Question 1

Under what condition would a person be diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the symptoms are due to a single physical condition 
B)  When the condition first presents itself after an episode of heavy drinking 
C)  When the symptoms are long-standing 
D)  When the impairment occurs after use of a prescription drug 
A)  When the symptoms are due to a single physical condition 
B)  When the condition first presents itself after an episode of heavy drinking 
C)  When the symptoms are long-standing 
D)  When the impairment occurs after use of a prescription drug

Question 2

Linda was driving to work when she suddenly experienced a narrowing of her visual field. Pulling off to the side of the road, she suddenly lost her vision. After undergoing extensive medical testing, her physical condition was attributed to psychological factors. What diagnosis might Linda be given?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Undifferentiated somatic symptom disorder 
C)  Somatic symptom disorder 
D)  Hypochondriasis 
A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Undifferentiated somatic symptom disorder 
C)  Somatic symptom disorder 
D)  Hypochondriasis

Question 3

According to your text, patients with medically unexplained symptoms make up _____% of all primary-care physicians' appointments.

Accepted Answer

A)  5-10 
B)  10-20 
C)  15-30 
D)  25-35 
A)  5-10 
B)  10-20 
C)  15-30 
D)  25-35

Question 4

According to the _____model, somatic symptom disorders reflect a complex interplay between physical and psychological factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  cognitive 
C)  integrative 
D)  psychodynamic 
A)  behavioral 
B)  cognitive 
C)  integrative 
D)  psychodynamic

Question 5

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 6

Physicians practicing in cultures outside of the U.S. are more likely to use ____ than psychological explanations in discussing causality of somatic symptom disorders with patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological explanations 
B)  physical illustrations 
C)  sociocultural explanations 
D)  neurological illustrations 
A)  physiological explanations 
B)  physical illustrations 
C)  sociocultural explanations 
D)  neurological illustrations

Question 7

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

Question 8

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 9

Describe the five types of dissociative experiences outlined in your text.

Accepted Answer

Depersonalization is a feeling of detach

Question 10

Review the legal implications surrounding factitious disorder imposed on another.

Accepted Answer

Physical problems that are induced in ot

Question 11

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 12

Empirical trials that have investigated dissociative identity disorder suggest that between 10 and 21% of patients have

Accepted Answer

A)  symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy. 
B)  structural brain damage. 
C)  evidence of brain tumors. 
D)  abnormal brain activity. 
A)  symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy. 
B)  structural brain damage. 
C)  evidence of brain tumors. 
D)  abnormal brain activity.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic symptoms 
B)  a parent with a need for attention 
C)  hypochondriacal tendencies 
D)  associated external incentives 
A)  somatic symptoms 
B)  a parent with a need for attention 
C)  hypochondriacal tendencies 
D)  associated external incentives

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  neurological patterns. 
B)  patient complaints. 
C)  duration of symptoms. 
D)  severity of symptoms. 
A)  neurological patterns. 
B)  patient complaints. 
C)  duration of symptoms. 
D)  severity of symptoms.

Question 18

Dissociative amnesia involving recall of factual information may be _____ or generalized.

Accepted Answer

A)  iatrogenic 
B)  specific 
C)  localized 
D)  dispersed 
A)  iatrogenic 
B)  specific 
C)  localized 
D)  dispersed

Question 19

Laboratory results for patients with factitious disorders have revealed

Accepted Answer

A)  patients purposely placing blood in their urine sample. 
B)  patients with high bacteria counts after accidental exposure to infectious diseases 
C)  patients requesting labwork with no signs of health problems. 
D)  patients minimizing or hiding body infections. 
A)  patients purposely placing blood in their urine sample. 
B)  patients with high bacteria counts after accidental exposure to infectious diseases 
C)  patients requesting labwork with no signs of health problems. 
D)  patients minimizing or hiding body infections.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Somatic symptom or dissociative disorder

Under what condition would a person be diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?

Linda was driving to work when she suddenly experienced a narrowing of her visual field. Pulling off to the side of the road, she suddenly lost her vision. After undergoing extensive medical testing, her physical condition was attributed to psychological factors. What diagnosis might Linda be given?

According to your text, patients with medically unexplained symptoms make up _____% of all primary-care physicians' appointments.

According to the _____model, somatic symptom disorders reflect a complex interplay between physical and psychological factors.

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

Physicians practicing in cultures outside of the U.S. are more likely to use ____ than psychological explanations in discussing causality of somatic symptom disorders with patients.

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

Describe the five types of dissociative experiences outlined in your text.

Review the legal implications surrounding factitious disorder imposed on another.

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

Empirical trials that have investigated dissociative identity disorder suggest that between 10 and 21% of patients have

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

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

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

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

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

Dissociative amnesia involving recall of factual information may be _____ or generalized.

Laboratory results for patients with factitious disorders have revealed

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

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Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Under what condition would a person be diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?

According to your text, patients with medically unexplained symptoms make up _____% of all primary-care physicians' appointments.

According to the _____model, somatic symptom disorders reflect a complex interplay between physical and psychological factors.

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

Physicians practicing in cultures outside of the U.S. are more likely to use ____ than psychological explanations in discussing causality of somatic symptom disorders with patients.

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

Describe the five types of dissociative experiences outlined in your text.

Review the legal implications surrounding factitious disorder imposed on another.

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

Empirical trials that have investigated dissociative identity disorder suggest that between 10 and 21% of patients have

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

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

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

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

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

Dissociative amnesia involving recall of factual information may be _____ or generalized.

Laboratory results for patients with factitious disorders have revealed

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

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

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders

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Personality Disorders

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