Question 1

According to proponents of dissociative identity disorder, a failure of _______ may cause the onset of the illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  the normal process of "personality integration" 
B)  normal attachment processes 
C)  executive brain function 
D)  developmental task mastery 
A)  the normal process of "personality integration" 
B)  normal attachment processes 
C)  executive brain function 
D)  developmental task mastery

Question 2

When dissociative experiences become chronic and cause impairment, they are referred to as dissociative disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What mechanisms might lead a patient to develop dissociative identity disorder as an iatrogenic response?

Accepted Answer

Some therapists believe that a post-trau

Question 4

Altered sensory and motor experiences are characteristic of _____ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic symptom 
B)  conversion 
C)  illness anxiety 
D)  factitious 
A)  somatic symptom 
B)  conversion 
C)  illness anxiety 
D)  factitious

Question 5

Worry about health may be considered excessive when it results in functional impairment or unnecessary medical procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Although rare before adulthood, somatic symptom disorders

Accepted Answer

A)  are very prevalent in old age. 
B)  are evaluated in children using different DSM criteria. 
C)  are found to be more severe among adolescents and children. 
D)  have the same diagnostic criteria in children, adolescents, and adults. 
A)  are very prevalent in old age. 
B)  are evaluated in children using different DSM criteria. 
C)  are found to be more severe among adolescents and children. 
D)  have the same diagnostic criteria in children, adolescents, and adults.

Question 7

Some dissociative symptoms are the result of neurological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Malingering is characterized by the intentional production of physical symptoms to avoid military service, criminal prosecution, or work, or to obtain financial compensation or drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As in the case of Anna O., the term "conversion disorder" implies a conversion of

Accepted Answer

A)  physical symptoms into neurological problems. 
B)  psychological stress into real organic problems. 
C)  psychological stress into physical symptoms. 
D)  one psychological problem into another. 
A)  physical symptoms into neurological problems. 
B)  psychological stress into real organic problems. 
C)  psychological stress into physical symptoms. 
D)  one psychological problem into another.

Question 10

A disorder that is inadvertently caused by a physician, medical or surgical treatment, or a diagnostic procedure is known as a(n) ________ response.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious 
B)  iatrogenic 
C)  factitious 
D)  dissociative 
A)  unconscious 
B)  iatrogenic 
C)  factitious 
D)  dissociative

Question 11

The widely varying rates of dissociative disorders found throughout the world may point to their being a

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-free syndrome. 
B)  culture-bound syndrome. 
C)  prevalent disorder independent of culture. 
D)  universal psychological phenomenon. 
A)  culture-free syndrome. 
B)  culture-bound syndrome. 
C)  prevalent disorder independent of culture. 
D)  universal psychological phenomenon.

Question 12

Approximately, 6 to 22 percent of child victims of factitious disorder die as a result of medical illnesses

Accepted Answer

A)  that are over-medicated. 
B)  for which the child is not hospitalized. 
C)  while hospitalized. 
D)  inflicted upon them by a caregiver. 
A)  that are over-medicated. 
B)  for which the child is not hospitalized. 
C)  while hospitalized. 
D)  inflicted upon them by a caregiver.

Question 13

How are the disorders in the category "Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders" related to each other?

Accepted Answer

Somatic symptom and related disorders ar

Question 14

Among all the symptoms found in somatic symptom disorder, pseudoseizures are

Accepted Answer

A)  less common. 
B)  more common. 
C)  seen as frequently as pain complaints. 
D)  excluded from the category. 
A)  less common. 
B)  more common. 
C)  seen as frequently as pain complaints. 
D)  excluded from the category.

Question 15

The diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder may depend on the

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs of the diagnostician. 
B)  presence of more than three alters. 
C)  sex of the patient. 
D)  patient's ability to identify alters before the therapeutic visit. 
A)  beliefs of the diagnostician. 
B)  presence of more than three alters. 
C)  sex of the patient. 
D)  patient's ability to identify alters before the therapeutic visit.

