Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

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

Some dissociative symptoms are the result of neurological disorders.

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.

Aisha's mother tends to hover over her whenever she complains of not feeling well. Typically, she puts Aisha to bed, reads her a story, and spends the day bringing the child her favorite foods. From a behavioral perspective, Aisha's mother may be increasing the child's risk of developing a somatic symptom disorder because she is

Even though approximately 20% of the general population report physical symptoms with no organic basis, many

Provide an overview of the cognitive perspective on the etiology of somatic symptom disorders.

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

Factitious disorder is most common in children.

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

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

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

Somatic symptom disorders were originally known as

People with somatic symptom disorders represent about 20% of health care utilization costs in the U.S.

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

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

"So many men get prostate cancer, it must be some type of unidentified bacterial infection." This inaccurate belief about illness supports a _____________ theory of somatic symptom disorders.

Dissociative identity disorder is controversial from a diagnostic perspective, and it is associated with false memory syndrome or recovered memories. Explain these two controversies and causes of concern for the general mental health population.

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

Fears or concerns about having a physical illness that continue despite medical reassurances typify illness anxiety disorder.

From the psychoanalytic perspective, somatic symptom disorders may be understood as resulting from