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

Which of the following statements is true?

Stress induces bodily arousal such as excessive levels of ______ nervous system arousal which can ______ the risk of stress-related illnesses.

In DSM-5, disorders involving physical symptoms with a psychological basis are known as ______ disorders.

Dissociative amnesia can persist for years.

What is the most accurate conclusion about the relationship between stress and cancer?

A soldier experiences sudden paralysis of his hand which prevents him from firing his rifle in battle. Instead of having to face enemy fire he is sent to a field hospital to recover. Since He is not "faking," he is not perceived negatively by fellow soldiers, but instead is cared for And given sympathy by the hospital staff. According to psychodynamic theory, the soldier Has achieved ______ gains by getting sympathy from the hospital staff.

Freud began his treatment approach, psychoanalysis, with the treatment of ______.

A hysterical paralysis of an arm that prevents someone from acting out an unacceptable murderous impulse is what Freud called a(n) ______ gain.

In dissociative identity cases, the theme of ______ is particularly common.

Rosa experienced a highly traumatic sexual assault and forgot everything from the time of the assault to the present. Rosa is suffering from ______ amnesia.

Dissociative identity disorder does appear to be culture-bound and largely restricted to__________.

Narrowing of one's attention by focusing on repetitive stimuli is the common thread of different forms of ______.

The most common type of dissociative disorder is believed to be ______.

Describe the features of both Munchausen's disorder and Munchausen's by proxy. Why do researchers believe that people with these disorders act the way they do?

About two out of three migraine sufferers are___________.

Provide a detailed description of either the Progressive Muscular Relaxation or Meditation technique.

Men have a 1 in ______ chance of developing cancer at some point in their lives.

Dissociative amnesia and fugue are usually transient and disappear abruptly.

Munchausen syndrome is a somatic symptom and related disorder.

Somatic symptom and related disorders was formerly called_________ in the previous edition of the DSM.