suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder

Losing your own sense of reality is called

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

A comparison of dissociative reactions in 'normals' and in DID patients indicates that the experience of dissociation is ________________ in normal versus DID patients.

A commonly seen form of factitious disorder imposed on another is a set of conditions that

The hypothesised connections between somatic symptom disorder and antisocial personality disorder are

Dissociative identity disorder is most commonly found in

With regard to Freud's explanation of la belle indifference (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms), research conducted by Lader and Sartorius (1968) suggests that

A possible link between antisocial personality disorder and somatic symptom disorder is

During a dissociative fugue state, it is not uncommon for individuals to

In dissociative identity disorder, the host personality usually

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatic symptom disorder is

Research suggests that somatic symptom disorder often occurs in families with a strong tendency towards

A mother who repeatedly seeks medical treatment for her child's unusual illness and is overly involved in the child's treatment might need to be assessed for

Vareesa, who is 40, apparently believes that she is a 20-year-old woman.Suddenly, she starts to speak and behave very differently, and says she no longer thinks of herself as 'Vareesa'.Instead, she claims to be Elise, a 10-year-old child.It is likely that Vareesa has just experienced a

Conversion disorder patients were conceptualised by Freud as

Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services

Positive Psychology Approach

Filters