Question 1

Many clinicians working with dissociative identity patients maintain that dissociation is a reaction to trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People with somatic symptom disorders often have comorbid anxiety or

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative disorders. 
B)  personality disorders. 
C)  depressive disorders. 
D)  bipolar disorders. 
A)  dissociative disorders. 
B)  personality disorders. 
C)  depressive disorders. 
D)  bipolar disorders.

Question 3

According to the Research Hot Topic presentation in your text, chronic fatigue syndrome

Accepted Answer

A)  is the result of the Ross River Virus. 
B)  is the result of an immune deficiency. 
C)  may be the result of multiple factors. 
D)  may be the result of a brain dysfunction. 
A)  is the result of the Ross River Virus. 
B)  is the result of an immune deficiency. 
C)  may be the result of multiple factors. 
D)  may be the result of a brain dysfunction.

Question 4

Dissociative disorders involve a "disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity or perception of the environment."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Awareness that the symptoms are psychological 
B)  Lack of personal distress 
C)  Lack of a recognizable medical cause 
D)  Deception by the "ill" person 
A)  Awareness that the symptoms are psychological 
B)  Lack of personal distress 
C)  Lack of a recognizable medical cause 
D)  Deception by the "ill" person

Question 6

People with factitious disorder often:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-loathe 
B)  have personality disorders 
C)  panic attacks 
D)  self-injure 
A)  self-loathe 
B)  have personality disorders 
C)  panic attacks 
D)  self-injure

Question 7

Factitious disorders differ from somatic symptom and dissociative disorders in that the former

Accepted Answer

A)  are prevalent in childhood and early adolescence. 
B)  have real physical bases and may be life-threatening. 
C)  are intentionally produced to assume a sick role. 
D)  remit once the patient is reassured about good health. 
A)  are prevalent in childhood and early adolescence. 
B)  have real physical bases and may be life-threatening. 
C)  are intentionally produced to assume a sick role. 
D)  remit once the patient is reassured about good health.

Question 8

How are factitious disorders different from somatic symptom and dissociative disorders?

Accepted Answer

Somatic symptom or dissociative disorder

Question 9

Because of its phobia-like avoidance elements, hypochondriasis has been renamed "health anxiety disorder."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There are sufficient epidemiological data to indicate that factitious disorders are fairly common within the general population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Although data from controlled trials are not available, it appears that factitious disorder is a chronic condition that

Accepted Answer

A)  begins in early childhood. 
B)  is limited to children and adolescents. 
C)  results in impairment of social and occupational functioning. 
D)  is limited to the American culture. 
A)  begins in early childhood. 
B)  is limited to children and adolescents. 
C)  results in impairment of social and occupational functioning. 
D)  is limited to the American culture.

Question 12

An iatrogenic disease is one that has a fairly well-established genetic basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Select the statement that is True of the relationship between severe childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  Longitudinal data support the relationship. 
B)  Data supporting the relationship are correlational. 
C)  Patients with early trauma histories usually develop the disorder. 
D)  Epidemiological data support the relationship. 
A)  Longitudinal data support the relationship. 
B)  Data supporting the relationship are correlational. 
C)  Patients with early trauma histories usually develop the disorder. 
D)  Epidemiological data support the relationship.

Question 14

Which of the following is False regarding memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  According to research, memory appears to be more of a passive process than an active one. 
B)  Research on human memory tells us that memory involves reconstruction of events. 
C)  Memories recalled in detail and with confidence may not always be valid recollections. 
D)  Asking misleading questions leads eye witnesses to construct memories for events that did not happen. 
A)  According to research, memory appears to be more of a passive process than an active one. 
B)  Research on human memory tells us that memory involves reconstruction of events. 
C)  Memories recalled in detail and with confidence may not always be valid recollections. 
D)  Asking misleading questions leads eye witnesses to construct memories for events that did not happen.

Question 15

Approximately 85% to 95% of the general population experiences at least one physical symptom every

Accepted Answer

A)  day. 
B)  week. 
C)  2-4 weeks. 
D)  2-3 months. 
A)  day. 
B)  week. 
C)  2-4 weeks. 
D)  2-3 months.

Question 16

A few weeks ago, Marne experienced a sudden feeling of being removed from her body and observing herself sitting in class taking notes. This unusual experience has recurred. Yesterday, she had a sense that the hand that was writing notes was not her hand; she felt no pressure of the pencil against her fingers. Which of the following is most likely Marne's diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In 1859, ________ wrote a paper describing psychiatric patients whose disorders appeared to lack medical causes for their distress.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pierre Briquet 
B)  Philippe Pinel 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Josef Breuer 
A)  Pierre Briquet 
B)  Philippe Pinel 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Josef Breuer

Question 18

People with factitious disorders do not use deceptive practices to produce signs of illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What percentage of individuals with illness anxiety disorder are diagnosed with this disorder alone?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  12 
C)  18 
D)  23 
A)  10 
B)  12 
C)  18 
D)  23

Question 20

Factitious disorder is most common in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Many clinicians working with dissociative identity patients maintain that dissociation is a reaction to trauma.

People with somatic symptom disorders often have comorbid anxiety or

According to the Research Hot Topic presentation in your text, chronic fatigue syndrome

Dissociative disorders involve a "disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity or perception of the environment."

What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common?

People with factitious disorder often:

Factitious disorders differ from somatic symptom and dissociative disorders in that the former

How are factitious disorders different from somatic symptom and dissociative disorders?

Because of its phobia-like avoidance elements, hypochondriasis has been renamed "health anxiety disorder."

There are sufficient epidemiological data to indicate that factitious disorders are fairly common within the general population.

Although data from controlled trials are not available, it appears that factitious disorder is a chronic condition that

An iatrogenic disease is one that has a fairly well-established genetic basis.

Select the statement that is True of the relationship between severe childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.

Which of the following is False regarding memory?

Approximately 85% to 95% of the general population experiences at least one physical symptom every

In 1859, ________ wrote a paper describing psychiatric patients whose disorders appeared to lack medical causes for their distress.

People with factitious disorders do not use deceptive practices to produce signs of illness.

What percentage of individuals with illness anxiety disorder are diagnosed with this disorder alone?

Factitious disorder is most common in children.

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Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Many clinicians working with dissociative identity patients maintain that dissociation is a reaction to trauma.

People with somatic symptom disorders often have comorbid anxiety or

According to the Research Hot Topic presentation in your text, chronic fatigue syndrome

Dissociative disorders involve a "disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity or perception of the environment."

What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common?

People with factitious disorder often:

Factitious disorders differ from somatic symptom and dissociative disorders in that the former

How are factitious disorders different from somatic symptom and dissociative disorders?

Because of its phobia-like avoidance elements, hypochondriasis has been renamed "health anxiety disorder."

There are sufficient epidemiological data to indicate that factitious disorders are fairly common within the general population.

Although data from controlled trials are not available, it appears that factitious disorder is a chronic condition that

An iatrogenic disease is one that has a fairly well-established genetic basis.

Select the statement that is True of the relationship between severe childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder.

Which of the following is False regarding memory?

Approximately 85% to 95% of the general population experiences at least one physical symptom every

In 1859, ________ wrote a paper describing psychiatric patients whose disorders appeared to lack medical causes for their distress.

People with factitious disorders do not use deceptive practices to produce signs of illness.

What percentage of individuals with illness anxiety disorder are diagnosed with this disorder alone?

Factitious disorder is most common in children.

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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