Question 1

Which of the following would be the diagnosis if an individual intentionally fabricated physical or psychological illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  factitious disorder 
D)  conversion disorder 
A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  factitious disorder 
D)  conversion disorder C

Question 2

Which of the following accounts for the largest outpatient medical costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization and psychiatric disorder 
B)  no somatization, no psychiatric disorder 
C)  somatization only 
D)  psychiatric disorder only 
A)  somatization and psychiatric disorder 
B)  no somatization, no psychiatric disorder 
C)  somatization only 
D)  psychiatric disorder only A

Question 3

Select the statement that is True of "la belle indifference" in conversion disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a key symptom in its diagnosis. 
B)  It is not seen in teens with the disorder. 
C)  It causes significant psychological distress. 
D)  Some people with conversion disorder do not exhibit it. 
A)  It is a key symptom in its diagnosis. 
B)  It is not seen in teens with the disorder. 
C)  It causes significant psychological distress. 
D)  Some people with conversion disorder do not exhibit it. D

Question 4

A teenage girl was brought to the emergency room by her mother several times during the summer for severe abdominal pain. After many diagnostic tests returned negative results, the girl was hospitalized for observation. Over several days, the patient's abdominal pain disappeared. However, the night before her discharge, the pain returned. A hospital security camera recorded the mother entering her child's room late that night carrying a bag from the neighborhood pharmacy. Shortly after this visit the girl's symptoms returned. The hospital staff might suspect that

Accepted Answer

A)  the mother is suffering from factitious disorder imposed on self. 
B)  this is a case of factitious disorder imposed on another. 
C)  the teenager is malingering. 
D)  the mother is malingering. 
A)  the mother is suffering from factitious disorder imposed on self. 
B)  this is a case of factitious disorder imposed on another. 
C)  the teenager is malingering. 
D)  the mother is malingering.

Question 5

Among all the symptoms of somatic symptom disorders, _______ is among the most frequently reported.

Accepted Answer

A)  pain 
B)  heart palpitations 
C)  limb weakness 
D)  food intolerance 
A)  pain 
B)  heart palpitations 
C)  limb weakness 
D)  food intolerance

Question 6

Glove anesthesia involves

Accepted Answer

A)  wearing gloves to avoid paralysis. 
B)  complication of the neurological system. 
C)  loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist. 
D)  sensation of extreme pain in the hand. 
A)  wearing gloves to avoid paralysis. 
B)  complication of the neurological system. 
C)  loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist. 
D)  sensation of extreme pain in the hand.

Question 7

One challenge for psychological treatment of somatic symptom disorders is patients' reluctance to reveal their concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Factitious disorder imposed on another is characterized by one person's intentionally inducing illness symptoms in another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What contributions do biological factors play in the etiology of dissociative identity disorders?

Accepted Answer

Neurological disorders (e.g., temporal l

Question 10

Relaxation training, distracting attention, and correcting automatic thoughts are elements of the _____ treatment of somatic symptom disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  biomedical 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  integrative 
D)  cognitive-behavioural 
A)  biomedical 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  integrative 
D)  cognitive-behavioural

Question 11

Overall, the course of recovery, remission, and chronicity in the somatic symptom disorders is

Accepted Answer

A)  complex. 
B)  highly predictable. 
C)  similar across diagnoses. 
D)  different for men and women. 
A)  complex. 
B)  highly predictable. 
C)  similar across diagnoses. 
D)  different for men and women.

Question 12

Which of the following risk factors is most strongly associated with somatic symptom disorders in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  stress 
B)  family violence and conflict 
C)  history of sexual abuse 
D)  family separation and loss 
A)  stress 
B)  family violence and conflict 
C)  history of sexual abuse 
D)  family separation and loss

Question 13

Sudden changes in behaviour that mimic symptoms of neurological disorders are known as psychoseizures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Somatic symptom disorders, although they cause discomfort to the individual, do not result in significant functional impairment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What percentage of Canadian psychiatrists believe that there is strong scientific evidence to support a dissociative disorder diagnosis:

Accepted Answer

A)  12% 
B)  25% 
C)  47% 
D)  14% 
A)  12% 
B)  25% 
C)  47% 
D)  14%

Question 16

About _____% of the people diagnosed with conversion disorder are later found to have a diagnosable medical condition.

