Exam 7: Somatic Symptom, Related, and Dissociative Disorders

What is a particular concern when using hypnosis with clients who have dissociative disorders?

Bethany has spent the past ten years in and out of hospitals. She suffers from numerous physical complaints including severe hip, joint, leg, and head pain, and frequent bouts of diarrhea and bloating, and often reports breathing problems. Although numerous doctors and extensive tests revealed no physical problems, Bethany still reports vague symptoms of physical problems. Her problems would best fit a diagnosis of ____.

The approaches that show the most promise for treating somatic symptom disorders are ____.

What have researchers concluded when comparing cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) with standard medical care that is augmented with psychiatric consultation for treating somatization symptoms and complaints?

The chief difference between somatic symptom disorder and factitious disorders is whether the condition is ____.

A psychologist reviews a client's records. "This individual's issue is that a part of her consciousness-her memory-has split off from the rest of her consciousness, even though there is no evidence of brain damage." The psychologist is describing a person with a(n) ____.

Describe and distinguish the psychodynamic and iatrogenic explanations for dissociative identity disorder. What are the points of overlap between these explanations?

A friend of yours asks, "Isn't it easy to tell when a person is faking the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder?" What would be an accurate answer?

Reinforcement of illness behaviors and parental modeling of how to act sick are both etiological factors in which theory of functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)?

"Persistent preoccupation with one's health despite consistent medical evaluations showing no organic problems" is a definition of ____.

Goff and Simms (1993) compared case reports of dissociative identity disorder from the years before 1965 and from the 1980s. More recent cases tend to have ____.

What mental health problem is typically associated with both dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue?

How effectively do two influential models of dissociative disorders explain who develops these disorders?

Teresa has an intense and terrifying feeling that she is no longer real and that she is looking at herself and the world from a distance. These feelings have caused major impairments in her work and personal life The most likely diagnosis is ____.

What is the primary difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

Saying that dissociative identity disorder is iatrogenic means that it is ____.

Which therapists educate their patients about the relationship between misinterpreted bodily sensations and selective attention to topics of illness for treatment of illness anxiety disorder?

Mr. Able is diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis), while Mr. Baker is diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (somatization disorder). How will their symptoms be different?

Dr. Todd says, "Anna O. was not a victim of intrapsychic conflicts. She was an ambitious, intelligent woman with restricted opportunities. She felt great guilt when she resented having to care for her sick father. Her symptoms afforded her the opportunity to maintain contact with an intellectually stimulating doctor. She went on to become a feminist leader." These remarks ____.

The behavioral approach to treating depersonalization disorder would emphasize the use of ____.