Question 1

The psychodynamic perspective on conversion disorder was revised in light of experimental findings with hysterically blind people who:

Accepted Answer

A)  Have underlying brain defects. 
B)  can see when under hypnosis. 
C)  Can respond to visual information. 
D)  Experienced traumatic visual events. 
A)  Have underlying brain defects. 
B)  can see when under hypnosis. 
C)  Can respond to visual information. 
D)  Experienced traumatic visual events.

Question 2

Psychoanalytic therapy tends to be the treatment of choice for dissociative disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The somatoform and dissociative disorders:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are new to DSM-IV. 
B)  Were listed as neuroses in the early editions of the DSM. 
C)  Have signs of anxiety as a principal symptom. 
D)  Are more common among men. 
A)  Are new to DSM-IV. 
B)  Were listed as neuroses in the early editions of the DSM. 
C)  Have signs of anxiety as a principal symptom. 
D)  Are more common among men.

Question 4

Charbonneau and O'Connor's (1999) study on the depersonalization experiences of Montreal residents found that subjects commonly felt all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Worried about feeling isolated and detached from others 
B)  Vulnerable and embarrassed 
C)  Depressed and anxious 
D)  Misunderstood 
A)  Worried about feeling isolated and detached from others 
B)  Vulnerable and embarrassed 
C)  Depressed and anxious 
D)  Misunderstood

Question 5

Experiencing childhood abuse is a necessary criteria for developing dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Briquet's syndrome is another term for somatization disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Group outbreaks of symptoms of conversion disorder, sometimes called "mass hysteria," are thought to be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  recent exposure to an environmental pathogen 
B)  prolonged exposure to an environmental pathogen 
C)  prolonged exposure to stress 
D)  recent exposure to stress 
A)  recent exposure to an environmental pathogen 
B)  prolonged exposure to an environmental pathogen 
C)  prolonged exposure to stress 
D)  recent exposure to stress

Question 8

In their cognitive model of health anxiety, Salkovskis and Warwick maintain that health anxiety levels vary as a function of:

Accepted Answer

A)  The perceived inability to cope 
B)  The perceived severity of an illness 
C)  The perceived cost and "awfulness" of an illness 
D)  The perceived presence of additional symptoms 
A)  The perceived inability to cope 
B)  The perceived severity of an illness 
C)  The perceived cost and "awfulness" of an illness 
D)  The perceived presence of additional symptoms

Question 9

fMRI studies of a patient with dissociative identity disorder suggest that these two brain structures are implicated:

Accepted Answer

A)  Frontal cortex & limbic system 
B)  Prefrontal cortex & limbic system 
C)  Prefrontal cortex & nucleus accumbens 
D)  Nucleus accumbens & frontal cortex 
A)  Frontal cortex & limbic system 
B)  Prefrontal cortex & limbic system 
C)  Prefrontal cortex & nucleus accumbens 
D)  Nucleus accumbens & frontal cortex

Question 10

How was depersonalization/derealization disorder changed in DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A)  The disorder was given clearer diagnostic criteria 
B)  Derealization was added to the disorder 
C)  Depersonalization was added to the disorder 
D)  There was no change to the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV to DSM-5 
A)  The disorder was given clearer diagnostic criteria 
B)  Derealization was added to the disorder 
C)  Depersonalization was added to the disorder 
D)  There was no change to the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV to DSM-5

Question 11

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. She would most likely be diagnosed with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Somatization disorder. 
B)  Conversion disorder. 
C)  Malingering. 
D)  Hypochondriasis. 
A)  Somatization disorder. 
B)  Conversion disorder. 
C)  Malingering. 
D)  Hypochondriasis.

Question 12

George Fraser from the Royal Ottawa Hospital reported on the cases of two young military recruits who were referred to psychiatry because of their "blindness." These two young men were diagnosed with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Somatization disorder 
C)  Hypochondriasis 
D)  Factitious disorder 
A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Somatization disorder 
C)  Hypochondriasis 
D)  Factitious disorder

Question 13

Rap singer Eminem claims that during his childhood he suffered from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Hypochondriasis 
C)  Munchausen syndrome by proxy 
D)  Health anxiety 
A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Hypochondriasis 
C)  Munchausen syndrome by proxy 
D)  Health anxiety

Question 14

What is the basis for sociocultural theories of conversion disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  The greater prevalence of conversion disorders in urban areas 
B)  The increased use of hypnosis by psychiatrists 
C)  The increase in conversion disorders during the 1960s 
D)  The decrease in conversion disorders over the last century 
A)  The greater prevalence of conversion disorders in urban areas 
B)  The increased use of hypnosis by psychiatrists 
C)  The increase in conversion disorders during the 1960s 
D)  The decrease in conversion disorders over the last century

