Exam 7: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

One theory explaining dissociative identity disorder (DID) states that people with DID have the risk factor of high __________ along with a history of _______________.

Who typically seeks out treatment for dissociative identity disorder?

Somatoform disorders are rooted in consciousness, whereas dissociative disorders are rooted in physical symptoms.

Research on somatoform disorders indicates:

The existence of dissociative disorders are well supported by research.

Anosmia is:

The Biopsychosocial Model of Conversion Disorder proposed by Stonnington et al. (2006) comprises three types of factors, which are:

That the nucleus accumbens is implicated in dissociative identity disorder (DID) suggests that:

Recent research by Goodman et al. (2003) has qualified earlier research on the forgetting of childhood sexual abuse by showing that:

The part of the brain most likely involved in dissociative amnesia is the:

Robert complained of complete lack of feeling in both knees, but a physical exam revealed no physiological damage. Which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis for Robert?

Social and cultural factors do not influence the development of conversion disorder.

The treatment of somatoform disorders is relatively primitive because:

Distinguishing organic brain disorders and dissociative amnesia

Ms. Hall consulted a physician because of the following experience: The week before, she felt that another voice was talking to her, although she tried to ignore it. She then had a period of hours which she was unable to recall, but her boyfriend reported later that during that period she behaved like a completely different person, being loud and boisterous in contrast to her usual shy, sedate personality. She had never had a similar experience and was at a loss to explain it. Ms. Hall's symptoms meet the criteria for:

A conversion disorder reflecting aphonia involves:

________ was the term used originally to describe what is known today as conversion disorder.

Having an out of body experience is typical for people experiencing dissociative amnesia.

A study by Lim and Kim (2005) suggests that individuals diagnosed with somatization disorder have a memory bias for information related to:

Canadian researchers Taylor et al. (2006) conducted a twin study on the heritability of hypochondriasis (also called health anxiety). After controlling for medical morbidity, they found that health anxiety: