Question 1

Carpal tunnel syndrome:

Accepted Answer

A)  Can produce symptoms similar to those of glove anaesthesia 
B)  Is considered an example of conversion 
C)  Is the result of swelling of nerves in the wrists 
D)  Can be treated with psychotherapy 
A)  Can produce symptoms similar to those of glove anaesthesia 
B)  Is considered an example of conversion 
C)  Is the result of swelling of nerves in the wrists 
D)  Can be treated with psychotherapy A

Question 2

Among the dissociative disorders, dissociative fugue is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Massive repression. 
B)  Moving away and establishing a new identity due to memory loss. 
C)  Sudden development following severe stress. 
D)  Memory loss for virtually all past events. 
A)  Massive repression. 
B)  Moving away and establishing a new identity due to memory loss. 
C)  Sudden development following severe stress. 
D)  Memory loss for virtually all past events. B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Salkovskis and Warwick's cognitive model of anxiety is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes the role of critical precipitating events 
B)  It recognizes that cognitive factors interact with individual differences in personality and temperament 
C)  Health anxiety is decreased by the perceived presence of rescue factors 
D)  Health anxiety increases according to the perceived probability and awfulness of a health problem 
A)  It includes the role of critical precipitating events 
B)  It recognizes that cognitive factors interact with individual differences in personality and temperament 
C)  Health anxiety is decreased by the perceived presence of rescue factors 
D)  Health anxiety increases according to the perceived probability and awfulness of a health problem B

Question 4

Hypochondriasis is a somatoform disorder in DSM-5.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization for several years. If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder, she most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  Has impaired memory functioning. 
B)  Has a well-developed sense of self, just feelings of not being present. 
C)  Has experienced some abuse at an earlier age. 
D)  Is not employed. 
A)  Has impaired memory functioning. 
B)  Has a well-developed sense of self, just feelings of not being present. 
C)  Has experienced some abuse at an earlier age. 
D)  Is not employed.

Question 6

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are two entirely different disorders. 
B)  Are synonyms. 
C)  Are very similar; the schizophrenic has two personalities, while the person with dissociative identity disorder has three or more. 
D)  Are similar in that both involve a split between cognition and emotion. 
A)  Are two entirely different disorders. 
B)  Are synonyms. 
C)  Are very similar; the schizophrenic has two personalities, while the person with dissociative identity disorder has three or more. 
D)  Are similar in that both involve a split between cognition and emotion.

Question 7

Body dysmorphic disorder, given the excessive preoccupation with a perceived bodily imperfection, has been considered most similar to which disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eating disorder 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  Social phobia 
D)  Conversion disorder 
A)  Eating disorder 
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  Social phobia 
D)  Conversion disorder

Question 8

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a _______________ remission with ________________ recovery.

Accepted Answer

A)  gradual; complete 
B)  gradual; partial 
C)  sudden; complete 
D)  sudden; partial 
A)  gradual; complete 
B)  gradual; partial 
C)  sudden; complete 
D)  sudden; partial

Question 9

Which of the following is sometimes used as a synonym for somatization disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychophysiological disorder 
B)  Psychosomatic disorder 
C)  Hysteria 
D)  Briquet's syndrome 
A)  Psychophysiological disorder 
B)  Psychosomatic disorder 
C)  Hysteria 
D)  Briquet's syndrome

Question 10

Nicholas Spanos used role-playing with students to help explain the attempt by ________ to try to be deemed not guilty by reason of insanity by faking a multiple personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Night Stalker 
B)  The Boston Strangler 
C)  The Hillside Strangler 
D)  The Green River Killer 
A)  The Night Stalker 
B)  The Boston Strangler 
C)  The Hillside Strangler 
D)  The Green River Killer

Question 11

DSM-5 grouped together several disorders that each had their own criteria in DSM-IV and now calls them somatic symptom disorders. What are the disorders that have been put together into this diagnosis and do you agree with putting them all together as one?

Accepted Answer

In DSM-5, the disorders that have been g

Question 12

Mayou and colleagues (2005) argued that the somatoform disorders should not be included in DSM-5. Which of the following was NOT one of their concerns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambiguity in the exclusion criteria 
B)  Incompatibility with other cultures 
C)  Lack of clearly defined thresholds 
D)  Unacceptable terminology to clinicians 
A)  Ambiguity in the exclusion criteria 
B)  Incompatibility with other cultures 
C)  Lack of clearly defined thresholds 
D)  Unacceptable terminology to clinicians

Question 13

Patients with somatization disorder have been found to have heightened levels of __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Cortisol 
B)  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androstenedione" Serotonin 
C)  GABA 
D)  Epinephrine 
A)  Cortisol 
B)  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androstenedione" Serotonin 
C)  GABA 
D)  Epinephrine

Question 14

Most conversion symptoms suggest:

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of memory. 
B)  Damage to the uterus. 
C)  Renal dysfunction. 
D)  Neurological damage. 
A)  Loss of memory. 
B)  Damage to the uterus. 
C)  Renal dysfunction. 
D)  Neurological damage.

