Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Mrs. Borhoquez is terrified that she has contracted a viral infection that is invading her body and weakening her immune system. In spite of medical tests that show no illness, she continues to surf the Internet looking for a diagnostic match to her symptoms. Family members were sympathetic at first but now are tired of hearing the same old complaints. Mrs. Borhoquez presents a classic case of

List and provide brief descriptions of any four of the six somatic symptom disorders discussed in your text.

In Examining the Evidence, the authors conclude that research evidence on dissociative identity disorder tells us that iatrogenesis and sociocultural explanations for DID cannot be discounted.

The case in your text of the student who presented twice as a participant in a research study of bulimia nervosa provides an example of a person with dissociative fugue.

How might a dysfunctional mind-set contribute to illness anxiety disorder?

Tad is being treated for factitious disorder and is currently undergoing relaxation training. He is most likely being seen by a therapist with which of the following orientations?

At this time, the etiology of somatic symptom disorders is poorly understood and usually approached from a ________ perspective.

Children as young as 8 years of age have been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder; however, these children

One way to discriminate between factitious disorder and malingering would be to look for ______________________ in malingering patients.

Margo described upsetting experiences as "being out-of-body" and as being an observer of her own behaviour. Which type of dissociative experience was she undergoing?

The most common symptom group in conversion disorder is

Which theoretical construct provided the bases for the name "conversion disorder"?

Empirical trials that have investigated dissociative identity disorder suggest that between 10 and 21% of patient's have

Outline the challenges to dissociative identity disorder's being accepted by some members of the mental health community as a valid psychological disorder.

Laboratory results for patients with factitious disorders have revealed

Somatic symptom disorder is rare.

Doctor-shopping is just one example of how these disorders increase medical use and costs.

Conversion disorders and neurological problems may be discriminated from each other on the basis of

Which of the following symptoms could lead to abnormal eating patterns or food avoidance?

Pseudoseizures are sudden changes in behaviour that mimic epileptic seizures but have no organic base.