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

Brain imaging studies of patients with hysterical paralysis points to possible disruptions occurring in brain circuitry responsible for controlling____________.

The dominant personality in dissociative identity disorder is always aware of the other alters existing in the afflicted individual.

_________ is defined by the emergence of two or more distinct personalities.

Which of the following is one of the types of dissociative amnesia?

When cancer is not contained early, it may ______.

Some people with multiple personalities also show behaviors associated with schizophrenia.

In the DSM-5, Münchausen syndrome by proxy is called ____________.

"Amok" is a culture-bound syndrome occurring primarily in ______.

The fact that conversion symptoms first appear in the context of, or are aggravated by, conflicts or stressors suggests a psychological connection.

Sandy was recently involved in a horrifying car accident. She was lucky to emerge from the accident with only minor physical injuries. However, she can't remember anything that Happened from about two hours before the accident until she woke up in the hospital the Next day. She is suffering from ______ amnesia.

Margaret suddenly lost her memory for important aspects of her life like her friends, family, job, and home. Nothing is wrong physically with Margaret and she is diagnosed with Dissociative amnesia. Margaret's amnesia was most likely precipitated by __________.

Larry woke up this morning and found himself totally blind. His physician can find no organic basis for his blindness. Larry doesn't appear to be worried about his loss of sight. In fact, he's Almost indifferent to it. He is suffering from a(n) ______ disorder.

Which of the following is a belief related to dhat syndrome?

Losing one's sense of reality in one's surroundings by experiencing strange changes in the environment or passage of time is known as ______.

Available research suggests that treating dissociative disorders does not reduce symptoms.

Hypochondriasis is believed to affect about______ of the general population.

Which of the following is a diagnostic feature of hypochondriasis?

Cognitive theorists argue that people with hypochondriasis use their complaints as a ______ strategy.

People with hypochondriasis often report having been__________as children.

"Amok" shares common features with the Western concept of ______ disorder.