Exam 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health

Cancer can be caused by viruses.

Describe the features and prevalence of conversion disorder. How does it differ from hypochondriasis?

A cross-cultural similarity to the US was noted with a study in Turkey, which showed that the great majority of dissociative identity disorder patients reported___________________.

The process involving the buildup of fatty deposits along artery walls that leads to the formation of artery-clogging plaques is called ______.

Ulcers have historically been viewed as being psychosomatic illness. However, recent research indicates that __________, not stress or diet is the major cause of peptic ulcers.

Clinicians treating someone with dissociative identity disorder can sometimes elicit alternate personalities to make themselves known by asking, "Is there another part of you that wants to say something to me?"

Cognitive theorists speculate that hypochondriasis and ______ share a common cause in distorted thinking, leading to misinterpretation of minor bodily changes as catastrophic.

In the DSM-5, Munchausen syndrome by proxy is now called "factitious disorder on another."

Psychodynamic theory and learning theory concur that the symptoms in conversion disorders relieve anxiety.

Marty has intense anxiety about his health. He focuses on slight changes in his heartbeat and greatly exaggerates minor aches and pains. He frequently "doctor shops" because he resents Doctors telling him that nothing is physically wrong with him. He is suffering from _______.

In the college student case of depersonalization described in the text, the student experienced ______during the period of his disorder.

Which of the following is considered a likely cause of migraines?

Which is a risk factor for coronary heart disease?

A training method to help people get control over involuntary bodily function is ______.

Anna complains of physical problems, which date back to her adolescence. She has suffered from seizures, muscle weakness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, menstrual problems, chest pains, And urinary problems. Although she really suffers from these symptoms, her doctors have Never been able to find a physical cause. She is most likely suffering from ______.

Recent evidence points to irregularity in brain functioning while ________ for those with dissociative behaviors.

What percent of people with multiple personalities studied in Canada had attempted suicide?

A key feature of ___________ is episodes characterized by feelings of detachment from one's thoughts, feelings, or sensations, or from one's surroundings.

Heavy alcohol consumption, high fat intake, and excessive sunbathing can contribute to the development of ______.

The type of dissociative amnesia in which people forget only the disturbing or stressful events which took place in a given time period, but remember everything else about that time period, Is called ______ amnesia.