Exam 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

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

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

Conversion disorder consists solely of pseudoneurological complaints such as motor or sensory dysfunction.

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

" Doctor, I know I have a terrible disease and you just aren't telling me. I do not believe you when you say everything checked out okay." Which DSM-5 diagnosis might be typical for someone making those comments?

Factitious disorder imposed on another is characterized by one person's intentionally inducing illness symptoms in another.

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

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

People with somatic symptom disorders often have comorbid anxiety or

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

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?

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

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

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

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

The department of social work at a local hospital has been contacted regarding an unusual case. A 2 year-old child is brought to the hospital 3 times over a two week period for "breathing problems." Each time the symptoms are present, the mother is with the child. At the third visit, the child is hospitalized, and during the course of an over-night stay, the child appears normal. However, by mid-morning after the mother has returned to the hospital, the breathing monitor sounds an alarm. What concern might the medical staff have regarding this case?

Which of the following is a somatic symptom and related disorder?

A mother brings her child into the hospital emergency room repeatedly for various illnesses that include breathing problems, diarrhea, and seizures. The doctors could not find anything wrong with the child and determined that the symptoms were actually induced by the mother. What would this disorder be called?

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