Question 16

Which of the following has contributed to the questionable scientific status of the category dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low prevalence rates of the disorder 
B)  The violent nature of persons with the disorder 
C)  Its restriction to the American culture 
D)  The lack of empirical quantitative investigations 
A)  Low prevalence rates of the disorder 
B)  The violent nature of persons with the disorder 
C)  Its restriction to the American culture 
D)  The lack of empirical quantitative investigations

Question 17

After contracting an actual acute illness, some individuals exhibit signs of which of the following, as they fear they are not over the illness or worry that they need to limit activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  la belle indifference 
B)  body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  factitious disorder 
D)  transient hypochondriasis 
A)  la belle indifference 
B)  body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  factitious disorder 
D)  transient hypochondriasis

Question 18

Cognitive-behavioural therapy approaches the treatment of dissociative disorders by assuming that

Accepted Answer

A)  people misinterpret physiological cues. 
B)  people create symptoms through denial. 
C)  many people have talked themselves into being sick. 
D)  few, if any, patients have True symptoms of dissociation. 
A)  people misinterpret physiological cues. 
B)  people create symptoms through denial. 
C)  many people have talked themselves into being sick. 
D)  few, if any, patients have True symptoms of dissociation.

Question 19

On average, how many fewer days per month do people with somatic symptom disorders work compared to those who do not have a somatic symptom disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.3 
B)  5.6 
C)  7.8 
D)  9.2 
A)  3.3 
B)  5.6 
C)  7.8 
D)  9.2

Question 20

Which of the following is the most common somatic symptom in adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary motor dysfunction 
B)  sensory dysfunction 
C)  pseudoseizures 
D)  dysfunctional heart 
A)  voluntary motor dysfunction 
B)  sensory dysfunction 
C)  pseudoseizures 
D)  dysfunctional heart

According to proponents of dissociative identity disorder, a failure of _______ may cause the onset of the illness.

When dissociative experiences become chronic and cause impairment, they are referred to as dissociative disorders.

What mechanisms might lead a patient to develop dissociative identity disorder as an iatrogenic response?

Altered sensory and motor experiences are characteristic of _____ disorder.

Worry about health may be considered excessive when it results in functional impairment or unnecessary medical procedures.

Although rare before adulthood, somatic symptom disorders

Some dissociative symptoms are the result of neurological disorders.

Malingering is characterized by the intentional production of physical symptoms to avoid military service, criminal prosecution, or work, or to obtain financial compensation or drugs.

As in the case of Anna O., the term "conversion disorder" implies a conversion of

A disorder that is inadvertently caused by a physician, medical or surgical treatment, or a diagnostic procedure is known as a(n) ________ response.

The widely varying rates of dissociative disorders found throughout the world may point to their being a

Approximately, 6 to 22 percent of child victims of factitious disorder die as a result of medical illnesses

How are the disorders in the category "Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders" related to each other?

Among all the symptoms found in somatic symptom disorder, pseudoseizures are

The diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder may depend on the

Which of the following has contributed to the questionable scientific status of the category dissociative identity disorder?

After contracting an actual acute illness, some individuals exhibit signs of which of the following, as they fear they are not over the illness or worry that they need to limit activities?

Cognitive-behavioural therapy approaches the treatment of dissociative disorders by assuming that

On average, how many fewer days per month do people with somatic symptom disorders work compared to those who do not have a somatic symptom disorder?

Which of the following is the most common somatic symptom in adults?

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Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

According to proponents of dissociative identity disorder, a failure of _______ may cause the onset of the illness.

When dissociative experiences become chronic and cause impairment, they are referred to as dissociative disorders.

What mechanisms might lead a patient to develop dissociative identity disorder as an iatrogenic response?

Altered sensory and motor experiences are characteristic of _____ disorder.

Worry about health may be considered excessive when it results in functional impairment or unnecessary medical procedures.

Although rare before adulthood, somatic symptom disorders

Some dissociative symptoms are the result of neurological disorders.

Malingering is characterized by the intentional production of physical symptoms to avoid military service, criminal prosecution, or work, or to obtain financial compensation or drugs.

As in the case of Anna O., the term "conversion disorder" implies a conversion of

A disorder that is inadvertently caused by a physician, medical or surgical treatment, or a diagnostic procedure is known as a(n) ________ response.

The widely varying rates of dissociative disorders found throughout the world may point to their being a

Approximately, 6 to 22 percent of child victims of factitious disorder die as a result of medical illnesses

How are the disorders in the category "Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders" related to each other?

Among all the symptoms found in somatic symptom disorder, pseudoseizures are

The diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder may depend on the

Which of the following has contributed to the questionable scientific status of the category dissociative identity disorder?

After contracting an actual acute illness, some individuals exhibit signs of which of the following, as they fear they are not over the illness or worry that they need to limit activities?

Cognitive-behavioural therapy approaches the treatment of dissociative disorders by assuming that

On average, how many fewer days per month do people with somatic symptom disorders work compared to those who do not have a somatic symptom disorder?

Which of the following is the most common somatic symptom in adults?

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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