Accepted Answer

A)  1-5 
B)  5-10 
C)  10-15 
D)  15-20 
A)  1-5 
B)  5-10 
C)  10-15 
D)  15-20

Question 17

There is strong empirical evidence to support the relationship between early childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Somatic symptom disorders were originally known as

Accepted Answer

A)  stress-related disorders. 
B)  psychosocial disorders. 
C)  psychophysiological disorders. 
D)  hysteria. 
A)  stress-related disorders. 
B)  psychosocial disorders. 
C)  psychophysiological disorders. 
D)  hysteria.

Question 19

"Doctor, I know I have a terrible disease and you just aren't telling me. I do not believe you when you say everything checked out okay." Which DSM-5 diagnosis might be typical for someone making those comments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factitious disorder 
B)  Hypochondriasis 
C)  Illness anxiety disorder 
D)  Somatic symptom disorder 
A)  Factitious disorder 
B)  Hypochondriasis 
C)  Illness anxiety disorder 
D)  Somatic symptom disorder

Question 20

Factitious disorders involve patients complaining of physical symptoms that are unintentionally produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following would be the diagnosis if an individual intentionally fabricated physical or psychological illness?

Which of the following accounts for the largest outpatient medical costs?

Select the statement that is True of "la belle indifference" in conversion disorders.

Among all the symptoms of somatic symptom disorders, _______ is among the most frequently reported.

Glove anesthesia involves

One challenge for psychological treatment of somatic symptom disorders is patients' reluctance to reveal their concerns.

Factitious disorder imposed on another is characterized by one person's intentionally inducing illness symptoms in another.

What contributions do biological factors play in the etiology of dissociative identity disorders?

Relaxation training, distracting attention, and correcting automatic thoughts are elements of the _____ treatment of somatic symptom disorders?

Overall, the course of recovery, remission, and chronicity in the somatic symptom disorders is

Which of the following risk factors is most strongly associated with somatic symptom disorders in children?

Sudden changes in behaviour that mimic symptoms of neurological disorders are known as psychoseizures.

Somatic symptom disorders, although they cause discomfort to the individual, do not result in significant functional impairment.

What percentage of Canadian psychiatrists believe that there is strong scientific evidence to support a dissociative disorder diagnosis:

About _____% of the people diagnosed with conversion disorder are later found to have a diagnosable medical condition.

There is strong empirical evidence to support the relationship between early childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.

Somatic symptom disorders were originally known as

"Doctor, I know I have a terrible disease and you just aren't telling me. I do not believe you when you say everything checked out okay." Which DSM-5 diagnosis might be typical for someone making those comments?

Factitious disorders involve patients complaining of physical symptoms that are unintentionally produced.

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Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Which of the following would be the diagnosis if an individual intentionally fabricated physical or psychological illness?

Which of the following accounts for the largest outpatient medical costs?

Select the statement that is True of "la belle indifference" in conversion disorders.

Among all the symptoms of somatic symptom disorders, _______ is among the most frequently reported.

Glove anesthesia involves

One challenge for psychological treatment of somatic symptom disorders is patients' reluctance to reveal their concerns.

Factitious disorder imposed on another is characterized by one person's intentionally inducing illness symptoms in another.

What contributions do biological factors play in the etiology of dissociative identity disorders?

Relaxation training, distracting attention, and correcting automatic thoughts are elements of the _____ treatment of somatic symptom disorders?

Overall, the course of recovery, remission, and chronicity in the somatic symptom disorders is

Which of the following risk factors is most strongly associated with somatic symptom disorders in children?

Sudden changes in behaviour that mimic symptoms of neurological disorders are known as psychoseizures.

Somatic symptom disorders, although they cause discomfort to the individual, do not result in significant functional impairment.

What percentage of Canadian psychiatrists believe that there is strong scientific evidence to support a dissociative disorder diagnosis:

About _____% of the people diagnosed with conversion disorder are later found to have a diagnosable medical condition.

There is strong empirical evidence to support the relationship between early childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.

Somatic symptom disorders were originally known as

"Doctor, I know I have a terrible disease and you just aren't telling me. I do not believe you when you say everything checked out okay." Which DSM-5 diagnosis might be typical for someone making those comments?

Factitious disorders involve patients complaining of physical symptoms that are unintentionally produced.

Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Assessment and Diagnosis

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

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders

Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders

Health Psychology

Abnormal Psychology: Legal and Ethical Issues

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