Question 15

A known physical condition which must be ruled out before diagnosing glove anesthesia is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-operative anesthesia 
B)  Conversion disorder 
C)  Somatic anesthesia 
D)  Carpal tunnel syndrome 
A)  Pre-operative anesthesia 
B)  Conversion disorder 
C)  Somatic anesthesia 
D)  Carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 16

In a study conducted by Montreal researchers Charbonneau and O'Connor, the onset of depersonalization was found to be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Traumatic events 
B)  Alcohol abuse 
C)  Illegal drug abuse 
D)  Life stress 
A)  Traumatic events 
B)  Alcohol abuse 
C)  Illegal drug abuse 
D)  Life stress

Question 17

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the same thing as conversion disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Simon submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii. After a check was conducted on his fingerprints, his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky. He was most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dissociative amnesia 
B)  Dissociative fugue 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Depersonalization disorder 
A)  Dissociative amnesia 
B)  Dissociative fugue 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Depersonalization disorder

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a factor of the Illness Attitudes Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Worry about illness 
B)  Coping style 
C)  Disease conviction 
D)  Health habits 
A)  Worry about illness 
B)  Coping style 
C)  Disease conviction 
D)  Health habits

Question 20

According to the behavioural view, conversion disorders:

Accepted Answer

A)  Should be considered physical, not psychological, disorders. 
B)  Are learned through classical conditioning. 
C)  Are maintained by irrational beliefs. 
D)  Are a means to gain some end. 
A)  Should be considered physical, not psychological, disorders. 
B)  Are learned through classical conditioning. 
C)  Are maintained by irrational beliefs. 
D)  Are a means to gain some end.

The psychodynamic perspective on conversion disorder was revised in light of experimental findings with hysterically blind people who:

Psychoanalytic therapy tends to be the treatment of choice for dissociative disorder.

The somatoform and dissociative disorders:

Charbonneau and O'Connor's (1999) study on the depersonalization experiences of Montreal residents found that subjects commonly felt all of the following except:

Experiencing childhood abuse is a necessary criteria for developing dissociative identity disorder.

Briquet's syndrome is another term for somatization disorder.

Group outbreaks of symptoms of conversion disorder, sometimes called "mass hysteria," are thought to be due to:

In their cognitive model of health anxiety, Salkovskis and Warwick maintain that health anxiety levels vary as a function of:

fMRI studies of a patient with dissociative identity disorder suggest that these two brain structures are implicated:

How was depersonalization/derealization disorder changed in DSM-5?

George Fraser from the Royal Ottawa Hospital reported on the cases of two young military recruits who were referred to psychiatry because of their "blindness." These two young men were diagnosed with:

Rap singer Eminem claims that during his childhood he suffered from:

What is the basis for sociocultural theories of conversion disorders?

A known physical condition which must be ruled out before diagnosing glove anesthesia is:

In a study conducted by Montreal researchers Charbonneau and O'Connor, the onset of depersonalization was found to be associated with:

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the same thing as conversion disorder.

Simon submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii. After a check was conducted on his fingerprints, his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky. He was most likely experiencing:

Which of the following is NOT a factor of the Illness Attitudes Scale?

According to the behavioural view, conversion disorders:

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

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Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

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Exam 7: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

The psychodynamic perspective on conversion disorder was revised in light of experimental findings with hysterically blind people who:

Psychoanalytic therapy tends to be the treatment of choice for dissociative disorder.

The somatoform and dissociative disorders:

Charbonneau and O'Connor's (1999) study on the depersonalization experiences of Montreal residents found that subjects commonly felt all of the following except:

Experiencing childhood abuse is a necessary criteria for developing dissociative identity disorder.

Briquet's syndrome is another term for somatization disorder.

Group outbreaks of symptoms of conversion disorder, sometimes called "mass hysteria," are thought to be due to:

In their cognitive model of health anxiety, Salkovskis and Warwick maintain that health anxiety levels vary as a function of:

fMRI studies of a patient with dissociative identity disorder suggest that these two brain structures are implicated:

How was depersonalization/derealization disorder changed in DSM-5?

George Fraser from the Royal Ottawa Hospital reported on the cases of two young military recruits who were referred to psychiatry because of their "blindness." These two young men were diagnosed with:

Rap singer Eminem claims that during his childhood he suffered from:

What is the basis for sociocultural theories of conversion disorders?

A known physical condition which must be ruled out before diagnosing glove anesthesia is:

In a study conducted by Montreal researchers Charbonneau and O'Connor, the onset of depersonalization was found to be associated with:

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the same thing as conversion disorder.

Simon submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii. After a check was conducted on his fingerprints, his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky. He was most likely experiencing:

Which of the following is NOT a factor of the Illness Attitudes Scale?

According to the behavioural view, conversion disorders:

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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