Question 15

Lucy complained of paralysis in her leg that made it impossible for her to work or do household chores. When in the emergency room, she appeared unconcerned with her ailment, and discussed it at great length. She even invited people to come and poke her leg to show that she experienced no sensations. Lucy's style of discussing her symptoms is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  La belle indifference 
B)  Hypochondriasis 
C)  Briquet's syndrome 
D)  Fugue 
A)  La belle indifference 
B)  Hypochondriasis 
C)  Briquet's syndrome 
D)  Fugue

Question 16

Julie experienced inexplicable blindness. She visited several ophthalmologists, all of whom indicated there was no physical basis for her blindness. She most likely has:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypochondriasis. 
B)  Dissociative disorder. 
C)  Conversion disorder. 
D)  Body dysmorphic disorder. 
A)  Hypochondriasis. 
B)  Dissociative disorder. 
C)  Conversion disorder. 
D)  Body dysmorphic disorder.

Question 17

The higher incidence of conversion disorders during Freud's time has been attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevalent sexually repressive attitudes. 
B)  Pervasive belief in mystics and magical thinking. 
C)  The high incidence of unreported sexual abuse. 
D)  Clinicians inadvertently creating the disorder through hypnosis. 
A)  Prevalent sexually repressive attitudes. 
B)  Pervasive belief in mystics and magical thinking. 
C)  The high incidence of unreported sexual abuse. 
D)  Clinicians inadvertently creating the disorder through hypnosis.

Question 18

DePrince and Freyed (2004) tested high and low dissociators in a "direct forgetting paradigm". Their results showed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for all types of words 
B)  High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for positive words 
C)  High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for negative words 
D)  High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for trauma-related words 
A)  High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for all types of words 
B)  High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for positive words 
C)  High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for negative words 
D)  High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for trauma-related words

Question 19

Social and cultural factors in conversion disorder are suggested by data indicating that conversion disorder:

Accepted Answer

A)  Has been occurring less frequently over the past century. 
B)  Is most prevalent in urban centers. 
C)  Is more common in societies with greater sexual freedom. 
D)  Is most prevalent in formerly communist countries. 
A)  Has been occurring less frequently over the past century. 
B)  Is most prevalent in urban centers. 
C)  Is more common in societies with greater sexual freedom. 
D)  Is most prevalent in formerly communist countries.

Question 20

Malingering is another term for factitious disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Carpal tunnel syndrome:

Among the dissociative disorders, dissociative fugue is characterized by:

Which of the following statements about Salkovskis and Warwick's cognitive model of anxiety is not true?

Hypochondriasis is a somatoform disorder in DSM-5.

Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization for several years. If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder, she most likely:

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia:

Body dysmorphic disorder, given the excessive preoccupation with a perceived bodily imperfection, has been considered most similar to which disorder?

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a _ remission with __ recovery.

Which of the following is sometimes used as a synonym for somatization disorder?

Nicholas Spanos used role-playing with students to help explain the attempt by ________ to try to be deemed not guilty by reason of insanity by faking a multiple personality.

DSM-5 grouped together several disorders that each had their own criteria in DSM-IV and now calls them somatic symptom disorders. What are the disorders that have been put together into this diagnosis and do you agree with putting them all together as one?

Mayou and colleagues (2005) argued that the somatoform disorders should not be included in DSM-5. Which of the following was NOT one of their concerns?

Patients with somatization disorder have been found to have heightened levels of __________ .

Most conversion symptoms suggest:

Julie experienced inexplicable blindness. She visited several ophthalmologists, all of whom indicated there was no physical basis for her blindness. She most likely has:

The higher incidence of conversion disorders during Freud's time has been attributed to:

DePrince and Freyed (2004) tested high and low dissociators in a "direct forgetting paradigm". Their results showed that:

Social and cultural factors in conversion disorder are suggested by data indicating that conversion disorder:

Malingering is another term for factitious disorder.

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 7: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Carpal tunnel syndrome:

Among the dissociative disorders, dissociative fugue is characterized by:

Which of the following statements about Salkovskis and Warwick's cognitive model of anxiety is not true?

Hypochondriasis is a somatoform disorder in DSM-5.

Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization for several years. If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder, she most likely:

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia:

Body dysmorphic disorder, given the excessive preoccupation with a perceived bodily imperfection, has been considered most similar to which disorder?

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a _______________ remission with ________________ recovery.

Which of the following is sometimes used as a synonym for somatization disorder?

Nicholas Spanos used role-playing with students to help explain the attempt by ________ to try to be deemed not guilty by reason of insanity by faking a multiple personality.

DSM-5 grouped together several disorders that each had their own criteria in DSM-IV and now calls them somatic symptom disorders. What are the disorders that have been put together into this diagnosis and do you agree with putting them all together as one?

Mayou and colleagues (2005) argued that the somatoform disorders should not be included in DSM-5. Which of the following was NOT one of their concerns?

Patients with somatization disorder have been found to have heightened levels of __________ .

Most conversion symptoms suggest:

Julie experienced inexplicable blindness. She visited several ophthalmologists, all of whom indicated there was no physical basis for her blindness. She most likely has:

The higher incidence of conversion disorders during Freud's time has been attributed to:

DePrince and Freyed (2004) tested high and low dissociators in a "direct forgetting paradigm". Their results showed that:

Social and cultural factors in conversion disorder are suggested by data indicating that conversion disorder:

Malingering is another term for factitious disorder.

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a _ remission with __ recovery.